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Games Programmer
Dependant on experience
UK - London

23 May

08:20 Sony mulls 'spin off' proposal

07:54 38 Studios lawsuit begins

22 May

16:16 Xbox Live gets Smart Match and 'personalised' Achievements

15:00 Array of development tools get Xbox One support

14:44 No self-publishing for indies on Xbox One 3

12:58 Confusion surrounds built-in Xbox One DRM 1

12:40 Kinect 2 support coming to PC

12:00 Mattrick: Xbox One 'will be the best in gaming'

12:00 Interested in money, technology and the future of apps? Me too

11:20 Microsoft abolishes XBLA for Xbox One

10:15 The Xbox One reveal - All the news in one place

08:19 PlayStation First education program launched

07:55 Xbox One used game policy clarified

07:27 EA makes Wii U-turn

01:00 Daily internet connection required to play games on Xbox One 3

21 May

23:58 Xbox One 'not targeting' highest-end graphics

22:30 No backwards compatibility for Xbox One

20:40 Xbox One specs detailed

20:25 EA to use Ignite engine for next-gen sport games

19:55 Sony shares spike on back of Xbox One reveal

19:45 Xbox One to launch worldwide this year

19:33 Xbox One gets pre-owned game fees 5

19:22 Microsoft confirms Xbox One won't be 'always-on'

19:19 Microsoft lifts the hood on new Xbox Live

19:14 New engine shakes up Call of Duty Ghosts

19:00 Spielberg on board for new Halo TV series

18:50 Microsoft gambles on new franchises with Xbox One

18:30 Microsoft reveals new Kinect

18:05 Microsoft unveils Xbox One

15:50 Next Xbox needs to be more developer-friendly

15:05 Molyneux: Next-gen buzz not as exciting as last era 1

14:45 Report: IllumiRoom to light up next Xbox reveal

14:24 The four pitfalls the PS4 and next Xbox must avoid 1

13:12 Marmalade adopts Google Play game services

11:32 Next Xbox components shipping already

11:04 Google Play IAP revenues rocket 700%

10:20 The next Xbox reveal: Watch it live

09:53 Unity mobile game development goes free 1

05:50 R.I. to sell 38 Studio's assets

05:21 Exploit leads to Neverwinter server rollback

04:42 DeNA publishing Molyneux's Godus

20 May

17:10 Wellcome Trust awards funding grant to Remode

16:18 Video: Sony teases PS4 console design

15:45 Shady Shadow of the Eternals T&C's 'a mistake'

13:34 Machinima made claim for Minecraft sales cut

13:00 Obsidian collaborates with Mail.Ru on Skyforge

12:15 Microsoft: Console industry worth $27 billion

11:18 Mass layoffs strike at Trion Worlds

10:45 Simpson: There's good overtime and bad overtime

17 May

18:55 The top five game job vacancies (17.05.13)

18:00 Develop Jobs: Join Stainless Games as technical project manager

16:50 Develop partners with Peace Games 1

14:39 Kickstarter dev finds investor to finish Defense Grid 2

13:10 Deadline extended for Develop 100 UK studio survey

13:05 Sumo brings student dev classes to Games Britannia

12:30 Mobile game players spending more than ever, research claims

11:30 App Store amasses 50 billion downloads

10:43 New York Times exec joins EA board

08:50 Sony working on speech recognition tech

08:08 EA: We have no games in development for Wii U

07:11 EA jumps on MOBA bandwagon 1

16 May

16:57 Develop Jobs: Ustwo looking for a games programmer

15:46 Blitz plots increase in public awareness of UK devs

15:10 Valve launches Steam Trading Cards

14:40 Nintendo chases ad revenue from YouTube content 9

14:23 EA scraps Online Pass program 3

13:12 Rubin outs dire working conditions at 4A Games

12:30 Hansoft heads to San Francisco for new office

12:17 Unity opens new Boston studio

11:00 Fireproof headlining Indie Dev Day at Develop Brighton

10:30 Firefly Studios triumph at Develop Quiz

15 May

15:32 Microsoft phasing out Xbox Points 1

15:12 Develop Jobs: Be a senior programmer at Ubisoft Reflections

14:28 Guerrilla: Killzone 4 only scratches surface of PS4

12:29 Dust 514 launches on PS3

12:00 Making apps work across multiple devices 1

11:15 Lockwood Publishing expands into mobile and web 3

10:42 EA opens LA DICE to work on Star Wars games 2

08:45 Rift MMO going free-to-play

08:04 Windows Blue is officially named 8.1

07:38 Frosbite engine powers up on mobile

14 May

17:19 Rovio expands into mobile game publishing

16:50 Nvidia Shield launching in June

15:45 Take-Two targets efficiency to battle rising dev costs

15:00 Get That Job: How to be a data analyst

14:35 Develop Jobs: Join Crytek as a game designer

14:08 Develop 100 UK studio hotlist survey ends Friday

12:49 Report: PS4 to launch in Europe this year

12:22 Babel opens new game testing lab in India 1

11:54 RealtimeUK opens new studio in Manchester

11:25 US investor makes ambitious Sony break-up call

10:32 Shadow of the Eternals turns to Kickstarter

08:58 GameMaker gets Tizen module

08:27 Warren Spector joins new Texas game school

08:03 Playforge gets Jack Sorensen as president

13 May

16:42 Blizzard donating illicit Diablo III profits to charity

15:30 Puzzle & Dragons developer valued at $15 billion

15:30 Coming in Develop June: AI, studio management and Berlin

15:05 Develop Jobs: Be a lead programmer at Naturalmotion

13:28 Square Enix posts £88m in 'extraordinary' losses

13:02 Spector urges game creators to 'level up' storytelling

12:30 CD Projekt's RedKit toolset enters open beta

12:05 Lack of prep time for game voice actors is 'crazy' 2

11:38 Game design contest offers $35k for safe sex title 1

08:36 Steam Greenlight visibility 'not enough' 2

08:05 Game fakes adult rating for marketing campaign

07:00 EA exec sells all his stock

10 May

15:50 Nexon revenues up £60m 1

15:30 Konami optimistic as net revenue falls

15:20 Wargaming in World of Tanks cloning row

14:55 Developer launches $1 Kickstarter

13:15 Sega generates £200m net profit despite sales drop

12:30 The top five game job vacancies (10.05.13)

11:26 PlayStation creator heads to Marvelous AQL

11:12 Silicon Knights closes office and sells assets

10:29 David Haddad joins Warner Bros Interactive

09:41 Microsoft names Amy Hood as CFO

08:40 Report: Gree US cuts 30 staff

08:10 Sony not planning major PS4 production loss

07:30 Report: TimeGate lays off staff

9 May

17:00 Ubisoft sacks producer Jean-Francois Boivin

15:49 Sony PlayStation revenue falls by £180 million

14:55 The Room sells two million copies 1

14:38 Capcom: Dev costs to soar on next-gen consoles 2

14:00 World of Warcraft loses over 1m subscribers

13:25 Microsoft Studios, Crytek and Deep Silver back Develop Awards

12:57 Havok partners with Tizen to spread Anarchy

12:32 Ouya launch delayed by three weeks

12:18 Ouya raises $15m in latest funding round

12:15 International mentors for Dare to be Digital 2013

10:39 Less than a third of apps offer IAP warnings

10:05 Govt plans new consumer rights laws for digital games

09:02 Sony removes $99 PlayStation mobile publishing fee 3

08:04 Activision beats earnings expectations

8 May

22:42 Unity Awards nominations open

15:32 Abertay students dominate Creative Scotland Awards

15:10 Diablo III exploit cripples game economy

14:30 Valve experimenting with emotion-led game design

12:40 Children spending £30m a month on unauthorised IAPs

12:00 Creating opportunities for developers in Africa

11:49 QA firms see reduction in console projects

11:10 Next Develop 100 set to name all UK studios

10:48 Ubisoft fires Patrice Desilets

09:24 Develop Studio Sales Charts: April

09:05 EA digital sales up, profits below guidance

08:38 EA: Console transition is our friend

08:21 Sony didn't consider 'always-on' PS4

7 May

16:56 Sony opening Indie section to PlayStation Store 1

15:50 Facebook refutes developer exodus claims

15:34 iVentureCapital invests in rising social dev Kamicat

14:48 Will Wright: SimCity problem was 'inexcusable'

14:16 Pratchett: Industry in need of a shake-up 1

12:40 Nintendo eyes up smartphone devs for Wii U

11:58 IGDA chair re-elected as body picks new board

11:52 Charles Cecil joins BFI board

11:12 Havok puts flexibility first for 3D mobile games

11:10 EA bets on single-player experience with The Sims 4

08:44 XSEED rebrands as Marvelous USA

08:27 Windows 8 sells 100m licences

08:11 Devs can disable PS4's 'share' button

07:40 Report: Next Xbox won't require always-on connection

6 May

23:35 EA snaps up Star Wars game rights

10:10 Develop Awards 2013: The finalists are... 3

09:03 Scribblenauts devs sued by cat meme creators

08:02 Runescape 3 jumps from Java to HTML5

3 May

16:20 Counter-Strike server converted to Bitcoin mine 1

15:00 The top five game job vacancies (03.05.13)

14:36 Develop Quiz: How many games has Mario starred in?

14:30 Former SCEA dev Chris Eden joins Climax

12:16 Develop May: Can Havok's Project Anarchy upset the establishment? 1

12:15 Bethesda opens playtest labs at id Software

11:38 Gearbox calls Aliens lawsuit 'beyond meritless' 6

11:22 South Korean MPs plot to regulate 'addictive online games'

10:55 ChangYou acquires developer 7Road for $80m

10:31 App Store closing in on 50 billion downloads 1

10:24 Wargaming to build UK education centre

08:50 Epic Citadel comes to HTML5

08:17 TimeGate files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

07:40 Google hires Noah Falstein as chief games designer

2 May

16:39 Minecraft Pocket hits 10m downloads 1

16:00 Turbulenz engine goes open source

15:58 Zynga invests $1m in educational game makers

15:38 Molyneux: Next Xbox should focus on games first

15:35 Facebook: Going cross-platform is non-negotiable

13:48 Xbox praises 'in residence' Develop Award nominees

12:00 First Develop Conference speakers confirmed

11:15 Testronic Labs secures HTC Test Centre deal

11:01 Facebook hits 750 million monthly users on mobile

08:43 Microsoft shares spike ahead of Xbox reveal

08:06 Sony execs give up bonuses

07:11 PS4 to appear at GameStop Expo

1 May

15:22 Infographic: Moshi Monsters celebrates 5th birthday 1

14:58 Original iPhone to be 'obsolete' in June

13:00 Watch Dogs to arrive at PS4 launch

12:51 DeNA terminates five Mobage games

12:37 Apple makes a record $17bn in corporate bond sale

12:33 Next Xbox named Fusion?

12:00 Try the HTML5 playground

11:37 Next step for physics is destructible environments 1

10:17 VMC Game Labs backs AQuA with app QA advice

09:42 Hackers claim to have broken Wii U

09:40 Miniclip appoints new CFO 1

08:07 Lawsuit filed against Colonial Marines dev

07:34 38 Studios execs request lawsuit be dropped

07:15 Skillz SDK supports real money gaming