3D Character Modelling for Games

Well, after some google searches I found some interesting ones, each using different techniques:

Tutorial using cylinders and a little extrusion:
http://www.creativecrash.com/tutorials/real-time-character-modeling-tutorial#tabs

Modelling a winged devil thing
http://www.3dtotal.com/tutorials/mudbox_character/

A comprehensive tutorial modelling by extrusion of a line
http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/max/joanofarc/head1.php


I think I prefer the ones which start from scratch but I shall have to give them a go.