ByteAction - Issue 118
Byte Action is a newsletter for game developers and fans
Hello, and welcome to 118th edition of Byte Action newsletter!
Also, Happy New Year! I hope you all had lovely holidays, and feel well rested.
Last week ByteDance announced that it’s looking to sell its games business with Tencent confirmed as one of the potential buyers.
In other news, more layoffs hit the games industry with recent announcements from Bossa, Archiact VR and Unity.
Lastly, Phoenix Labs vets Jeanne-Marie Owens and Jesse Houston revealed the opening of a new studio - Critical Path Games. The new studio is based in Vancouver, and intends to create a new video game genre
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Based in Hamburg, Daedalic Entertainment is a highly acclaimed German publisher and developer known for award-winning adventure games like Edna & Harvey: The Breakout and Deponia. Their internal studio is currently working on innovative titles such as Silence and Ken Follet's The Pillars of the Earth. As a third-party publisher, Daedalic has released outstanding games like Machinarium and Torchlight II.
Legal Stuff
Acquisitions/Investments
New Game Corner
Enshrouded - 24th January, 2024
Explore an expansive world, conquer formidable bosses, construct majestic halls, and carve out your destiny in this cooperative survival action RPG designed for up to 16 players.
Resource Byte
Simple slack integrated AI tool for performance reviews. Quite neat.
Who’s Hiring?
Technical Artist - Liquid Swords - Stockholm, Sweden
Senior Data Analytics Manager - Avalanche Studios - Stockholm, Swede
Senior Game Designer - Rebellion - Wakefield, UK
Level Designer - Mundfish - Nicosia, Cyprus
Senior Graphics Programmer - Digital Extremes - Remote, Canada
Senior Gameplay Engineer - Phoenix Labs - Remote, Canada
Lead Character Artist - Manticore Games - Remote, USA
Lead Animator - Neobards Entertainment - Breda, Netherlands
Senior Environment Artist - Endnight Games - Vancouver, Canada
Executive Producer - Build a Rocket Boy - Edinburgh, UK
Senior Data Scientist - Carry1st - Remote
Senior Environment Artist - Yager - Remote
Senior Producer - That’s No Moon - Remote
Audio Designer - Coffee Stain Studios - Stockholm, Sweden
Dev Talks
Interview with Takashi Kiryu - Square Enix
“I believe that generative AI has the potential not only to reshape what we create, but also to fundamentally change the processes by which we create, including programming” Takashi Kiryu
Events
Gamesforum Barcelona - 7th-8th February 2024
A two-day conference and workshops with A-list speakers from the games industry focused on mobile games, UA and product monetization.