ESSENTIAL READING

EDGE - the all time favourite, the mags of mags, deals with every
aspect of the gaming industry, if it scores a 9 or higher, buy it!
the Edge is always right, superbly written stories and reviews

Official UK Playstation Magazine- Nice magazine, great coverdiscs
shame their opinion about games is a bit strange...don't always trust
them

Computer & Video Games - the oldest magazine in the lot, I bought
this one from the time they printed programm listings for the BBC and
VIC-20

PC GAMER (american edition) - Very thick and mature PC gaming
magazine, take their word if they say a game is okay, nice
coverdiscs, a bit too serious on wargaming and strategy.

Electronic Gaming Monthly - Nice Reading, funny articles, cleverly
written

EGM2- they provide a helpfull hand when you're stuck, good coverage
of games and their walkthroughs.

The Books that I keep on my table (apart from te manuals to
Photoshop, 3Dstudio, Illustrator and Director ) are sparse, but they are:

The ultimate Game Developer's Sourcebook- Ben Sawyer
Corolis Group books- ISBN 1-883577-59-4: $44.99

Inside Electronic Game Design-Arnie Katz, Laurie Yates
Prima Publishing- ISBN 1-55958-669-9: $24,95

Game Over-David Sheff
Vintage Books-ISBN 0-679-73622-0: $14,00

Animation From script to screen- Shamus Culhane
Columbus Books-ISBN 0-86287-959-0

Ofcourse there are also some great magazines on the web that
should be checked daily if you have the time. See them in the Links
section.