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Games Programmer
Dependant on experience
UK - London

28 May

17:59 Finalists named for Dare to be Digital

15:56 Ruffian staff left RTW ?for console work?

15:50 Cubic Motion receives £100,000 grant

15:34 Enslaved dev ?lacked belief in Heavenly Sword?

14:59 New OpenFeint SDK ties with Apple Game Center

13:49 GamesAid raises £50k overnight

13:32 Treyarch 'not distracted' by Infinity Ward row 1

13:29 Jagex eyes EU expansion 2

12:28 Nexon acquire management rights to rival studio

09:19 Localisation deal signed by Joymax

27 May

13:01 Crammed speaker list for Develop Conference

12:39 Apple usurps Microsoft's reign as tech leader

11:16 Bray joins Blitz 1

10:42 Sledgehammer given 'Call of Duty FPS? project

26 May

17:28 Monumental Games appoints non-executive chairman

16:10 Babel expands facilities and services

15:54 Mixamo adopts Unity Web Player

10:18 THQ unveils Partners division

09:35 Realtime Worlds: Our future output belongs online

09:33 RTW: No dedicated servers ?a deal-breaker?

09:31 Famed writer Garland an ?eye-opener? for Enslaved

25 May

16:55 Robbie Bach and J Allard to quit Microsoft

16:02 Insomniac: EA deal helps us ?reach more gamers?

16:01 ?Devs should fight to own IP? ? Insomniac?s Price

16:01 Insomniac signs with EA Partners

15:15 Blizzard eyes further WoW user growth

15:11 Final winners at Vodafone ?1m AppStar contest

15:04 ?AAA jobs only? at new Ubisoft Toronto stronghold 1

12:49 Riot Games opts for Hansoft

12:17 WiFi-powered MMORPG for iPhone

11:44 Emergent deal for LEGO Universe

11:08 Sony mulls Minis concerns 1

11:04 Image Metrics? costly expansion returns $4m

09:51 ?Allard walkout part of wider Microsoft shake-up?

24 May

19:06 TIGA: RDA cuts ?terrible but inevitable?

17:53 Gaikai scores second funding round

17:16 Source: Polyphony bringing Move and 3D to GT5

16:37 Game body cuts: CEOs respond

15:53 Deep fund cuts threaten game bodies [Update 2] 1

15:16 Apple WWDC10: Jobs to Keynote

14:47 RTW ?putting audience first? with new pay model 2

13:17 BioShock?s 2002 design pitch revealed

12:10 EA on iPad charm offensive 1

10:44 Deep Silver set for acquisition spree

09:54 J Allard ?set to quit Microsoft?

09:30 Realtime Worlds on ?modifying? APB for consoles

08:30 MySpace calls for more in-house developers

21 May

15:26 Newell: Graphics are solved, future is online 13

15:21 Half-Life indie modders turn to UDK

14:29 Britons 'ready for OnLive'

14:23 Cubic Motion hires ex-Image Metrics exec

13:13 How can your game make money in app stores?

12:41 Valve discusses appeal of PS3 development 2

10:37 Expansion plans for London Games Festival

10:19 XLOC signed as Blur localisation firm

10:17 Zynga acquires XPD Media

09:22 TechExcel joins TIGA

20 May

17:56 Killzone 2 wins Ivor Novello award

15:54 Unity running on Google Chrome ?a game changer?

15:00 Oliver twins elected RSA fellows

14:13 Rufus Hound to host Develop Awards

13:39 THQ joins EA?s online pay-wall crusade 1

13:24 Red Dead $100m budget claim unfounded 2

12:30 Creative Assembly ?developing Olympics game?

12:02 Google shows off Chrome app store

11:41 New Emergent deal in race for Korean market

10:48 4mm Games in bid to open UK studio

09:22 Indian licensing deal for Xaitment

09:10 Richard Branson returns to video games

19 May

18:03 GDC Europe: Host of new speakers confirmed

17:56 Autodesk ties with Develop Awards

15:56 EA admits Bungie deal ?fell apart?

15:29 Apple 'arrogance' slammed by Sony

14:47 Ofcom data ?hails games as culturally relevant? 1

14:26 Ubisoft: Half of games will turn 3D by 2012

12:21 Doctor Who keynote at Develop Conference

10:51 Playdom buys Acclaim

10:28 Monumental: Facebook furore will die down

10:15 Creative Assembly returns to sports genre 2

10:08 Facebook and Zynga enter ?five-year relationship?

18 May

17:49 Harrison joins Gardner in new VC group 1

17:13 Senior Bigpoint exec Hein joins Port Plexus

14:35 Epic: PC piracy ?turned us to consoles? 6

14:15 Game tax break plans ?on hold for now?

12:29 Square Enix enjoys sales record

12:10 New Bungie game uses ?Hollywood-grade animation? 1

10:24 Women In Games revival at Develop Conference

09:49 ?Game MP? Vaizey becomes culture minister

17 May

17:30 Two new deals for Epic Games Korea

16:58 Fifteen studios confirmed for Game in Scotland

15:14 Moshi Monsters studio launching new online portal

14:30 Rumour: Sony to charge for ?PSN gold account?

13:37 Sega manages profit amid sales slump

12:52 Nintendo tests 3DS hardware? 1

11:50 Study: Average iPhone app gets 100k downloads 3

11:42 ?Average iPhone app costs $6500? 1

11:38 nDreams launches Facebook StreetDance title

11:00 Capcom fires warning on Move and Natal 1

10:18 Capcom president ?reluctant to invest west?

09:23 Amiqus Games launches new recruitment site

14 May

16:50 Medal of Honor using highly modified UE3

16:46 ELSPA greets Culture and Business Ministers

15:52 PC Gaming Alliance gains members

13:39 No more FarmVille for Facebook? 1

13:00 Download prize added to Develop Awards 1

12:59 EEDAR: ?E3 2010 needs to be impressive?

11:36 CoD: Black Ops gets fourth developer?

11:01 New VPs hired at gaming charity

10:44 Adobe founders snap at Apple

09:12 Funcom signs publishing deal with start-up firm

13 May

17:13 Brandon Boyer named IGF Chairman

15:30 New Culture Sec: ?Creative sector vital to economy?

11:57 iPad ?won't offer full PC experience'

11:21 Developers divided on iPad prospects

10:49 Develop Awards lobbying deadline: 5pm today

09:36 Brammall and Jackson join Unity Technologies 1

09:21 Complex graphics ?bring the iPad to its knees?

09:00 Eutechnyx secures £6m investment

12 May

17:05 ngmoco obtains Stumptown Game Machine

15:59 Sibblingz launches multi-device social game engine

15:31 Image Metrics joins TIGA

13:33 Google seeks games manager

12:28 TIGA publishes Annual Report 2009

11:53 SCEE vets join production services firm

11:36 PS Move ?offers huge change to the shooter genre? 6

11:15 Disney Interactive Media losses reduced

10:40 PS3 'to end hardcore-only stigma'

10:08 Jagex CEO to keynote at Develop Conference

10:00 Final call for Develop Awards lobbying

08:17 Is Farmville leaving Facebook?

11 May

17:47 Five-studio brotherhood for new Assassin?s Creed

15:53 Proper Games? Smith breaks away for new studio

15:50 Ignition licenses CryEngine 3 1

14:29 Channel 4 Education details newest game projects

13:00 ?Pre-owned a bigger problem than piracy? 20

12:04 Japanese QA concern expands into US

11:45 EA Sports: ?Online charges aren't unfair? 4

11:40 In-game ad firm opens London HQ in European push 2

11:00 How can game developers make money from mobile apps?

10:36 EA resorts to $10 pay-wall in war on pre-owned 2

10:24 Capcom plans global development growth

10:00 Playfish bringing FIFA to Facebook

10 May

16:05 3DS tech specs confirmed by Iwata?

15:37 New studio forms from Phantagram

14:20 Rebellion accused of dodging layoff pay 6

13:44 May issue of Develop out now

13:00 Facebook games suffer user drop 1

12:15 Codemasters sues rival for ?staff snatching? 5

11:36 Platinum Games? Nishikawa joins new Mikami studio

10:28 Emergent upbeat with ?global financial growth?

09:42 PathEngine updates SDK

09:40 Media mountain from a molecule as LBP2 emerges

7 May

16:12 Need a designer, distributor or lawyer?

16:11 Edge returns to App Store

15:45 Image Metrics appoints industry veteran

15:02 Read the Develop 100 digital edition now

14:02 iPad release dates announced 1

14:00 Macdonald takes Codemasters role

12:41 TIGA: Hung parliament could benefit the industry

11:51 UK's gaming advocate MPs hold seats

11:14 Lucasarts president resigns

11:00 Revealed: The most successful studios in the world 2

11:00 Develop 100: UK talent is here, money isn?t

11:00 Develop 100: Nintendo reclaims top spot 4

11:00 Develop 100: Infinity Ward thunders through

10:57 ESA: ?The world is coming to E3?

00:40 Activision: Infinity Ward lives on with new COD

00:05 Kotick: 35 Infinity Ward staff out, more to go

6 May

22:42 Kotick: West and Zampella had to go

15:48 Develop Awards lobbying nears deadline

14:09 Kremlin considers ?partriotic? titles

13:05 TIGA: Florida tax breaks prove UK need

13:02 Edinburgh Napier University joins TIGA 1

12:16 Paulina Bozek set for new start-up launch

12:08 Mobile Games Pavilion to star at E3 2010

11:36 Telltale pilot plan aims to cut creative risk

10:29 4MM Games expands operations to UK 1

09:43 Nintendo sales sink for first time in six years

09:36 THQ on comeback as losses fall

5 May

17:32 Infinity-gate: New Respawn hires

16:15 RTW?s Carol Clarke to deliver Games:EDU lecture

15:45 Sony ?not camera-shy? as MS bans Natal snaps 5

15:01 New Sega dev boss amid restructure

14:22 £350k bounty on new parliament game

11:51 Xaitment grows Asian business with new AI deal

11:34 Game design author starring at GameHorizon

11:00 PopCap and Google set for Develop Conference

10:08 Nexon-NDoors buyout put at '£100 million'

10:00 New CTO at Jagex

4 May

15:16 Capcom launches two OpenFeint titles

14:29 Team6 developing racing title for Wii

14:25 MysticGD releases EMotion FX v3.9

14:04 Leeds College of Art joins TIGA

13:06 Rabcat produces Crackdown 2 art assets

12:41 Dark Comet gain Stargate license

12:16 Second Indie Game Challenge begins

12:15 Littleloud returns to Unity for Iron Man 2

11:51 Massive cuts at Icarus Studios

11:34 Toronto iP3 Forum calls for speakers

11:24 Clint Hocking leaves Ubisoft Montreal

10:50 Gamebryo licensing deal for Actoz

10:35 Firelight releases FMOD Designer 2010

10:02 Apple sells 1 million iPads

09:21 Now ELSPA urges Tories to back tax breaks 1