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Board Game Invention and Self-Publishing Resources - Spotlight on Games - http://spotlightongames.com/list/design.html

Cold Milk - http://www.coldmilk.org/
A video game industry site run by a team of game professionals. It features news, articles, industry job listings and many feeds from other games industry resources.

const bookmarks - http://www.aha.ru/~const/eng/
Collection of links on game development, game design, and 3D graphics programming.

Dragolins guide to eradication - http://users.telenet.be/dragolin
A site about a FREE online turn based fantasy game called ARCHMAGE, with a guide, pictures and links.

Frogames.net - http://www.frogames.net/
Art packs (3d models, textures and content packs) are available for purchase that enable indie game developers to save development time. Frogames also offer customization services to game developers

Game Design Depository - http://www.randomterrain.com/game-design.html
Resources and quotes from famous game designers and others.

Game Design: Theory & Practice - http://www.paranoidproductions.com/gamedesign/
A book by Richard Rouse III about computer and video game design.

Game Developers Library - http://gdlib.net
A site with a growing number of resources for indie game developers. Original public domain code and other types of licensed code is available. Clear details are given regarding licensing and use of the resources.

Game Development Resources - http://www.gamedev.net
Gamedev.net provides many articles, columns and features related to game development. Game industry jobs are also highlighted.

Game Making Programs - http://www35.websamba.com/mfp01/gamemaking/
Links and reviews of game making utilities.

Game Programming - http://www.steve_ram.homestead.com/index.html
Game Programming provides sample games coded in C++, VC++, Visual Basic, and Java. Most zip files include, full game executables and source code.

Gamethink.net - http://www.gamethink.net
Thought provoking articles about game production, game design, and videogame history.

Gaming Ground Zero - http://www.gaminggroundzero.com
An RPG games development site with resources such as sample world backgrounds, pixel art and an active forum.

Gaming World - http://www.gamingw.net
A games development site with many resources and tutorials for RPG Maker 2000 and RPG Maker 2003.

IGDA - International Game Developers Association - http://www.igda.org
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is a world wide non-profit organization for those interested or already in the game development industry. The IGDA web site provides a wealth of information for aspiring game developers . The IGDA organ

Inspiracy Articles - http://www.theinspiracy.com/inspirac.htm
A collection of articles on game design written by freelance game designer/producer Noah Falstein.

MODSonline.com - Learn to modify your favorite computer game with a little help from our tutorials%2 - http://www.modsonline.com/Tutorials-list-7.html
MODSonline provides tutorials, videos and downloads that enable users to modify assorted popular computer games such as Doom 3, Half Life, Soldier of Fortune and Call of Duty among others.

Quince Media - http://www.quincemedia.com
3d Facades, natural world textures, free downloads, picture objects and more - great tools for your next design project or game deisgn.

Royalty free music for games - http://www.opuzz.com
Background music for games and multimedia. High quality productions in many genres. Samples are available for download as well as online purchasing.

Silence Between Words - http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/1672/
Game design philosophy.

Texturama.com - http://www.texturama.com
Huge library of ultra-tileable and seamless textures for the professional 3D artist. Features "Build Your Own" collection for smaller or larger projects.

texturarchiv - http://www.texturarchiv.de
This site provides game design art resources. These include a selection of textures and game-sounds, many of which are available for download from the site. All textures are showcased in a gallery of screenshots. This site is written in German.

The Art of Computer Game Design - http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/peabody/game-book/Coverpage.html
The entire book "The Art of Computer Game Design" by games industry veteran Chris Crawford published in HTML.

The Designers Notebook - Ernest Adams - http://www.designersnotebook.com
The Designers Notebook is the home page of Ernest Adams, a long time games industry veteran. It provides informative articles and resources for aspiring game designers.

The Escapist - http://www.theescapist.com
An online magazine about gaming in the broader sense, with columns written by prominent authors in and outside of the industry.

Tom Sloper's School-a-rama - http://www.sloperama.com/advice.html
Advice and tutorials for those that want to design and publish their own games. Very detailed list of articles that are regularly updated regarding breaking in to the games industry.


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