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Games Programmer
Dependant on experience
UK - London

30 January

17:47 Koch closes Deep Silver Vienna studio 2

29 January

15:49 Train2Game signs as Develop Quiz sponsor 8

11:11 Codemasters cans Heist 1

10:41 Sony Liverpool faces restructuring

10:18 Tandem launches GamesDev Masterclasses

10:07 Eutechnyx opens new internship scheme

28 January

17:29 Devs call for control of digital game prices

17:16 Better AI implementation is coming, says Xaitment

14:00 Redundancies at DR Studios

11:48 Develop and MCV tie with Gamescom

11:12 Cities XL net elements axed 1

10:29 Red 5 admits walkout and layoffs

27 January

20:49 Firemint 're-imagining' Flight Control for iPad

19:33 iPhone games playable on iPad

18:11 Full report: Apple confirms iPad 7

16:46 Is data size development's greatest hurdle? 1

16:14 Sid Meier to keynote GDC 2010

15:58 Develop covering Apple conference tonight

15:46 London 'championing' performance in games

15:40 Nintendo unearths original Zelda design docs 3

14:49 Vision Engine integrates Fork?s particle tech

11:00 Last chance to vote: should devs decide on prices? 2

10:48 Climax eyes future Silent Hill projects

09:50 Heavy wage cuts at Marvelous Entertainment

09:22 ?250k investment for ?real-time? localisation tech

08:40 Report: Red 5 Studios axes workforce

26 January

17:50 India and Russia join Global Game Jam

17:24 Taylor and Rein star in GameHorizon

15:56 Lionhead trio form splinter studio

14:28 SPOV celebrates a return to active duty

14:12 PopCap stung by $4.6m lawsuit loss

13:51 DevMob 2010 ? one week to go

13:23 Women in games event set for March

13:00 EA Montreal adopts new AI technology

11:23 Apple profits jump 50%

11:17 Britain slips out of recession

25 January

17:36 Free Google Nexus One mobiles in GDC offer

15:56 iPhone ?gives anyone a chance to outsell EA?

15:46 Updated PathEngine available...

15:28 House of Lords backs UK development tax breaks 2

14:10 iTablet games 'already being played'

14:02 ?The Unity engine helped me turn solo?

12:02 The audio specialist on the importance of the UK Capital

09:08 Rising Star retains Marvelous rights

08:39 Monumental funded £2m from UK scheme

22 January

16:21 Gamescom details emerge

14:58 PSN puts studios ?in weaker negotiating position?

12:50 Crunch and overtime ?a complex, destructive issue? 9

10:59 Unity hints at solo dev marketing support

00:39 Rockstar breaks silence on crunch accusations 1

21 January

18:01 BBC courting developers in new game plan

14:17 Game pessimist Keith Vaz slips industry showdown 2

13:45 Tiga-ELSPA merger proposals rejected by both 1

13:10 NaturalMotion enters Chinese market

11:02 Livingstone slams game violence outcries

10:42 Braben fears UK?s drop to sixth in dev league 13

10:11 Kindle app development kit confirmed

20 January

15:43 Tiga denies ?tax preoccupation? issues 2

15:30 Blizzard?s Morhaime plays down WOW sequel plans 1

15:18 ?We are not defeated? ? Tiga rallies for tax cuts 3

11:43 Eiconic: Remote studio model ideal for small teams

11:30 New details emerge on GDC ?UK access funds'

11:00 Last chance to vote: How damaging is crunch? 6

10:52 BioWare commits to 360 for Mass Effect 3

10:21 Sony Motion Controller delayed for 'late 2010'

19 January

15:53 New Square cash ?hard to not see as buyout money? 1

15:28 Low budgets make creativity easier, says Honeyslug

14:29 Revealed: Average dev salary at £32k 7

13:43 Lovell on the games that fell apart

10:15 Jagex opening publishing division

10:11 Global Game Jam countdown kicks off

09:50 ?That?s insane!? - Kotick on Blizzard buyout price 12

18 January

17:51 Ubisoft retreats from licensing splurge

17:29 Develop Quiz returns on March 4th

17:01 Casual Connect Europe 2010 draws near

15:54 Develop London Special kicks off today

15:39 Marko Hein joins Bigpoint

13:47 Haiti disaster sees studios push for aid

12:08 Wibberley joins talent agency

11:07 Codemasters ?on cusp of new investment injection?

10:33 Ivor Novello Awards adds game audio honours

15 January

18:12 Ubisoft to cap global dev headcount

17:39 GDC ties with Develop

15:57 Q-Games? Cuthbert: game funding model ?broken? 1

13:56 Monumental: Outsourcing 'a great cultural addition'

12:42 Codemasters in bogus wind-up scare 4

11:35 GDC Canada to return in May

10:55 Over $450m lost to iPhone piracy 1

10:41 IGDA slams ?exploitative? overtime 1

09:55 Ex-EA attacks Riccitiello?s 'bankrupt strategy'

14 January

17:58 Chinese outsource firm Virtuous buys again

15:44 ?Natal should bring entirely new genres to games? 1

15:36 Developers divided on Natal?s prospects 5

13:57 Edinburgh Interactive shuffles board and execs

12:19 Animation10 event heads to Manachester

11:21 Is game development a career for the young?

11:16 MMO child protection tool ?reduces need for mods?

10:12 MCV hiring news and night editors

10:00 Free Develop magazine subs offer

09:57 Epic?s hunt for new talent enters final phase

09:43 GDC scores GamesBeat event partnership

13 January

15:45 Jagex becomes third-party publisher

14:36 Code Monkeys cuts 'small percentage' of staff 1

14:08 Valve endorses PC motion controller 2

12:04 Zynga?s tarnished ad scheme makes tentative return

11:24 David Cage ponders PS3 motion control potential 3

09:23 Chinese giant seals $80m Mochi Media buyout

09:08 [Update] 'New DS' console detailed

08:56 Bungie and Square Enix to talk audio at GDC 2010 1

08:00 Is Natal just another Wii? Have your say 18

12 January

19:46 Jobs lost at Warner's Seattle studios

18:07 Game Connection dated for March

17:21 Microsoft X48 design event hits UK

17:12 Epic profiles free Unreal Development Kit

15:49 Political pressures made in ?virtual MP? game 1

13:17 Rebellion confirms restructure

12:54 Rumour: Rebellion's Derby studio closes

12:06 Raven?s Singularity project stalls again 1

10:29 Microsoft: We will show studios the way with Natal 1

10:11 EA lowers revenue projections 1

10:00 EA to trim game output this year

11 January

18:07 Study: Average dev costs as high as $28m 12

16:23 US and UK ?worst affected by industry layoffs?

15:45 Study: Industry hit by 11,500 layoffs since 2008

15:44 Perforce hits v2009.2

15:00 ?Wives? rue Rockstar San Diego conditions 5

14:19 Platinum Games wants MadWorld Wii sequel

13:10 Tiga relaunches tax break push 3

12:30 Treasury Minister: ?We're still considering tax cuts?

11:30 Irrational Games returns with 2K Boston rebrand

10:15 DJ Hero's audio in focus

8 January

17:59 ?I began to value publishers when I turned indie?

15:52 Fable II lead designer explains Lionhead departure 1

15:08 Schofield defends Activision ?calendar-ware?

14:07 Which developer does John Johnson most admire?

12:32 EA's Schofield ?couldn?t resist? Activision offer

11:30 Epic joins Khronos as focus shifts to mobiles

10:15 EA Sports nets NBA Jam creator

7 January

17:50 Zen Studios licenses NaturalMotion

17:50 Funcom names Canada studio CEO 1

15:39 Lead developer exposes Natal inner-workings 6

15:11 Develop's 30 Under 30 now online

14:40 Krome Studios building Xbox Game Room 1

12:00 Reminder: Salary Survey ends today

11:34 Game Based Learning opens early bird registration

10:59 Develop Jury reveals high hopes for 2010

10:35 Williams reveals more about new UK studio

09:55 Develop Conference 2010 calls for speakers

6 January

23:49 Another developer leak confirms 2010 Natal 1

19:23 Gaikai grabs $5m funding

17:30 Blackberry backs games

15:55 More heavyweight hires for Unity 1

15:00 DNA Games strikes $2m investment

14:23 Why SCM systems are 'crucial' for MMO studios

13:25 Arkham Asylum ?exemplary use of a franchise?

12:55 Develop's recruitment special - get involved 1

10:34 Bedfordshire's game-course university joins Tiga

10:15 Near Death Studios shuts down 2

09:32 Stringer: Blu-ray ?essential? in Sony?s 3D push

08:00 Last chance to vote: What?s exciting about 2010?

5 January

17:50 How Taito conquered the iPhone

17:26 How close are we to real-time generated speech?

17:16 Three more industry vets join Skillset Council

16:19 Metro 2033 author on embracing the craft of play 1

15:10 App Store downloads hit three billion

14:59 Blu-ray capacity expands 1

14:15 Jagex?s canned Mechscape ?won?t go to waste?

12:06 How royalty management saved developers $16m

11:15 Devs to face MPs at Westminster forum event 2

10:00 Scotland fights on for game tax cuts 2

09:44 PM Brown: UK can be world?s creative hub 1

4 January

22:00 WSJ: Apple tablet lands in March, 'costs $1,000'

19:51 Arberth Studios moves into music production

17:07 Finalists set for IGF 2010

15:25 ELAN Awards open for submissions

14:46 LucasArts talks making better Star Wars games 1

14:20 Ubisoft India marks nation?s first DS game

12:55 Last chance for GDC discount deal

12:02 Capcom to adjust overseas dev deals

10:16 Sega backs away from mature Wii projects 3

09:34 Report: Apple to unveil tablet device on Jan 26th

09:31 Nokia raises stakes in its Apple patent war

09:27 Microsoft bringing Xbox Live to mobile