News from Ars Technica:

Matthew Jeffery of EA warns that a game degree at a college may not be the best way to get into the industry.  In a nutshell, he says that game industry degrees are so abundant that there are many graduates coming into the field.  He thinks that anyone interested should get a traditional degree such as computer science, rather than narrow their horizon by limiting their potential options to only one field.  Too many people graduate, cannot find jobs in the game industry, and have no knowledge of any other field.

Read it here: Game Degrees?