ByteAction - Issue 138
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Hello, and welcome to 138th edition of ByteAction newsletter!
Another week has passed, and there’s been some new developments in the industry.
As for what’s been happening in the games industry - Amazon Games has expanded into Europe, and opened up a new development studio in Bucharest. The company has hired former Ubisoft Bucharest managing director Cristian Pana to lead its new Romanian studio.
In other news, mobile game stores seem to be on the rise, with Playstation reportedly joining the race.
Lastly, Sega veterans Jarvis Crofts, Luke Greenaway, and Mark Dallamore have launched Alibi Games, a new publisher-agency hybrid.
Headquartered in London, Alibi Games leverages the co-founders' extensive backgrounds in production, publishing, and other areas to assist developers in pitching and publishing their games.
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The Byte
The Action
Retro Byte
Studio Byte
Nvizzio Creations, a Canadian game development studio founded in 2015 and headquartered in Montreal, specializes in creating engaging games for PC, console, and mobile platforms. Their notable projects include RollerCoaster Tycoon World and Eden Rising.
Legal Stuff
Acquisitions/Investments
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.
Resource Byte
A web scraping and data preparation tool that requires 0 coding. Pretty cool.
Who’s Hiring?
Graphics Programmer - Super Evil Megacorp - Remote
Technical Animator - Hypersonic Laboratories - Remote
Senior Software Engineer - Illumix - Remote, USA
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
Technical Director - Unknown Worlds - Remote, Worldwide
COO - Flatter Than Earth - Remote, USA
Director of Growth - Cloud Imperium Games - Los Angeles, USA
Digital Sales Manager - CI Games - Remote
Producer - Squanch Games - Remote, USA
Rigger - DON’T NOD - Montréal, Canada
Senior Graphics Programmer - Build a Rocket Boy - Edinburgh, UK
Senior Network Engineer - Bulletfarm - Remote, USA
Senior Unity Developer - SocialPoint - Barcelona, Spain
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
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 Neil Druckman - Naughty Dog
“AI is really going to revolutionize how content is being created, although it does bring up some ethical issues we need to address. With technologies like AI and the ability to do motion capture right from home, we’re reducing both costs and technical hurdles, opening the door for us to take on more adventurous projects and push the boundaries of storytelling in games. This evolution is truly empowering creators to bring their visions to life without the traditional obstacles”
Neil Druckman
Events
Hit Games Conference Barcelona - 22nd-23rd of June
Connect with over 500 industry leaders from more than 45 countries in the gaming market, including UA/Ad Monetization, Publishing, and Development sectors.