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31 January

15:30 January - the month in five minutes 1

14:55 Cohort shifts gears after 'challenging' 2010

14:18 Unshakable dev finishes 8-year engine project 3

13:29 PSP2 OS 'not Android' 2

12:42 Disney to launch dedicated Android app store

12:34 New Angry Birds game tied with major Fox movie

11:56 Start-Up Spotlight: GameGround

11:50 Virtual makeover for Spil Games

11:13 1,500 new titles as Global Game Jam ends

10:47 Final chance for Festival of Games ticket discount

10:41 3DS online games portal 'delayed to May'

10:00 Livingstone: 'Eye-opening' skills review tomorrow 2

09:59 Castaway Midway Chicago team make indie fightback

09:30 Spil Games unveils new corporate identity

28 January

17:12 Another indie game in spotlight from Blitz 1UP deal

17:02 Stainless Games celebrates new sales milestone

15:51 CEO switch at Monumental Games

15:28 Can crowdsourcing revolutionise indie funding?

15:22 Autodesk steps in to sponsor Game Jam

11:59 Gusto makes over a quarter of staff redundant 15

11:29 VIDEO: Unreal Engine surges forth on PSP2

10:56 Blizzard and BioWare bosses set for DICE Summit

10:17 No PSP2 dev kits available 'for now'

01:00 The top five games job vacancies (w/e 28.01.11)

27 January

15:49 VIDEO: New Uncharted flaunts PSP2 power 1

14:44 THE FACTS: Canada's fearsome growth, and power 4

12:30 '200 Disney layoffs' amid game exec shuffle 2

10:27 Two Rockstar UK dev execs depart 1

10:24 Rush of dev support for '4x more powerful' PSP2

10:09 UE3 confirmed for PSP2 1

09:51 Sony to developers: Join our Android revolution 2

09:48 PSP2 specs revealed

26 January

17:30 Treasury not drawn in on tax break calls 5

16:25 Computec launches browser game contest

15:11 Italy faces up to games studio 'crisis' 4

14:10 £480m dev fund as Tencent begins mobile raid

13:33 GameStop resubmits Kongregate Android app

12:47 MP Hosie: I'll take tax break calls to Treasury

11:57 Wales wants in on game development 1

11:00 Develop Conference 2011: Call for speakers

10:49 OPINION: The most compelling case for game tax breaks 1

00:01 'UK could lose 2,000 game devs by 2015' - Tiga

25 January

15:48 Scottish dev earnings rocket over £5k 4

15:00 Revealed: Average dev wages stall at £32k 8

14:02 OPINION: Why crunch is vile and how to escape it 11

13:32 Takahashi to fire the gun at Global Game Jam

12:41 Gamers' Voice calls for volunteers

10:45 Kaos workers fear studio closure 1

10:32 Big launch night for Livingstone-Hope report

09:01 Axe falls at Disney Interactive Studios

08:00 Shiva3D jumps further into mobile

24 January

19:52 Facebook Credits to turn compulsory for devs [Update]

19:36 RakNet integrated with LEGO Universe

15:53 Dare to be Digital opens for 2011 entries

15:51 Tiga: Why UK devs should be proud

15:32 IndieCity joins Global Game Jam

15:21 UK devs 'leading the charge' on motion control

12:47 Dave Jones to judge £2k student game contest

11:31 Office of Fair Trading hears Activision complaint 2

11:16 Zynga issues trademark threats to Blingville

10:18 App Store crosses 10bn downloads mark

10:04 GDC early bird discount: Just a few hours left

09:48 3DS to embrace new DSiWare 'from day one' 1

09:26 Zynga acquires Area/Code

21 January

17:27 App Store game's sales spiked from multiplayer add

16:35 Deadline for Ivor Novello nominations

15:40 In Pictures: MPs wrestling with video games

12:37 Dev alliance formed across France and Belgium 2

12:00 The top five games job vacancies (w/e 21.01.11)

11:29 Modern Warfare 3 'in production at three studios' 2

10:48 Google 'intentionally removed Kongregate app'

10:12 Apple nears ten billionth app download

09:51 Torque engine saved in GarageGames resurrection

20 January

20:58 Internal EA email: 'Zampella held off DLC for us' 1

16:38 The Outsider 'not cancelled' 25

15:02 More US studios than UK pitched on £3m DfT game 1

14:10 Trinigy integrates RakNet 4.0

12:02 Bilson: New consoles 'would be horrible' 3

10:10 Disney closes Propaganda Games

09:44 Game Connection prepares to welcome industry elite

08:00 Activision: Bizarre bidders 'waiting to plunder staff' 2

19 January

17:15 Molyneux awarded Lifetime Achievement gong 2

15:37 Allegorithmic inks partnership with MMO trio

15:26 Secret of Angry Birds' success revealed...

15:09 Nordic Game unites with Festival of Games

13:00 Activision recommends Bizarre closure 21

11:27 BIS: Treasury won?t ignore games industry 1

10:33 iPhone sales soar on 'phenomenal holiday quarter'

10:15 Kongregate app disappears from Android Market

09:55 Massachusetts may widen America?s tax break map 5

18 January

17:09 Business Department drops games industry duties

16:15 Playfish reaches userbase of 55m

15:55 Cliff Bleszinski set for GDC talk 1

15:36 Kongregate flashes 'largest ever' Android Store

14:00 OPINION: Game dev doesn't have to suck 4

13:12 Game Republic 'will seek industry funding'

13:04 Fleet of universities join Global Game Jam 3

12:08 Game Republic future in doubt

11:42 Valve confirms Portal 2 cross-platform integration 2

11:03 CEO change at CrowdStar

11:00 Crunch: UKIE calls for more collective choice 1

11:00 Crunch: Tiga calls devs 'our most vital resource' 2

10:04 Havok inks major Bethesda deal

17 January

16:45 Industry meets Vaizey to discuss R&D tax

15:50 60 Apps downloaded per iOS device, study claims

15:15 Zampella: Owning IP is important to us 3

14:40 Apple boss Steve Jobs takes medical leave

14:24 Microsoft 'working on Kinect SDK for PC'

13:31 Bilson: We have to reduce the length of crunch

11:30 OPINION: No rest for the wicked, nor the wonderful 2

10:00 Exhausted insider exposes crunch at Kaos 16

14 January

15:33 Transport Dept 'spends £2.8m on social flop' 5

13:05 Crytek hiring for iPhone and iPad projects 3

12:07 Social market 'worth $1bn this year'

12:00 The top five games job vacancies (w/e 14.01.11)

11:47 RockYou buys UK studio Playdemic 1

10:54 Capcom devs 'were not told of Splosion Man concept' 4

10:37 Activision hands Beenox Spider-Man duties

10:23 Nicholas Games acquires Frontline Studios

09:46 Codies to hire new team for online F1 game 1

13 January

15:21 THQ 'snatches three key Ubisoft Montreal staff'

14:48 Glasses-free 3D PC 'a world first' 1

14:40 Social mobile firm's multi-million dollar month 1

14:12 $330k fund for five Australian studios

13:51 Ticket discount for Festival of Games ends soon

12:32 Planet Moon 'owed substantial money'

12:07 CityVille smashes 100m monthly user milestone 1

11:50 Twisted Pixel won't sue despite 'plagiarism' claim 2

11:38 Five indies win six month IGN office space

10:35 Australia floods bring dev studios to standstill 1

12 January

21:36 Minecraft hits 1m sales milestone

18:12 Foundation 9 hires business dev boss

17:41 Indie team hits Capcom with plagiarism claim 1

16:43 Microsoft 'to fight Apple App Store trademark'

15:41 Trademark battle lines drawn by Doodle Jump dev

15:31 Mobile Entertainment launches brand new website

15:28 Rush of indies for World of Love event

15:13 'Super speed' Awomo portal finally set for launch

14:45 Mobile studio buyout hunt for thriving Artix

13:25 Gameloft denies plagiarism accusations

13:21 Early bird deal ends today for Game Connection

12:13 London studio Saintxi joins Tiga [Update]

11:51 Ignition closes US studio [Update] 41

11:38 'Seven-day crunch for two months' at THQ studio 22

10:57 Xbox throws weight behind Windows Phone 7

10:50 Alan Wake studio becomes latest in App Store race

10:11 Industry's creativity 'worse than the 90s' 6

11 January

17:56 'Boring ICT' blamed for drop in computing students

16:47 Vertical Slice to offer services for free

15:32 Sony: Industry report 'to reveal massive skills gap' 1

15:04 Nintendo sets rivalry aside in praise of diversity

14:22 Iwata to return as GDC keynote speaker

13:57 Media Molecule hires five community stars

11:12 Vaizey: 'Golden handcuff' scheme may solve games edu 5

10:33 Anger at Gove game education 'snub'

08:05 PopCap expands to Windows Phone in hiring spree

08:00 'UK devs should unite for greater good' - Jagex 10

10 January

15:48 Euro unis lead IGF student contest 2

15:04 Microsoft to create 4,000 UK jobs

14:51 Minecraft maestro builds worlds with Kinect hack

13:58 EA: Digital will rise above retail this year

12:13 VIDEO: How eye-tracking controls can work

11:42 Christmas spike for mobile platform Scoreloop

11:34 Telltale 'takes Heavy Rain cue' for Jurassic Park

10:52 Chinese firm Linekong buys 100-man studio

10:32 Tiga adds Bournemouth Uni to member list 1

10:20 Funcom newest EA Partner

10:08 Student's shock delight at 30 Under 30 selection 2

09:45 Mac App Store downloads hit 1m

09:42 Windows Phone 'the next big mobile platform'

7 January

14:09 Broomhall to headline game audio summit

13:47 Minecraft nears millionth sale

13:28 Thirty leading US game law firms named

12:01 Writers Guild reveals game narrative nominees

11:30 Relentless backs out of retail games development

10:34 Zynga buys web browser owner

09:57 PlayStation Phone ?features 1GHz CPU, 512MB RAM?

09:46 'Revenue triple' as Lord of the Rings turns free

08:00 Trying to get your first dev job? Start here

6 January

15:49 Tiga roars as Texas thrives from state funds 2

14:53 Apple opens Mac App Store

14:25 Pro Evo deal for Windows Phone 7

14:07 The9 opens $100m mobile dev fund 1

14:00 Game engine ?brings console quality to browser?

11:42 Valve?s Newell: PC 'the centre of innovation'

10:42 Glu Mobile inks Nvidia deal 'for Android tablets'

10:13 Valve hails new Intel processor 'a game changer' 2

09:32 Last chance: Develop salary survey deadline today 1

5 January

16:27 Amazon joins Google and Apple app store race 1

15:44 Major Android push for EA

15:18 MPs handed joypads in new Parliament event 3

14:49 Xaitment appoints new finance manger

14:26 Study: App Store devs could make $1.4bn in 2011

13:39 Limbo and Wet creators headline GameOn Finance

12:37 Raven 'given Call of Duty project'

12:33 Piece of Pie studio opens in Munich

11:46 Bigpoint begins mobile push

11:39 Devs urged caution in middleware sector shake-up

10:15 UK devs offered GDC exhibitor funds

09:58 'Costly trial delay' plea in Infinity Ward case 1

09:30 3.5m apps 'downloaded daily' on Nokia Ovi Store 2

4 January

17:49 IGF 2011 finalists named

17:06 Valve envisions eye-movement controllers 3

15:22 VIDEO: Football on the Moon, via NaturalMotion

14:47 WiiWare Super Meat Boy 'axed due to file limits?

14:29 Christmas sales gift for OpenFeint

14:24 Zynga's CityVille breaks new ground

14:20 Facebook IPO debate as value jumps to $50bn

13:53 Glamour magazines' ethics probed in C4 game 1

13:24 'No fee attached' in Harmonix buyout

12:07 Scaleform to reveal new ?mobile-optimised? UI tool

11:51 Stonetrip deal to expand in S. Korea

11:27 Cubic Motion snaps up Image Metrics man

11:26 New middleware enables WoW on Kinect

10:41 Do UK devs agree with Kotick?s tax break rage?

09:59 Don't forget: Salary survey closes this week

09:55 PopCap ponders going public before 2012

09:41 Firemint acquires Infinite Interactive

09:31 Kotick brands tax break snub 'a terrible mistake'

09:27 Miles Jacobson awarded OBE

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