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Games Programmer
Dependant on experience
UK - London

23 December

18:46 Harmonix buys independence from Viacom

13:32 PopCap fires back at 'misleading' privacy probe

13:01 Kongregate $25k contest for Unity developers 1

11:10 West/Zampella accused of'?secret EA meeting' 2

22 December

16:01 Emergent CEO walks as Korean firm buys assets

13:37 Source: Full 3DS devkits roll out early 2011 1

11:30 Game Maker ?coming to Android?

11:00 Can London drive growth in the UK games industry? 6

10:30 Zynga ups assault on mobile games

21 December

11:06 Develop is 10 ? read the special issue now

10:18 Up-for-sale Harmonix 'suing Viacom'

10:15 Google buys speech tech firm Phonetic Arts

09:30 Follow Develop on Facebook & Twitter

20 December

17:25 Unreal Engine 3 game comes to Android [Update 1]

15:49 Rovio denies foul play in sending user data 2

13:48 40% of all internet users play online games 1

13:09 Angry Birds ?sends sensitive data to third parties? 4

12:19 Hall Of Fame award for BioWare?s doctor duo

11:57 Record contestant nations in Global Game Jam

09:50 Microsoft ?aims to boost Kinect accuracy?

17 December

17:18 Buyer steps in for Emergent

15:30 Blizzard confirms work on 'next-gen MMO'

15:24 Facebook alternative provides 100m users

13:14 EA undercuts indies in App Store discount spree

11:38 How much does your boss earn? 1

11:30 VIDEO: LA Noire?s eye-popping performance capture

10:41 Microsoft?s Bing turns games platform

10:07 Braben wants lessons learnt from Langdell row

16 December

14:53 Bigpoint boasts 1bn transactions per day

14:42 Activision offering pitch tips at Festival Of Games

13:39 Backflip Studios jumps past 65m download mark

12:50 Nominations open for Ivor game audio award

12:44 Developer 'gets jail sentence and must pay $500k'

11:52 DeNA signs significant Android deal

11:28 Hansoft open to feedback in new online forum

10:27 Epic explains iPhone Unreal Engine dev costs 5

09:32 Edinburgh returns with Yarnton as chairman

08:00 Develop's 30 Under 30 now online

15 December

15:34 Del Toro THQ trilogy an 'epic 10-year project'

15:17 Square Enix bosses draw 'worldwide studio' plan

12:38 Panorama 'insider' slams game addiction tale

12:28 Epic axes Chair project

11:47 Zynga accumulates 26m Cityville users in 2 weeks 2

11:18 Report: Inafune founds ?Comcept? indie studio

10:43 Platinum Games extends Sega deal

09:52 iPhone Unreal Engine 'days away from release'

14 December

15:54 OnLive granted 'cloud gaming' patent 1

15:01 University 'forms dev team for Zool revival'

13:46 Multiplayer middleware Raknet approved for 360

12:00 All-new Morpheme 3 released 1

11:01 ?Full mod support? included in new Minecraft

10:39 Are you earning enough money?

10:15 Microsoft adjusts mobile dev payout dates 1

13 December

15:54 'Widespread unawareness' on best dev studies 8

15:05 Bethesda drops Gamebryo in next Elder Scrolls 1

14:09 OPINION: iPhone devs handed an Epic wake-up call

12:47 New studio opens in Spain

12:27 Codemasters 'broke Bodycount agreement'

11:29 Christmas discounts on 32 Shiva licences

11:01 Ngmoco owner DeNA wants Zynga collaboration

10:16 Turn 10 to add Kinect ?experience? to Forza

09:30 Quantic Dream renovates mocap studio

10 December

14:35 Rapper's Rockstar litigation fee waived

11:17 Kinect tech firm releases open-source drivers 2

11:09 Final Fantasy XIV PS3 delayed, dev team restructured

10:53 Nordic Game Program awards DDK 3m grants

9 December

15:49 DeNA 'interested in Euro studio buyouts'

15:27 Naughty Dog reveals Uncharted 3 project

15:16 Monumental restructures, but ?no layoffs? 11

14:35 Pogo bounce to iPhone in EA?s digital march 1

13:58 Activision cuts the mic on Harmonix buyout

13:34 Tiga founder joins games investment firm

12:18 GamersFirst?s APB division chooses Mixamo

11:23 Perforce integrates Apache Ant

10:00 Apple game boss quits

8 December

15:56 EA: We want more studios to partner with 1

15:07 OPINION: I hope my designs are addictive 9

14:42 Playfish: Trust is key after Facebook scam era

13:00 Bigpoint joins new rush of Chrome devs

11:30 Google launches Chrome app store

11:24 Taylor to leave Channel 4

11:10 Rebellion turns to Facebook platform 3

10:54 Codemasters sues dev partner for millions

10:14 DeNA accused in antitrust probe

7 December

15:27 EA: The non-connected games model is finished

14:11 Nintendo staff 'given £11,000 each in bonus pay'

13:43 VIDEO: How Android 2.3 is built for game devs 1

12:54 Social and mobile gaming 'not integrated enough'

12:40 Dev kit ?ports apps across smartphones and pads? 2

11:56 'Social market bubble' concerns raised 1

10:56 Two Tribes publishes Steam sales data

10:10 Shiva3D engine business established in China

09:49 Kojima firm praises ?magnificent? Hansoft tool

6 December

17:46 US studio Raven 'picks up James Bond project'

17:03 SimBin turns to free-to-play model

15:46 Developer stands by 'game addiction' claims 8

15:34 Tiga assault on BBC Panorama show 2

15:13 Crystal Dynamics revives Lara 1

14:56 Android Angry Birds ?takes $1m per month via ads?

13:34 BBC Worldwide: Our games are not addictive 7

12:28 EA on dev management: We inspire, not insist 5

3 December

15:51 Rad unveils new performance-boost tool 1

15:34 First details of GDC's 25th special

14:48 Riot Games to double workforce in hiring spree 1

13:41 Harrison: Browsers hold key to industry?s future 3

12:30 Riccitiello opens up on cancelling NBA Elite

10:53 'Only Apple could join the console fray'

10:46 Start-Up Spotlight: Lab Rats Studio 1

10:30 Debt-ridden Ireland retains ?500k game fund

09:54 Vaizey: Tax breaks off the table until election 2

2 December

17:49 Zynga buys Newtoy in ?new mobile frontier?

15:51 Dates set for Festival Of Games 2011 1

15:02 Retail plan to boost Kongregate dev revenues

13:51 EA values mobile games market at $3.4bn

12:15 Hansoft 6.5 promises enhanced global features

11:55 'The Facebook games gold-rush is over' ? Playfish

10:28 30 Under 30 lobbying deadline is today

10:14 Kotick: Social/mobile markets ?hard to integrate?

1 December

16:00 Educational ash cloud game takes off

15:52 $150,000 on offer in global indie talent hunt

15:21 Zynga revenues could top $400m 1

13:05 Rejuvenated Inafune hints at self-employment

12:26 Nolan bid to build Inception game

12:10 GoldenEye director Hollis hopes for breakthrough

11:10 'Overworked' Stuart Black joins City Interactive 3

11:03 WOW contender Trion Worlds signs with Ubisoft

10:27 30 Under 30 nominations: One day to go