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31 March

17:38 Blitz hits 20th birthday

14:12 Revealed: the final chip spec for Natal

13:07 Capcom embarking on new digital era

12:54 Activision strategy revealed in brand reshuffle

12:25 Bill Mooney to keynote at GDC Canada

11:24 Keith Vaz 'has changed' 2

11:20 New engine for Witcher 2

09:43 David Reeves becomes Capcom Europe COO

30 March

15:03 Greenpeace: Cloud computing fuels climate change

14:47 State of Independence announces speaker

14:24 Book now for Monetising Mobile early bird rate

14:12 ?Terrifying skill shortage more vital than taxes? 12

11:19 Key parties lock horns at ELSPA Question Time

10:38 Gamebryo licensed by Eya Soft

10:15 Tories: We'll offer tax breaks in our first budget

10:15 Stonetrip launches 3D iPad support

10:04 iPad support launched on GameSalad

29 March

17:01 Scaleform lands Prince of Persia deal

15:30 Virtual Fairground hires DJ for new title

15:26 Game Connection heads to E3

15:09 ELSPA Question Time event tonight

15:06 Just Cause sequel promising as Avalanche rejoices 8

13:04 Mass Effect 3 confirmed to run on UE3 3

11:57 Ninja Theory working on second secret title

11:53 Harmonix confirm vocal harmonies in Rock Band 3

11:44 Bankrupt Cheyenne in IP merry-go-round

11:01 Garriott: I own a piece of the moon 2

10:15 Ex-EA quartet fire back with new studio

26 March

17:54 Hydrophobia to be Xbox Live?exclusive

17:15 Jobs go at IO Interactive

16:58 Joseph Olin to talk at Game Horizon 2010

15:44 IGDA elects new chair

13:46 Atomic Games announces Hydrogen Engine title

12:30 Rare: We don?t need to return to old IP 3

12:00 Atomic Operations signs deal with SCEA

11:45 Atlus sells web games operator C&C Media

11:12 Monetisation deal announced for online music game

10:30 Rare: We will define the Natal experience 1

10:30 New studio opened by Blizzard veteran

09:59 SCEE: Familiar tools produce the best results

25 March

17:39 GDC Europe call for speakers goes out

17:31 Infinity Ward: Morale is high

15:52 Langdell hits back: ?EA is losing its legal fight? 8

14:41 S. Korea studio becomes newest Emergent licensee

12:22 Tax breaks ?will create 3500 new UK jobs by 2015? 5

11:46 Gamebryo goes east with Shanghai studio deal

11:29 Lightning Fish moves to larger UK base

10:44 Livingstone: Tax breaks mean new jobs

10:12 Langdell losing grip on Edge trademark 7

24 March

17:36 Curve Studios: Tax break means big investments

17:13 Govt: UK will remain a game industry world leader

17:06 Wilson: Tax breaks are a massive boost

17:02 Has Labour paved the way for GTA London?

16:06 ELSPA: Tax breaks will help British talent

15:49 Philip Oliver: We?re anxious for tax break details

15:16 UK culture department reveals tax break plan

15:06 Lib Dems: There?s no money for tax breaks

14:49 Braben: Let?s hope tax break is genuine

13:54 UK reveals delight at tax break reform

13:20 Labour pledges tax help for UK games industry 3

12:50 Metismo launches iPad support for Bedrock

12:06 Epic set for Tokyo meetings

11:14 ISFE denies neglecting dev views in PEGI ratings

10:18 Sony?s Koller: 3D could limit Nintendo market 4

09:59 EGDF lobbies for developers? say in PEGI ratings

23 March

21:55 Document reveals Sharp?s supposed 3DS screen tech

16:57 'Parallax 3D tech will transform handheld gaming'

16:21 Report: Nintendo 3DS uses parallax barrier tech

15:46 Speakers announced for Triangle Game Conference

15:37 Avalanche reveals more on Hunter studio

14:13 ELSPA Question Time: One week to go

14:02 Study hits out at unproductive file transfers

13:37 '70% of iPhone devs heading to Android'

13:23 EA axes Starbreeze game deal

11:53 Public feedback has honed Natal games, says Rare

11:46 Rare promises fair play at new Birmingham base

10:10 Train2Game benchmarked by top dev universities 2

08:56 Nintendo working on 3D handheld

00:07 Warner Montreal to develop DC Comic games

22 March

23:19 Warner Bros to open major Montreal studio

17:38 EA ?continuing to outsource to low-cost areas?

17:06 The9 buys $20m majority stake in Red 5 Studios

16:59 MIGS speaker deadline nears

15:55 Deadline looms for app development challenge

14:56 Molyneux calls rebirth of PC gaming

13:32 Intel waives app development kit fee

12:04 iPhone game disappears following dev's Apple rant 3

12:00 ?Publishers frown on risk more than ever?

12:00 ?Developers still naively estimate game costs?

12:00 Publishers tighten grip on dev budgets

11:58 Microsoft positions for Natal 2 development

11:53 ShiVa engine adds Android support

10:57 Develop Conference call for submissions nears end

10:24 Crytek UK in studio move 1

09:57 Eutechnyx hires ex-NASCAR game boss

21 March

16:24 MP Watson says games ?will rule the century?

16:19 VIDEO: The Ones to Watch nominees

16:14 The Butterflyers crowned Ones to Watch

16:11 Rocksteady victorious with Best Game BAFTA

16:09 Master Miyamoto takes BAFTA Fellowship

16:05 More awards for Naughty Dog

19 March

17:44 Crytek demonstrates 3D for CryEngine 3

16:20 ELSPA undergoing rebrand

15:44 EA Sports reshuffles after Chiang exit

14:41 James Cameron ?fascinated by game engines?

13:01 The Wii market is safe again, says Reef CEO 1

13:00 Realtime Worlds? Jones victorious at IoD awards

12:21 Zynga leads new rush of GDC Canada talks

11:27 Blitz forms new senior management team

11:07 GC Asia cancelled

10:52 Mobile micropayment firm signs new dev

10:10 Key industry speakers set for 3D games conference

18 March

18:21 Six to Start's Smokescreen wins at SXSW

18:11 State of Independence discount deal hits deadline

18:08 2Bee Games launches dev competition

15:34 Keynote speakers set for Nordic Game 2010

11:52 Xaviant licenses CryEngine 3

11:03 New speakers confirmed as Monetising Mobile fills

10:10 Calls to end skills shortage

17 March

17:31 Rebellion confirms cuts and studio closure 4

16:20 EA exec departs for Zynga

15:55 Doubts raised on the value of public betas 1

13:56 GamesBrief joins Tiga

13:21 Industry webchat to offer career advice 1

12:25 Shinji Mikami to launch new studio

11:56 Darkworks launches 3D games tech

11:30 New studio forms from fallen Transmission Games

11:30 Ex-Valve studio Turtle Rock makes comeback 1

10:15 Gamebryo adds PS3/Wii motion control tool

16 March

23:50 Former Ensemble manager rejects 'crunch' claim

16:57 Dave Allen fired at Quest Online

14:36 Brown and Cameron back creative sector awards

12:52 Unreal Engine games add Nvidia 3D display

12:16 CEDEC 2010 launches call for speakers

12:01 GDC China 2010 set for December 1

11:48 Date set for Montreal International Game Summit

11:38 Codemasters warns of Natal bandwagon jumps

11:25 Tokyo Game Show 2010 dated

10:41 GDC: GameSpy launches new online game dev tools

10:37 Major enhancements for Autodesk tools lineup

10:19 Levenson to keynote Develop as speaker list grows

09:40 Record numbers for GDC

15 March

17:50 Women in Games conference cancelled 3

17:48 450 sacked as Disney axes Zemeckis?s mocap studio

17:00 Develop 2010 opens registration

15:54 Fears over tax break freeze in hung parliament

14:17 ZeniMax adopts Fork Particle tech for MMO

13:04 Square Enix building ?next generation? engine

12:17 GDC: Insomniac Games going multiplatform?

11:54 Fake on-disc DLC is simply unacceptable. Agree? 27

11:42 GDC: Sony claims UMD is 'alive and well'

11:15 Realtime Worlds win tech award for APB 2

10:12 GDC: ?Crunch culture killed Ensemble?

01:06 Ex-IW bosses sign Hollywood talent agency

00:17 GDC: Wright talk heralds 'age of opportunity'

12 March

17:56 GDC: Free Autodesk Maya course for all students 8

17:55 GDC: Sony's 'Skinny' strategy backs non-game apps

17:17 GDC VIDEO: Havok's theory of destruction

16:27 Sony claim Move not being pushed on devs

15:55 Valve: Gaming's future is in bio-sensory data

15:53 GDC: PS Move requires a mere 2MB of RAM

15:34 Molyneux: Motion control surge has devs in a sweat

15:24 Pac-Man creator to keynote Festival of Games

13:12 GDC VIDEO: CryEngine 3 demonstration

13:05 Star launch web-based dev support service

12:32 GDC: DRM damages the value of games, says Newell 4

11:30 GDC: New web-based character creation tool launches

11:11 Newell and Carmack crowned legends at GDC awards

10:38 Brilliant Naughty Dog dominates GDC awards

10:08 GDC: New studio formed by ex-EA staff

07:36 GDC: Xloc unveils version 4.0

01:19 GDC: Epic details UE3's latest improvements

11 March

22:19 GDC: Fork Particle integrates with Perforce

18:30 GDC: Epic and Palm in Unreal mobile deal

17:59 GDC: InstantAction reveal direct web distribution

17:33 Bigger early-bird deal for Gamebased Learning

17:32 GDC: New US studio unveils 'real guitar' game 1

17:07 Canada named as official Gamescom partner

17:00 GDC: Dolby unveils Axon for consoles

16:57 GDC: Hi5 launches exclusive dev program

15:44 GDC: Tripwire uses Luxology modelling software

15:29 GDC: OpenGL 4.0 specs released

14:50 GDC: Epic and Valve unite in Steamworks/UE3 deal 1

14:39 GDC: Update released for Gamebryo LightSpeed

13:56 GDC: $8m deal takes Image Metrics public

13:10 Speakers confirmed for mobile apps conference

12:40 GDC: PlayStation Move latency revealed 3

12:05 GDC: Eve Online studio CCP on PS Move project

11:43 GDC: Havok at centre of new PS Move shooter

10:49 GDC: Sony lists 36 dev partners for Move

10:27 GDC: Metismo expands web app support

09:31 GDC: EA laments Infinity Ward row

07:36 GDC: Consoles to become portals, predicts Perry

00:19 GDC: Sony confirms Move's nunchuck add-on

10 March

19:05 GDC: Games key to MySpace revamp

18:00 GDC: OnLive dates launch, pricing for US 7

17:54 GDC: Now Kore names NetDevil as latest partner

17:47 PS3's 3D update 'imminent'

16:47 Conduit unveils game-specific API

16:01 NDreams scores Lewis Hamilton game deal

15:55 GDC: Vision Engine in punchy multi-game deal

14:58 Kempt Joins TIGA

14:44 GDC: Havok co-founders cut to the Kore

14:33 New UK diploma course to incorporate game design

11:31 GDC: Zynga bandwagon ?dangerous for devs?

11:22 GDC: Mobile-friendly XNA version 4 announced

11:08 Harmonix returns to Rock Band

09:58 GDC: 32m play Farmville each day

08:42 GDC: Allegorithmic unveils Substance Redux 1

9 March

21:15 GDC: Habbo Hotel talks better virtual worlds

18:51 GDC: Facebook claims 'revolution' in game design 1

18:20 GDC: Havok reports large sales growth

18:13 Vaizey/Watson showdown on Games Question Time

17:38 GDC: EA signs on with 38 Studios

17:21 Image Metrics offers multilingual face animation

15:53 IDC questions datacenter cost management 1

15:50 Source: Staff cuts at Rebellion's Oxford HQ [Update] 7

15:39 GDC: Dev source backs claim of PS3 'nunchuck' 1

15:23 GDC: Big Ubi deal for NaturalMotion

14:37 GDC: Bigpoint boats Unity's cross-platform system 5

14:00 GDC: Palm release games dev kit

12:36 Virtuos workforce hits new milestone

12:17 GDC: New CEO for Emergent

12:10 GDC: Globex Studios launches

11:24 Partnertrans moves office

11:15 GDC: Bungie in ?Hollywood-grade? face caption deal

10:56 GDC: New social monetisation platform announced

09:58 GDC: Codemasters Guildford unveils new IP

09:42 GDC: 49 Games expands management

09:06 GDC: 2011 event dates detailed

08:58 GDC: Unity claims 'engine with broadest support'

8 March

23:55 GDC: Valve confirms Steam and Source for Mac 1

17:54 Monumental Games appoints new studio heads

17:52 Former Harmonix exec joins Hansoft

17:26 Midway splinter studio Atomhawk joins Tiga

17:08 AMD providing ?affordable? DMM package

17:01 String of keynotes for Women in Games

15:31 GDC: Trio of new tools fight mobile market congestion

15:09 GDC: Tax relief 'loophole' for UK studios

13:08 GDC: TechExcel reveals new tool bundle

12:50 Developers serenade Sinclair's Spectrum 13

11:34 GDC: Face/body mo-cap fusion process announced

10:57 MS boasts Natal credentials for 'core' projects

10:42 Another Code studio Cing ?bankrupt?

10:14 Localisation firm Binari Sonori opens LA office

08:30 GDC: All the news in one place

5 March

15:53 BigWorld's trio of new products targets indies

14:56 Activision lawsuit transcript: The highlights

11:05 Splash Damage triumphant at The Develop Quiz 10

07:04 Suda: Yamaoka gives us leadership and creativity

07:01 Penn: Huge potential remains for sandbox games

4 March

21:11 Activision: Modern Warfare IP lawsuit 'meritless'

18:01 Eutechnyx hires industry veteran

15:53 Independent studios form Indie Fund

15:40 Hints suggest Steam for Mac is incoming

14:00 Not going to GDC? Develop has you covered

13:55 Sacked IW duo break silence and sue Activision

12:00 Lead dev questions industry?s stance on ethnicity 2

10:00 Suda 51 reveals interest in PSN/XBLA projects

09:00 GDC ?essential to attend?, says Cohort

3 March

16:50 MIGS launches call for speakers

15:03 Nvidia reveals next-gen Ion graphics processors

14:48 Trinigy out in force at GDC

14:00 NaturalMotion offers secret project peek at GDC

12:54 App Star dev contest deadline draws near

12:44 Develop 100 returns in May

12:37 THQ mobile studio enters liquidation 1

12:01 LEGO extends TT Games deal

12:00 Louis Castle to keynote Develop Evolve

09:34 Bizarre applauds Activision?s wisdom in Blur delay

2 March

23:00 Activision confirms dev switcheroo for CoD 1

17:51 Blur team aims to avoid PS3 port problems 4

16:43 Sony acquires Media Molecule 2

14:26 Square Enix appoints worldwide technology director

13:39 THQ partners academia for major new usability lab

11:39 Triangle Studios expands to US

11:22 Discount deadlines near for Gamebased Learning event

10:50 CryEngine3 goes 3D

10:14 Rare to open new UK studio 1

09:14 Sony: PS3 global system error is over 2

09:02 Activision ?axes? Infinity Ward bosses in new row 1

1 March

15:48 Freeman named Develop deputy editor

13:09 Centroid rejoins Tiga

12:50 Telltale seeks TV franchise expansion

11:44 'Tax aid could save a sinking UK dev workforce' 1

11:22 [Update] Debug PS3s hit by system errors 23

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