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Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring author David Yarnton for his latest release, GameTrap: Silicon Dreams, Criminal Schemes.

Book: GameTrap: Silicon Dreams, Criminal Schemes
Author: David Yarnton
Publication Date: December 8, 2025
Publisher: 8TE, 8 Tech Express Limited
Page Count: 472
Genres: Techno-Thriller, Financial Thriller, Boardroom/Corporate Thriller
Available in: e-Book, Paperback & Hardback
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About the Book

G L A M O U R, G R E E D, A N D
A G A M E C O N S O L E B U I L T O N L I E S.

G A M E T R A P I S N O T J U S T A T I T L E.
I T ’S A W A R N I N G.

When Isabella Lindström is drawn into the glittering world of VANTIX™ the tech startup promising to take on Nintendo she thinks she’s backing the next big thing. But as launch parties give way to missing money, vanished allies, and whispers of criminal ties, she and her friends uncover a scheme far bigger than anyone imagined.

Set across Stockholm, London, and Los Angeles, “GameTrap” is a gripping financial thriller where ambition comes at a cost, and the truth is buried under layers of branding, buzz, and betrayal.

INSPIRED BY REAL EVENTS

Against the high-stakes backdrop of early 2000s tech ambition, “GameTrap” weaves a compelling tale of deception, ambition, and fractured loyalties loosely inspired by the real-world collapse of Gizmondo. What begins as a flashy handheld-console launch spirals into a far-reaching thriller filled with questionable finance, charismatic manipulators, and a determined trio trying to uncover the truth.

You can find GameTrap here:
Amazon (PB) | Amazon (HB) Amazon (Kindle) | Amazon (PB India) | Goodreads

About The Author

David Yarnton

David Yarnton has spent more than thirty-five years in the global video games industry, including seventeen years in senior roles at Nintendo in Australia and the UK. A pioneer in esports, he was a founding director of Gfinity, the first company to open a dedicated esports arena. He has since advised governments, tech innovators, and universities worldwide on gaming, digital commerce, and the future of interactive entertainment.
David has also been deeply involved in policy, industry leadership, and education. He has served on several boards, including as Chairman of the esports subgroup for UKIE, the UK’s interactive entertainment trade body; Board Advisor for the British Esports Federation; Chairman of the Edinburgh Interactive Festival; and Founder Chairman of the British Inspiration Awards, celebrating UK creative achievement.
His expertise has taken him worldwide as an advisor on national video games and esports strategies from the UK, Korea to the Middle East and China working with organisations such as NEOM and Qiddiya. He has guest lectured at institutions including LBS, ISDE Barcelona, Loughborough University, and Stanford University, contributing to research on video games, esports, technology, and social responsibility.
In his spare time, David channels his passion for teamwork and discipline into managing a semi􄙲professional National League Rugby Union side in the UK. GameTrap is his latest venture drawing on decades of industry insight, global experience, and an eye for the stories that unfold behind the screens.

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