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Games Programmer
Dependant on experience
UK - London

31 January

18:00 Spil users 'spend up to £38/month on virtual goods'

16:50 New Channel 4 drama harnesses Sims 3 engine

15:40 'Subscription MMO's not dying' claims LOTRO exec

13:02 Develop in Brighton issues call for speakers

12:25 Mortal Kombat dev 'looking beyond franchise'

11:41 THQ threatened with NASDAQ delisting

11:38 EverQuest joins free-to-play wave

11:19 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Craft a perfect CV

11:15 Sir Paul McCartney 'to write videogame score'

11:04 GDC COUNTDOWN: Three days left for early bird rates

10:43 Revealed: Nintendo plan to simplify digital shopping 1

10:37 Indie Game: The Movie wins Sundance accolade

30 January

17:58 Ninja Theory lead coder joins Splash Damage

17:46 Industries collide at Paris event UbiQ

17:13 EA 'loses Playfish Euro GM John Earner'

16:34 Next Xbox not set for E3 2012, Microsoft claims

15:48 Facebook $100bn IPO 'may start this week'

15:13 We didn't leak Trials Evolution, Redlynx declares

14:51 Piracy has its benefits, says Angry Birds studio

11:44 Zynga hit by new cloning allegation 3

11:00 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: 20 books you should read

10:53 Sony: PS4 to be announced after next Xbox

10:32 Sony's US PSN boss departs

10:23 Trials Evolution 'leaked online' 1

09:53 Triple Town dev sues over 'blatant plagiarism' 2

27 January

15:42 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: This week's top five vacancies

15:38 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Surviving the interview

14:48 Whale Trail man headlines Game Horizon 2012

13:03 VIDEO: Quantum Conundrum explained 1

12:38 Tagged dumps Hi5's third-party dev platform

11:58 XBLA hits 'record $144 million in revenue for 2011'

11:27 Studios dodge the bullet as THQ cuts staff

10:57 Wii U tablet can read physical objects with NFC 1

10:26 Iwata draws the line on microtransaction tactics

26 January

20:22 Valve launches Steam app for iOS and Android 1

17:13 NCsoft sues splinter studio over IP theft

16:47 $1m legal win for ESA over violent game law

16:22 Wii U tech has progressed since E3 - Ono

15:47 UKIE to fund student trips to Blitz

15:14 Abertay hopefuls win Samsung app contest

14:41 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Paulina Bozek's interview fashion tips

14:19 2012 Global Game Jam 'to break attendance records'

12:20 MCV expands to Nordic territories

12:14 Capcom: 600 devs working on Resident Evil 6

11:56 David Cage to demonstrate new tech at GDC

10:47 MMO market is limited, says Old Republic director

10:09 Global Wii U launch due this year

09:58 Nintendo expects FY loss to deepen to £535m

25 January

17:51 Splash Damage scores ex-EA development director

17:35 Next gen Xbox 'to embrace Blu-ray' 2

15:48 Wii U 'twice as powerful as Xbox 360' 19

14:59 Marketing execs 'told publishers to shun Quarrel'

12:00 Download Intel's free app development guide

11:51 Raspberry Pi 'should achieve double iPhone 4S performance'

11:08 Next-gen Xbox 'six times more powerful' than 360 5

10:42 In numbers: Apple's staggering sales

10:37 Apple profits double to $13bn as sales rocket

10:06 App Store dev payout soars past $4 billion

09:53 Zynga's new hope branded 'Tiny Tower clone'

24 January

17:28 First ever digital PC chart scheduled

17:17 Nintendo veteran Nobuo Nagai passes away

16:30 Tough EU piracy laws branded 'Europe's SOPA'

15:19 Eleven publishers throw weight behind EA's Origin

14:39 Next-gen Xbox chips 'enter production for devs'

13:04 London studio scores Birmingham Library contract

11:23 Rumour: Microsoft to open new Kinect studios

10:59 Social Network producer eyes 'Indie dev drama'

10:52 Slightly Mad supporting Wii U

10:31 Only 6% of UK game devs are female, study finds 4

10:27 Sega names new UK studio Hardlight

09:54 Xbox 'to phase out Microsoft Points'

09:45 Revealed: Global developer salary hits £34,500

08:49 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Develop February out now

23 January

15:52 Eve returns to growth after summer protests 1

15:42 Dare to be Digital 2012 applications open

15:25 Diablo III senior producer departs Blizzard

15:22 Xbox 'to liberate devs from update delays'

15:03 SOPA dead as ESA pulls support

14:26 Sony 'negotiating PS3 virtual item policy'

14:06 Imminent court ruling to choke Runescape hackers 99

10:37 New theories on Old Republic dev cost 1

09:58 Zynga seeks out online gambling opportunities

09:30 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Setting up your own studio

20 January

15:39 Intel posts 'exceptional' $54 billion in 2011 revenue

15:15 Anti-SOPA group League For Gamers gains support 1

14:55 Zynga 'losing $150 on every new paying customer' [Update] 6

13:31 Two weeks left to enter IndieCity dev challenge

12:57 Indie puzzler seals XBLA Microsoft publishing deal

12:30 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: This week's top five vacancies

11:54 Ubisoft defends DRM amidst activation issues 2

10:56 Rovio IPO 'will not launch in 2012'

10:34 Christmas sales up for Xbox but profits fall

10:10 EA shares fall amid Old Republic concerns

19 January

17:27 Jimmy Wales: London trumps soulless Silicon Valley 2

15:40 Image Metrics creates new Faceware firm

15:25 Whizz kid, 11, building iOS games for charity 3

15:02 PopCap axes game played by 750,000 people 5

13:08 GDC COUNTDOWN: Google, Playdom and Spry Fox to talk at Social Games Summit

12:10 Infinity Ward and Rockstar join race for next-gen

12:00 40% of UK's laid off studio staff 'go overseas' 8

11:27 One week left to enter £100,000 dev contest

11:24 Zynga buys more studios as analyst concerns grow

10:29 'Cancel your E3 plans', says SOPA activist Red 5

10:25 Nationwide piracy debate to be hosted by UKIE 1

10:14 Hopes high for official PSN and XBLA game charts

10:01 Achievement unlocked: Microsoft gamifies development

09:30 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Build a better portfolio

18 January

15:18 Online games giant Nexon licences Unity engine 3

14:51 Bigpoint: The 7-figure browser game dev budget is here to stay

14:48 EA 'probably' spent $0.5bn on Old Republic

14:27 Anti-SOPA indie dev encourages piracy of its game 1

13:25 Jagex and Tiga hit out at SOPA 22

13:06 Star Trek Online goes free-to-play

12:33 CCP: 'Cloud gaming perfect for free-to-play success'

12:30 App Store Charts: Week 2

12:00 FEATURE: Tap into a £10,000 prize fund for your Ultrabook app

11:39 Hudson Soft to close its doors

11:06 Indie Fund game generates $100,000 in four days

09:54 Ubisoft shuts down Vancouver studio 4

09:30 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Mind Candy's perfect CV

17 January

16:45 'Simplify Steam and core gaming could explode' 12

15:44 XCOM shooter 'delayed till 2013'

15:30 Max Payne 3 delayed till May

14:52 Gaming giants 'demanding $1,000 from pirates' 1

14:23 BioWare chooses HeroEngine for Star Wars MMO

13:53 Ubisoft DRM returns to ruffle feathers

12:55 Social games titan Tencent licences CryEngine 3

12:28 Gaikai and cloud gaming 'coming to Facebook' 1

12:23 Money wasted on Uni game courses 'scandalous' 47

12:08 'Pre-owned sales tactics are pushing devs to digital' 3

11:45 Denki's Quarrel finally comes to XBLA

11:02 Whale Trail craze hits Android

10:17 Pincus upbeat on tough IPO

09:31 Rumour: iPad 3 'to launch in March' 1

09:30 THQ's Pixar game Brave 'not cancelled'

16 January

17:43 Congress ready to scrap SOPA as support dries up

17:12 Gem seals Ztorm buyout

15:40 Codemasters 'crunch worker' wants day in court 11

15:30 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: The 10 easiest jobs to find

15:04 Mass Effect 3 'unavailable through Steam' 5

13:49 Digital Chocolate hires ex-Nokia and Sulake execs

13:09 Playdom to publish Spry Fox indie title

12:18 Nordic Game call for speakers ends soon

12:03 SOPA breakthrough as DNS block is scrapped

11:52 Portable audio '15 years behind home consoles'

09:07 THQ denies games cancellation rumours

13 January

12:42 Jagex appoints chief creative officer

12:02 Don't be indifferent to piracy, says CD Projekt 2

11:17 Xaitment opens source code to licensees

10:44 EA's Segerstrale to replace latest Zynga defector

10:11 Riccitiello joy as EA makes $1bn in digital

12 January

15:52 nDreams scores external funding

15:35 Stalker studio needs cash after near-death

15:12 OnLive integrated into Google TVs

14:53 Assassin's Creed director quits Ubi Montreal

13:48 Gameloft cleared after '120 hour crunch' probe

12:38 Design academy opens for dev hopefuls aged 12-18

10:30 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Crytek's advice for team motivation 2

10:04 WGA nod for Rocksteady and Splash Damage

11 January

17:56 Cloud Gaming Europe nears sell out

17:05 Last chance for Game Connection America discounts

13:32 Jagex: We haven't sold out to US 4

12:30 FEATURE: Making money with free games 1

10:20 Jobs cut as Id Software recycles staff

10:07 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Euphonious' advice for audio pros 1

10:05 UK to replace 'dull' ICT with computer science 4

09:41 Kaz Hirai: We won't announce PS4 at E3

10 January

16:25 Sony closes and restructures two UK studios 1

15:46 OnLive trick runs Windows 7 applications on iPad 1

14:45 New projects contend for Game Connection demos

13:13 Gossip mag OK! to tap into social game matriarchy

11:56 Sony sells 500,000 PS Vita units 3

11:41 Kinect for Windows available February 1st

10:13 Monumental Games 'axes entire workforce'

09:30 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Lionhead's advice for artists

9 January

22:33 Interplay gives up everything for $2m in Bethesda Fallout suit 1

20:29 US-born developer sentenced to death in Iran 4

17:59 GDC COUNTDOWN: Persson, Sweeney and Mechner discuss indie uprising

16:06 US firm buys control of Jagex 8

15:50 iOS and Android 'set to host Xbox Live games'

10:48 Capcom: 'We never said we support SOPA' 1

10:14 Tiny Tower scales to '1m daily players'

09:30 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Havok on harnessing social media

6 January

17:08 US 'pushed Spain' to enact SOPA-style law

15:55 Valve: Steam unit sales doubled in 2011

14:30 Media Molecule: We must continue taking risks 1

12:00 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: This week's top five vacancies

11:12 Gem 'to acquire digital distributor Ztorm'

10:50 NaturalMotion's My Horse hits 7m downloads

10:39 Disunion within the ESA over SOPA

10:12 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: PopCap's guide to getting that design job

08:51 Shock PS4 announcement 'set for E3' 3

5 January

16:51 Apple 'chasing down App Store pirates'

16:10 Epic's Infinity Blades make $28m in twelve months

15:01 EA switches off Bright Light studio 6

14:48 UK games retail sinks 13% in 2011

10:36 Social game deal for Microsoft 1

10:17 Microsoft relaxes file size limits for Xbox indies 2

09:30 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Gabe Newell's best advice for aspiring devs

4 January

15:30 Serious Play Conference calls for speakers

15:12 Hansoft looking for more staff after 'record' 2011

14:00 New Los Angeles social studio raises $2m

13:34 Spain approves SOPA-style piracy law

12:15 FEATURE: Six top tips for marketing your app 3

11:16 Develop Salary Survey: Last chance to take part

11:13 Steam hits new record - 5 million concurrent users

11:00 NEW YEAR, NEW JOB: Epic's advice on the perfect CV 8

10:35 Buffy and Firefly MMO dev closes

10:19 Atari: We need to defend our IP 1

10:07 Viacom ordered to pay $380 million to Harmonix

3 January

21:22 ESA stands by SOPA as tensions mount

15:52 Record app sales during Christmas bonanza

15:49 IndieCity extends deadline for royalty offer

15:36 Early bird discounts for Game Connection America

15:15 Trioviz acquires Darkworks stereoscopic tools

15:02 Hackers bully Sony over SOPA stance 1

14:56 Super Meat Boy surpasses one million sales

13:41 'Last-gasp settlement' in Bethesda Interplay case

12:18 EA Battlefield devs depart for Ngmoco

12:09 Star Wars success 'reflects healthy MMO market'

11:55 Wii U tablet to offer app store, report claims 1

11:03 Atari 'legal action against iOS plagiarism'

10:32 Frontier Developments joins Tiga

10:30 Crysis 2 'illicitly downloaded 4m times'

10:10 OBE for UKIE chairman Andy Payne

09:40 EA, Nintendo and Sony retract SOPA support

08:49 Is your New Year wage enough?