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You pretty much got the list right. So you know what you need to do.
I'm an Animator myself. Associates in Game and Art Animation.
Maya 2013, ZBrush, Crazy Bump, Unity and Unreal. Not a fan of ANYTHING Adobe. For example. After Effects! AHHHH! It's just so terrible.
I can't wait to mess around in Unreal 4!
CryEngine is fun too. ^_^
If you can, download them. For the most part, they can be free. If you have a '.edu' email account you get full free programs.
Anyway, Watch tutorials on just basics so you understand they why and how things work. Then try to mimic models/follow along. Eventually start being creative. MAKE SURE YOU SAVE OFTEN! Maya is notorious for just randomly "crashing."
Build your portfolio of models. Then get into Animation. Animating in Maya is WAY WAY easier than any others I've found. Even the poopy After Effects guys seem to prefer Maya. Anyway, do the same. Watch tutorials and start being creative. If you can, find the STUDENT MADE PRE-SET MODEL called "Morphy."
He's a standard, simple dude. You can change his deformities and do as you please. (Hit up youtube for that too) From there you will get a better understanding.
BEFORE ALL THAT, should have mentioned, you'll need to know how to Rig a character. Ugh that's the most dumbest and frustrating part. It's easy once you figure out you only have to do to one half then mirror it over. But rigging gets you all the trigger points/joins. Then set keys for them and anchor points. Again, youtube dat shizz yo.
Let me know if you need more help.
I might go in this post to link for ya too.
[Edited on 12.25.2012 5:44 AM PST]