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Harmonix/Beatles Game Announced

Posted under Uncategorized - Oct 30th, 08 - No Comments

This is the sort of news about game development here in Boston that I personally get really excited about: Harmonix is developing an original game based around the music of The Beatles. Amazing move, Harmonix!

Job Posted

Posted under Uncategorized - Oct 28th, 08 - No Comments

We just added a QA Manager position at 38 Studios to the job page.

Job Posted

Posted under Uncategorized - Oct 23rd, 08 - No Comments

Just posted a position at First Act for a software engineering Project Lead. Check it out on the jobs page.

More Jobs

Posted under Job postings - Oct 21st, 08 - No Comments

We just posted an Art Director and Lead Designer position at First Act in Boston. Check it out on the jobs page.

Job Posted

Posted under Uncategorized - Oct 20th, 08 - No Comments

We just posted to the jobs page a position from Clambake Animation in Watertown. They’re seeking a Flash animator. Check it out here.

Jobs Posted

Posted under Uncategorized - Oct 15th, 08 - No Comments

We just posted another job from 38 Studios. Check it out on the jobs page.

Post Mortem in the Globe

Posted under General - Oct 5th, 08 - No Comments

Scott Kirsner mentions the Boston Post Mortem in an article in today’s Boston Globe Business section about entrepreneurship in hard times.

October Meeting

Posted under Event announcements - Oct 4th, 08 - 3 Comments

[ October 14, 2008; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] This month at Boston Post Mortem we’re having a panel on Education for Game Development! Since school is once again going in full swing, we thought it would be a great idea to have a panel discussion with local educators about what is going on in the game development education space right now. [...]

Job Posted

Posted under Uncategorized - Oct 3rd, 08 - No Comments

Check out the jobs page for a Software Developer position at Gamesville.com.

Steve Meretzky at MIT, Mon 10/6

Posted under Event announcements - Oct 3rd, 08 - No Comments

[ October 6, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Straight from the folks at MIT:

Award-studded “game god”* Steve Meretzky will speak on Monday (Oct 6) at 6pm in the Stata Center, 32-141.

Steve Meretzky’s first job in computer gaming was at the Cambridge company Infocom, which was the leading interactive fiction developer. Meretzky became the company’s most prolific author, writing Planetfall, A Mind Forever Voyaging, [...]