Despite a bit of a downturn in the local industry, game development is still a massive, massive deal. With indie success stories like Minecraft and the explosive growth in mobile gaming, there are more people than ever getting into game development.

Game Development Essentials: An Introduction, Third Edition, by Jeannie Novak, hopes to introduce people into the world of game development:

The widely anticipated third edition of Game Development Essentials: An Introduction offers a thorough and insightful introduction to the game development industry, with updates that will keep readers current and well-prepared for careers in the field. The book begins with an informative chapter on the evolution of game development — then moves on to examine content creation and concepts behind the development of story and character, gameplay, level design, interface design, and audio. The book concludes with chapters on project management, team roles and responsibilities, development tools and cycles, marketing and community management, and the future of game development.

Eorl took it for a test read; if you're interested in game development make sure you check out his thoughts in his review.