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31 May

23:03 Activision settles with West-Zampella

15:36 Improve your game's voice production workflow

13:51 MCV India site now live

12:23 Witcher dev reveals new sci-fi project Cyberpunk

11:45 Report: Activision could settle with Zampella/West

11:20 Red 5 Studios creates 30 jobs with new Ireland base

10:55 Activision heading to court in Band Hero dispute

10:03 Epic claims $4.5m as Silicon Knights lawsuit ends

30 May

12:00 Axis boosts game project director roster

11:00 Edinburgh Interactive takes on Dragons' Den

07:08 West-Zampella vs Activision delayed

04:35 Game Closure swipes Zynga Mobile CTO

29 May

22:45 THQ names new president to lead publisher revival

20:51 Governor's loose lips sunk ship, claims Schilling 1

19:51 G.I.R.L. scholarship winner announced

15:42 Criterion co-founder heads to PlayJam as new CTO

15:39 Crytek joins forces with 2012 Develop Awards

13:45 UE4 not supporting Wii U 6

11:02 Develop's 2012 Audio Special starts today

09:38 THQ plans reverse stock split

08:54 Infinity Ward working on next-gen shooter 3

28 May

21:22 Stronghold Kingdoms second most popular Steam F2P

20:06 Indie Gala 5 supports earthquake relief

12:24 Jobs cut at Jagex following MMO shutdown 16

11:07 Ex-38 Studios staff 'struck by second mortgages' 1

10:16 Indie Game: The Movie coming to Develop Brighton

09:49 UK indie devs seal Ripstone publishing deal

09:35 Activision paid Infinity Ward $493m in bonuses

09:19 Trip Hawkins quits Digital Chocolate

25 May

22:01 Minecraft sales total 9.2 million

21:42 Nordic Game Awards winners 1

17:00 Carmageddon free on GOG to Reincarnation backers

10:49 London Games Conference returns in November

09:47 PlayStation 'poised for cloud gaming push'

24 May

22:54 Google Play to allow in-app subscriptions

22:00 38 Studios lays off entire staff, says source 1

16:18 Sega to publish Ron Gilbert's The Cave

15:00 Landmark £78k penalty after clone app scam

08:50 New staff writer for Develop 2

01:21 38 Studios CEO Jen MacLean steps down 2

23 May

23:10 Papa Quash pulled following clone allegations 1

21:59 22 Experiments for 22 Cans 1

18:39 GREE Platform goes into open beta

18:01 Devs flock to Nordic Game

15:00 Develop Awards 2012: The finalists unveiled 4

14:35 Diablo 3 'the fastest selling PC game ever' 8

12:33 iPhone and iPad designer Jonathan Ive knighted 1

11:57 Gusto Games 'insolvent and emptied'

10:53 Gree deal paves way for Moshi Monsters mobile

10:24 US one step closer to devastating Xbox 360 ban 6

01:05 Gaikai signs Autodesk for multiplatform interface

22 May

23:00 $13m bonus planned for West, Zampella in 2010

22:07 FTC to investigate Nexon for Gemania takeover

19:27 Layoffs for Star Wars: The Old Republic team 1

14:23 Activision UK 'signs Rockstar duo'

11:34 'Silicon Knights vs Epic Games' now a $1 lawsuit

10:30 Microsoft eases Xbox Indie Game price regulations

10:12 Diablo 3 accounts hacked - Blizzard ups security 1

03:40 38 Studios announces layoffs

00:39 Activision pays Bungie $2.5m if Metacritic hits 90 1

00:32 Bungie contract for eight games through 2020

00:07 Bungie Activision contract exposed

21 May

21:48 Disruptor Beam to produce social Game of Thrones

21:29 King.com opens London studio; EA's Mallet to lead

20:55 Zynga nightmare continues as stock sinks deeper

19:18 $42m investment missing from Rovio financials

17:38 EA to kill off Dragon Age social game

15:53 Activision plans UK revival with new games development studio

14:53 Survey: Do game qualifications matter?

11:54 Tiga board shuffle brings in Remode's Ella Romanos 1

11:14 Sweden studio Overkill strikes Valve partnership

09:54 Leaked image reveals Wii U controller redesign

18 May

20:50 Facebook IPO disappoints as Zynga crashes

20:16 Gree, DeNA stocks still down due to mechanic ban

19:29 38 Studios makes missed payment on loan

18:55 Zynga stocks fall as Facebook launches IPO

17:26 EA offers free Origin launch for Kickstarter games 8

15:51 Report: iPhone competitor amasses 9m pre-orders

15:44 The top five games job vacancies (w/e 18.05.12)

15:35 Catharina Mallet 'quits EA Playfish' 2

15:23 Cage: Five more years on PS3 wouldn't concern me 4

15:14 Jagex prepares for 'biggest RuneScape update ever'

17 May

23:04 38 Studios employees go unpaid

21:54 Facebook launches largest IPO in internet history

19:46 GameSalad arrives on Windows

17:41 Unreal Engine 4 to go public at E3 3

15:45 First Unreal Engine 4 images surface 1

14:16 The Games Media Awards are back

13:32 One week left to register as Nordic Game looms

12:20 Activision 'conspired to hack Infinity Ward emails', court docs claim

11:35 Ex-Valve dev questions 'socialist studio' claims 2

11:03 UK mobile dev launches new £1m studio

10:39 Record success brings Moshi Monsters sequel to life

10:30 DEVELOP QUIZ: All-star team victorious 3

10:10 Criterion hiring for new Vita title

00:25 West-Zampella claim grows to '$1bn'

16 May

22:07 Activision settles Modern Warfare lawsuit with EA

20:14 Free-to-play Tribes ascends past 1m downloads

18:57 EDC delays action on further aid for 38 Studios

18:01 EA's Soren Johnson departs for Zynga

15:36 '16-Bit' indie studio opens in Sydney 1

14:54 Unity Awards 2012: Lobbying opens

12:28 GDC Europe registration begins

11:35 Novalogic sues Activision over trademark violation

10:48 App developer is Bethesda's new lawsuit target 4

10:45 Vita games cancelled as Cave cuts costs 1

10:15 Mikio Watanabe resigns as Cave COO

00:52 38 Studios missed $1m loan payment

00:13 THQ considers offload of Devil's Third

15 May

22:16 THQ sales up, but outweighed by expenses

21:38 Ubisoft to capitalize on next-gen, free-to-play

20:34 Ubisoft posts £30m profit FY2012

18:28 38 Studios collapse could cost taxpayers $112.6m

16:42 Rumour: Apple to buy high-end TV manufacturer

16:15 13 tips for your perfect games job

14:00 DEVELOP AWARDS: Perry to receive Legend honour

13:04 EA and Sony vets form free-to-play studio

12:07 Trion Worlds CEO contends for entrepreneur award

11:30 Capcom 're-evaluating' on-disc DLC 2

10:54 Def Jam Studio 4mm Games to close doors

10:09 Infinity Ward devs take $42m in Activision lawsuit

10:02 400 jobs at risk as 38 Studios fights for solvency 1

14 May

22:36 Zynga aquires mobile startup Wild Needle

20:36 Minecraft sells 1m copies in five days on Xbox

19:26 Wargaming.net partners with KongZhong

18:08 'True 3D' for Unreal Engine 3 1

17:37 GameStop to sell Steam Wallet cards

15:52 PlayStation US boss 'would oppose pre-owned ban'

11:47 Wasteland 2 Kickstarters choose Unity

11:25 Zynga 'testing Farmville sequel in Asia'

10:51 Dice 'not shutting down Battlefield servers'

10:41 Crystal Dynamics delays Tomb Raider deadline

10:15 Call of Duty Elite amasses 2m paying subscribers

09:57 Diablo 3 studio Blizzard to miss E3

09:52 Valve retains Dota 2 name as Blizzard settles

11 May

21:58 Beyoncé faces $100m suit from game studio

16:02 Kickstarter drama as Republique scrapes through

15:00 The top five games job vacancies (w/e 11.05.12)

14:17 Valve's Asia push takes Dota 2 to top of Steam 1

12:06 Sony shares collapse across Japan and US

11:20 Angry Birds studio to launch 'Amazing Alex' 1

10:37 Microsoft 'testing Xbox Internet Explorer' 2

05:12 Last-gasp heroics for Republique Kickstarter

10 May

20:57 Tapjoy $5m fund for Asian mobile investment

19:46 Konami to remove controversial mechanic

16:38 Eutechnyx: We all benefit from Zynga's success 1

15:30 Remode to commence hiring run with new office

14:12 CA mobile boss: iOS dev effort to hit 'console complexity'

13:59 Rovio confirms Casey's Contraptions acquisition 1

13:24 Berlin mobile start-up garners $1.7m in 3 weeks 1

12:51 Sony products division suffers $2.8bn loss 2

12:36 Global Vita sales edge to 1.8 million

10:29 Riccitiello: Star Wars MMO 'solid and profitable'

10:01 Call of Duty: Elite surpasses 10m users

04:02 Blizzard in 'great position' with 10.2m WOW subs 1

03:28 EA supports employee through sex change 2

02:25 Facebook readies for App Store launch 1

02:25 Dice Battlefield 3 official servers 'disappear'

9 May

17:33 Angry Birds dev's new venture is Casey's Contraptions

16:23 VIDEO: Rovio teases first post-Angry Birds game

15:50 Angry Birds flies past one billion downloads

14:54 VIDEO: Carmack releases Wolfenstein dev commentary 3

14:38 Half-Life Source mod development 'was harrowing'

13:29 BioShock Infinite delayed to February 2013

13:19 Insomniac signs with EA in Facebook game deal

12:27 'The most profitable mobile devs are not F2P' 2

11:58 Sega joins Nintendo in skipping Gamescom

11:25 Turmell's debut Zynga title bursts onto Facebook

10:46 Black Ops 2 may have violated Infinity Ward deal 5

10:01 Inafune developing Vita exclusive Soul Sacrifice

03:59 Beyond Good and Evil 2 beyond current tech

02:22 Carmageddon reincarnated on kickstarter

01:00 Pachter: Dragon Age 3 devs 'loaned' to SWTOR 5

00:29 EA shares tumble after Q4 report

8 May

17:56 PlayJam granted £500k in Govt funding drive

17:50 Words With Friends monthly users plunges by 2m

16:52 Wargaming.net continues growth with Seoul office

16:31 Maxis to release social game 'by end of July'

16:18 US Xbox business targeted in Motorola legal war

15:50 Rovio rakes in $100 million in revenue for 2011

15:22 Public pressure puts ACTA on the brink

14:54 UK broadband branded 16th slowest in Europe 1

13:11 Xaitment adds mobile support to Unity plug-in

12:45 Bigpoint brings user-gen gaming to social space

12:15 Triple-A browser gaming 'a realistic scenario' 1

12:00 Valve to keynote Develop in Brighton

11:37 Zynga sues French publisher over 'Ville' trademark 2

10:52 Gree founder loses $702m 1

10:49 EA studios working on Dead Space, Need for Speed

10:43 Origin 'makes $150m' as portal hits 11m users

10:34 EA to invest $80m in next-gen consoles

10:28 Android 'hits 15 billion apps' 1

10:23 Xbox 360 $99 as Microsoft tests contract deals

09:59 Old Republic loses 23% of subscribers 1

09:57 EA sets aside $20m for layoffs

09:37 Freemium crackdown prompts DeNA and Gree share nosedive

09:36 Digital drives EA Q4 revenues

7 May

23:00 Super Meat Boy dev: mobile schemes 'abusive'

4 May

21:30 Sulake launches Habbo social hub for third party devs 1

15:23 Exploitation of developers 'is getting worse' 4

12:42 Zynga inserts paid for words into Draw Something

12:18 Harmonix jumps on the next-gen bandwagon

12:09 RedLynx: Being indie doesn't always mean you're independent

11:53 Next Xbox 'in the manufacturing stages' 1

11:22 Zuckerberg could be worth $19bn after Facebook IPO 2

05:07 Zynga.com 2.8m MAUs in two months

00:17 EA expected to report $960m Q4 revenue 1

3 May

18:03 VIDEO: See where your GamesAid donations went

17:53 Schappert: Why I left EA for Zynga 5

17:29 Elder Scrolls MMO revealed

16:44 Report: EA and Nexon forge Asia partnership 1

16:37 New Amiqus site adds mobile and social focus

15:18 Big budget console model 'unsustainable'

14:30 Zynga uncovered: May edition of Develop out now

14:23 London Games Festival returns in September 1

12:58 Notch: EA methodically destroying gaming 8

12:35 Creative Assembly working on 'next-gen' Alien title

11:48 Rock Band iOS 'will not be cancelled'

11:20 Molyneux headlines as GameCity returns

10:34 Leisure Suit Larry Kickstarter ends on $670k

10:13 EA invites Origin customer feedback 1

09:56 EA adopts new Dimensional Imaging tech

02:03 Kontagent spreads to Unity 3D

01:06 Goldeneye dev: 'Pretty much every FPS loses money' 2

2 May

18:52 Unity appoints new VP, director of development 3

17:24 THQ share price rallies 2 months before deadline 2

16:42 Devs promised $10k per app in BlackBerry rethink

15:34 Piracy advocates seeking Pirate Bay alternatives

15:12 Fork Particle releases SDK version 5

14:52 Draw Something popularity 'in steep decline' 4

13:50 Ubisoft to transform Toronto studio 'into dev giant' 2

12:42 Xbox 360 sales forbidden across Germany 12

12:25 Iwata: Publishers divided on digital pricing 3

11:20 Football sim I Am Playr hits 1m MAUs

10:57 Black Ops 2 'to get visual overhaul' 1

10:18 Gree splashes out $210m on mobile start-up Funzio

01:15 Video: Double Fine Adventure built with Moai 3

1 May

23:57 EA drops Restaurant City from Facebook, iOS

20:06 Dice: Used games block 'win and a loss' 2

15:00 Pirate Bay defies ISP block ruling 1

13:33 Ngmoco pulls free-to-play game from App Store

13:10 Game Kickstarter funding 'passes $20m mark'

12:50 WiiWare sales 'almost non-existent' 1

12:40 Treyarch's Call of Duty Black Ops 2 confirmed

12:30 505 picks up THQ's dropped Adidas title

12:05 Racing games 'need next-gen' to save genre 2

11:14 Bafta launches young game designers contest

10:59 Sony 'sought security tips' from PS3 hacker Hotz

10:32 Kickstarter scam rumbled 1

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