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29 February

21:48 Rumour: PlayStation 4 to ditch Cell

20:35 Bethesda: Doom 4 not cancelled

19:31 Facebook accused of antitrust violations

17:51 Blizzard to axe 600 jobs 4

17:27 Autodesk to unveil new dev tools at GDC

16:54 Closure scare for Black Prophecy dev Reakktor

15:43 PapayaMobile surpasses 50 million users

15:21 Last chance to gain early bird rates for UbiQ Paris

14:58 Dear Esther 'a model for development-led research'

11:58 Apple value hits half a trillion dollars

11:18 Mixamo integrates Flare3D for Flash game creation 1

10:44 Raspberry Pi on general sale

10:30 Inensu partners with Polydor for social fan app

28 February

20:48 Auditorium dev to fund sequel with Kickstarter

19:41 Dark Energy Digital devs 'unpaid for 3 months' 2

18:05 Medal of Honor dev nearly quit amid Taliban rage

17:59 Rumour: 'Secret Xbox 720 dev event in London'

17:27 Last chance to register online for GDC 2012

17:17 Apple iPad 3 press conference March 7th 2

16:49 GameHorizon super early bird rates end tomorrow

15:46 Dark Energy Digital 'braced for administration'

14:48 Journey dev ponders life 'beyond PlayStation' 1

14:24 Vita devs to get GameSpy online services

13:52 OnLive brings indies to cloud gaming service

13:00 Vita success as 1.2 million units sell worldwide

12:22 Lionhead 'surprise reveal' due for GDC week

09:59 EA 'offers Origin games already bought on Steam' 3

09:30 TeePee debuts beta testing service

08:01 Kabam ports social games for PC desktop

27 February

20:18 League of Legends backers fund Hawken

19:46 Bethesda hiring for unnamed next-gen console game

19:01 Schafer: Publishers don't fear Kickstarter 1

17:03 EA exec: Zynga and THQ struggles don't help us

15:47 Indie Game The Movie 'reveals devs as artists'

15:33 Dear Esther surpasses 50,000 sales

15:24 Unreal Engine 4 demo at GDC 2

14:00 Develop's essential game engine guide begins now 1

13:47 'Fight piracy with good services' says indie 3

12:55 GTA uncovered in new behind-the-scenes book

12:25 EA: The same person plays mobile, social and core 1

11:34 WATCH: Schafer and Gilbert on crafting adventures

11:16 The GDC show issue: Develop March out now

10:48 PS Vita success in first week sales 1

10:09 Inventor of pinball gaming dies aged 100 1

09:30 Scotland 'emerging as important global dev hub'

09:29 UKIE opens Scotland base

24 February

21:32 Killzone 3 multiplayer goes free-to-play

20:19 Speakers named for Game Connection America

19:14 Facebook game boom is over, analyst claims

16:49 Cross-platform SDK gets $12m in funding

15:42 BigPoint: Don't be blinkered by Facebook EU push 2

14:32 Criterion intern contest opens doors to students 2

12:11 Rovio could still sell business

11:46 Dena must pay Gree $3m after copyright ruling

11:00 Angry Birds studio ready to launch new IP 1

23 February

21:25 Frostbite tech for next Medal of Honor

20:21 Schwarzenegger vs. EMA cost California $1.8m 2

19:33 CryEngine 3 includes Autodesk Scaleform

19:07 Last week to register for San Francisco GDC

15:58 Unity to demonstrate 3.5 and animation tech at GDC

15:41 Xaitment releases Unity-specific AI plug-ins

15:00 New Blizzard game 'to be free-to-play' 1

14:11 Guerrilla founder quits for Visceral Games

14:00 Jagex hires ex-Codemasters VP as marketing chief

13:55 EA Tiburon veterans launch independent studio

10:56 Unity CEO to keynote at Game Horizon

10:07 Report: PS4 harnesses AMD tech 1

22 February

23:49 Pre-order Vita bundles sold out 1

21:32 Facebook creates dedicated European games team

19:45 CCP ponders IPO after $66m year

19:20 Nexon buys a 20 per cent share in Moyasoft

18:40 'More than 5,000 devs' sign Old Republic engine 1

16:30 Pirate Bay defies courts in face of ISP block threat

15:35 PopCap returns with Facebook casino game

14:10 Royalty row after Spilt Milk fails to pay dev 1

13:30 App Store Charts: Week 8

13:02 Vita anti-piracy tech offers 'long term' protection 7

12:01 Kojima ponders expansion into the West 1

10:51 Sony 'upbeat' on early Vita sales data

10:08 Sony sends in the West to finish Last Guardian

09:57 Last-gasp triumph for Code Hero Kickstarter 2

21 February

23:13 Peak Games acquires Kammelna

21:27 Gabe Newel on digital ownership and DRM

19:33 1.5m copies sold in 2011 for Witcher franchise 1

18:34 The Secret World release date announced

18:08 Indie Game: The Movie tour begins next month

17:17 UK retail 'undercuts digital Vita prices by 17%'

17:01 'Only a fifth of games customers use credit cards'

16:45 Ubisoft MIA from GAME Vita launch line-up

15:45 Unreal Engine 3 powers Doctor Who game

13:12 Mobile Assassin's Creed after Gree deal

13:12 Code Hero Kickstarter going to the wire 5

12:49 Pokémon Company issues warning to scammers

12:34 Mod platform dev 'unconcerned' by copyright issues

12:01 Sony building PlayStation Kinect prototypes, patent reveals 2

11:18 The Pirate Bay faces UK internet block 2

10:52 Pulled Pokémon app scam makes a fortune 1

10:39 Alan Wake PC recoups expenses in 48 hours

10:03 Naughty Dog 'not working on Vita titles'

20 February

17:29 Another Pokemon scam ascends App Store 1

16:55 New Crytek EA Partners deal, job listing suggests

15:18 Gabe: I'd love to solve problems with tablet gaming

13:59 Newell: Free-to-play 'a pricing model wake-up call' 3

13:26 Newell: We know the lack of Half-Life 3 news is frustrating 1

13:22 Valve: We could create our own game hardware

12:50 Sony throws elite first party talent behind Vita 2

12:31 Sony: We'll support Vita for five to ten years

12:21 Schafer: Xbox must wake up to indie exodus 2

11:43 God of War PSP dev working on next-gen project

11:21 Double Fine Kickstarter hits $2m

10:41 Apple blunder as Pokemon scam enters App Store 9

10:27 OddWorld developer searching for XBLA publisher

09:56 Humble Bundle Mojam raises $450,000 for charity

09:53 Indie joy as Xbox dash promotes XBLIG devs

17 February

21:20 App Store nears 25 billion downloads

20:13 Massachusetts tax breaks tied to job creation

19:35 Witcher developers working on two next gen titles

19:10 Syndicate developer cuts 25 jobs 3

15:42 New movie trailer: Us and the Game Industry 1

14:15 Bioware lead writer retires from games industry 1

12:47 NaturalMotion Games appoints new London studio boss

12:15 Data: Japan studios reluctant to use external tech

12:00 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Using social media 1

11:09 Bank data: Half of Japan studios are unprofitable

11:03 Zynga MyFarm source code row heading to courts

10:04 Bethesda aware of Skyrim PS3 issues pre-release

09:51 Sony's Tretton: Talking PS4 would distract us

08:00 UKIE issues report on crowd funding

16 February

21:40 Next Apple OS update to block unregistered games 6

20:49 UK launch for PlayStation Move PC dev tool

20:15 Cross-platform purchasing for Vita and PS3

19:27 $1.5m games research grant for Colorado University

17:00 Game Connection shortlists 'Selected Projects' nominees

16:59 Yoshida: Journey is one of the most beautiful games ever

16:00 Unite 12 heads to Amsterdam

16:00 Monumental Games to be dissolved

13:13 Zynga shares plunge 18% in single day

13:11 Sony: Vita dev exodus reports 'largely exaggerated'

12:19 Australian adults-only rating bill delayed by inquiry

11:45 Notch: Schafer should crowdfund Psychonauts

11:44 Maxis game announcement 'set for GDC'

11:38 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Get promoted as an artist

11:11 Origin 'needs two more years to be perfected'

10:33 Schafer details Kickstarter game as fund nears $2m

10:27 Reports: THQ closing Japan publishing arm 2

10:05 Unity CEO backs Kickstarter for gamified dev tool 5

10:03 Mind Candy eyes up IPO 'within the next few years'

00:01 Studio bosses issue tax breaks report to Government 2

15 February

22:03 Killing Floor sells 1.1m copies

21:42 Ubisoft Q3 figures released

20:32 Dear Esther recoups backing in six hours

18:54 Mojang partners with Humble Bundle

15:45 Notch offers $13 million funding for Psychonauts 2

15:06 Adults only rating to be legalised in Australia

14:25 App Store Charts: Week 7

14:10 Prince of Persia creator abandons triple-A for indie

13:17 GREE adds Asia devs to social games roster

12:39 Square Enix planning new India office

10:35 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Opportunity-rich disciplines

14 February

21:32 Zynga beats estimates in quarterly earnings report

20:12 Games for Change at GDC detailed

18:41 Vostu layoffs follow Zynga settlement 1

17:47 Unity 3.5 released

15:47 Yoshida: $40 Vita games 'a fair proposition'

15:41 Angry Birds turns free for Facebook

15:28 Apple valuation nears half a trillion dollars

14:32 CryEngine devs 'turn to next-gen target systems' 1

11:07 Bigpoint shares the love (and stats) with Valentine's Day infographic

10:19 Nintendo sells 3DS DLC for less than £1

13 February

21:51 Obsidian considers Kickstarter game

21:18 Nintendo buys video codec provider Mobiclip

20:42 GDC 2012 updates

20:04 Rockstar considers L.A. Noire sequel

19:22 Tim Schafer: Console patches cost $40k 2

17:46 Epic's Samaritan 'needs ten times Xbox 360 power'

15:56 Lifeline for game tax breaks across EU

12:32 Angry Birds creators scoop merchandising award 1

11:35 World of Warcraft subscriber losses calm

10:51 Fallout artist Adam Adamowicz dies

10:23 David Jaffe contemplates Kickstarter funding 1

09:53 Double Fine Kickstarter passes $1.6 million

09:00 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Get promoted in design

10 February

20:16 'Expect platform consolidation' says Tim Sweeney 3

19:45 Steam hackers may have encrypted credit card data 1

19:16 GREE announces a round of hiring for new studio

18:49 Nabeel Hyatt steps down as Zynga Boston head 2

18:07 Google takes a cautious approach to games

15:47 Unreal Engine 4 reveal this year

15:25 Blizzard sues Valve over Dota trademark 2

14:55 Casual Connect Europe 'a huge success'

14:45 UK retail slump for January

14:37 Activision Blizzard profits hit $1.4bn 1

9 February

23:40 Schafer makes history as Kickstarter hits $1m

23:18 New S&P downgrade on Sony credit rating

20:32 Indie Fund to change investment model

20:13 EA confirms Vancouver layoffs 1

19:34 Analyst forecasts Zynga Q4 revenues above $335m

18:55 Game Connection fosters 30,000 business meetings

18:22 Double Fine breaks Kickstarter record

15:49 UKIE bid to make crowdfunding legal in Britain 2

15:43 Dena 'axes 30 workers' at Ngmoco

15:23 Intel webinar: how to make money from HTML5

15:07 Rocksteady: UK could match Canada with govt aid 3

14:08 Apple 'to reveal iPad 3 during GDC week' 1

11:31 Famous devs back Double Fine kickstarter

10:14 Double Fine kickstarter making $839 per minute 2

10:00 Casual Connect Asia to debut in May

06:30 Double Fine Kickstarter Adventure raises $250k

8 February

22:11 EA CFO Eric Brown resigns 1

21:06 Facebook Credits 'not helping conversion rates'

20:46 Halfbrick's Fruit Ninja sells 500k on Kinect

20:08 Two-thirds of handheld owners 'also own iOS device' 1

19:34 Stewart Kosoy to head Digital Capital product dev

18:38 Epic iOS game challenge aquires roleplay ip

18:14 Seattle interactive media industry 'grows 133%'

17:45 1988 Games releases console "Black Paper"

17:24 VIDEO: Stand-up comedy on Zynga cloning 1

16:32 Nordic Game 2012 registration opens 1

15:51 App Store Charts: Week 6

14:58 Tiga hopeful EU will lift tax break ban

14:55 Make the Game dev winner goes public with first game

13:29 EU-wide ban on game tax breaks 10

12:39 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Get promoted as a studio manager

10:41 Bungie co-founder quits Disney

7 February

21:49 $445m in Q3 revenues for DeNA's mobile network

21:27 Skyrim mods begin as Creation Kit arrives

20:44 Tim Schafer and Notch 'are talking' Psychonauts 2 2

17:47 Atlantic City gambling goes mobile 1

17:19 Jaffe: I'm opening a new studio

16:47 Unity opens games portal to LG Smart TVs

15:44 Big Head on hiring run for new Newcastle studio

15:29 Tiny Tower scales past 10 million downloads

15:06 Eutechnyx teams with Brain In A Jar for new racer

14:05 Minecraft's Notch offers to bankroll Psychonauts 2 1

13:34 David Jaffe 'to quit amid studio redundancies'

09:47 40 jobs cut as Sega Australia becomes small studio

09:00 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Get promoted in audio

6 February

20:05 XBLIG isn't growing, developer claims 1

19:22 Zynga Stock is 'difficult to value at more than $10.20'

18:10 BT Junkie shuts down voluntarily

17:21 Indie Gala 2 now live

16:36 Good morning, America! Develop hires US writer

15:38 Apple ban on counterfeit and clone apps

14:15 Square Enix profits soar to £42m

13:49 Konami nine-month profits hit £141m

12:03 Tiga: UK must escape 'no IP, no royalty' trap 1

11:07 70% of UK studios 'have turned to digital'

10:36 £15m fund for Yorkshire games and film creators

10:07 Xbox Live policy exec resigns

09:49 Global PSN rebrand this week

3 February

18:02 The Humble Indie Bundle comes to Android

16:56 Unity user scoops $20,000 in Flash contest

15:55 Sega profits fall 6.6 per cent

15:41 Origin peaks at 1m active users

13:14 Sony cannot go on like this, says CEO Hirai 6

11:18 DRM to trigger blackouts across Ubisoft games 4

10:19 Take-Two profits drop

10:02 THQ outlines 17 game rescue plan

2 February

17:27 Infographic: Flash vs HTML5 10

16:58 Gravity Recruitment snaps up George Bray

16:40 Singapore games hub chooses Autodesk

16:03 More than 100 devs sign up to IndieCity

15:35 Dena opens Canada studio

15:15 €1m development contest begins

15:12 Last chance to get your GDC discount

14:29 Mobile still less than a tenth of Capcom business

12:34 Facebook made $450m from Zynga sales in 2011

12:00 Ngmoco exec Ben Cousins to keynote F2P Summit

11:18 Facebook begins $5bn IPO plan

11:10 EA digital revenue now a third of boxed sales

10:51 Crytek cloud gaming service begins

10:25 Old Republic 'the fastest growing MMO ever' 2

10:10 Origin userbase now 25% the size of Steam 9

10:03 Disney buys Ignition owner UTV

09:52 EA delays 'major' social game

09:44 Sony stung by $1.1bn loss

09:42 THQ to axe 240 staff

09:30 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Avatar on relocating globally

1 February

15:39 App Store Charts: Week 5

15:27 Zynga: Improving others' innovations is fair game 1

13:22 Steam mobile app opens to masses

11:00 Develop Studio Sales Charts: January

10:54 Telltale Games loses Jurassic Park 360 release

10:33 Bigpoint surpasses 250 million registered users

10:07 Sweeping THQ layoffs 'could hit 170 staff'

10:00 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Improve your game demo

09:43 Sony reveals next president as Kaz Hirai

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