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"There's daggers in men's smiles." - Donalbain, Macbeth, Act II, scene iii
While the system is generally considered to be 'child's play' among programmers and the like, RPG Maker VX is an excellent way to get your foot in the door of game-making. It's simple, easy to learn, and will give you a taste of what you will be dealing with in the game-creation process. About a month of steady trial-and-error with RPG Maker VX will transition you into the game-creation mindset quite easily.
From there, I recommend moving onto XNA. Start small, and work your way onto bigger things. Not a single gaming studio started off by making Skyrim-esque video games, and neither will you. If you aim too high right off of the bat, you're going to have a lot of headaches and will get burned out easily. Complete a lot of small, simple, yet rewarding projects, and continue your career from there.
Learning any and/or all of the C+ languages will be your next step, and once you've done that, the sky is the limit.
I would also recommend that you do some homework on various video game creators. See where they got their start, look at what worked for them and see if it will work for you.
[Edited on 03.25.2012 6:56 PM PDT]