Some things caught my eye that those of you here might find interesting.

@ Gamasutra

Classic Tools Retrospective: The tools that built Deus Ex, with Chris Norden

Combat Evolved: The Encounter Design of Halo 3

Batman: Arkham Design Analysis (Part 1)

@ GDC

(I checked... and I don't think these have been mentioned yet...so...)

The Missing Link - Bungie's Technical Designers in Animation

Tools-Based Rigging in Bungie's Destiny

I Shot You First: Networking the Gameplay of Halo: Reach