Game Careers recommends this video if you are thinking of making a start yourself at game development or game programming. This man knows his stuff.
Recommended links:
Project Website:
http://elysianshadows.com
Additional Useful Links:
Good game-specific language for beginners:
Blitz Basic – http://blitzbasic.com/
Free C++ Compilers:
http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html
http://www.codeblocks.org/
Game Programming Libraries:
Allegro – http://alleg.sourceforge.net/
SDL – http://www.libsdl.org/
OpenGL – http://www.opengl.org/
You can see Part 2 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaxckM… and Part 3 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hMYF2…