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