Comment by sigmoid10

It's already very difficult to say what amounts to "good" patterns in game programming and even more so if it comes from one of the most mediocre studios in EA's portfolio. Of course financial/critical success and code quality can be totally uncorrelated, but for people who actually want to get to get a grip on game programming, there are very good free resources out there. One of the most insightful ones I've found are the dev streams of Thor from PirateSoftware. He streams on Twitch and you can also find a bunch of his stuff on youtube. He's one of the few people out there who tells you what you actually need to know if you really want to make a game and not just screw around with experiments.