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Games Programmer
Dependant on experience
UK - London

30 September

15:40 '20mb limit' on Vita 3G downloads 3

15:00 GamesIndustry.biz backs LGC 2

12:59 Xaitment scores $1.6m investment boost

11:53 Final call on London Games Conference early bird

11:00 The top five games job vacancies (w/e 30.09.11) 1

10:30 Indie stars join the party at free developer meet-up

10:23 Canada laid bare in November issue of Develop

01:05 Unity Awards 2011 - The winners

29 September

17:37 Jim Darling joins son David at Kwalee

17:00 Ubisoft Shanghai to resurrect I Am Alive as digital game

14:38 Sony in the clear after Australia's hack probe

14:04 Troubled Nokia sheds another 3,500 jobs 1

12:08 RAD redesigns audio toolset

11:51 Richest fifth 'take 97% of all iOS game revenue' 1

07:02 Unity inks Union deals with Nokia and Roku

28 September

22:21 Unity sets sights on triple-A

18:01 Unity Technologies details version 3.5 1

18:00 Unity opens Canadian office

18:00 Brendan McNamara booked for UK return 2

17:23 Cage: I'd be tempted if Sony wanted to buy Quantic

16:51 Zynga: Smartphone fragmentation curse will end

14:52 Cage: America has a problem with my games 1

12:34 iOS sensation Smurfs Village expands to Android

12:31 Director quits Glu Mobile for OpenFeint

12:17 THQ seals $75m credit deal

12:00 FEATURE: Creating apps for the mid-core gamers

11:47 Steam mandatory for '80% pirated' Football Manager 8

10:55 Apple confirms new iPhone press conference

10:53 Famous Dead Island trailer inspires film 1

10:39 Google opens seven-floor space in London Tech City

27 September

17:47 Games to match Hollywood visuals in ten years, Epic boss claims 1

17:14 Next gen tech 'will probably launch from 2014'

15:50 Facebook game 'blends social with hardcore' 1

15:46 Indies invited to games pitch contest

14:06 Bethesda 'taking Mojang to court' in trademark row 4

13:36 Replicanet updates SDK for mobile compatibility

12:51 Steam on Xbox 360 still possible, says Valve 6

12:37 Motion control game helps children fight cancer

12:30 Valve: You can't force players off old games

11:46 London Games Conference: Early bird closes Friday

11:27 Games courses 'safeguarded' if Abertay merges

11:22 Minecraft iOS still on as Android version is dated 1

10:54 Free indie workspace offered at Indiecade

26 September

15:42 Roundcube born from Black Rock ashes

15:12 New Bioware facility creates 200 jobs in Ireland 2

14:53 iPhone 5 'boasts dual-core A5 chip, 1GB RAM'

12:44 '500 tech jobs available' at London start-up event 1

12:32 Bethesda: Wii U 'definitely a possibility'

12:06 Anger at shock Abertay merger proposal

11:37 NaturalMotion: Free-to-play is mathematically better 1

10:47 Gameloft backs Sony tablets with HD games rush

23 September

17:14 Fallout studio escapes Bethesda restraining order

15:47 Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook game virality is back

14:54 Free CryEngine edges closer to half a million downloads 1

14:39 Epic: Premium iOS games can still make a fortune

12:10 The top five games job vacancies (w/e 23.09.11)

11:57 Rajat Taneja quits Microsoft for EA

11:07 Market panic rips through games publishing 1

10:24 Zynga profits dive 90% 6

09:57 Ninja Theory: We have no capacity for Enslaved 2 1

22 September

15:52 CCP 'building tech for next-gen consoles'

15:18 Game Maker engine expands to HTML5

15:06 Codemasters chases online future with Photon deal

14:48 Spil Games backs Euro Flash games event

13:28 Revealed: Console decline linked to social surge

10:14 Cloud gaming casts over UK as OnLive takes off

00:01 Angry Birds to crash the Formula 1 grand prix

21 September

15:54 New Flurry SDK for Windows Phone

15:50 Angry Birds phenomenon 'spawns Starbucks deal'

14:43 Rumour: Apple to reveal iPhone 5 on October 4th 3

14:20 Mediatonic delight at Tech Track 100 nod

13:37 Microsoft and Nokia begin Symbian-to-Windows aid

12:11 Sony partners with UK university for 3D courses 1

11:24 Facebook Credits revenue 'triples to $500m'

10:30 Zynga ups the ante with Mafia Wars 2

05:01 Adobe targets one billion mobile users in a Flash 2

20 September

15:54 72% of iOS revenue 'comes from in-app sales'

14:48 Amazon App Store 'quietly launches in UK' [Update] 3

14:26 Have a free drink with Unity & Mind Candy at London dev night 1

13:37 Crytek UK to build Homefront 2 with CryEngine 3 2

13:10 Crytek hired for Homefront 2 project 1

12:18 Google+ developer APIs released 1

11:55 'Significant layoff operation' at Hi5

11:37 Proper Games wins Abertay student grant

10:43 Talent agency DDM 'launches UK division'

10:01 Unreal Development Kit expands to Mac OS X 1

19 September

15:51 Zynga on the ropes as Sims Social hits 50m 1

15:29 DC Universe joins free-to-play craze

15:00 Film director charms Starbreeze with game pitch

13:55 Epic seeks dev partner for Shadow Complex 2

13:19 Post your jobs on Develop for just £50

13:00 Scotland uncovered in the next issue of Develop

12:06 Angry Birds group plans indie publishing business 1

10:21 New crowdfunding service targets indies

10:16 Wii U passes the Crytek test

09:53 EA axes Visceral Australia

16 September

15:42 iOS and Android 'have released more than 1m apps' 4

15:09 Disney's Club Penguin amasses 150m users

14:40 EA: Our strong IP begins new era for Facebook games

14:05 The top five games job vacancies (w/e 16.09.11)

12:10 Wily indie makes money from Pirate Bay users

12:03 Sign up now for free Intel Developer Evening

12:02 Gaikai targeting 100m users by 2012

11:36 London Games Conference backed by IGN 1

11:30 News Corp jumps into games with Bossa buy 3

10:20 Portal goes free in Valve education push 1

15 September

15:43 Virtual goods make up a third of Mindjolt's revenues

15:06 El Shaddai heading to Android

14:00 Runescape classic reopened for 10th anniversary

13:51 Research claims MMO subscriptions down for first time

13:03 Naturalmotion goes free-to-play

11:49 Statisticon implements Hansoft

11:00 Obituary: Adam Zamoyski 1

10:28 Develop Quiz: Peppermint P, Curve and Marmalade triumph 1

10:25 OpenFeint CEO Jason Citron resigns

10:11 Android and PlayStation united with new Sony SDK 3

09:30 Virtuos acquires 3D animation studio Sparx

14 September

15:55 Activision/EA lawsuit: The key courtroom battles

15:33 Zynga and EA vets launch free-to-play studio

15:27 Side collaborates on acclaimed Wii chart topper 1

15:09 Tag Games to expand development team

14:51 Xbox Live confirmed for Windows 8

13:42 Fruit Ninja sales outpaced by new Halfbrick game

11:41 Codemasters to close Guildford studio 6

09:43 Sony: PS Vita battery won't last beyond 5 hours 6

13 September

17:15 Apple 'pulls app criticising corporate ethics' [Update] 3

15:59 IOS game tackles iPhone manufacture ethics

15:19 Unity powers 'console-quality' smartphone game 1

14:42 'Game engine for school children' built with Unity 1

13:20 New video games guidelines for GB writers' guild

13:16 Moshi Monsters craze spawns music single 1

13:05 Bizarre Creations castaways set for Game City

12:02 Sound Library demonstrates FMOD Studio

11:43 Investment pitches and VC deals at London event 2

10:42 'Third of a billion downloads' for Angry Birds 2

10:23 Price drop for Cubic Motion facial animation

09:30 Develop Quiz sold out

12 September

15:56 Zynga hires Disney exec Adam Sussman

15:43 Codemasters co-founder opens smartphone studio

15:02 Crowdfunding indies make $20k in five days 2

13:34 Bigpoint takes over 49Games

12:50 Pre-owned Heavy Rain lost us $13m - Quantic Dream 27

12:30 Further Intel investment for Gaikai

12:24 Chunk Games joins Tiga

11:37 OPINION: Sims topples Zynga, and EA's future is sealed 1

9 September

15:52 Adults 'generate 80% of freemium app money' 1

15:23 The top five games job vacancies (w/e 09.09.11)

14:56 Mere Mortals quits game development

11:57 We won't work with Microsoft again - Team Meat 13

11:45 The EA effect: PopCap slashes app prices

10:51 Unreal dev kit to power 48-hour game jam

10:20 Techland to punish dev for 'feminist whore' code 21

8 September

15:50 Criterion: Fighting crunch saved us $700,000 1

14:54 THQ: Digital future will revive dev fortunes

12:56 Tax breaks 'to cost Quebec $118m in 2011'

12:12 VC guru Hoag joins EA board

11:06 Digital to surpass discs by 2013, analyst says

11:01 Survey: Third of studio devs can't sell own work

7 September

16:24 FEATURE: Pac-Man for Prime Minister?

15:42 Steam trading feature goes live

15:27 Disney axes staff at US studio Avalanche

14:53 Wave dives in as Develop Quiz nears sell-out

12:56 Intel graphics performance analysis tool now free

12:35 Survey: Devs turning indie for creative freedom 1

12:07 Develop 120: How Criterion beat crunch

11:00 Former EA exec leads browser games studio

10:44 Icon Games joins Tiga

09:51 Pictured: Nintendo's 3DS dual controller 1

6 September

15:50 Steam to replace mistaken Dead Island dev build

15:42 Develop conferences call for speakers

15:21 Unity expands into Japan

14:56 Sony hires Homeland Security man to secure PSN 1

13:33 Codemasters probe into Dirt 3 'digital theft' 3

12:38 Mobile start-ups 'can now compete with big companies'

11:53 Halo 4 director quits amid creative differences 4

10:56 Ninja Theory: Triple-A is crushing innovation 4

10:19 Nellyvision joins Tiga

08:30 Wave makes big splash into games

08:00 Jagex appoints new executive staff 2

5 September

17:20 Blizzard and Valve want consoles to unite online 15

15:48 Crytek 'to evolve beyond typical development' 3

15:12 Xbox 'pressuring indies' with publishing demands 1

14:24 Dead Island app merges mobile and console play

13:12 Exozet founder quits for Spellbound

11:48 Microsoft launches age rating for mobile

11:35 Develop to host Intel Developer Evening

10:42 Develop Quiz backed by Avatar

07:30 Crytek hits back at allegations of 'crunch, layoffs and lawsuits' 2

2 September

17:57 Unity astounds Flash devs with triple-A demo 1

15:15 The top five games job vacancies (w/e 02.09.11)

14:34 Obituary: Black Rock Studio 4

12:24 Free CryEngine soars past 300,000 downloads 2

09:46 Indie publisher Zoo warned of stock delisting

1 September

17:47 Dev costs flatten Gameloft profits

15:51 Vaizey keynote at Midlands games investment event

15:50 Eidos Montreal 'to become 700-dev mega-studio'

13:52 Hitman studio chooses CloakWorks' cloth tech

12:22 40 staff axed from Mafia studio 2K Czech 1

09:45 Team Bondi enters administration 5

05:30 MoMinis reveals GameCast submission video