February 2010 :: Add Game Studios

This list contains resources for people in - or interested in - the video game industry. Here you'll find general and specific news resources, career resources, and more. Feel free to make suggestions for any additions.

NEWS RESOURCES:
Aggregators:
Aggregators gather news from a variety of sources. They're invaluable for getting good information.

Gametab - News aggregator combining many sources and filtering options.
Virgin Worlds - News aggregation, blogs, and more on MMOs.

General News:
These sites are general news sites that are useful for keeping up on game news and related information. Some also include a career focus.

Aeropause
Computer And Videogames
CrispyGamer
Destructoid
Escapist Magazine
Evil Avatar
Joystiq
Kotaku
Edge Magazine - The website of Edge Magazine, with game reviews, news, information, videos, and more. Also includes career and industry information.
N4G - News on gaming, from platform news to generalinformation, to the industry and careers

Specialized News And Subjects:

Adventuregamers - A game site focused on adventure games.
Alternate Reality Gaming Network - A site about Alternate Reality Games, an often ignored subset of games.
Inside Social Games - Social game news and analysis
RPGamer - RPG-focused news, reviews, and game information.
Waragmer - A general site on wargames, from reviews to columns and more.

CAREERS:
These sites provide general and specific career information.

GamaSutra - Game industry news, features, articles, and resources. Must-visit for came careerists
Game Career Guide - Career resources for people interested in or in the game industry.
Game Dev Map - A worldwide map to help you pinpoint game-industry-intensive locations.
Games Industry Biz - News, features, jobs and more for game professionals.
Video Game Tester Hub - One of the rare sites for video game testers out there.

CAREER-SPECIFIC:
Sites and blogs that focus on career-specific areas of gaming. Animation:

Animation Arena - An animation-oriented website that covers all kinds of animation, but includes a subsection on games.

Art:

Game Artist - Forums for discussion among those working in game art.
Game Artisans - A community for game artists.
Lost Garden - A blog on art, game design, and the art of game design itself, with some very in-depth analyses.
The Jon Jones - Not the Martian Manhunter, but an artist who discusses game art, and art in general.

Design:

A Game Design Blog - Games and development, ranging from tutorials to analysis from Robert Hale.
Applied Game Design - Brenda Brathwaite and guests discuss game design.
Brian Shurtleff - Brian Shurtleff blogs on game design and more, covering theory, review, opinion, and history.
Designer Notes - A blog on game design. Updated intermittently, often in-depth.
Eldergame - MMO games,theory, and analysis
Game Design Aspect - Serious thought on game design and what it means.
Game Dev Blog - Discussions of design and related things from Jamie Fristrom.
Indigo Static - Game design, game flow, player buy-in, and more analyzed.
Mike Darga - Analysis of game designs, techniques, markets, and more from an experienced professional
My Game Studies - Aki Järvinen analyzes games and design in-depth.
Psychochild - Games, careers, interesting news, and breaking-in advice.
Raph Koster - Design, theory, and more.
Screen Play - Discussion of design and design process, including the development of internal processes.
Sirlin.Net - A blog on game design and more, including more than video games. Broad coverage. Has forum community.
T-Machine - A blog of game design, technology, theory, and predictions, with business-savvy analysis.
Teaching Game Design - A blog on game design, technique, and process. Contains some in-depth analyses and advice.
Zen of Design - Damion Schublert's blog on game design and his advice.

Development:

Devmaster - A site dedicated to serious game development and developer careers. A heavy focus on technology.
Emanuele Feronato's Blog - A serious blog on professional gaming issues.
GameDev - A community and resource for game developers, providing a wide variety of supporting tools and information.
Game Dev Blog - Jamie Fristrom discusses wide-ranging topics on games and game development.
Magical Wasteland - Writer and Indie Game Dev Matthew Burns' blog on games and their developments.
Notes On Game Dev - Game development blog supported by a variety of guest authors, focusing onmultiple subjects.
Worch.Com - Matthias Worch discusses game design as well as his own life.

Graphics:

C0de517e - Serious graphic discussion from a render engineer.
Diary of a Graphics Programmer - A graphics programmer talks about his job, experience, projects, and ideas. This includes extremely technical discussions
Graphic Rants - Discussions of graphics in games and more, from Lead Graphics programmer Brian Karis.
Real Time Rendering - Based around a book, the blog contains a variety of related information, from reccomended links to talk on conferences.
Sander Van Rossen - Discussion of graphics and art in a friendly, open manner.

Production and Management:
If you do production or management in gaming, you'll also want to check out other resources outside of the industry such as those on agile development, project management, and more.

Agile Game Development - The blog of Clinton Keith, who specializes in teaching and writing about Agile Management in game development. Steve took one of his classes and was very impressed.
GameProducer.Net - Analyses, predictions, and thoughts on game production, along with other related advice.

Technology - Artificial Intelligence:

AI Game Dev - A site and community for people developing game AI
Game/AI - AI development, as well as posts on other relevant issues.

Technology - Flash

8 Bit Rocket - A site focusing mostly on flash and silverlight, with a tendancy to retrogaming. Also has tutorials
Freelance Flash Games - A site for Flash game design and programming with a great deal of well-organized information
Ian Lobb - A blog on flash programming, mixed with reviews, thoughts, and reminces on gaming.
Michael James Williams - A website on Flash game design, including tutorials and more.

Indie Games and Game Development:

Games From Within - A site focused on indie iPhone development.
Indie Games - Indie game news, reviews, jobs, and more
Play This Thing - Indie game ideas, reviews, and thoughts

GAMES, DISCUSSION, THEORY, AND ANALYSIS:
General Game Discussion:
General websites, mostly blogs, that discuss gaming, game information, theory, and more. These vary widely in subject matter.

Brainy Gamer - Games, theory, analysis, reviews, and much more. Provides interesting insight on games and gameplay.
Brett's Footnotes - General thoughts on gaming and media.
Cathode Tan - Broad and deep analysis of many aspects of gaming, game design, and the game industry.
Digital Life - A blog on games, trends, and more, from australia.
Fidgit - SyFy's game-oriented blog/site. Includes some news, analysis, and more.
Planet Romero - John Romero discusses various aspects of gaming, from classic games to current games, theory to amusing trivia, in-depth technology to art.
Reality Panic - Games, economics, and the blogger's love of travel.
Tobolds - Reviews, commentary, theory on MMOs.
Trent Polack's Blog - A blog on game design, analysis, and more
Warren Spector's Blog - The blog of the famous game pro.

Academics:
Academic discussion, study, and analysis of games.

FreePixel - Games as part of "moving image" culture - movies, etc.
Game Studies - Site of a journal to discuss and study games.
Gameology - A site for the discussion of game theory and ideas.
GamePlayWright - Thoughts and posts on games, writing and game theory.
Virtual Cultures - Virtual worlds, games, and more.
Virtual Learning Worlds - Barton Purse analyses games, trends, and issues.

Business and Economics:

Game Tycoon - Observations, news, and analysis with a businesslike focus
Virtual Economy Research Network - A serious blog and serious research on the economics of virtual economies

History:

Armchair Arcade - Game and computer history

MMOS:

Nerfbat - MMO theory, analysis, and more
MMORPG.COM - MMO information, news, thoughts, reviews, and community. A great place for your MMO needs.
Terra Nova - A blog about MMOs, design, and their future.

Law and Politics:

Gamepolitics - News on games in the news, politics, and law.

Theory:

Above 49 - A game developer living in Canada (thus the blog title) analyzes games, the industry, and game theory.
Grand Text Auto - Game theory, especially focused on stories.
Ludologist - Jesper Jul's serious and in-depth blog on game theores.
Only A Game - Chris Bateman's blog on game design and theory, often going extremely deep into issues like aesthetics.
Project Perko - Blog on game and game theory with an extensive archive
Words On Play - Game theory, espeically stories.

PLATFORM-SPECIFIC SITES:

Nintendo World Report - A site focused exlucively on nintendo game products.
PlayStation Universe - A site focused exclusively on the world of Playstation products.
Rock, Paper, Shotgun - A general site focused on PC games, covering a variety of topics. A part-time project of several game journalists.
XBOX365 - A site focused exclusively on the xbox.

MULTIMEDIA GAMING AND COMMUNITY SITES:
These sites focus on games and beyond - such as movies, comics, and communities. Some are independent, some are commercial ventures, and many contain various media (such as previews)

1 Up
Eurogamer - European game news, reviews, information.
Gamespy
Gamezone
Gaming Target
IGN
VideoGamer.com

Many of them think playing games is a waste of time but not if you are planning to become to be next Big game designer.

To become a game designer.

You have to first see what market has and what it follows?

The best way to know is by playing games.

Play more games?

There is a difference between a casual and hardcore gamer. A casual gamer plays games to kill time where as hardcore gamer plays games because it’s a Game.

After playing 100 of games, a hardcore gamer can see some similarities and dissimilarities in games .every game follows a pattern/style when you get hold of that you can do miracles.

I am not smart?

Game Designer job is to Design gameplay, rules, structures .it is mainly about problem solving and fun, experience .there is no need to be a geek or a rock star programmer. Game design field comprises of different people there is no standard to become a game designer.

Requirements of a Game Designer:-

· Good Problem Solver.

· Passionate Gamer.

· Motivated.

· Knows how to have Fun.

· Good Communication skills.

· Good Writing skills.

· Creative and Open Minded.

Everyone wants to be a Game Designer, every one thinks they have next big hit game idea. It’s a very competitive field so never give up.

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