GameProgrammer.com:
Game and graphics programming articles of interest to game
programmers with all levels of experience.
http://www.gameprogrammer.com/
Quake Developers Pages:
Information and resources for quake developers
http://www.gamers.org/dEngine/quake/
Game Developer Magazine:
A monthly publication that delivers technical, how-to articles
http://www.gdmag.com/
Gamasutra:
The Art and Science of making Games.
http://www.gamasutra.com/
Exaflop:
A programmers' resource with extensive resources related to graphics
and games programming.
http://www.exaflop.org/
AI Wisdom:
Attempts to catalogue every game AI article ever written in game
development books, magazines, and conference proceedings. All
articles can be searched by topic, genre, resource, or date. It's a
very focused site and a great place to find out what secrets game AI
professionals have published.
http://www.aiwisdom.com/
Reprints of Works by Diana Gruber:
Articles and book chapters by Diana Gruber on the subject of game
design and programming.
http://www.fastgraph.com/diana.html
Alberto C. Saldamando's:
Video game programming links.
http://ucf.edu/~acs86937/programming.html
2DNow:
A forum for people interested in independent 2D game development.
http://2dnow.zenzer.net/
Games++ Megasite:
Game programming, online games, cheats, tutorials, references,
Direct X, C/C++, and Java.
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Maze/5563/
GamesCoding UK:
Overview of different languages and libraries for game programming,
demo programs, "projects" (tutorials), and news about the industry.
http://www.gamecoding.co.uk/
East Coast Games:
training new programmers and to making great games, tutorials on
C/C++, Java and DirectX, several games written for Windows
(freeware).
http://www.EastCoastGames.com/
DXC Companion:
Tutorials and resources for the DX-Creator.
http://freespace.virgin.net/udxc.ss/
2Dgame.nl:
Ten step tutorial for programming a 2-dimensional parrallax-scroller
with realistic physics, sound, and music.
http://www.2dgame-tutorial.com/
GameDeveloper.net:
Good site with many tutorials. Subjects include 2D/3D, physics, and
AI. Covers OpenGL, DirectX, game design, and graphic art.
http://www.gamedeveloper.net/
Xtreme Games:
Free tools and source code and an offer to sign up new developers
for joint ventures for a general pooling of resources.
http://www.xgames3d.com/
Blitz Basic:
A specialized version of BASIC designed specifically for game
development. Includes features like custom types and functions. Code
is compiled before execution to speed things up.
http://www.blitzbasic.com/
NeHe Productions:
OpenGL programming. Many tutorials, sample programs/games, and
source code. A CD is available for order containing all of the site.
http://nehe.gamedev.net/
BlueParrots:
C, C++, Assembly source code examples for games, graphics, and
sound.
http://blueparrots.com/
PC Game Programming Explorer:
Book by Dave Roberts that takes readers inside the world of PC game
programming and reveals the essential techniques to make game
programming easy and fun.
http://droberts.best.vwh.net/pcgpex/pcgpex.htm
Paul Hsieh:
Source code, tips, and tricks.
http://www.azillionmonkeys.com/qed/tech.shtml
DIV Design Studio:
Community site for programming with DIV.
http://www.div-arena.com/
Irt.org:
Design challenges, tutorials, and articles on coding design.
http://www.irt.org/games/
TI 83/86 Program Source Code:
TI-83 and 86 Source Code for several games. All games can be
programed directly onto your calculator.
http://www.geocities.com/marc_hawkinson/
Ray Game Designer:
Freeware 3D construction kit for Windows based on a RayCaster.
http://eicart.free.fr/rgd/
Zingtech Computer Solutions:
Development site with tutorials, an introduction to DirectX and a
game idea center. Also Allegro game programming library sections.
Books. Links.
http://zingtech.com/features/gamedev/
flipCode:
Find articles, coding techniques, news, and interviews relating to
Game programming. A fair number of specific tutorials as well.
http://www.flipcode.com/
CFXweb - Demo and Game Development:
Daily news, articles, art gallery, downloads, games, demos, demo
scene news, forums, online irc clients, and source code.
http://www.cfxweb.net/
A Critical Look at Programming Languages:
An article by Tim Sweeney on the evolution and future of programming
languages as it relates to game development.
http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/articles/devweek_b.shtm
Mappy for PC (DOS and Win95):
A utility for creating flexible 'maps' for tile based 2D games
(scrolling shoot-em-ups, or 8-way scrolling adventures, whatever).
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/7336/robmpy.htm
Gepard Studio:
Downloads for game programming, along with some Java, Linux, DOS and
Windows games.
http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/solaris/46/
Knowledge Hound:
Tutorials, tips, and how-to guides for game programmers of all
types.
http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/gameprog.htm
SoftLight Development:
Lots of programs and source code, development tools, Direct X
examples, and killer links. With a Windows focus.
http://thunder.prohosting.com/~sssmoker/
Simple Game Engine:
Information, screenshots and downloads for Simple Game Engine
(freeware) that enables you to write your own games using a
definition language.
http://www.geocities.com/djterrier/SGEmain.htm
Impacto:
A tool to make games and multimedia applications.
http://scorpius.spaceports.com/~esanto/
Rise Game Development Home Page:
Tutorials on games and QBasic along with developer tools downloads.
http://www.angelfire.com/games2/Rise/
Ziron Multimedia:
Links to articles, source code, and tutorials.
http://ziron.com/links/
zstar:
An extensible, distributed system for game development, consisting
of an abstract game client, and a game server to which players
connect to play games against other players or alone.
http://zstar.sourceforge.net/
Making a quake3 mod:
A document describing how to compile quake and install you mod.
http://www.geocities.com/codesolution/index.html
Action Arcade Adventure Set:
The entire book by Diana Gruber describing how to make a side
scrolling game.
http://www.makegames.com/sidescroller/
Games Research:
Materials from, and links to resources related to, the Siggraph 2000
course "Games Research: the Science of Interactive Entertainment"
http://www.red3d.com/siggraph/2000/course39/
GarageGames.com:
An online game development community and resource center, keeping
independent and professional developers connected to their peers,
the industry and cutting edge information, tools and code.
http://www.garagegames.com/
Games Creation Resources:
Game creation programs for non-programmers.
http://www.mindspring.com/~ambrosine/resource.html
Combat Aircraft Simulation:
Resources for developing a flight simulator.
http://www.combataircraftsimulation.php4hosting.com/
Game Algorithms:
Algorithms, source code and references.
http://www.azillionmonkeys.com/qed/gamealgorithms.html
Amit's Game Programming Information:
Descriptions of algorithms for artificial intelligence, path
finding, game design, objects, hexagonal tiles, threads, and text
games.
http://xenon.stanford.edu/~amitp/gameprog.html
Game Tutorials:
Over one hundred tutorials in C/C++ for the beginning programmer.
http://www.GameTutorials.com/
GameDev.net:
Featuring a huge reference library and weekly interviews of
professionals inside the industry. Participate in a public game
development project.
http://www.gamedev.net/
The Playground Project:
Building computer environments for 4-8 year-olds to play, design,
and create games. A playground is a place to play with rules not
just by them.
http://www.ioe.ac.uk/playground/frame_n.htm
RPG game programming page:
Page related to RPG programming. Has a freeware game (not finished,
but in development) w/ all its sources
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Hub/5282/eng/
Game Development Search Engine, The:
Web portal and search engine dedicated to game development. Links to
articles, tutorials and source code that cover all aspects of game
development. Read and post to game development newsgroups.
http://www.gdse.com/servlet/gdse.main
DevMaster.net:
A game development website that provides resources, articles,
tutorials, daily news updates, and forum.
http://www.devmaster.net/