Jonathan is a great resource on animation technique and working with Max, Maya and MotionBuilder tools to create and craft AAA movement and animation through his blog but now he has a well crafted book as well.

For the TD that wants to check out another rig example and play with a game type character rig or work to make your own, check out the Rig and resources on how it works.

Free Rig
The AZRI Rig is a simple animation rig for non-commercial animation.

Tutorials
Some basic tutorials to get you up and running animating with the AZRI Rig.

Resources
Download free software for educational purposes and be directed to related tools and the Game Anim Demo Reel gallery.
p.s. This isn’t a paid post nor were we asked to post it, just supporting someone who we have learned from and who has been a huge contributor of knowledge to the community and that deserves support.
Interesting. Thanks for the heads up!