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30 March

00:00 GDC 13: All the news in one place

29 March

21:45 GDC 13: Frostbite 3 and UE4 not supporting Wii U 1

21:00 GDC 13: Intel powers up new game development tools

20:20 GDC 13: Diablo III auction houses hurt game, admits director 1

19:48 Free-to-play developer Supercell worth $800m

19:20 GDC 13: Apple to launch official iOS gamepad

18:36 GDC 13: GameStick launching in June exclusively at GAME

16:30 GDC 13: Video: Glimpse of the future in UE4 Infiltrator demo

16:00 GDC 13: Unreal Engine 4 supports mobile and HTML5 1

16:00 GDC 13: Unreal Engine 4 - All the details here

13:15 GDC 13: YouTube reveals live-streaming API for devs

01:30 GDC 13: All the news from day four

01:16 GDC 13: Women in Gaming Awards honours developers 1

00:56 GDC 13: How to choose a game theme

00:00 GDC 13: Microsoft's big Windows 8 development push 1

28 March

22:43 GDC 13: Ouya launch dated for June 4th in UK and US

22:16 GDC 13: Why female protagonists in games are rare

20:40 GDC 13: IGDA 'regrets' female dancer controversy 2

20:05 GDC 13: Total War: Arena takes RTS free-to-play

19:45 GDC 13: PlayJam secures $10m funding from GameStop

19:22 GDC 13: AppLift pushing 1m users a month to mobile publisher

18:00 GDC 13: Anger as scantily-clad women parade IGDA party 1

17:24 GDC 13: Testronic opens user experience lab

16:58 PC games achieved record $20bn revenue in 2012

15:18 GDC 13: Standing ovation as women devs let loose on sexism in games 1

14:12 GDC 13: Activision chases photorealism in startling demo 1

13:38 GDC 13: FTL and Cart Life lead IGF Awards

13:09 GDC 13: Journey dominates GDC Awards

09:42 GDC 13: EA: DRM had nothing to do with SimCity 1

01:08 GDC 13: Five free-to-play ideas 1

00:59 GDC 13: Markerless mo-cap software iPi Motion comes to Steam

00:14 GDC 13: All the news from day three

27 March

23:29 GDC 13: Unity and Marmalade begin Windows Phone 8 beta testing

23:25 GDC 13: Sony reveals new PS4 details

22:50 GDC 13: Nintendo supports HTML5 with web framework for Wii U

21:38 GDC 13: Kojima Productions opens LA studio

20:16 GDC 13: Unreal Engine 3 powers up Ninja Gaiden Z

19:47 GDC 13: Kojima: Photorealism requires artist's eye

18:39 GDC 13: The Phantom Pain outed as Metal Gear Solid 5

17:45 GDC 13: Unreal Engine 3 comes to the web

16:30 GDC 13: How to make it as your country's first game developer

16:12 Visceral and Criterion vets form triple-A studio

15:30 GDC 13: INFOGRAPHIC - Candy Crush Saga creator's ten-year journey

15:10 GDC 13: Violent games lack creative ambition, says Spec Ops writer

15:09 GDC 13: New toy venture for AT and Virtual World Licensing

14:45 GDC 13: Unity and Facebook partner up

14:43 GDC 13: InMobi unveils new app distribution portal 1

14:39 Raymond: Next-gen innovation not driven by teraflops

12:50 GDC 13: Video: EA reveals Battlefield 4

12:00 Learning from the perceptual computing pioneers

11:35 GDC 13: Miyamoto toned down Starglider to create Star Fox

10:55 GDC 13: Ben Cousins on consoles: 'It's anarchy out there'

10:06 Accountant turns spreadsheet into video game

02:00 GDC 13: Candy Crush Saga firm King rebrands as mobile audience booms

00:20 GDC 13: All the news from day two

26 March

23:54 GDC 13: 25 indies sign up for PS4, Vita and Mobile

23:35 GDC 13: Video: Havok brings triple-A to mobile with Project Anarchy

22:45 GDC 13: Sony in it to win it with PS4, says Zombie dev

22:18 GDC 13: Devs champion emotion in games

21:49 Bushnell: The days of mobile gaming's dominance are over

21:30 GDC 13: Zeptolab on quality over quantity in mobile

19:00 GDC 13: Facebook opens game developer centre

18:36 GDC 13: Facebook paid out $2bn to devs in 2012

17:45 GDC 13: World of Tanks Blitz rolls on to mobile and tablet

17:20 GDC 13: Terrifying horror game Daylight debuts trailer

16:39 Rising dev costs concern as 3.4m Tomb Raider sales are not enough 1

15:21 SoftBank fronts $250m for mobile dev GungHo

15:00 GDC 13: CryEngine 3 demo spotlights licensee games

14:58 GDC 13: PS4 takes on free-to-play with Blacklight

14:35 GDC 13: GamesAnalytics introduces self-serve toolkit for F2P games

14:13 GDC 13: Q-Games reveals PixelJunk Inc trailer 1

13:00 GDC 13: Havok unveils free 3D mobile game engine

12:05 Namco releases first free-to-play Pac-Man 1

11:32 GDC 13: Data expert tells devs to be cautious about analytics

10:53 GDC 13: Shank dev: There's no excuse for crunch

10:30 GDC 13: Expanding your game's cast

10:08 Yoichi Wada resigns as Square Enix warns of huge losses 1

09:48 GDC 13: Spector: Games don't need to imitate films

25 March

23:55 GDC 13: All the news from day one

23:30 GDC 13: PC gaming experiencing renaissance, says Luckey

22:05 GDC 13: Handling AI in procedural levels

22:03 GDC Europe chairman establishes game consultancy firm

21:47 GDC 13: Inside X-Com's hidden movement

21:46 GDC 13: Dice+ opens developer site

21:20 GDC 13: Man on the run in UE4 teaser trailer

19:08 GDC 13: Luxology fires up Modo 701

18:41 GDC 13: IKinema opens animation platform WebAnimate 1

17:48 GDC 13: Autodesk brings Gameware tools to PS4 1

17:12 GDC 13: Ontario fastest growing dev hub in Canada

16:36 GDC 13: Unity optimises Snapdragon support

16:00 GDC 13: Sifteo awards indies $50k for experimental games

15:37 Double Fine Adventure dubbed Broken Age

15:15 Minecraft children's books launching in September 3

15:02 GDC 13: UKIE flies flag for British games industry

14:49 GDC 13: Custom UDK to ship with all Oculus Rift dev kits

14:45 GDC 13: OptiTrack reveals latest mo-cap camera

13:35 Zynga loosens Facebook ties with site relaunch

12:55 GDC 13: Adaptable AI middleware Masa Life launches

11:50 SNES and NES emulators ready in time for Ouya launch

10:30 GDC 13: Ludei readies 3D HTML5 mobile support

09:59 GDC 13: Sumo takes on Moshi Monsters IP for 3DS

09:58 GDC 13: TrueSky simulation tech coming to PS4

01:48 RuneScape 3 underway; Jagex download store rumoured 2

22 March

19:23 GDC 13: Oculus offers devs four-month Unity Pro trial

16:48 Santiago: 'Over-romanticisation' indie's biggest challenges

16:38 Blizzard unveils free-to-play Warcraft game

15:30 GDC 13: Warner Bros. opens San Francisco studio

15:00 GDC 13: Develop has you covered

14:56 Tencent acquired 40% of Epic Games for $330m 1

13:25 The top five game job vacancies (22.03.13)

12:50 Ken Levine denies BioShock Infinite cost $200m

10:58 The top 14 game engines: The list in full 2

10:08 SourceTree aims to simplify development pipeline

09:53 Unity comes to PS4 in new Sony partnership

21 March

17:36 Heart of the Swarm rushes to 1m sales in two days

17:15 PopCap exec quits for Tilting Point

16:45 Wish Studios recruits new art director

16:12 GDC 13: Corona backs GDC Plane Jam with SDK prize

15:35 Gaikai hires Konami exec as VP of business development

15:15 Club Penguin founder forms new digital studio

15:00 Faceware shares details on facial mo-cap upgrade

14:54 Photorealism on show in dazzling Nvidia FaceWorks demo 1

13:27 Curve Studios expands publishing arm with new hires

13:23 Marmalade unveils 'iOS on Android' porting SDK

13:10 Valve opens Steam Early Access scheme

12:08 What publishers want from developers 4

20 March

17:00 OnLive appoints new head of engineering

16:00 Corona Labs goes public with cloud service suite

15:36 Government aids start-up studios with tax cuts

15:32 GDC 13: Just 12 hours left to register

15:28 UK Govt boosts creative industries with £25m

14:28 UK games tax relief delayed 1

13:20 Mind Candy readies GDC recruitment drive 1

12:00 How to profitably develop mobile apps 1

11:19 GameStick dev kits to ship next week

10:45 Next Xbox leak reiterates always-online requirement 4

10:04 InnoGames hires new head of QA

19 March

16:28 Sony partners with new Italian studio 1

15:44 Team Meat: DRM worse for devs than piracy 2

13:10 Zelda mod makes princess star of NES original

12:00 The top 14 game engines guide starts now

11:49 One day left for F2P Summit early bird discounts

11:45 Lobbying open for Develop Awards 2013

11:21 Creative Assembly immortalises brave cancer sufferer

07:49 Team Fortress 2 to get virtual reality mode

07:34 Bungie not phased by SimCity woes

06:57 Pixar artists fire up Steel Wool Games

18 March

20:53 John Riccitiello exits EA

17:50 EA increases SimCity server capacity by 400%

15:33 Real Racing 3 'vindicates' EA's microtransaction push

15:30 Vlambeer: Mobile devs mustn't be scared of charging more 3

14:59 League of Legends peaking at 5m concurrent users

14:45 Geomerics to present new lighting tech at GDC

13:37 Post-processing effects tool Yebis 2 supports PS4

12:15 Facebook appoints new CTO 1

11:00 Maxis on the defensive as SimCity furore persists

10:16 Newell: Valve business grew 50% in 2012

09:19 UK game industry returns to growth

07:44 Capcom and Valve swap game characters

07:21 University of New Orleans offers game dev courses

15 March

15:57 The top five game job vacancies (15.03.13)

15:09 Nvidia turned down chance to make PS4 components 1

14:35 Sony US dev: 'We're not co-developing Last Guardian'

13:25 First ever cat game jam taking place before GDC

12:45 Marmalade launches its first mobile game to four app stores at once 1

11:55 Patrice Désilets returns to Ubisoft

11:40 Fox Engine confirmed for Phantom Pain

10:09 Intent partners with iGEA for MCV Pacific Awards 2013

09:50 Mari 2 brings layer-based 3D painting to game artists

14 March

17:27 Games Workshop: Seven new games deals, and wanting more 1

15:25 Spec Ops dev making next-gen game with UE4

12:58 Rad brings its video development tools to PS4

12:08 PS4 will support indies, agree optimistic devs 1

11:11 Avalanche: 'PS4 development a walk in the park'

10:39 Unity 4.1 released with AirPlay support

10:05 Bitsquid game engine coming to PS4

09:38 GameMaker engine opens for Linux development

07:04 Mojang to add Minecraft subscription service 2

06:33 EA, Ubisoft devs team up to Spearhead new studio

06:11 Ron Gilbert leaves Double Fine 1

13 March

15:43 Luxology details Modo 701

14:40 Xi3 and Valve face-off over Steam Box

13:38 Umbra 3 rendering technology available on PS4

13:15 ME's debut quiz - last places remain

12:53 Teachers get to grips with coding at Raspberry Jam

12:00 A glimpse of the future from Mobile World Congress

11:18 Zattikka taking Warhammer free-to-play

11:00 All-star line-up to support MSUL dev contest

07:49 Former Firemint devs shack up with new studio 1

07:35 PS4 demand 'strong' says GameStop president

07:06 Miyamoto: Gamers buy hardware if games appeal

06:25 Princeton Review lists top game design schools

05:52 ESRB changes rules for Mature-rated trailers

12 March

17:23 Havok releases next-gen physics engine

13:19 Microsoft shares Kinect source code

11:00 Criterion hosting open day for aspiring game devs

10:30 Develop March: What does the PS4 mean for you?

10:22 Hansoft expands team with four new hires

07:45 Kojima: Episodic games could solve budget issues

06:59 ESA campaigns to boost gaming's public image

04:03 Happy Wars breaks 2m downloads 1

11 March

16:53 Father hacks Donkey Kong ROM so daughter can play as Pauline

15:34 Codemasters parent buys mobile outfits in Japan and Korea

14:49 Testology's Robson tackles London Marathon 1

13:57 Xi3 Piston priced at $1000

13:15 NASA debuts on Unity Asset Store

12:40 Australian games fund guidelines finalised

12:34 Abertay opens new Prototype funding round

07:42 Amazon, Apple patent used digital goods tech 1

07:15 Team Meat has no plans for next-gen

06:50 EA halts SimCity online advertising

8 March

15:45 Dishonored dev: PS4's 8GB memory is a joy

14:13 Ouya accepting game submissions 1

13:29 Game execs call for acceptance of LGBT in games 5

11:29 The top five game job vacancies (08.03.13)

10:55 Pitbull bolsters dev team with ten new hires

10:30 Bigpoint appoints games chief as new CEO

10:05 Mike Capps steps away from Epic Games 1

08:53 Scouts add Game Design merit badge

08:29 Wayforward vets christen Yacht Club Games

06:58 Video: Double Fine developing for Leap Motion Controller

05:38 Amazon posts SimCity warning

7 March

17:21 EA refusing refunds over SimCity server woes 17

16:01 SimCity server failure persists for EA

15:18 Wave of development tools power up on PS4

14:30 EA hosts event about LGBT issues in games

12:40 Gore Verbinski's Kinect game Matter cancelled

12:00 Papaya Mobile tackles discoverability at F2P Summit

11:04 Develop Studio Sales Charts: February

10:45 Square Enix opens mobile studios in India and Mexico

10:40 Game Connection reveals Selected Projects nominees

08:45 EA co-founder launches new studio

08:27 Mojang considers Minecraft for PlayStation 1

07:57 NASA game jam to lift off March 8th

6 March

22:00 Record shattering Torment Kickstarter breaks $1m in six hours

17:33 EA: Microtransactions will not be used in all future games

16:22 Raspberry Pi snaps up camera add-on

15:33 Brian Fargo returns to Kickstarter with Torment

15:25 EA apologises after SimCity server issues 1

15:10 Develop and ME to host InMobi developer party

14:40 Talented game students sweep up BAFTA award

12:00 Speed up your cross-platform app development 3

10:59 Journey dominates BAFTAs with five awards

07:44 Mark Fisher named EMA CEO and president

07:02 EA mulls virtual reality support for Frostbite

05:45 Valve no competition for Xbox, says Microsoft Exec 1

05:10 Steam Box may get prototype in next four months

5 March

15:15 Swallowtail: Industry stereotypes could drive women away 3

13:24 Tiga: Cancelled projects should get tax relief

13:05 Zampella confirms Jason West's Respawn departure

12:10 EA cans Dead Space 4, source claims 1

12:03 Trion Worlds Rift producer joins Zynga

11:38 Layoffs hit Aliens: Colonial Marines co-developer

11:00 Pro Foosball dev Quirkat opens London studio

08:39 Report: BioWare closes San Francisco office

08:13 Schilling calls for dismissal of 38 Studios lawsuit

08:02 Sony to sell off $400 million in DeNA stocks

4 March

16:58 Game in Scotland returns for wannabe developers

15:55 Retro City Rampage dev doesn't expect profit on WiiWare 1

13:35 Lack of support 'killed' Crysis 3 on Wii U

12:33 Journey art director Matt Nava forms Giant Squid

11:42 100% Indie initiative opens for mobile devs

10:39 Ubisoft puts nine studios on Assassin's Creed IV

09:13 Tecmo Koei to close Canadian studio

08:53 Report: Jason West departs Respawn

07:30 Linux close to overtaking Mac on Steam

1 March

16:32 Willem Dafoe starring in Beyond: Two Souls

15:39 The top five game job vacancies (01.03.13)

15:00 Devs snubbing console for mobile, claims GDC survey 2

14:14 Cliff Bleszinski defends EA and microtranscactions 4

12:47 Thatgamecompany's Kellee Santiago joins Ouya team

12:32 Sister brand ME to host debut quiz on March 27th

12:02 EA predicts 10% rise in next-gen dev costs