Game Design: Theory and Practice (2nd Edition) (Wordware Game Developers Library)

Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis Media)

Still the best monthly magazine about computer games .

Develop (MCV Media)

The UK counterpart to Game Developer , Develop has a more sarcastic take on the game industry and is somewhat more business-oriented, while still covering real development issues from all angles.

Edge (Future Publishing, Inc.)

This unique magazine is equally interested in reviewing games and looking under the hood of how they are developed. In many ways, this was the UK counterpart to Next Generation , and with that magazine s demise is now the only magazine of its class.

Game Developer (CMP Media, Inc.)

The closest the gaming industry has to a trade magazine, Game Developer covers all aspects of game development, including articles on game design.

Next Generation (Imagine Media, Inc.)

Sadly no longer being published, Next Generation was a unique hybrid computer/console game magazine with an emphasis on cutting-edge game technology and, sometimes, the theory and people behind the games. Back issues are worth attempting to track down.

Surge (Bedford Communications, Inc.)

In many ways Surge is staking claim to some of the space left by the demise of Next Generation , looking deeper into the world of games than any of the other non-development gaming magazines.