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Industry Audio Organisations
The Game Audio Network Guild The Interactive Audio Specialist Interest Group The International Game Developers Association

Articles & Industry News
Gamasutra Game Daily Biz GamesIndustry.biz Game Studies SoundDesign.org.uk

Industry Inkies
Game Developer Magazine Develop Magazine MCV - The Market for Home Computing & Video Games

E-Mail Lists & Forums
IASIG Answerboard - ask the professionals IASIG WIKI Game Audio Forum Game Audio Pro Yahoo Group Sound Design Yahoo Group

Recruitment Agencies

TheGamesIndsutry.net - Look here first! Aggregates job postings direct from companies and the main recruitment agencies. Features an RSS feed for those of you that way inclined.

Aardvark Swift Consulting Ltd.

Change Partnership

Datascope Recruitment

Exclaim Recruiting Agency

Games Job News

Games Recruit Ltd.

Interactive Selection

Mary Margaret Recruiting Services

OPM Response Ltd.

Pelican Consultants

Probe IT

UK Games Companies
Whilst I'd love to spend each waking hour maintaining an up to date list of every developer in the land, it is far easier to point you towards Datascope's extensive Gateway to Games page (where it would appear bribing people with alcohol is an effective way of keeping your links page up to date).

International Games Companies
IGN's Company Database PSXA2Z Directory - Visit the 'Developers & Publishers' section. GamedevMap.com - Not bang up to date but it sure does look purdy! GameIndustryMap.com - A Google Maps based industry WICKI. Note that the search defaults to the USA.

Research
Digital Game Audio Bibliography - A comprehensive list of papers and articles which puts gamesound.org to shame, organised and searchable using Mark Grimshaw's WIKINDX bibliography environment software. Games Sound - Karen Collins' website dedicated to academic studies of games audio. Pretty Ugly GameSound Study - Contribute your opinion on a game audio experience you loved or loathed!

Help & Advice
Game Career Guide The Games Game Michael Bross' Breaking into Games Guide Scott Cairns' Getting Started Guide The Guide To Sound Effects

Independent Game Development
Flipcode Gamedev.net Garage Games Microsoft XNA MOD Database

Audio Programming Resources
DSP Guide - a free book on DSP! dspwiki.com

Industry Events
The Austin Game Audio Conference The Develop Conference The Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival The Electronic Entertainment Expo The Game Developers Conference The Game Developers Conference London Project Bar-B-Q

General Interest Games Sites
Eurogamer.net Game Spot Game Spy Game Tab IGN Slashdot Games