ByteAction - Issue 137
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Hello, and welcome to 137th edition of ByteAction newsletter!
I’m still at Digital Dragons, so apologies for a later release this week. A couple of slides from Swen Vinicke’s presentation which was an absolute highlight for me.
As for what’s been happening in the games industry - Larian Studios and Activision Games (Elsewhere) have opened up new branches in Poland.
In other news, Phoenix Labs was hit by layoffs due to major restructuring. The studio will also be cancelling the project they were working on.
Lastly, Playstation Studios had greeted their community with one final goodbye after it was announced earlier this year that the studio was going to be shut down.
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Free Range Games is a game development studio based in San Francisco, California. They are known for developing various games across different platforms, including mobile, PC, and consoles. Some of their notable titles include "Labyrinth Legends" and "Card Hunter."
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New Game Corner
Frostpunk 2 - 25th July, 2024
Explore a city-survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard has transformed Earth into a harsh, icy wasteland.
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Who’s Hiring?
Graphics Programmer - Super Evil Megacorp - Remote
Technical Animator - Hypersonic Laboratories - Remote
Data Scientist - Cult of the North - Stockholm, Sweden
RPG Designer - Larian Studios - Warsaw, Poland
Senior Data Analyst - Original Games - Remote, Europe
Data Analyst - Eneba - Europe, Remote
Lead Character Artist - Redhill Games - Helsinki, Finland
COO - Flatter Than Earth - Remote, USA
Director of Growth - Cloud Imperium Games - Los Angeles, USA
Studio Manager - IOI - Barcelona, Spain
Producer - Squanch Games - Remote, USA
Graphics Programmer - Larian Studios - Dublin, Ireland
VFX Artist - Pahdo Labs - NYC
Senior Graphics Programmer - Build a Rocket Boy - Edinburgh, UK
Senior Network Engineer - Bulletfarm - Remote, USA
Senior Gameplay Engineer - Otherside Entertainment - Remote, USA
Senior Brand Manager - Remedy Games - Helsinki, Finland
Senior Product Lead - Ringtail Interactive - Stockholm, Sweden
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Playstation Global - London, UK
Engineering Manager - Procreate - Hobart, Tasmania
Lead Audio Designer - Maverick Games - Warwick, UK
UX Designer - Wargaming - Vilnius, Lithuania
Senior Sound Designer - Brass Lion Entertainment - Montréal, Canada
Game Designer - Dreamcraft Entertainment - Redwood City, CA
Lead Technical Artist - Fool’s Theory - Remote, Europe
Senior Product Manager - Tripledot Studios - Barcelona, Spain
Principal Concept Artist - Vertigo Games - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lead Security Engineer - Carry1st - Remote
Development Director - People Can Fly - Remote, Europe
Senior Producer - Sharkmob - London, UK
Senior Gameplay Programmer - Heart Machine - Culver City, CA (Remote)
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Dev Talks
Interview with Sarah Bond - XBOX Game Studios
“You know, it's always extraordinarily hard when you have to make decisions like that. I'll go back to what I was saying about the industry. And when we looked at those fundamental trends, we feel a deep responsibility to ensure that the games we make, the devices we build, the services that we offer are there through moments, even when the industry isn't growing and when you're through a time of transition. And the news we announced earlier this week is an outcome of that, and our commitment to make sure that the business is healthy for the long term.”
Sarah Bond
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