Game Informer has created this in-depth interview with several key members of Volition, the developers behind the games Freespace 1 & 2 (now hosted on GOG) and the genre defining Descent series:

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/03/30/the-secret-history-of-volition.aspx

During the interview you can hear about how the now well known logo of the team came by or why Freespace 2 didn't sell so well, as well as the teams first foyers into developing games on other platforms.