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!
Harmonix/Beatles Game Announced
Job Posted
We just added a QA Manager position at 38 Studios to the job page.
Job Posted
Just posted a position at First Act for a software engineering Project Lead. Check it out on the jobs page.
More Jobs
We just posted an Art Director and Lead Designer position at First Act in Boston. Check it out on the jobs page.
Job Posted
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
We just posted another job from 38 Studios. Check it out on the jobs page.
Post Mortem in the Globe
Scott Kirsner mentions the Boston Post Mortem in an article in today’s Boston Globe Business section about entrepreneurship in hard times.
October Meeting
[ 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
Check out the jobs page for a Software Developer position at Gamesville.com.
Steve Meretzky at MIT, Mon 10/6
[ 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, [...]