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Kim: Early Developer Ecosystems Key In Emerging Platforms
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EA's Playfish Signs With Nanigans Engine, The Sims Social Launching
Today
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GDC Europe 2011 Reminds On Registration Deadline, Details Events
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Third Humble Indie Bundle Hits $2M In Sales
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Feature: How History And Fiction Affected Age Of Empires II
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Study: UK Broadband Speeds 'Far Slower' Than Advertised
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Swedish Studio ThreeGates Details First Title Aethereus
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Lego Universe Adds Leveling System
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Opinion: Value Of CSM Certification In Game Development
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Take-Two Plans On 'Diversifying' Approach To Console Releases
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Duke Nukem Forever Proved Profitable For Take-Two
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Outspark's Chief Operating Officer Yun Promoted To CEO
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Take-Two: Red Dead Redemption Ships 11M Units
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South Korea's Gamevil Continues Revenue Growth Off Smartphone Success
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Havok Acquires Vision Game Engine Maker Trinigy
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NPD, EEDAR Collaborate To Improve Digital Game Sales Tracking
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Top iPhone Game Apps: Cut the Rope Sequel Heads Paid Charts
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Analysts: Sony 'Under Pressure' To Lower PS Vita Price
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Gree Partners With Chinese Providers Tencent, UltiZen
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Ex-Microsoft VP Shane Kim Joins Moai Creator Zipline Games Board
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Minecraft Developer Adds One To Deliberately Small Staff Count
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London Games Festival 2011 Canceled, Regrouping For 2012
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North Korean Government Funded In Part By Gold Farming
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Blitz Games: Sell Through Steam, Or 'You're Nowhere'
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Zumba Fitness Now Eight Consecutive Weeks At Top Of UK Charts
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Feature: Jonathan Blow On Designing The Witness
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U.S. Supreme Court's Kagan 'Struggled' Over California Game Law
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Pot Farm's Jason Bailey: Industry Is 'Crossing Its Fingers' For
Google+
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Opinion: Guns And Games
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Opinion: How I Document A Game
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Release This: Kyotokei, Fruit Ninja Kinect Arrive Stateside
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Interview: Storytelling Through Narration In Bastion
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Interview: Levine, Irrational Talk Reaching Success Through Fearless
Failures
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Fastest-Growing Facebook Games: From The Smurfs To Collapse! Blast
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Take-Two Posts Quarterly Loss, Decreased Sales
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The Portrayal Of Joan Of Arc In Age Of Empires II - by Ryan Rigney
Examining the story of Age of Empires II from both a historical and
creative perspective, writer Ryan Rigney delves into how the dev team
handled its portrayal of Joan of Arc -- comparing history to game.
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Bearing Witness - by Christian Nutt
Gamasutra travels to Jonathan Blow's studio to take a look at The
Witness and discuss the development of the game, in a wide-ranging
conversation that covers everything from design to business
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Activision - Albany, NY, USA
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Animator
Come shape pop culture by creating video games that capture the
imagination of millions. Vicarious Visions, located in Albany, NY, has
gained critical acclaim with hit titles such as Guitar Hero On Tour�,
Guitar Hero Aerosmith�, Band Hero�, Spiderman�, Transformers�, and
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2�.VV games are known for pushing technical
boundaries to deliver addictive gameplay and immersive art that bring
favorite characters and worlds to life for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, iPhone,
and DS gamers.
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Activision - albany, NY, USA
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Software Engineer
Come join Vicarious Visions, one of the most dynamic and creative game
developers in the video-game industry. For over 15 years, VV games
have been pushing technical boundaries to deliver addictive gameplay
and immersive art bringing both characters and worlds to life on Xbox
360, PS3, Wii, iPhone, and many other platforms.
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Activision - albany, NY, USA
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Concept Artist
Come join Vicarious Visions, one of the most dynamic and creative game
developers in the video-game industry. For over 15 years, VV games
have been pushing technical boundaries to deliver addictive gameplay
and immersive art bringing both characters and worlds to life on Xbox
360, PS3, Wii, iPhone, and many other platforms.
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Activision - Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Senior Game Integration Engineer
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Activision - Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Lead Multiplayer Designer
Founded in 1996, and acquired by Activision in 2001, Treyarch has
grown to become one of the most successful game developers in the
world. Home to some of the industry's best and brightest creative
talents, Treyarch's most recent creation is Call of Duty: Black Ops.
In 2004, after completing Call of Duty: United Offensive, Gray Matter
Interactive, who also developed Return to Castle Wolfenstein, joined
forces with Treyarch to create Call of Duty 2: Big Red One.
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Havok - San Francisco,, CA, USA
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Software Engineers/Snr Software Engineers
Software Engineer vacancies in San Francisco & Dublin. Havok
engineering has been at the cutting edge of innovation in game
development for over a decade. We work cross platform, mainly on AAA
titles, with top clients. We have a unique environment made up of
talented, small, stable teams. We operate in some of the most exciting
cities around the world. Our salaries are competitive and we provide
excellent benefit and relocation packages. We hire based on talent and
potential to contribute.
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Sony Computer Entertainment America - Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Senior Tools / Technology Programmer
Join the God of War team! Be a part of the most exciting and
innovating computer entertainment in North America. Sony Computer
Entertainment America (SCEA) markets the PlayStation� family of
products and develops, publishes, markets, and distributes software
for the PS one console, the PlayStation�2 and PlayStation�3 computer
entertainment systems and the PlayStation Portable (PSP).
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Sony Computer Entertainment America - Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Senior Online Gameplay Programmer
Join the God of War team! Be a part of the most exciting and
innovating computer entertainment in North America. Sony Computer
Entertainment America (SCEA) markets the PlayStation� family of
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for the PS one console, the PlayStation�2 and PlayStation�3 computer
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Sony Computer Entertainment America - Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Senior Graphics / Technology Programmer
Join the God of War team! Be a part of the most exciting and
innovating computer entertainment in North America. Sony Computer
Entertainment America (SCEA) markets the PlayStation� family of
products and develops, publishes, markets, and distributes software
for the PS one console, the PlayStation�2 and PlayStation�3 computer
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Sony Computer Entertainment America - San Francisco, CA, USA
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Senior User Test Specialist
Be a part of the most exciting and innovating computer entertainment
in North America. Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA)
markets the PlayStation� family of products and develops, publishes,
markets, and distributes software for the PS one console, the
PlayStation�2 and PlayStation�3 computer entertainment systems and the
PlayStation Portable (PSP).
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Sony Computer Entertainment America - Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Senior Combat Designer
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innovating computer entertainment in North America. Sony Computer
Entertainment America (SCEA) markets the PlayStation� family of
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for the PS one console, the PlayStation�2 and PlayStation�3 computer
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Senior Level Designer
Join the God of War team! Be a part of the most exciting and
innovating computer entertainment in North America. Sony Computer
Entertainment America (SCEA) markets the PlayStation� family of
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for the PS one console, the PlayStation�2 and PlayStation�3 computer
entertainment systems and the PlayStation Portable (PSP).
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Environment Artist
Join the God of War team! Be a part of the most exciting and
innovating computer entertainment in North America. Sony Computer
Entertainment America (SCEA) markets the PlayStation� family of
products and develops, publishes, markets, and distributes software
for the PS one console, the PlayStation�2 and PlayStation�3 computer
entertainment systems and the PlayStation Portable (PSP).
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THQ Digital Studios Phoenix - Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Engine Programmer
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Formerly Rainbow Studios, THQ Digital Studios Phoenix is one of THQ's
emerging technology development hubs. With a history of developing
triple A hit titles, our studio is also now focused on the digital
marketplace on console and other target platforms, putting us at the
forefront of the industry in conjunction with our sister studio, THQ
Digital Studios UK. Employees choose us over competitors because of
the quality of our products and the longevity of their appeal.
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THQ Digital Studios Phoenix - Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Tools Programmer
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2K Marin - Novato, CA, USA
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Animator - Contract
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2K Sports - Novato, CA, USA
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Software Engineer - 2K Sports
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2K Sports - Novato, CA, USA
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Contract Web Programmer - 2K Sports
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Activision - Albany, NY, USA
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Senior Game Designer
Come shape pop culture by creating video games that capture the
imagination of millions. Vicarious Visions, located in Albany, NY, has
gained critical acclaim with hit titles such as Guitar Hero On Tour�,
Guitar Hero Aerosmith�, Band Hero�, Spiderman�, Transformers�, and
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2�.VV games are known for pushing technical
boundaries to deliver addictive gameplay and immersive art that bring
favorite characters and worlds to life for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, iPhone,
and DS gamers.
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Activision - Albany, NY, USA
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Level Designer
Come shape pop culture by creating video games that capture the
imagination of millions. Vicarious Visions, located in Albany, NY, has
gained critical acclaim with hit titles such as Guitar Hero On Tour�,
Guitar Hero Aerosmith�, Band Hero�, Spiderman�, Transformers�, and
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2�.VV games are known for pushing technical
boundaries to deliver addictive gameplay and immersive art that bring
favorite characters and worlds to life for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, iPhone,
and DS gamers.
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Activision - Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Senior Front End Web Engineer
Beachhead is Activision's newest wholly-owned development studio,
which will lead the creation of our all-new digital platform and
service for the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty ELITE. ELITE will
support in-game integration and bring online experiences and console
play together for the first time. The platform has been in development
for over a year, and we're continuing to build the team with the best
talent in the online and gaming world. Join us and help shape the
future of gaming!
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Activision - Santa Monica, CA, USA
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Lead Back End Web Engineer
Beachhead is Activision's newest wholly-owned development studio,
which will lead the creation of our all-new digital platform and
service for the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty ELITE. ELITE will
support in-game integration and bring online experiences and console
play together for the first time. The platform has been in development
for over a year, and we're continuing to build the team with the best
talent in the online and gaming world. Join us and help shape the
future of gaming!
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Bigpoint - San Francisco, CA, USA
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Project Manager
Manage the schedule and deliveries of a specific title, champion
project objectives, provide a framework for communication, and to
enthusiastically lead in the continuing evolution of Bigpoint Inc.
Management & Process Improvement process, procedures, and tools.
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BioWare Austin - Austin, TX, USA
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Software Engineer
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Breaktime Studios - San Francisco, CA, USA
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Software Engineer (iOS)
Breaktime is a new development studio building engaging social games
for online and mobile platforms. We make snackable experiences -
small, fast and satisfying games that are accessible fun for everyone.
We are committed to creating a strong culture of collaboration and
development focused on quality execution. We are looking for
passionate, imaginative and talented artists, designers and engineers
to join our team. Help us build a great company where your ideas are
our next hit product.
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Demonware / Activision - Vancouver, BC, CAN
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Capacity Planning Engineer
DemonWare, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, specializes in online
software and services for video games. Our mission is: great software
with quality support at scale. We develop robust, scalable services to
support tens of millions of users for AAA titles, including the Call
of Duty series. Our teams work with top game studios, providing them
with online software and services to power games. Our team is growing
and we are looking for exceptional talent to join us!
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Demonware / Activision - Vancouver, BC, CAN
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Service Reliability Engineer
DemonWare, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, specializes in online
software and services for video games. Our mission is: great software
with quality support at scale. We develop robust, scalable services to
support tens of millions of users for AAA titles, including the Call
of Duty series. Our teams work with top game studios, providing them
with online software and services to power games. Our team is growing
and we are looking for exceptional talent to join us!
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Demonware / Activision - Vancouver, BC, CAN
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Software Developer, Data Warehouse
DemonWare, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, specializes in online
software and services for video games. Our mission is: great software
with quality support at scale. We develop robust, scalable services to
support tens of millions of users for AAA titles, including the Call
of Duty series. Our teams work with top game studios, providing them
with online software and services to power games. Our team is growing
and we are looking for exceptional talent to join us!
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Demonware / Activision - Vancouver, BC, CAN
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Software Engineer, Tools Team
DemonWare, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, specializes in online
software and services for video games. Our mission is: great software
with quality support at scale. We develop robust, scalable services to
support tens of millions of users for AAA titles, including the Call
of Duty series. Our teams work with top game studios, providing them
with online software and services to power games. Our team is growing
and we are looking for exceptional talent to join us!
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Foundation 9 - Backbone Entertainment - Emeryville, CA, USA
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Senior Designer
Backbone Entertainment, a leading console developer with serious
devotion and expertise in online multiplayer games is looking for a
Sr. Designer! As the studio behind wildly successful PSN and XBLA
titles like Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and Marvel vs.
Capcom 2 and Rock Band 3 for the Wii in partnership with Harmonix we
can push any hardware to its limit for the sake of great gameplay. If
you're talented, driven and passionate about having fun and making fun
for others, come join us!
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GREE International Inc. - Burlingame, CA, USA
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LAMP Engineer (Game/Social Platform Backend)
GREE International Inc. (http://inside.gamasutra.com/cgi-bin4/DM/t/eBidE0SsHYH0K4n0G6Nu0Ed /) is owned by GREE
Inc., the fastest growing tech company in Japan, offering leading
mobile social games. With our OpenFeint platform, our ecosystem
reaches 100 million users. We are looking for an experienced LAMP
(Game/Social Platform Backend) Engineers to join our start-up team to
develop next-generation mobile social gaming experiences for our
users. * The position title and levels are flexible; we are looking
for the right person and wi
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GREE International Inc. - Burlingame, CA, USA
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Software Engineer, Unity
GREE International Inc. is owned by GREE Inc., the fastest growing
tech company in Japan, offering leading social mobile games. With our
OpenFeint platform, our goal is to reach 200 million users. We are
looking for an experienced Unity Software Engineers to join our
start-up team to develop next-generation mobile social gaming
experiences to users. The position title and level are flexible; we
are looking for the right person and will adjust the position as
needed.
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GREE International Inc. - Burlingame, CA, USA
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Product Manager, Game Production
GREE International Inc. (http://inside.gamasutra.com/cgi-bin4/DM/t/eBidE0SsHYH0K4n0G6Nx0Eg is owned by GREE Inc.
(http://inside.gamasutra.com/cgi-bin4/DM/t/eBidE0SsHYH0K4n0G6Ny0Eh the fastest growing tech company in Japan,
offering leading social mobile games. With our OpenFeint platform, our
goal is to reach 200 million users. We are looking for an experienced
Product Manager (Game Production) to join our start-up team to develop
next-generation mobile social gaming experiences for our users. The
position title and level could be tailored upon your experience and
skillsets
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Idol Minds - Louisville, CO, USA
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Experienced Software Engineer / Systems Programmer
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KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. - Austin, TX, USA
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Senior Game Designer (Systems)
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LOLapps - San Francisco, CA, USA
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Game Design Director
Lolapps, a high profile social game company who is pushing the
boundaries of web based social games is looking for a top Game Design
Director with proven game experience shipping multiple major titles.
We are looking for some who is excited about iterating quickly and
deploying our games to millions of users within a short span of time.
If you enjoy inspiring creative teams, love to innovate and see
yourself as an obsessive game player, please read on -
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Microsoft Game Studios - 343 Industries - Redmond, WA, USA
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Design Director
343 Industries is forging the future of Halo, expanding and building
upon one of the most important and successful franchises in gaming
history. Halo is a rich and exciting universe that encompasses AAA
video games, New York Times best-selling novels, world-class animation
and much, much more. Just you wait. 343 is set to revolutionize gaming
and entertainment by putting the industry's fiercest talent in one
room and diving for cover. Come be part of the awesome.
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Nihilistic Software - Novato, CA, USA
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Gameplay Programmer with AI and Multiplayer emphasis
Nihilistic Software is seeking a highly motivated, experienced
gameplay programmer to work on a major franchise console title
currently in production for a top three publisher. This position is
full-time, on-site in the North San Francisco Bay Area and includes a
competitive salary, full benefits, and profit sharing.
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Nihilistic Software - Novato, CA, USA
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Senior Technical Shader Artist
Nihilistic Software is seeking an experienced and talented Senior
Technical Shader Artist to continue to develop the company's
proprietary engine technology on our announced first person shooter
title exclusively on Sony's next generation portable platform.
Applicants must have a strong foundation in computer graphics and
experience working in a production environment. A keen artistic eye is
also essential.
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Rivet Games - San Francisco, CA, USA
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Game Designer
Rivet is looking for a game designer to work on the next generation of
social, mobile and cross-platform games. As a game designer you will
be working under the direction of the product lead in order to create,
balance and maintain the gameplay systems, economies and features
needed to transform the game's vision into a reality. You will need to
be a motivated individual who is comfortable touching every aspect of
game design; from systems balancing to story and character
development.
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Video Gaming Technologies - Reno, NV, USA
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Software Engineer II
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Wargaming America Inc. - Emeryville, CA, USA
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Community Manager
As Community Manager, you will be part of a tightly knit team of
passionate Community and Marketing specialists and will report
directly to the Director of Community & Customer Support. This
position is located in Northern California in the Bay Area.
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Wargaming America Inc. - Emeryville, CA, USA
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Customer Service Representative
Wargaming America Inc. is looking to immediately hire experienced
Customer Service Representatives for its California office. As
Customer Service Representative, you will be part of a tightly knit
team of passionate Customer Care and Fraud specialists and will report
directly to the Lead Customer Support Manager. This position is
located in Northern California in the Bay Area. The candidate would
need to live locally or be willing to relocate.
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Warner Bros Games - Kirlkand, WA, USA
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Community Writer
WB Games Inc. seeks a community writer to work with the Community Team
to create compelling written content that will inform, educate, and
engage our gaming community and keep them returning to our sites. This
position supports our three game development studios based in the
Seattle, WA area; Monolith Productions, Snowblind Studios and Surreal
Software.
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Warner Bros Games - Kirlkand, WA, USA
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Staff Artist, FX
WB Games Inc. seeks a Staff FX Artist with advanced, in-depth
expertise, to work closely with the Lead FX Artist and Technical Art
Director to maintain and create high quality Special Effects assets
for the game. Assists the Leads and Directors in helping define
process and pipelines along with highest aesthetic goals, with a
strong focus on technical trouble shooting and problem solving.
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Westwood College - Upland, CA, USA
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