2d graphics and video:

* the gimp - the gnu image manipulation program

http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32/
* irfanview - the freeware imageviewer (like acdc)
http://www.irfanview.com/
* virtualdub - video capture/processing
http://www.virtualdub.org/index
* dogwaffle - inexpensive natural media paint program
http://www.squirreldome.com/cyberop.htm
* camstudio - capture video from screen activity.
http://www.rendersoftware.com/products/camstudio/
* lives - video editor (linux)
[url]http://www.xs4all.nl/~salsaman/lives/[/url
* cinelerra - video editor/compositor (linux)
http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3
* cuisine - video editor (linux)
http://cuisine.bigasterisk.com/home
* dvdrhelp-a site with many tools for video
http://www.dvdrhelp.com/

executable tools:

* iconart-make customicons for your game .exe

http://www.conware.org/products/ia/about.php
* icon replacer - for custom .exe icons
http://www.8ung.at/s_w
* setup2go and installer2go-installer creators
http://www.dev4pc.com/products.html
* autoplay generator - make your .exe start when you insert your cd
http://www.technologismiki.com/hackman/index.html
* quickmenubuilder-create executable menus
http://www.quickmenubuilder.com/menu.php
* resource hacker - lets you extract/replace resources (icons, etc) from any
exe file. kool little util.
http://www.users.on.net/johnson/resourcehacker/
* fmv-ed - use real movie files (avi's, mpeg's etc) as cut-scenes in your
games!!
http://www.blender4ever.wcj.net/resources.shtml
* bglauncher - provides a gui for launching blender games with the publisher
runtimes and allows you to take in-game screenshots (stand-alone version is also
available)
http://www.8ung.at/s_w/
* inno setup - a very good free installer.
http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
* istool - inno setup uses a script language, but if you don't want to do so
much writing you can download this extension to help you create the scripts (very
powerful!):
http://www.istool.org

sound:

* findsounds-search the internet for sounds for your game

http://www.findsounds.com/types.html
* a site with tutorials on making sound for games
http://www.planetquake.com/voxfeminae/
textures:

* http://www.i-tex.de/gallery.htm/
* http://www.noctua-graphics.de/english/fraset_e.htm
* http://www.mayang.com/textures/
* http://www.3dgate.com/freeware/textures/packs/000120/
* http://www.ilschaft.com/txtpics.html
* http://www.fantastic.ukart.com/6textures/index.htm
* http://perso.club-internet.fr/lemog/
* http://www.animax.it/#
* http://www.boogaholler.com/weekly/texture/arc2002.html
* http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~pbourke/texture/
* http://art.net/~jeremy/photo/public_texture/index.html
* over 3000 great reference pics to make textures with (free for both
commercial and noncommerical use).
http://www.imageafter.com/
* shadegen - shadegen is a free tool to generate shade maps and shaded colour
maps from height maps.
http://users.0800dial.com/rowan/download.htm
* texture creation program
http://www.atomixbuttons.com/
* wally - game texture editor
http://www.telefragged.com/wally/

art how-to:

* http://www.makart.com/resources/artclass/
* http://tutorials.xxdz.com/graphics/colors/
* a great step by step of a cool painting
http://www.imphead.com/about/blendboywip/bb1.html
* some really nice art tutorials, great site to check regularly
http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials
* concept art technique
http://www.cardesignnews.com/studio/index.html
* painting lessons (photoshlop)
http://www.gorblimey.com/tutorials/
* some great how-to draw
http://www.drawthrough.com/tutorials/index.html
* nice painting stuff
http://div.dyndns.org/ek/tutorial/
* storyboarding
http://www.ffranceschi.com/midima/tutoen07.html

3d graphics

* wings3d - sub-d poly modeling

http://www.wings3d.org/
* milkshape 3d - shareware, exports to almost any game format imaginable
http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/
* crossroads - 3d converter, doesn't support textures
http://home.europa.com/~keithr/crossroads/index.html
* accutrans - 3d converter, supports full materials and textures, shareware
http://www.micromouse.ca
* the converter's paradise. if i want to convert something to another format,
i look here first.
www.converters.tk
* ftblender: blender bitmap text tool.
http://www.blendergames.com/downloads/ftblend_win32.zip

modeling tutorials

* modeling a 5 minute car

harn12_24.htm
* modeling a low-poly head

http://www.saunalahti.fi/~ops/tutori...ad/lowhead.htm
* another technique for modeling a low-poly head
http://webreference.com/3d/lesson52/
* low-poly terminology
http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.18/totb/
* low-poly modeling tips
http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.18/totb/
* a low-poly creature modeling tutorial
http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.9/totb/
* a low-poly monster modeling tutorial
http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.13/totb/ (part 1)
http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.14/totb/ (part 2)
http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.16/totb/ (part 3)

texturing tutorials

* texturing rusted metal

http://www.planetquake.com/polycount...s/metals.shtml (part 1)
http://www.planetquake.com/polycount...als/rust.shtml (part 2)
http://www.planetquake.com/polycount...orrosion.shtml(part 3)
* texturing cloth and fabric
http://www.planetquake.com/polycount...th/part1.shtml(part 1)
http://www.planetquake.com/polycount...th/part2.shtml(part 2)
http://www.planetquake.com/polycount...th/part3.shtml(part 3)
* game character texturing tutorials
http://www.planetquake.com/skindom/tutorials/
* more character texturing tuts
http://planetunreal.com/identitycris...ls/index.shtml
* a generic texture painting tutorial
http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.19/gc/(part 1)
http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.23/gc/(part 2)
* a low-poly character texturing tutorial
http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.4/totb/
* heres an excellent tutorial on fixing textures, getting rid of annoying
repeating patterns, using a high pass filter:
http://www.3dgate.com/techniques/200...0625hajba.html
* how to make a few metal surfaces
http://www.planetquake.com/hfx/tutorials.html
* how to paint various natural textures
http://div.dyndns.org/ek/tutorial/
* photoshop tutorials
http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshoptutorials/
* more photoshop stuff
http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/pho...yles/index.htm
animation tutorials

* a walkcycle animation tutorial

http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.22/totb/
* preston blair animation book online(this one is awesome!)
http://www.freetoon.com/prestonblair/intro/frame.html

office software

* abiword-text editor
http://www.abisource.com/
* openoffice-office suite
http://www.openoffice.org/

general game development

* game dev tools and utilities at gamehippo.com

http://www.gamehippo.com/gamedev/tools.shtml
http://www.gamehippo.com/gamedev/utilities.shtml
* a huge list of game resources, tutorials, and tools
http://www.quake3world.com/ubb/forum11/html/001100.html
* loonygames - game dev info. there's lots of great stuff there, unfortunately
finding it is very difficult because their pulldown menus of archived articles are
no longer working.
http://www.loonygames.com
* game development search engine
http://www.gdse.com/servlet/gdse.main
* a very good site with tutorials and other resources
http://xu1productions.com/3dstudio/

crystal space - opensource game engine

http://crystal.sourceforge.net/drupal/

a general repository of 3d tutorials

http://webreference.com/3d/

free software site

http://www.webattack.com/freeware/