Byte Action - Issue 95
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Hello, and welcome to the 95th edition of Byte Action newsletter!
First off - apologies for technical difficulties which caused me sending this newsletter out later than expected. Happens to the best of us, and I promise to do better next time :)
As for what happened last week in the games industry:
Amazon Games announced that they’re working on Lord of The Rings MMO and this time they are partnering with Embracer Group to bring this game to both: PC and consoles.
In other news - Dylan Jadeja was promoted by Riot Games to become their new CEO. Dylan first joined Riot in 2011 as Chief Financial Officer and added Chief Operating Officer to his role in 2014. In 2017 he was named President of Riot.
Lastly, Virtuos Games have opened a new studio in Poland. Warsaw-based Virtuos Labs will be dedicated to graphics rendering and optimisation
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Founded in 2018 in Uppsala, Sweden Neon Giant is best know for their work on The Ascent IP. The studio was formed by seasoned veterans from renowned action game franchises. At Neon Giant, every team member holds significant importance, empowered to contribute towards our ambitious mission of creating top-tier action games that will rival the very best in the industry.
Legal Stuff
Acquisitions/Investments
New Game Corner
Take charge of a battle-hardened squad of Colonial Marines in Aliens: Dark Descent as you confront a harrowing Xenomorph infestation on Planet Lethe. Engage in real-time combat against the iconic Xenomorphs, rogue operatives from the relentless Weyland-Yutani Corporation, and a range of terrifying new creatures introduced to the Alien franchise. Lead your team to victory and survive the ultimate extraterrestrial nightmare.
Resource Byte
Evernote - Most probably known by many, but maybe recently a little bit forgotten Evernote for me still remains the best platform for note taking. I’m using it daily, it has a great deal of templates to choose from, and I enjoy going back to my old notes as well as creating new ones and organising them.
Who’s Hiring?
Technical Designer - Liquid Swords - Stockholm, Sweden
Art Director - Anchor Point Studios - Barcelona, Spain (Remote)
Lead Engine & Tools Developer - Bright Star Studios - Copenhagen, Denmark (Remote)
Senior Technical Animator - Remedy Entertainment - Helsinki, Finland
Senior Technical Artist - Anchor Point Studios - Barcelona, Spain (Remote)
Senior UI Programmer - Omeda Studios - Remote, Europe
Senior Systems Designer - Chief Rebel - Stockholm, Sweden
Director of Engineering - Manticore Games - San Mateo, CA
Audio Director - Smilegate Barcelona - Barcelona, Spain
Senior Rigger - Radical Force - Remote, UK
Lead Technical Artist - Singularity6 - Los Angeles, Remote
Monetisation Designer - Lighthouse Games - Royal Leamington Spa, UK (Hybrid)
Rumours
Dev Talks
“The concern is always that one company is going to control the whole market. But Microsoft, Activision, you can put Epic and some other companies in there–there’s still Sony out there. There are still companies that have nice pieces of the marketplace. To me it seems like there’s less of a chance of someone just being in complete control. Now, I can see a bit more of an issue when you talk about–if you own the platform, if all we have is the Xbox and you own the Xbox platform, you have control over what can be on the Xbox platform. To me that could seem a bit more like, now you have a level of control that we have to consider. But we’re not in that world. There are other platforms out there.” Sean Kane
Events
Games for Change - July 14-21, NYC
This is going to be the 20th anniversary for Games for Change and it will be the biggest event yet! Come for the Games & SDG Summit, Games for Change Festival, XR for Change Summit, and Next Gen Fest.