• Gamasutra - Thorough site featuring many articles from industry insiders on game development and creation

  • CGTalk - Exceptional forums for the discussion and exhibition of computer generated and traditional artwork

  • Gamedev.net - Wide array of resources for the potential game creator

  • Polycount - Excellent source of modelling/skinning resources and a showcase of talented modelling work

  • The Mod Database - An overwhelming collection of information on every modification for every game

  • HL2 Mods - Dedicated to maintaining a listing of mods in development for Half-Life 2

  • Halflife2.net - "The definitive source for Half-Life 2"

  • Planet Half-Life - A popular site featuring the latest Half-Life 2 news

  • Fileshack - A file storage site run by the folks from the excellent site Shacknews.com and kind enough to have hosted our downloads