ByteAction - Issue 150
ByteAction is a newsletter for game developers and fans
Hello, and welcome to 150th edition of ByteAction newsletter! Whoever is in Cologne this week - good luck, and enjoy it!
Last week I’d released a new podcast episode. This time with Pasqual Batalla - COO @ Sandsoft, and an ex-COO at Socialpoint studio. If you didn’t have a chance to watch it, you can do it here:
As for what had happened in the industry: Payload Studios announced that they will be laying off 25% of their staff.
In other news, Climax Studios announced that they have opened up a new studio in Scotland. The new Scottish branch in Edinburgh will offer co-development services for triple-A studios, including Microsoft and Sony.
Lastly, a new gaming studio - Soulbound secured $4 million in funding for its Web3 social gaming ecosystem. The latest funding round, completed in Q2 2024, saw participation from top gaming and blockchain communities.
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Omeda Studios is a London-based game developer known for "Predecessor," a third-person action MOBA inspired by "Paragon." Founded in 2020, they gained attention through a successful Kickstarter and investor backing
Legal Stuff
Acquisitions/Investments
New Game Corner
No More Room in Hell 2 - October 31st, 2024
No More Room in Hell 2 offers a spine-chilling co-op action horror experience for up to 8 players. Team up with your friends in the dark as you fight to survive in a dynamic, endlessly replayable zombie apocalypse.
Resource Byte
Any dog owners out here? Dog parenting is a game now.
Who’s Hiring?
Lead Game Designer - Hypersonic Laboratories - Remote
Technical Director - Bespoke Pixel - Barcelona, Spain
Senior Devops Engineer - Funcom - Bucharest, Romania
CMO - Nordcurrent - Vilnius, Lithuania
Art Director - Geometric Interactive - Copenhagen, Denmark
Analytics Engineer - Outfit7 - Ljubljana, Slovenia
HR Manager - Deca Games - Berlin, Germany
Talent Acquisition Specialist - Greentube - Vienna, Austria
Lead Artist - Virtuos - Dublin, Ireland
Senior Data Analyst - Original Games - Remote, Europe
Principal Level Designer - Firesprite - Liverpool, UK
Senior UI/UX Designer - Klang Games - Madrid, Spain
Senior UI Artist - Yager - Remote, Europe
Chief of Staff - Voodoo - Paris, France
Lead Engine Programmer - Ramen VR - San Francisco, CA
Lighting Artist - Gunzilla Games - Remote, Europe
Recruiter - Larian Studios - Warsaw, Poland
Design Director - Socialpoint - Barcelona Spain
UI Designer - Mojang Studios - Stockholm, Sweden
UI Artist - FreeRange Games - Remote, USA
Lead Level Designer - CD Projekt Red - Boston, MA
Senior Producer - Haven Studios - Montréal, Canada
Lead Concept Artist - Fortis Games - Remote
Senior Game Designer - Wargaming - Vilnius, Lithuania
Lead VFX Artist - Sega Europe Ltd - Sofia, Bulgaria
Data Analyst - Eneba - Europe, Remote
Gameplay Engineer - Bad Robot Games - Remote, USA
Unity Developer - Odderslab - Remote
Community Manager - 31st Union - San Mateo, CA
Engineering Manager - Procreate - Hobart, Tasmania
Principal Animator - Maverick Games - Warwick, UK
Game Designer - Dreamcraft Entertainment - Redwood City, CA
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Dev Talks
“I’d never made a video game before. So all of it was extremely hard. I think console development has probably been the biggest hurdle, the most challenging. When you develop on PC you can just play it as it is, in the engine. But if you want to feel how it runs on PS5, you have to go through a process. That’s a steep learning curve for someone like me. We believe that there’s a massive opportunity for this game on consoles. We see that in our metrics. Getting there was a big challenge. It’s been enjoyable, but that was definitely the hardest one.”
Robbie Singh
Events
Gamesindustry.biz HR Summit - 18th September, 2024
The GI HR Summit returns for its second year, bringing together HR professionals from the video game industry to address key challenges. Hosted at the Royal Institution in London, the 2024 event will feature keynote talks, roundtables, and the Best Places To Work Awards. Topics will include AI, health and wellbeing, leadership, diversity, generational work expectations, hybrid working, and morale during these challenging times