In fact, this isn’t nor a specific list and nor a huge list, but is really helpful to the purpose of be startup [...]]]> Last night I was looking some old docs and I found a list of links that, at the time, I thought that every Game Developer, Gamer or curious (about game) should know.

In fact, this isn’t nor a specific list and nor a huge list, but is really helpful to the purpose of be startup to get inspired in the projects of your new games.

Here are the links (if you know some other useful links, please reply this post, than I’ll update it):

Aggregators:

• Kongregate – http://www.kongregate.com
• Pogo – http://www.pogo.com
• MiniClip – http://www.miniclip.com
• BigFish – http://www.bigfishgames.com
• NewGrounds – http://www.newgrounds.com
• PopCap – http://www.popcap.com
• RealArcade – http://www.realarcade.com
• IWin – http://www.iwin.com
• Shockwave – http://www.shockwave.com
• Games MSN – http://www.games.msn.com
• ArcadeTown – http://www.arcadetown.com
• TryGames – http://www.trygames.com
• Oberon – http://www.oberongames.com
• Reflexive – http://www.reflexivearcade.com
• MarkFennell – http://www.markfennell.com/flash
• CandyStand – http://www.candystand.com
• MouseBreaker – http://www.mousebreaker.com
• TeaGames – http://www.teagames.com
• Metanet – http://www.harveycartel.org/metanet/downloads.html
• Squarecircleco – http://www.squarecircleco.com
• Extrajet – http://www.extrajetzt.com
• Large Animal – http://www.largeanimal.com

Analysis:

• Jay Is Games – http://jayisgames.com
• Three Hundred Mechanics – http://www.squidi.net/three/index.php

Market and Industry:

• GameStats – http://www.gamestats.com
• Games Industry – http://www.gamesindustry.biz
• Games Politics – http://www.gamepolitics.com

Development:

• Gamasutra – http://www.gamasutra.com
• GameDev – http://www.gamedev.net

Reviews and News:

• GameSpot – http://www.gamespot.com
• Games Radar – http://www.gamesradar.com
• About.com – http://boardgames.about.com/od/news/Game_Reviews_News_and_Events.htm
• IGN – http://www.ign.com

Virals:

• Viral Game – http://www.viral-game.co.uk/our-viral-campaigns.html
• MCM Games – http://www.mcmgames.co.uk/viral-game-designers.asp
• Viral World – http://www.viralworld.co.uk
• Kerb Games – http://www.kerb.co.uk
• Viral Chart – http://www.viralchart.com

Visual References:

• The Video Game Atlas – http://www.vgmaps.com/Atlas
• Game Sprite Archives – http://www.gsarchives.net