Games links

All Game Guide - The All Game Guide is a database produced by the All Media Guide (AMG). This comprehensive resource can be searched by game, character, company, person or platform.

Blue's News - Stories of note, popular threads and reviews of latest games.

Classic Gaming - Reuniting gamers with their favorite games of old, allowing them to once again enjoy classic games via emulation. Aiming to become the largest source of information on classic games, giving recognition to the systems and games that shaped the industry into what it is today.

Digit online - comprehensive coverage of the art of graphic design, 3D, animation, video, effects, web and interactive design, in print and online.

Eurogamer - Reviews, previews, screenshots, release dates, news and features.

Gamers.com - Previews, reviews, news and a forum for upcoming titles and classic games.

Games Industry Biz - Includes an invaluable company directory, featuring information on hundreds of the companies that make up the interactive entertainment marketplace.

International Game Developers Association - is a non-profit professional membership organization that advocates globally on issues related to digital game creation.

PC Gamer - Online version of the world's best-selling PC games magazine.

Graphic/Multimedia links

Communication Arts Network - The home page of the network links to three distinct sites: commarts.com is an extension of the magazine; designinteract.com focuses on multimedia and technology and; creativehotlist.com is a dedicated career site for creative professionals.

Digital Web Magazine - An online magazine intended for professional web designers, web developers and information architects. It is dedicated to producing quality educational and informative material free-of-charge, to foster the development of the web for the benefit of all.

Eye Magazine - An index of the quarterly print magazine for everyone involved in graphic design and visual culture. Copies of the magazine are available for loan from Ellesmere Port Learning Centre.

Forums

Source SDK Forum - this forum has been created for discussion about Source mapping. The use of textures can be discussed here but for texture creation, use the Source Art & Sound forums.

The Source Art & Sound forum is for discussions of models, material, and sound creation for the Source engine.

The Source Coding forum is for the discussion of coding for the Source engine and related tools. This includes creating mods in general.

Steam - Steam delivers Valve’s games to your desktop and connects to a massive gaming community. The forum includes topics such as tips, hardware and source games discussions.

Encyclopedia of Science, technology and ethics: Video games article

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Links checked 05-03-07