Abstract:
Have you ever wondered what a commercial game really looks like at
an alpha stage?  What are the expectations for game developers at
different stages of a game's development?  We'll examine the
development timeline of several commercially-released console titles.
In addition, most game developer don't have a clue about the "business"
side of the videogame industry-one of the biggest impacts on a game
developer.  We'll take a look at who makes the money and how.