By Simon Carless

Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of November 6

In our latest employment-specific round-up, we highlight some of the notable jobs posted in big sister site Gamasutra's industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from 5th Cell, Insomniac and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, including positions from Sega of America, 2K Marin and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site's daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, 'serious games', independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

Rainbow Studios: Senior Producer
"Rainbow Studios, a subsidiary of THQ, is one of the largest video game developers in the Southwest and develops premier original and licensed titles for current and next generation console systems. Rainbow’s video game history includes the critically acclaimed Motocross Madness PC series, the award-winning ATV Offroad Fury, top-selling Splashdown, the highly praised MX franchise, the blockbuster Disney-Pixar Cars titles, and the critically acclaimed Wii title Deadly Creatures, along with the soon-to-be-released MX vs. ATV Reflex."

Relic Entertainment: Environment Artist
"Your friends will call in the middle of the night, cursing you. When you see them, they’ll wear sunglasses to conceal their bloodshot eyes, and they’ll be alone, because their romantic interests left them without even texting goodbye. They won’t be able to stop playing. It’s a terrible fate, but I’m afraid it’s what we want. And we need your help."

Demiurge Studios: Senior Game Designer
"Demiurge Studios is seeking a talented, experienced Senior Designer to help lead our internal design team. A focus on communication, organization, iteration and polish are all critical attributes for our ideal candidate. Prior experience leading a team of designers and a demonstrable portfolio of game/level design across different genres are requirements for this position. If you can deconstruct reflex; if you can engineer adrenaline; if you can architect fun - we want to speak with you."

Sega of America: Senior Online Interactive Developer
"The Senior Online Interactive Developer will design and develop interactive online content including web sites, banners, promotions, games and other applications for the Sega family of web sites and other initiatives. The Senior Online Interactive Developer will be a part of the Online and Community teams as well as collaborate closely with cross-functional teams within the organization. This person will also manage staff and resources as necessary."

2K Marin: Engine Programmer
"2K Games seeks the talents of a seasoned and passionate programmer who enjoys a collaborative and creative work environment and is looking to work with like minded professionals to create a truly amazing game. Improve, maintain, and optimize the engine. Contribute to the design of a wide variety of enhancements to the Unreal Engine."

To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra's job board now.

By IndieGames.com - The Weblog

Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of November 6

In our latest employment-specific round-up, we highlight some of the notable jobs posted in big sister site Gamasutra's industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from 5th Cell, Insomniac and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, including positions from Sega of America, 2K Marin and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site's daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, 'serious games', independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

Rainbow Studios: Senior Producer
"Rainbow Studios, a subsidiary of THQ, is one of the largest video game developers in the Southwest and develops premier original and licensed titles for current and next generation console systems. Rainbow’s video game history includes the critically acclaimed Motocross Madness PC series, the award-winning ATV Offroad Fury, top-selling Splashdown, the highly praised MX franchise, the blockbuster Disney-Pixar Cars titles, and the critically acclaimed Wii title Deadly Creatures, along with the soon-to-be-released MX vs. ATV Reflex."

Relic Entertainment: Environment Artist
"Your friends will call in the middle of the night, cursing you. When you see them, they’ll wear sunglasses to conceal their bloodshot eyes, and they’ll be alone, because their romantic interests left them without even texting goodbye. They won’t be able to stop playing. It’s a terrible fate, but I’m afraid it’s what we want. And we need your help." Continue reading

By Simon Carless

Round Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of June 26

In this round-up, we highlight some of the notable jobs posted in big sister site Gamasutra's industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Crystal Dynamics, Trion and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site's daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, 'serious games', independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted in each market area this week include:

Gamasutra.com - Game Industry Jobs

Crystal Dynamics Senior Art Director
"Crystal Dynamics has a rare opening for a Senior Art Director on one of the most prestigious AAA franchises in the industry. We are looking for an exceptional talent to bring onto the team and continue the long tradition of visually stunning and award winning titles from Crystal Dynamics."

Propaganda Games: Sr. Environment Artist/Worldbuilder
"From our state of the art game development studio in Downtown Vancouver, we combine an independent spirit with the resources of one of the world's largest entertainment companies. We know what makes games great - stunning visuals, innovative gameplay and most importantly... people. We are looking for a World Class Environment Artist / world Builder to join the team!"

Treyarch/Activision: Technical Director
"Treyarch is looking for a Technical Director for a high profile title with a substantial and ambitious online component. The Technical Director will be responsible for all technical decisions for their title. As a Technical Director, their opinion will carry substantial weight for any decision that is made on the project. The Technical Director will ultimately be responsible for the successful completion of the project."

Rainbow Studios: Executive Producer
"The Executive Producer is the visionary for the product and the person who builds the team and motivates them to accomplish their goals of shipping a high quality, entertaining experience on time and on budget. The Executive Producer also provides the link between the studio and the THQ marketing and sales departments."

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Tencent Boston: Senior MMO Engine Programmer
"We are looking for outstanding individuals with passion, talent and a team focused mindset. We are located in the Boston area and offer competitive salaries, superb benefits and profit sharing. This is your chance to get in on the ground floor of a great new development studio, a studio that can produce top tier quality games and bring them to market worldwide."

Trion San Diego: Senior Audio Programmer
"The Senior Audio Programmer is responsible for development of audio tools and technologies for the next generation of server-based gaming. This is a software development position rather than sound design or composition role."

To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra's job board now.

By Simon Carless

Best of FingerGaming: From Diabolika to Mecho Wars

[Every week, we sum up sister iPhone site FingerGaming's top news and reviews for Apple's nascent -- and increasingly exciting -- portable games platform, as written by editor in chief Danny Cowan and authors Louise Yang and Jonathan Glover.]

This week, FingerGaming highlights notable titles like Mecho Wars and Diabolika, and details the release of iPhone OS 3.0 and the debut of the upgraded iPhone 3GS hardware. Features for this week cover Light Wars and 2XL Supercross developer 2XL Games.

- iPhone OS 3.0 Now Available
"The update adds several features to the gaming capabilities of the iPhone and iPod Touch, particularly in terms of multiplayer options. Gamers and developers can expect improved peer-to-peer connectivity in the upgrade, along with the much-discussed possibility of downloadable content via microtransactions."

- Interview: Rick Baltman of 2XL Games
"Chatting with FingerGaming on the eve of Apple's newest iteration, the ex-Rainbow Studios engineer talked excitedly about 3.0, the 3G S and beamed with enthusiasm as he described porting their Baja: Edge of Control engine to the iPhone for 2XL Supercross."

- iPhone 3G S Debuts in North America and the UK
"The iPhone 3G S offers improved battery life, a faster processor that improves application load times and performance, and a variety of new hardware features, including a digital compass and an upgraded camera with video capture functionality."

- Sega of America CEO Simon Jeffery to Head New ngmoco Publishing Group
"Simon Jeffery, president and CEO of Sega of America, announced that he is leaving his position at the company in order to head up the newly established publishing arm of iPhone developer ngmoco."

- Derek Yu's Puzzler Diabolika Debuts on iPhone
"Indie dev Derek Yu has released his newest work, the iPhone turn-based puzzler Diabolika. Yu is the creator of the wonderful roguelike-inspired platformer Spelunky, along with other notable titles like Eternal Daughter and Aquaria."

- Top Free Game App Downloads for the Week
"Paper Toss takes top honors for the second week in a row, beating out the recently released Lite version of 2XL Supercross and newcomer Chase the Dot."

- Flick Fishing, Tap Tap Revenge 2 Update with New iPhone OS 3.0 Features
"It's been only a few hours since the iPhone OS 3.0 launched in North America, and already a number of popular apps have updated to take advantage of the firmware's new features."

- Review: Light Wars
"Light Wars is a worthy attempt at bringing Geometry Wars to the iPhone. It may take a few tries to get used to the control scheme, but once you become acclimated to it, it's easy to waste ten or twenty minutes at a time aiming for a higher score."

- Turn-Based Strategy Title Mecho Wars Out in App Store
"Mecho Wars will be instantly familiar to fans of Nintendo's Advance Wars series. Unlike many other titles in the RTS genre, however, Mecho Wars avoids the expected military-themed aesthetic in favor of a unique fantasy setting and a cast of animal-like creatures."

- Top-Selling Paid Game Apps for the Week
"PopCap's Peggle finishes at second place in App Store sales numbers this week, thanks to a weekend-long sale that dropped the title's price to 99 cents."

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