Blogs

Comprehensive collection of detailed articles on game design theory and art

Personal site for Matthew S. Burns. Worked on large franchise games like Call of Duty and Halo, now independent.

Detailed game design articles by Soren Johnson, many from Game Developer magazine. Worked on games like Civ 4 and Spore

Game design, reviews, and "other random stuff" by an MIT graduate professional game developer

Miscellaneous game development posts from an industry veteran

A game development blog with posts which focus on writing for games and story

Video game thoughts from the creative lead of a small development studio

A blog from veteran game designer Tadhg Kelly, a regular co tribute to gamasutra and Techcrunch. Excellent insights into how to go about thinking about game design.

Game design and art posts

Game design and development blog of Ian Garstang. Tips, advice, interviews and a diary of his latest games

Articles about game sound from British sound designer, composer and writer, Kenneth Young

Informed criticism and discussion of video games