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Games Programmer
Dependant on experience
UK - London

28 April

18:00 Casual Collective becomes Kixeye 1

17:59 New PS3 SDK 'completely unrelated to PSN issues' 4

15:02 Over 250 universities sign CryEngine 3

14:30 New Axis trailer since Dead Island craze

12:50 Blame Beyonce for 70 layoffs, studio says 12

12:44 Microsoft: Phishing not due to Xbox Live problems 1

11:23 Sony sued by PSN user 8

10:46 Luxology releases new modo plug-in

27 April

18:13 Sony initiates mass-email alert

17:11 Zynga UK established in studio acquisition 1

16:26 Devs on PSN hack: 'Digital distrust could follow' 5

12:22 PSN dev: Downtime 'has cost us thousands' 23

11:08 Microsoft issues online security alert 1

26 April

22:58 Sony: All PSN users may have been hacked 6

21:19 PSN user info has been compromised

18:22 Minecraft hits 2 million paying players milestone 1

17:53 Laura Fryer to keynote Develop

17:44 Key staff claim Obsidian is issuing redundancies

17:39 Lead SOCOM 4 designer leaves Zipper

17:12 LucasArts signs major Unreal Engine deal 1

15:54 Turbine takes Lord Of The Rings off Codemasters

15:26 Sony promises dev compensation amid PSN limbo 2

14:41 Key EA exec John Schappert 'quits for Zynga'

14:25 One month left to sign up for Monetising Mobile

14:01 Bigpoint ownership changes hands in $350m deal

10:21 PlayStation platform expands to new Sony tablets

10:16 OpenFeint sold for $104 million

25 April

23:01 Free CryEngine 3 to be released in August 8

12:58 Nintendo: Playable Wii 2 will be shown at E3

22 April

22:00 Develop Conference calls for indie submissions

09:00 Free-to-play 3D FPS arrives on Facebook

21 April

15:47 Hansoft updates for outsourcer support

15:18 Tegra tech 'will drive tablet gaming forward'

14:06 Cohort to cease business 2

12:49 The top five games job vacancies (w/e 21.04.11)

12:39 Playdom brings NBA licence to Facebook

12:10 IGDA unimpressed by Amazon App Store explanation

11:25 Jesse Schell re-booked for GameHorizon

10:58 Posthumous Ivor Novello nomination for Bizarre

10:47 Student showcase to return in May

20 April

17:34 Only six tables left for the Develop Quiz

16:10 Rawlinson resigns from UKIE

11:56 Zynga empire stretches to Washington

11:52 Dev-friendly Home update launches today

11:08 Music studio 'shuts down and joins Zynga'

10:45 Epic's Capps: $0.99 apps are killing the industry 19

19 April

15:41 Wii 2 rumour: Nintendo snaps up Rockstar work

14:55 Playfish abandons in-game currency in big switch 1

14:37 MySpace losing Zynga support

14:05 MySpace co-founder on games acquisitions spree

12:48 Apple 'banning apps using second-sale trick' 1

11:46 Rush of developers revealed for Festival of Games

11:24 Microsoft crackdown on Indies ratings abuse 7

10:42 Press banned from Penny Arcade Dev event

10:00 Last call for Develop Awards lobbying

18 April

18:00 Jagex and Avatar Games sponsor Develop Quiz

15:58 Canada pays Digital Extremes $2.5m to hire more 3

15:35 Euro studio makes $125k in crowdsourced cash

15:03 EA Tiburon bosses 'quit to form new studio' 1

12:00 Moshi Monsters man to keynote Develop Conference

11:00 Develop Awards: Lobbying ends tomorrow

15 April

15:54 Over 70 universities rush for Dare to be Digital

15:08 Wii 2: Fresh rumours emerge on 'Project Cafe' 14

14:20 Planet Moon CEO departs after money row

13:51 'Young devs might never work on new triple-A IP'

12:57 Android 'hits 3 billionth app download' 1

12:22 The top five games job vacancies (w/e 15.04.11)

12:01 Games Convention Online cancelled

11:30 Time's running out! Lobby for the Develop Awards

09:35 Wii HD 'to be announced at E3'

14 April

16:41 New traffic high for Develop-Online

15:26 Advanced tools for Kinect's PC SDK

13:48 Warning issued over Amazon App Store 'small print' 1

11:00 Make big money from your mobile app

13 April

18:17 Backbreaker iOS downloaded 5m times

17:11 Autodesk reveals Crytek Scaleform licensing

12:37 Rare: Voice control will drive Kinect forward

12:29 NaturalMotion marches on with new game project

12:06 Steam pirates exposed with Garry's Mod trick 2

11:25 Speakers sought for GDC Online

11:12 Nintendo outsources Zelda work 1

10:49 Ubisoft CEO: We'd invest in UK if dev costs fell

10:19 Pitbull snaps up Slightly Mad duo

10:00 Angry Birds 'not the most downloaded PSN game' 1

09:43 Sega barred Streets of Rage mod over IP breach 7

12 April

14:43 Eutechnyx appoints Codeplay for damage tech

13:50 Activision: Guitar Hero projects may return

13:35 Vision Engine adds sky generation tech

13:31 Side reveals BioWare and Creative Assembly deals

13:22 Six UK studios win Abertay funds 3

11:59 'No dead end' for LA Noire mo-cap tech

11:33 Develop Awards: Lobbying now open

11:03 'Sega email led to Streets of Rage mod removal' 3

10:14 Relentless ponders PSN freemium business

11 April

15:56 Massachusetts bid for '35% game tax breaks' 1

15:32 Mizuguchi: Move and 3D 'really interest me'

15:12 Xbox Live 'to embrace free-to-play'

14:45 Playfish to axe game despite '40k daily users' 4

11:31 CCP: Mobile power to increase 100-fold by 2015 2

10:50 Social games 'to make $5b by 2015'

10:29 Angry Birds 'the most downloaded PSN game'

10:04 'Significant update' across all Adobe tools

8 April

15:51 Sulake: We can't match our players' creativity

13:20 The making of L.A. Noire uncovered in Develop

12:57 MTV launches dev unit

12:09 Stars shine at MCV awards

11:43 RockYou appoints new CEO

10:18 Fox launches Facebook title

10:01 GDC Europe speaker submission deadline nears

7 April

17:55 Industry giants prepare for biggest Gamescom yet

15:58 Rumour: Android charting game-time, not installs 4

15:20 Canada studio bids for 'no crunch' certificate 2

14:45 Google: There will be no Android clampdown

12:15 FMOD supports 3DS

11:52 Analyst: Mobile industry to grow 15% in 2011

11:37 Ex-EA and LucasArts staff form new studio

11:32 VIDEO: Unreal Engine 3's new tricks 1

10:42 Houser: Transmedia has failed so far 2

10:39 Bizarre founder: Activision eroded studio spirit 1

09:47 Minecraft banks Persson 'over £19 million'

09:36 Avatar gives backing to Develop Quiz

6 April

12:02 Houser: Art debate is for time-wasters 2

11:58 Rumor: Silverlight to run on Xbox 360 2

10:41 Gaikai and Bigfoot Networks announce partnership

10:02 Vision Engine 8 licensed to Kalypso Media

5 April

16:00 Sony tablet rumors intensify

15:48 Gibeau: 'City state' studios saved EA 2

14:31 PopCap launches new games 'design center' 1

13:10 Bigpoint hires second CEO

11:54 Tiga numbers bolstered by FXpansion

10:42 Codeplay launch new optimisation tech

10:29 Microsoft debuts new 360 dev kit

10:04 Zynga board welcomes DreamWorks CEO

4 April

17:48 Nimrod welcomes music licensing veteran

15:15 Develop in your pocket: Download our free app

14:39 Ticket discount for tonight's Kawasaki talk

13:36 Legal bid to pull Modern Warfare from Activision 1

11:58 Cage: LA Noire mo-cap tech 'a dead-end' 1

11:17 Angry Birds Rio 'hits 10m downloads in ten days'

10:31 Longstanding Japan dev Red Entertainment acquired

10:13 Madden 'creator' sues EA

10:02 When 30m users is not enough: Layoffs at Oberon

1 April

16:53 Wwise updated with iOS and 3DS support

15:01 Visa to appear at Monetising Mobile

14:31 Inafune launches two new firms

12:30 The top five games job vacancies (w/e 01.04.11) 1

12:30 March - the month in five minutes

11:13 Google initiates Android clampdown 3

10:25 PlatinumGames 'deeply saddened' by games industry