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Games Programmer
Dependant on experience
UK - London

30 June

16:07 Monumental welcomes new biz dev director

15:52 TIGA: Tax relief halt could harm UK investment

14:19 Image Metrics snaps up CharacterFX

12:34 Molyneux unveils episodic model for Fable III

11:45 Hansoft unveils version 6.1

01:01 Sony warns of UK dev investment slowdown

01:00 Kotick: 'We really need UK games incentives' 2

00:20 Microsoft dents, but doesn't kill, Milo rumours

00:10 Braben: Milo and Kinectimals are separate entities 1

29 June

12:18 MysticGD opens Emotion FX beta phase

11:20 [Update] Milo tech ?incubates across Microsoft studios? 1

11:19 GamesAid poker tournament announced

10:32 CCP Newcastle officially opens 4

10:08 [Update] Microsoft relegates Milo to ?tech demo?

28 June

15:26 Education for the nation: WWII battle simulator

14:49 Stonetrip supports Shiva

14:12 Activision: Tax breaks will be a game changer 4

11:57 Peter Moore's call of duty: Fighting pre-owned 7

09:00 Final call for Sourcebook entries

25 June

17:00 Cecil: Cultural concern sparked tax break doubts 1

15:27 Just two months until Gamescom

15:12 Second Life CEO walks amid layoffs 1

10:18 Android bundle bonus for Unity pre-orders

09:15 Cubic Motion adds facial rig offer

24 June

17:52 Konami licenses Unreal Engine 3 for Saw 2

15:38 Severe layoffs for RealNetworks games teams

12:37 Wily dev strikes it rich with vuvuzela app

11:57 Metismo scores OpenPath partnership

11:37 Testology victorious at Xbox 360 Games 5s

11:21 Codeworks outlines ?survival plans? amid RDA axe

10:02 Interactive narrative group joins TIGA

09:53 Excitement builds for Siggraph 2010

23 June

15:58 Zynga's latest attracts 5 million in 14 days

14:45 Want to write for Develop? 5

13:22 Did 'fear of anti-game lobby' kill games tax break?

12:03 Don't miss the Develop Awards

09:35 iPad sales pass 3m worldwide

09:23 3DS dev costs won't come cheap

22 June

15:11 Heroes creator and Nokia craft new ARG

14:47 [UPDATE] Game funding endangered as RDAs face abolishment 5

14:32 TIGA condemns tax relief ?broken promises? 2

13:55 ELSPA 'extremely disappointed' by tax break U-turn 1

13:07 Tax Breaks - the deal is off 6

11:46 Ed Vaizey to talk tax breaks at Develop Conference? 1

10:12 Direct2Drive unites with Develop Awards

09:11 New dates for Handheld Learning 2010

21 June

15:42 Kinect 'opens new doors for middleware'

15:40 Kotick's CoD subscription dream 1

15:34 Source pins Kinect manufacturing costs to $150 2

15:06 Stonetrip launches ShiVa 3D price promo

20 June

01:09 Hirai unimpressed by 3D handheld displays 2

18 June

12:47 Burger King working on Kinect project

11:09 45,600 visit E3 2010

11:02 Activision plans 3DS support

10:33 Zynga scores $147m investment

10:20 Portal 2 gets console/PC cross-compatibility

17 June

17:05 E3 News ? Everything in one place

17:00 Milo development ongoing

16:55 Gaikai signs with EA

16:39 Spilt Milk on board for Crackdown 2 DLC

13:01 Frontier making key first party Kinect game

12:29 Unity talks iPad support

11:55 Free Develop magazine subs offer 1

11:34 Rebellion developing new Konami action title

10:47 Gamr7 signs with Substance Air

16 June

17:49 Scoreloop partners with Ideaworks Airplay

17:38 Ubi's ManiaPlanet UGC platform unveiled

14:01 Steve Ince: Dialogue trees don?t work 1

13:12 Sony and NWDA invest £2m in regional UK training

12:01 Proper Games creating Crackdown 2 PDLC

10:29 Jenova Chen studio creating Journey

00:34 SONY: Valve inks key PS3 deal

15 June

21:35 SONY: Media Molecule details LBP2

21:06 SONY: PSP dev pipeline 'incredibly strong'

20:37 SONY: 40 companies at work on Move titles

20:22 SONY: We're leading the 3D movement

20:15 SONY: Guerrilla Games on Killzone 3D

20:13 SONY: Polyphony Digital creating GT5 3D

19:04 NINTENDO: 3DS tech specs detailed 2

18:34 NINTENDO: Kojima working on 3DS MGS concept

18:31 NINTENDO: Retro Studios making new Donkey Kong

18:29 NINTENDO: 'Epic Mickey defines modern game design'

17:51 NINTENDO: '3DS will enthuse developers'

17:44 NINTENDO: Eurocom creating Goldeneye Wii 1

17:37 Blizzard rapidly expands operations

16:55 Japanese developers back OnLive

15:52 Activision recruits 300 in 3 years for CoD

14:22 Japanese studio Cave talks conquering the West 1

11:06 EA Gun Club grants 'exclusive developer access'

10:26 New Mizuguchi Kinect title shown at E3

09:39 Michael Ancel creating 2D Rayman game

09:19 Ubisoft announces new Eric Chahi title

14 June

22:34 Itagaki returns with THQ deal

20:25 XBOX: Forza 4 to enjoy Kinect support

20:03 XBOX: New 360 'slim' confirmed; detailed

19:55 XBOX: Kinect demo shows promise

19:41 XBOX: Rare creating Kinect Sports

19:30 XBOX: Crytek at work on 360 exclusive

19:17 XBOX: Kojima on developing for 360

19:03 XBOX: 'We're looking for talented developers'

19:01 XBOX: Molyneux dates Fable III

18:50 XBOX: 2010 a 'transformation year'

16:32 Lightning Fish working with Mel B

16:09 Zoe Mode at work on Sing It sequel

16:02 Has Assassin's creator defected to THQ?

15:34 BBC raises Kinect concerns

15:22 E3: UK devs tout export power

15:02 Imagination Studios backs Develop Awards

14:51 Side joins Tiga

14:37 Microsoft readying E3 3D announcement?

13:00 Schafer hints at Double Fine iPhone output

11:33 Capcom and Clover execs announce El Shaddai

11:25 Ubi ramps up digital dev budget

02:02 Microsoft developing LucasArts, Disney Kinect games

00:52 Is Natal really called Kinect?

11 June

17:00 Lessons in Asian collaboration set for GDC Europe

16:36 Treyarch ?not empty on ideas? for future CoD 6

16:11 Analysis: The recruitment problem

15:12 Tiga and Activision lobby UK MPs for tax breaks

15:11 Rock Band 3 details revealed

14:37 Gaikai aims to rescue devs from demo purgatory 3

14:34 EA reveals new UK-made PSN/XBLA game

14:20 Amiqus joins forces with Develop Awards

13:58 No fear at Treyarch to build its own ?No Russian?

13:35 4mm signs with Alli in Action Sports deal

13:18 Gaikai targets full game service ?by 2011?

12:24 Apple opens the doors of iPhone OS 4

11:16 Survey highlights development skills crisis 1

10 June

17:30 [Update] Plans ahead for PS3 Dreamcast ports 5

15:35 Microsoft will announce its 3D plan 'soon' 1

15:22 Four new members for Tiga

14:38 Midway Chicago takes on next Mortal Kombat

13:57 ?Biggest gun recording attempt? in Medal of Honor 2

11:57 Staff cuts for Second Life team 1

11:42 PS3 update ushers in 3D era

11:00 Free speaker sessions at Develop Conference

9 June

17:31 Valve delays Portal and cools Half-Life rumours

15:53 Beenox engine outputs 4 visual styles on 3 systems

15:49 Spider-Man team ready for Arkham challenge

13:46 Back To The Future games revealed 2

12:31 Downsized Neversoft given action shooter project

11:25 FIFA team flaunts ?breakthrough persona engine?

11:16 June issue of Develop out now 1

10:33 Revenue spike for Take-Two

10:23 LucasArts hires new president

10:16 New Max Payne delay at Rockstar Vancouver

09:50 Lightning Fish to open studio in India 2

09:20 Clever girl: Telltale scores Jurassic Park licence

08:45 CORRECTION: No ?big Respawn announcement? at E3

8 June

16:15 RealtimeUK embraces Develop Awards

15:54 Doubts raised as Minister talks game tax breaks

15:16 Braben joins Twitter ahead of E3 tease

15:04 Dare to be Digital kicks off

14:27 NaturalMotion tech deals break beyond gaming

14:00 New games publisher emerges

11:50 Obsidian teams with Gas Powered Games

11:18 [Update] Respawn to emerge from the ashes at E3

7 June

21:34 Apple ?approves 95% of dev submissions?

20:37 Apple opens details on new iPhone 4

19:03 Steve Jobs: iPhone dev revenues ?just hit $1bn?

15:59 Unity celebrates fifth anniversary

15:33 Nintendo ?has abandoned the Nvidia 3DS deal? 1

15:30 Teletext Mobile launches App Factor contest

11:08 Develop Awards and Conference: Early bird ends today

10:58 Disney: Tax credit 'strengthens BC games scene'

10:27 Jobs to lift lid on iPhone 4.0 tonight 2

10:00 French studio signed to make X Factor game 1

4 June

18:26 Games leaders herald Vancouver tax break 1

17:42 Deus Ex score composer confirmed

17:41 Tapulous passes 5m song downloads milestone

17:22 RealtimeUK commits to series of hires

13:38 New target acquired in Zynga buyout spree

12:41 Train2Game to host development webinar

12:20 Gaikai aims to open digital doors to highstreet retail

11:54 Develop Awards early bird ends Monday

11:45 Cubic Motion talks better facial animation

11:14 Siggraph ties with Develop

10:41 Excitement builds for Gotland Game Awards

3 June

15:01 Level-5 ?plans to break Nintendo deal? 2

14:51 Periscope sets sights on international stage

13:12 Supermassive reveals Big Match Striker

11:34 Respawn success ?is industry?s gain?

10:41 EA's Moore: Online pay-wall will up standards

10:38 GC Online public events canceled

10:25 Develop Conference: Pixar to keynote art track

10:02 Level-5 ?braced for new EU and US studios?

09:30 Develop Awards: the finalists are revealed 2

2 June

16:29 Devs urged to think globally when protecting IP

16:03 Ignition licenses NaturalMotion middleware

14:57 WiiWare dev turns to Gamebryo 2

14:37 Testronic to open digital QA lab 1

13:58 Activision begins $250k search for indie talent 10

12:14 Testronic opens new digital media lab

12:06 Develop Awards early bird: only a few days left

11:11 Rare ditches gold logo for new look 3

10:34 Infernal Engine adds network game tech for free

1 June

18:01 Bigpoint acquires bankrupt studio

15:56 Treyarch: Bungie is our competition

15:48 PES team admit mistakes

15:41 Ruffian recounts surviving 'unhealthy' crunch

15:39 Treyarch boss holds faith in Infinity Ward

15:24 Tenth title signed at Blitz 1 UP 1

15:11 New R&D conference announced

10:28 Sony describes its 'duty to innovate'

10:00 TIGA positive amid game tax break no-man?s-land