1. Industry

Game Design

Game design: the up-front planning and on-the-fly improvement that goes into creating a game for home computers, consoles, or mobile devices.

How To Get Started Designing Games for Mobile Platforms
Some advice on how to get started designing in the real world for mobile platforms.

Getting Started Developing for iOS (Part 1)
Want to get started developing games for Apple's iOS? This is a great place to start.

Game Industry Conferences
Game-industry related conferences and descriptions for those new to the field.

Raph Koster on Design
Long-time developer Koster is well-known for his work on Ultima Online. His writings and talks on game design are both entertaining and informative.

Michael Abrash - Life At Valve
Abrash, one of the architects of Quake, now works at Valve and has some very interesting insights into his career and the industry at large.

Unreal Engine 4 - First Look
A first look into the pre-announced feature set for the upcoming Unreal Engine 4 from Epic Games.

Retrospective Review - Papa Sangre
Retrospective review of Papa Sangre, a game of audio immersion.

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