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    • 07/04/2005 at 11:20 am #3960
      Anonymous
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      heard a rumour a games company is to open in cork very soon.
      specialising in porting existing games to mobile handsets.
      using brew etc.

      more when i hear

    • 07/04/2005 at 12:11 pm #19473
      Anonymous
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      Cool, keep us updated if you get more info! :)

    • 07/04/2005 at 1:17 pm #19495
      Anonymous
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      I heard this just today regrading VIS:

      “Yes, that’s right, just heard that they’ve gone into liquidation. 1pm – meeting off-site, 1:30pm – everyone waiting outside to get their belongings.”

    • 07/04/2005 at 1:28 pm #19497
      Anonymous
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      I heard this just today regrading VIS:

      “Yes, that’s right, just heard that they’ve gone into liquidation. 1pm – meeting off-site, 1:30pm – everyone waiting outside to get their belongings.” [/quote:2fe6b2be97]
      Out of curiousity Ivan, why exactly is there such a loathing between Vis and Vis Sci? Is it anything to do with the name or because you’re both in Dundee? Been wondering for a while… :confused:

    • 07/04/2005 at 1:40 pm #19504
      Anonymous
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      I think its that each company is full of ex-employees with horror stories of the other…oh and that vissci whooped them in wolfenstein competition.

      3 people have now added to the ‘VIS are closing’ rumour

    • 07/04/2005 at 1:49 pm #19507
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    • 07/04/2005 at 1:57 pm #19508
      Anonymous
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      Hi,

      Upstart Games is setting up a Cork office and two employees are confirmed to start shortly. Positions were recently advertised on irishjobs.ie. Initially, the work will primarily revolve around porting games to J2ME, Brew and imode from reference builds created in Dublin or Tokyo.

      There will be further opening for developers over the coming months. Again, these will primarily be involved in porting. Skills required are a love of games and an excellent knowledge of C, C++. J2ME would be an advantage as would experience with 3D engines.

      John Dennehy
      Upstart

    • 07/04/2005 at 2:06 pm #19509
      Anonymous
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      Nice one! :D
      Best of luck with that…..

    • 07/04/2005 at 2:13 pm #19511
      Anonymous
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      i shall be dropping an email with the old c.v.

      sounds like a great opportunity.

    • 07/04/2005 at 2:19 pm #19512
      Anonymous
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      out of interest john, where are ye setting up in cork or is it to be confirmed at a future date.

      its great to see, now theres going to be 2 mobile developers in cork.

      the industry is really on the up turn, mobile games is a very profitable business indeed.

    • 07/04/2005 at 2:37 pm #19513
      Anonymous
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      I believe that there are very talented staff in the area but very few opportunities locally. I hope that this is a correct assumption.

      Cork also has certain advantages over Dublin, and with offices in both locations we can attract the best talent to work in their preferred area.

    • 07/04/2005 at 2:48 pm #19515
      Anonymous
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      john could you actually check your pm.
      thanks.

    • 07/04/2005 at 5:43 pm #19544
      Anonymous
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      Gee, Aphra was definitly right, there is a massive increase in the amount of Mobile game developers setting up shop around…

    • 07/04/2005 at 5:54 pm #19546
      Aphra K
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      sometimes Gizmo, sometimes..

      thanks John for letting us know about this development in UpStart

      some of your Dublin colleagues are down to attend tomorrow night so I am sure people will be seeking them out…god bless name badges and a full list of attendees will be available to everyone..

      Aphra.

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