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Generalist Programmer
Negotiable DOE + Relocation + Bonus
UK - North East

31 May

04:57 PSP Go info leaked 1

29 May

18:14 New Look for Licensing.biz

14:41 AionGuard takes new path as Avalanche explains layoffs

13:53 EA turning to browser games with Tiger Woods

12:50 Atari cancelling projects 1

11:46 4mm developing hip hop?s answer to Singstar

10:49 Telltale: Doctor Who would be a dream licence 7

10:46 Buzz coming to Home

10:33 Monster Hunter creator: Western studios could learn from Japanese devs 3

10:13 Games industry services guide returns 1

09:55 Midway to auction IP and studios

09:52 Phil Harrison leaves Atari post

09:39 Blizzard Euro office expands to 600 staff

28 May

17:34 Microsoft trying to develop 300,000 player online game 3

15:57 xaitment AI integrated into Vision

15:33 Firefly developing ?the world?s first castle-based MMO?

15:13 Namco Bandai licenses Infernal Engine

13:40 ?Enormous interest? sees Trinigy expand in the US

12:46 Conduit team exposes hardcore Wii trio

12:09 GDC Europe unveils first speaker sessions

11:12 Smoking Gun taps famed writer Rushkoff

10:18 Ex-Team Ninja staff form Tokyo Vikings 2

09:51 Google and MySpace gurus to speak at Develop Conference

09:25 Ubisoft to curb hiring following mass expansion

08:48 Grin allegedly axing over 100 staff 1

27 May

15:20 38 Studios snaps up Big Huge Games

14:59 Sony has ?high hopes? for inFamous

12:48 Electronic Game Show returns to Mexico City

11:25 Perry pulls Gaikai press demo at E3

10:42 Propaganda strikes Pirates of the Caribbean dev deal

09:31 Take-Two delays Mafia II, Red Dead Redemption

00:00 Microsoft wants Zune HD to be ?a major player? in handheld games 7

26 May

23:00 Rockstar developing 'GTA: The Ballad of Gay Tony' 1

18:22 Dev budgets ?doubled or tripled? from last gen

17:08 Sony to host PS3 master training class

16:07 Special summer offer on Develop Jobs Board

15:40 In-game ad spending will hit $1bn by 2014

15:39 Industry comes clean on crunch 5

13:12 Nintendo touts the casual/hardcore mix

13:06 Vicon adds bleeding-edge mo-cap tech to Eastern hub

12:08 Blur dev doubts the allure of online leaderboards 3

09:05 Conduit team unveils new project

22 May

15:27 Platform holders consider free-to-play games for consoles 2

14:53 EA veteran to keynote GES

13:31 Crytek boss joins GDC Europe advisory board 1

13:01 International finalists join Dare to be Digital

12:39 Tired of your job?

11:18 WiiWare wins praise despite harsh payment policies

08:53 Nintendo software delays ?inevitable?, says Iwata 1

21 May

19:11 Ruffian expands with new platoon of developers

18:37 GDC Canada attracts 800 visitors 1

17:26 Warner wants Midway for $33m

15:21 Sony, EA and Quantic Dream join GameHorizon line-up

14:16 Goichi Suda ponders multiplatform franchises

13:05 Rockstar founders form new studio 1

11:25 London Studio celebrates five years of SingStar

10:45 Developers already briefed about PSP game rentals 3

09:51 Jason Manford to host Develop Awards

09:18 EA producer departs for PSN group

08:56 Canadian Game Studies Conference just days away

20 May

18:23 Gameinvest partners with RealGames

16:49 Swine Flu: Square and Koei studios rule out E3 attendance 1

14:00 Kojima feels the pressure to continue Metal Gear

13:05 Monumental launches art competition

11:17 Former Image Metrics trio establish new venture, Cubic Motion

09:58 Former Microsoft Games Studios head joins Gazillion

09:15 Discovery Channel joins the game

08:40 S. Korea gets serious with $60m game investment

07:57 Vrabeck officially joins Legendary's games division

19 May

16:08 EGDF presidency awarded to Quantic Dream boss

14:58 Six teams win big at Nordic Game Program

14:54 Bethesda takes Fallout 3 DLC to PS3 3

14:51 Tiga to partner in UK game design course 16

14:35 Zoë Mode opens new studio in San Francisco

13:24 Grasshopper cites Square as business partner

13:07 Does AI middleware need Havok?

12:32 80 per cent of Japanese developers interested in iPhone 3

11:54 Unreal Engine 3 integrates with new UI tool

10:32 Cryptic Studios delays Champions Online

09:44 Moore to keynote at Edinburgh Interactive

09:19 3D Realms lives on 1

00:39 Indies ?will always be more creative?

18 May

17:20 Wwise coupled with Gamebryo Lightspeed licenses

16:11 Over 7,000 view Develop 100 digital edition

15:19 The Sims 3 leaks onto torrent sites 4

15:05 Why your games must offer cinematic realism

14:17 Braben to discuss digital gaming at Eden

13:38 High Voltage will debut new IP at E3

13:11 Nordic Game 2009 starts tomorrow

12:44 New Frontier for ELSPA

11:43 Capcom Japan undecided on E3 attendance

10:51 Production suspended for ambitious FPS The Crossing

10:14 Is your diary up to date?

08:51 Ubisoft embarking on Hollywood integration

15 May

17:17 Epic showcasing Updated Unreal Engine at E3

15:27 Game development threatened by extraordinary EU proposal 12

13:43 New Zealand group strikes PSN deal

12:34 Telltale turns five, flaunts over 1m sales

11:08 New studio emerges from Vancouver?s breeding grounds

10:17 Babel nabs Genius Sonority GM for senior role

14 May

16:42 Spielberg: Selling to EA was 'the smartest and dumbest thing I ever did' 5

15:54 Factor 5 closes US studio

14:28 Get in the Game finalists get green light from Sony

14:22 Middleware a modern necessity, says Grin

13:31 Unity moving HQ to London 1

12:34 Partnertrans sponsors Develop Awards

12:31 Bigpoint welcomes external developers

10:48 Jamie MacDonald to leave Sony 2

10:23 Industry meets academia at GES

10:20 Krome celebrates Develop 100 success

10:07 Industry veterans form Loose Cannon Studios

13 May

16:56 Black Rock sponsors Develop Awards

14:26 Naughty Dog founders form Monkey Gods

14:04 Newest Unreal Engine 3 features profiled

13:51 GDC Europe unveils group discount

12:06 Are regional rivalries a negative force in development?

11:46 Microsoft: 'Developers should be using Vista' 9

11:14 Latest issue of Develop out now

10:10 Cyanide creating A Song of Ice and Fire game

12 May

22:18 XBLA, PSN extensive testing ?a barrier?

21:07 New report says 360's motion-sensing 3D camera is real 1

16:01 UK's first mobile game capture tech available

14:30 Delayed Alan Wake given new life with mo-cap tech

13:19 PCs become 3D-ready across Europe 1

13:12 'We're changing the model,' says Bruckheimer studio 8

12:49 Why Blitz changed its mind about middleware

10:42 Develop 100 site goes live as list causes media frenzy

10:27 GDC Austin expands advisory board

10:02 Masaya Matsuura and Jenova Chen join Develop Conference line-up

09:21 Hollywood kingpin Bruckheimer to launch new game empire

08:21 Blizzard taps casual game maestro from PopCap

11 May

17:19 Tiga: Govt ?narrow-minded? with creative industry funds 2

15:49 Are you happy with your employer?

11:49 Livingstone drops info bomb 1

10:12 Blizzard topples Nintendo from Develop 100 throne

10:11 Digital edition of the Develop 100 available online now 1

10:02 Develop 100: A guide to all the content 1

09:47 3D Realms Bows Out

08:32 Fourth splinter group rises from Ensemble?s ashes

8 May

16:17 Bioshock 2 enlists Dark Sector dev for multiplayer mode

15:30 $12m - Russia?s biggest ever game budget 1

14:51 New Zealand?s biggest developer wins tech grant 3

13:04 New texturing tool offers more with less

11:52 Capcom: Console quality hurting arcade business

11:00 Develop Award lobbying - Hurry up!

10:54 Zoo Games picks up Empire IP

10:46 Game Convention Asia extends call for speakers

08:48 Microsoft to acquire Canadian developer BigPark

7 May

17:01 Rare gets new head of business development 2

15:50 CEDEC expands for 2009

14:04 DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5 and new IP Band Hero revealed

13:42 Rebellion: Govt support halted by ?generation gap? 4

11:57 nDreams expands with new PlayStation Home projects 1

11:03 Connection Events launches Paris Master Classes

10:36 Massive layoff reports ?are wildly inaccurate?

10:28 Develop Conference keynotes announced

09:27 3D Realms? future in doubt

6 May

14:43 Garriott suing NCsoft for $24m

12:07 Film-to-game schedules a ?big problem? for developers

10:43 Sony to publish Ghostbusters

10:31 Massive Inc. targeted in Microsoft staff cuts

08:10 Microsoft to Axe Over 140 UK Jobs

5 May

15:12 Final Fantasy team balancing costs with creativity 1

13:04 Infernal Engine licensed out to Piranha Games

12:14 Trinigy integrates DMM physics tech

11:09 E3 to host Game Development Pavilion

09:08 BioWare?s Dragon Age to be SecuROM-free

07:55 Crytek giving Free Radical ?dream projects?

4 May

23:31 Dead Space team rebranded to Visceral Games

1 May

14:07 Fallujah dev wants to ?change expectations? of gaming 1

13:16 MunkyFun ?confident? in licensing Trinigy?s Vision engine

12:03 Blizzard vets form Booyah

11:30 Ready for a better wage?

11:18 Big Fish grabs indie talent Grubby Games

08:26 Valve and Activision clash in royalty row