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Jobs EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Blow looking for programmer for motion tracking work 4 Jonathan Blow of Braid fame is hiring a programmer who to do work with body tracking, according to a post on the Blow’s Braid blog.“We’re hiring another programmer into the new ... Atlus Japan on the lookout for a PS3/360 developer 26 You guys had a lot more to say about the sales of Persona 4 then I thought you would yesterday, so I suspect you'd want to hear anything you can about the possibility of Persona 5. Of course, the... Heavenly Sword developer looking for a few good interns 17 Ninja Theory, the studio who brought us Heavenly Sword and Kung Fu Chaos, is seeking eight individuals to join its animation internship program. The program lasts from September through November ... Microsoft wants you to manage their store 26 Frankly we're surprised it has taken Microsoft this long to enter the world of retail seeing as they have stuff to sell, they have the money to sell it and they're usually only about one step beh... AX 09: NIS America is looking for an editor...now 23 NIS America is looking for a new editor for their localization staff, as one is leaving to teach English in Japan. They are asking for editors here at Anime Expo in their industry panel today.&nb... Game developers have been losing their jobs in the past year 9 I had heard a rumor that videogames were recession proof, but it appears that is not true. If the recent closing of 3D Realms isn't enough to convince you then how about a few numbers. In the pas... Blizzard's hard at work on a secret fifth project 22 The good folks at Blizzard reportedly have something new up their sleeves, but don't get your hopes up; it'll most likely be a matter of years, not months, before we here any big announcements of... Ruffian Games' concept art doesn't exactly scream 'Crackdown' 16 Either that stout-looking monster above is concept artwork for a new IP from Ruffian Games, or the sequel to Crackdown has suddenly taken a turn for the bizarre.The creature comes to us from a Ru... Newsweek games writer N'Gai Croal says farewell to journalism 20 After 13 years with Newsweek covering consumer technology and videogames, journalist N'Gai Croal will be leaving the game. In an interview with Gamasutra's Leigh Alexander, Croal talks about... Rumortoid: EA to close down Black Box? 13 The global economy is in the toilet as a result of the “financial tsunami,” and it seems like there’s never been a worse time to be working in the videogame industry. Companies ... Silicon Knights lays off 26 employees who were not against Too Human 25 Today, Silicon Knights, developer of Eternal Darkness and workplace of the very outspoken Dennis Dyack, laid off 26 employees. Silicon Knights released an official statement citing “attriti... Want to work for Ubisoft? You just need to organize a 'dream team' 18 Having apparently grown tired of the formulaic process of accepting applications from hopeful employees, developer/publisher Ubisoft has decided on a more interesting way to find its next develop... GameTap is not dead yet, confirmed after poking it with a stick 16 After GameTap fired its entire editorial staff, the assumption was that the downloadable game service was in a decent amount of financial trouble. Recently, GameDaily conducted an interview with ... Poetic justice: CNET executive who fired Gerstmann will soon be jobless 30 “Gerstmann-gate” has become something of a watershed moment in the games journalism industry. Many cynics had assumed that things like that had been occurring for years, but it wasn&r... God of War II director Cory Barlog leaves Sony, teams up with George Miller 23 Woah. Deja vu, man. I could've sworn that we already told you about a God of War director leaving Sony to do his own thing. Wait, we did! That was David Jaffe. Now, God of War II director Cory Ba... Capcom needs help with bringing the New Hotness 13 Seth from Capcom Unity sends word that the Big C is looking for help with many of the new titles we've all been beating down their door for.He says that fifteen projects are in the works, and mor... Infinity Ward sends a special message to ex-EA Chicago employees 27 Tippster kgetz3 sent us this screen grab (bigger version in the gallery) of the Message of the Day from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. As you may know, EA Chicago recently got shut down leaving ... Insomniac doesn't torture employees, ranks among top 50 companies to work for 9 At my last job, things were pretty miserable. I'd often drag myself into work two hours early to finish an eight day project I'd been given three days to do. My boss would harass me by ma... Treasure is working on a new action game, probably still not Radiant Silvergun 10 Last Friday I yanked my Saturn out of my entertainment system and drove it halfway across the city to a friend's house so we could play Radiant Silvergun co-op until our eyelids failed. This ... Luke Smith clears schedule to play Halo 3 beta, leaving Ziff Davis 20 In the most shocking cliffhanger ending since NBC's Heroes hiatus, the latest episode of The 1up Show ended with news editor, Luke Smith, announcing that he will be leaving Ziff Davis. His la... GDC 2007: Stay at the W Hotel, score a job with Sony 44 The initial crew of Destructoid has landed in San Francisco as we prepare to demolish the Game Developer's Conference with our mighty foot. As Nex, Colette and I checked into our hotel (t... Artists: kick open the door to your future 12 In-game art has certainly come a long way since a few cleverly-placed squares could pass as a tank or a dragon. What would titles like Okami and Shadow of the Colossus have been without their stu... WANTED: SCE seeks companion for big, black Colossus (Update) 15 The development team that brought you ICO and Shadow of the Colossus has posted a "Now Hiring" ad in the latest issue of Famitsu.People do crazy things for love, and you know you love t... Want to be Reggie's assistant? 17 Well, do you? Nintendo of America is currently hiring! Looking at the list of responsibilities and requirements, it seems like being Reggie's assistant would be one hell of a hard job. What ... Epic Games is now hiring 13 I know many Dtoid readers would love to one day make games, and that some readers are already doing exactly that, but for those of you fresh out of college  with game design degrees and unsu... Being a gamer is hard work? No way! 10 I was reading Stuff.com this morning and stumbled across this article lecturing readers about the difficulty of getting into the video game industry. David Hodgson, author of a little book called... Mastiff Games need a Web site designer 0 Remember La Pucelle Tactics? It was that type of game where I thought, "Damn, I should pick that up." Then, due to lack of funds, I forgot about it, and it faded into obscurity. That sa...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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