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Games Programmer
Dependant on experience
UK - London

31 July

15:38 NCsoft and Zoe Mode sponsor Dare Brighton

14:47 SCEE keeps up India momentum with Gameshastra deal

14:00 Dev outsourcer establishes new casual games studio

13:01 2D Echochrome on the way for PlayStation Home

08:34 Develop Awards 08 crown best UK development talent

30 July

15:33 Slitherine turns to self-publishing after ?5m funding boost

15:21 French association APOM renamed to Syndicate National Video Game 1

14:45 Elite 4 technology almost finished, says Braben 21

14:41 Codeworks GameHorizon triumphs at Develop Pub Quiz

14:36 Sony: "Home is not a social network" 1

29 July

13:53 Kuju London reborn as Headstrong Games

12:21 Telltale teams with Aardman for Wallace & Gromit episodic game

11:46 Game Connection Europe early-bird deadline nears

11:31 Nokia predicts developer-driven ?game changing? mobile future

11:10 Metismo adds 3D to Bedrock

11:05 Gamebryo to fuel Splatterhouse

08:41 Vivendi studios and projects face uncertain future 3

28 July

15:50 DevCell launches prototype programme

15:37 Your game stinks, says amBX

14:50 Carmack 'regrets' missing App Store launch 3

14:09 Unity powers new Cartoon Network MMO

11:52 BigWorld launches education programme 1

25 July

18:28 Epic Games looks to comic books for building new IP 2

15:42 Vicious Engine education programme expands 2

13:01 ELAN award categories announced

08:17 Schilling and Cerny to deliver IGDA Leadership Forum keynotes 4

07:00 UE3 developers compare battle scars and medals of honour 1

02:06 PopCap teams with Q Entertainment for Peggle DS

24 July

20:58 CCP picks Hansoft

19:53 Unreal Engine 4 targets 'next console generation' in '2012 to 2018'

17:13 Nintendo reclaims Develop Chart top spot

14:43 Edinburgh scores NESTA backing

14:17 Torque adds iPhone support 1

13:25 Newell: "Go ask Blizzard if PC gaming is dead"

10:40 Somatone unveils casual-game focused audio engine

23 July

20:54 Xbox Live Party presents ?opportunity for clever game design?

20:13 Warner Watches Deadline for new episodic games 1

17:24 Never Mind the Polygons returns

17:09 Florida State University partners with Luxology

14:40 Further CEDEC talks revealed

13:44 Bruce Sterling announced as Austin GDC keynote

11:45 Games development's top dogs named in seven days? time

11:08 Microsoft unveils DirectX 11 2

10:29 Tiga gets accredited trade organisation status

08:47 LittleBigPlanet looms, but Microsoft lacks UGC plan of its own

07:26 'Developers can use premium DLC to kill off pre-owned games'

22 July

21:07 Satchell: 'We've reinvented the Xbox' 7

18:33 Games for Windows Live now free to developers 5

18:16 Homebrew devs allowed to sell games through Xbox Live

16:28 Microsoft's Satchell gets promotion

11:53 Crytek buys Black Sea Studios

11:39 Splash Damage begins ramp up

10:32 Rare composer joins Big Huge Games

10:13 Midway shuts LA studio

06:47 Universal looks to finance more games development projects 1

06:26 Foundation 9 rebrands Amaze teams to 'foster individuality'

05:59 Rebel Monkey adds CTO

05:40 'Pioneer Perry' to keynote GDCD

21 July

11:16 Qube releases Q 2.1

10:59 Qantm: 'Universities have problems updating their curriculm' 1

09:52 Rebellion a "very appropriate suitor" for Razorworks says Empire

09:21 Glenn Wool returns to host Develop Awards

18 July

16:16 Razorworks rescued by Rebellion

14:44 Brighton Pulls in new games team

13:49 Particle theory 1

11:26 Channel 4 to join forces with Edinburgh

10:51 First Austin GDC keynote announced

10:11 BigWorld expands to Japan and South Korea 1

09:17 Q&A: More on how Activision Blizzard's merger impacts its studios

08:43 Bizarre's Chudley: 'We're fighting to stop UK industry decline'

17 July

14:50 GameJacket offers 'instant $1,000' to Flash game developers 3

14:29 Universally Speaking to sponsor Develop Awards

13:57 Partnertrans UK rebrands to Universally Speaking

13:35 Texas governor pledges to support games industry

12:05 OctaveEngine Casual gets first application

12:00 Developers upset over Android treatment

10:14 Guerrilla and Big Huge Moven on up 1

09:20 E3 '08: Day three review

16 July

22:30 Endrant makes its entrance

16:13 GRIN widens with Warner and Universal deal

15:40 Studios and projects face the axe after Activision Blizzard merger 3

15:17 Unlikely publishing force emerges for studios - it's UK retailer GAME 1

14:55 Sony Ericsson signs up Globalfun games

14:24 Did Bungie pull the plug on new game 'reveal' due to Microsoft dispute?

14:07 Other Ocean opens iPhone division

13:02 InvenSense tech powers new Wii MotionPlus peripheral 1

11:28 Rockstar Leeds and North developing GTA for DS

11:21 EIF 08 to celebrate game art

10:55 Cryptic finds publishing Champion in Take Two

10:53 Deep Shadows talks multiprocessor optimisation

10:48 Rhianna Pratchett writing Mirror's Edge script for EA DICE

10:36 E3 '08: Day two review

15 July

15:16 38 Studios picks Morpheme

14:29 Blitz Arcade shows its hand 1

13:45 TIGA pleads Government to ease skills shortage

11:47 Latest issue of Develop out now

08:47 Third-party developers aid Microsoft casual assault

08:40 Kuju's Doublesix developing new South Park XBLA game

08:08 id signed to EA Partners

07:58 Wiimote gets 1:1 sensing accuracy via new official add-on 1

07:42 E3 '08: Day one review

14 July

16:43 Pivotal Games shuts its doors 33

15:46 Super Monkey Ball tops iPhone download chart 3

15:10 Rebellion: The UK isn't the most expensive place to make a game

15:07 Apogee Software reforms

10:44 Monte Cristo raises 4.5 million Euros funding

10:16 Blue Byte picks Vision Engine

13 July

13:31 MTV reponds to Konami lawsuit

11:13 Flagship Studios closes doors

11 July

17:43 Develop publisher buys music title

11:43 CEDEC goes big for tenth year

11:06 Harmonix sued by Konami

10:57 Bioshock dev talks PS3 Trophies 3

10:49 Games Convention Asia registration opens

10:26 Midway nabs former Codemasters product development director

10:13 Riot Games raises $7 million investment

10 July

15:43 Level Up returns to Game Connection

15:04 Sony partners with Double Fusion

13:41 Rockstar North to sponsor Dare ceremony

12:33 Twintime receives EU funding

12:10 Google and Gamebryo getting Lively

11:45 Xbox Live games to get custom marketplaces?

10:27 Is iPhone App Store a new dawn for developers?

9 July

11:22 Zoë Mode expands to London

10:40 Call for submissions opens for GDC 09

09:45 Develop Audio track announced

8 July

19:06 Spencer: 'UK independent studios must focus on new IPs' 2

17:32 Luxology is latest to launch education scheme

17:23 Rare to use Wwise audio middleware

16:50 Ubisoft acquires Sin City special effects firm

16:33 New casual games event hits UK 1

15:04 Stainless Games now developing iPhone titles 1

12:38 Government is ?nervous? about games tax breaks 11

11:34 Forum Nokia opens Virtual Developer Lab 1

11:00 Channel 4 now commissioning games content 5

09:30 'UK is most expensive country in the world to develop a game' 4

7 July

22:40 Levine gets 'more creative control' in new Take-Two deal? 2

21:46 Ignition using UE3 2

18:22 BBC says industry must exploit ?star power? of key developers 4

17:36 'Developer/publisher power balance redressed by digital distribution,' says Cecil 1

17:19 Tiga to launch social networking-style HR site for studios

13:46 Sony and Nintendo look to Asian expansion

13:39 Will new Star Wars game put Singapore on the development map?

13:27 EA and Hasbro launch official Facebook Scrabble game

13:13 NESTA unveils £450,000 fund to aid UK skills shortage

08:17 Now US state Massachusetts looks to offer games tax break

4 July

15:51 Games industry hits Westminster 2

11:13 2K 'assessing role of Venom'

10:11 Games Up campaign prepares to lobby Parliament

09:49 Digital Extremes tapped for Bioshock PS3

3 July

15:58 Empire hopeful of Razorworks sale

15:36 David Perry honoured by Queen's University

15:24 BigWorld updated to version 1.9 1

10:09 Game Connection registration opens

09:52 Vision Engine adds Quazal integration

2 July

18:12 Venom Games to close? 6

15:34 Games:Edu South keynotes announced

13:09 Futuremark licenses morpheme

09:55 Creative Assembly moves to new office 1

08:59 'Next Next-Gen' exhibition to open doors next week 2

1 July

17:10 Babel bought by outsourcing giant Quatrro 1

11:13 Trinigy releases Vision Engine 7

09:57 Child media conference tackles the TV/game divide