Game Developer magazine has released their annual Game Career Guide and its priced just right for you... free.
Some of the contents and wisdom of this edition is potentially redundant to a lot of you by virtue that you have found yourself here at the green and black. But, I honestly believe that you can't have too much information on your quest to join this crazy industry. So go give it a read and you can tell me it was awesome later.
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