Introducing Game Development

In 2001, revenue from the video game industry surpassed box office receipts from the movie industry for the first time. The industry is thriving, and the need for good developers is strong. Given that companies can spend millions of dollars on one of the top-of-the-line games, they are naturally quite particular about the team they hire to develop the games for them. Throughout this chapter, we will discuss the game development process, and the teams that make these great games.