GamesIndustry.biz Newsletter - 3rd June 2010

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Today's top stories

Former Hudson president founds MonkeyPaw Games

11:10 - Company to bring "culturally different" Japanese games to Western markets

Codemasters secures Middle East distribution for F1 2010

14:03 - Racing title due in Gulf Cooperation Council region this September

MySpace kick starts developer services programme

10:57 - Social network site organises multiple developer discounts as new games focus gathers pace

Today's feature

NLGD Festival of Games 2010 Coverage

Regular updates: Kellee Santiago, the growth of the Dutch industry, plus... Singing Pac-Man!

The rest of today's news

Gotland Game Awards offers ?300,000 prize

11:36 - Lionhead, Crytek and Starbreeze to judge Swedish student competition entries

GameStop promotes key execs

10:10 - US retailer gets new CEO, executive chairman, CFO and more in major reshuffle

NPD delays May US sales results

09:27 - Monthly charts may be up to three weeks late as NPD update IT infrastructure

Level-5 plans international expansion

08:48 - Professor Layton creators to open US offices this year, with European HQ by 2011

Games Convention Online cancels public event

08:32 - But trade focus will still remain for event in July

Jobs

Hot job:

Lead Games Designer (Aardvark Swift) - London, South East, England

UK & Europe -

Technical Animator - World Renowned Developer (Interactive Selection) - London, South East, England

Bilingual MMO Associate Producer (Datascope) - Berlin, Germany

North America -

Senior Director of Development (MPG Universal) - Anywhere

Senior Games Designer (Other Ocean Interactive) - St. John's, Canada

Rest of World -

UI Designer - Social Games Developer (Interactive Selection) - China

Lead Gameplay Programmer (SEGA Europe) - Brisbane, Australia

Recent features

Preview: Develop 2010

Tandem Events director Andy Lane gives us a glimpse of what's to come in Brighton this year

THQ Partners' Tim Walsh

The head of the new publishing unit explains why today's business needs additional options

Game Changers

Move, Natal, 3D, Blu-ray, Live - which technologies will define the console battlefield in the coming years?

Force of Nature

Avalanche Studios' Christofer Sundberg on the creation of a new world and the reinforcement of an existing one

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