ByteAction - Issue 161
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Hello, and welcome to 161st edition of ByteAction newsletter!
Last week Reflector Entertainment, the Canadian studio behind Unknown 9: Awakening, has reportedly laid off staff across its art, marketing, narrative, and QA teams. The game, released last month to mixed reviews.
In other news, Quantic Dream writer launches Republic Games, backed by an undisclosed investment from Krafton, to develop an untitled RPG.
Lastly, Play Ventures, a global early-stage gaming venture capital firm, has raised $140 million for its third and largest gaming fund, bringing its total assets under management to $450 million.
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Asobo Studio, based in Bordeaux, France, is renowned for its versatility in game development. Founded in 2002, it gained critical acclaim for A Plague Tale: Innocence and its sequel A Plague Tale: Requiem, praised for their storytelling and visuals. The studio also known for developing Microsoft Flight Simulator.
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Acquisitions/Investments
New Game Corner
Sniper Elite: Resistance - January 30th, 2025
With excellent sniping mechanics, stealth, and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance shifts the award-winning series' focus to a covert war deep in occupied France, far from the front lines.
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Snake Game but as a Chrome app.
Who’s Hiring?
Senior Gameplay Engineer - Bulletfarm - Remote, USA
Data Analyst - Wargaming - Vilnius, Lithuania
Senior Art Producer - T-Minus Zero - Remote, USA
Lead Producer - Demiurge - Remote, USA
Senior Gameplay Programmer - Underdog Studio - Remote, Europe
Senior Game Designer - Coffee Stain - Gothenburg, Sweden
Art Director - Series AI - Remote, USA
Director, Global Partnerships - Unity - Remote, USA
Senior Technical Artist - Blind Squirrel Games - Austin, TX
Talent Acquisition Director - PlayQ - Santa Monica, CA
Gameplay Engineer - That’s No Moon - Los Angeles, CA
Senior AI Programmer - Climax Studios - Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior Games Recruiter - Genies - San Mateo, CA
Senior Producer - Starbreeze Entertainment - Stockholm, Sweden
Lead Character Artist - IOI - Barcelona, Spain
Lead Engine Programmer - Ramen VR - San Francisco, CA
Producer - Haven Studios - Montréal, Canada
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Dev Talks
Interview with Skull & Bones dev team
“I think the approach we’ve taken is that we really want all of our teams to be invested in every aspect of game creation,” Neven Dravinski, senior producer on Skull and Bones, Ubisoft Singapore, explains. “And so the teams here in India are involved in every major vertical of the game, be it the combat, the weapons, ship, content creation, all the great art.”
Neven Dravinski
Events
BIG 24 - 6th/7th December 2024
Bilbao International Games conference is an annual industry event held in Bilbao, Spain. It’s an even aimed at games industry professionals, it offers opportunities to learn, meet likeminded professionals and checkout the growing international indie scene.