Below are some great web resources:
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Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences - A not-for-profit professional membership organization serving the entertainment software community.
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Blue's News - An excellent, objective source of the latest PC gaming news (not much console content) and issues, as well as some amusing commentary.
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Colorado Game Developers - A group of individuals in the Denver/Boulder/Colorado Springs area that meet once a month to talk about the computer game industry and network with one another. We have been meeting regularly since 1987 and consist of professionals in the computer game industry, and others looking to break into the industry. Some of our members can be considered among the fathers of modern computer gaming.
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Entertainment Software Rating Board - Rating games
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Gamasutra - A fantastic resource on the art and science of making games.
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Game Biz Advice - Articles on the game business.
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Gamedev.net - Great development resources and news.
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Gamespot - GameSpot is a great site that gives you the scoop on all the new games coming out and it has a database of not so new games.
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Game Spy - A site created by the authors of the GameSpy game connection/chat utility, this is actually a decent news site with consistently good feature articles and reviews. More console news than Blue's, but not as frequently updated.
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Game Developers Conference - The premier conference for those in the industry. Note that if you are interested in volunteering at the conference, check out Conference Associates Registration.
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Garage Games - The source for Torque game engines and builders.
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Inside Mac Games - The premier site for information about games for the Macintosh platform
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International Game Developers Association - The International Game Developers Association is a non-profit membership organization that advocates globally on issues related to digital game creation. The IGDA's mission is to strengthen the international game development community and effect change to benefit that community.
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Moby Games - A database of games, both current and past. Users can contribute to the database!
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Second Life - A virtual world where you can explore game ideas.
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The Video Game Revolution - Supporting web site to the excellent PBS show.