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Ubisoft Toronto confirms reports of 33 layoffs If your role is affected by this news, please make use of the support available across our three platforms. Specifically, I recommend checking out the Games Org Support Posts in Home 1. These resources are highly effective, with ample data to back their success. I won't pretend there are easy solutions but our community's only goal is to make things a little easier for as many people as possible. We have a ton of data showing that, for all candidates, your chances of finding a games role double (from 5 to 10%) over 12 months if you regularly use all our resources versus not. Additionally, recently I presented a 100% update to our Games Jobs Workbook, with 3,600 companies fully updated and nearly 14,000 roles fully updated. Of our 18 resources, this is the most powerful tool we have to help you. https://lnkd.in/d6x5NHMZ (Resource #8) I'm so sorry to hear this report and I will, as always, do my best to do something about it rather than just talking. Home 1 - 🔗 AMIRSATVAT.COM: Our main hub provides 18 resources to assist you in finding work, featuring a fully updated design. - 🔗 Games Org Support Posts: Find a template at AMIRSATVAT.COM (Category 4, Resource 10). If you can provide information from your team (with their consent), I’ll help edit and disseminate the final product, reaching 100,000+ people. These posts are highly effective in increasing visibility, and we've done 99 of them. Home 2 - 🔗 Discord: Join us at discord.gg/amirsatvat, our live extension of community resources. With over 4,300 members, we are currently in an open-join phase. Home 3 - 🔗 LinkedIn: Our community here includes nearly 91,000 members, with 1-3 daily posts offering support and career assistance in the games industry. How the Broader Community Can Help: - Spread the Word: Reshares and comments on this post amplify the visibility of these resources. - Offer Support: Utilize the 16 ways listed on AMIRSATVAT.COM under "How You Can Help" to assist, or simply lend an ear or advice on our Discord server. - Join Our Movement: Volunteer with us at AMIRSATVAT.COM to support our colleagues in the games industry. Our network has facilitated over 2,100 jobs and 39,000 coaching conversations to date, the largest impact of any games organization on earth, and has been visited by millions of gamers lifetime.

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Develop isn't over for most people. But sadly it is for me. Gabriele Sanfilippo and I attended on Tuesday and Wednesday morning to chat shop with people interested in hearing about life at Spliced Inc. and Anchor Point Studios. Develop never disappoints. And as always>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Familiar Faces ✅ Worthwhile conversations ✅ Effervescent energy at the hotel bar ✅ More beards than the year before, and the year before that ✅ People sporting a different hat every day of the event? ✅ Several meaningful introductions made that we'll keep in touch with? ✅ But more than all this - whilst a lot of studios and publishers will measure ROI by looking at the cost of attending the event and seeing the data off the back of it (as important as this is) - let's not undervalue>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The energy we take from it, and bring back with us 🔋 The connections we make that remind us of the industry we love so much 🤝 The subsequent uplift in focus, happiness and positive attitude it brings to all of us 🌞 What a great reminder of the best industry on the planet! 🌍

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Terrible news last night with Behaviour Interactive announcing that it has laid of 95 employees, 70 of which in Montreal. To those impacted by these layoffs, please find a comprehensive list of resources, below: 🥇First, as you are on Montreal, please reach out to us at People Can Fly Studio, we have many roles open right now in Montreal and Canada, please check them out here: https://lnkd.in/eWpV5PbA 🥈Next, Discipline Games Jobs Resources: Over the past weeks I have created 9 (at time of writing) Games Jobs Resources to find jobs in a wide range of disciplines: 🎨 Art, Animation, VFX and UI: This resource contains around 1,200 jobs worldwide across all links. Link: https://lnkd.in/eXgEEUAA ⚙ Engineering and Programming This resource lists just over 1,900 jobs worldwide across all links. It also talks about interview tips and questions to practice. Link: https://lnkd.in/eAufG7q4 🕹 Quality Assurance: This resource lists over 450 QA jobs worldwide. This post also talks about the craft of QA and contains tips and interview practice. Link: https://lnkd.in/e6YwwJeS 📑 Game Production: This resource lists around 400 jobs worldwide. It also contains info about game production as a whole and GDC talks. Link: https://lnkd.in/eE8QgeDq 📢 Marketing & Community: This resource lists around 400 jobs worldwide. It also gives an intro into game marketing and community management. Link: https://lnkd.in/e5MuViug 🎶 Audio and Sound Design: This resource lists around 190 jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/eSkPSsWf 📠 Studio Support, HR, Recruitment and BizDev: This resource lists around 290 jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/ePG57_7v ⚙ IT, Helpdesk and DevOps: This resource lists around 140 jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/e8ZsuiZh 🎮 Game Design: This resource lists around 480 jobs worldwide. https://lnkd.in/dCv_hQXv 🥉 Third, the Ultimate list of Video Games Career Resources: This should be your one-stop shop for all information. My dear friend Amir Satvat maintains these documents, he is a legend for doing this - please check them out: https://amirsatvat.com/ 🎖 Finally, do not give up. Ever. No matter how dark things may look right now, I KNOW you will get through this, you have got this! 👊 Remember you are not alone. If you need help, advice, or even an ear to listen, we're here for you. Always! ➡ A request to my community, please can I ask you to repost this post to your colleagues and friends, so that we can get as many into jobs as possible! And please comment if you or your studio are currently hiring - let's help each other! Much love ❤️ #layoffs #gamesindustry #jobsingames #behaviourinteractive

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𝐀𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭 - shares appreciated (they REALLY DO help) - my door is open for casual chats or intros on this role. Recently re-titled so please check out the JD even if you've seen it already. 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐅𝐗 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭. (ignore the link title of Lead, it hasn't pulled through yet). 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 Spliced Inc. - fully remote role but our 𝐚𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 studio is located in the heart of Altrincham. Be as hybrid, onsite or remote as you want. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐠 - You're either already a principal, want to be a principal or you're happy to sidestep from a lead into this role. Regardless, you'll be a part of a small team (+1) that sits in our Tech Art org and have access to some of the best talent the industry has to offer. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 - you thought I was going to spill the beans? 🤣. AAA, stylized, UE5, Houdini/Embergen, Blueprints. That's your lot but, will tell more once you're in process, of course :). 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭? - Either apply or simply message me with your interest. We have 5 steps but don't let that put you off, we can crank through them in a week or so. You'll get a solid feel for our vibe and people and you'll get to meet our founder who will personally take you through the game at the end of the process. Click below for a glimpse of your [potential] future 💚. #vfx #splicedinc #neteasegames #welovejobs

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💡There's undeniable merit in the idea that employees who don't live in fear of layoffs are far more likely to excel compared to those who lack job security or access to transparent leadership. 🤔 At this precarious time of layoffs and studio closures… it is a tough market to enter as a new startup. Simply Sweet Games is being bootstrapped, and supported literally through the generous contributions of Women in Games International (WIGI) and Amazon Games, advisors and our community! We’re honoured to receive invitations to meet at events and to gain mentorship and opportunities to passionately pitch our vision. It will take more than the industry's challenges—like widespread layoffs, inflation, poor leadership, and corporate greed—to deter our mission of inclusivity and sustainability. We are going to persevere! Best of luck to everyone who is going to Gamescom! Be safe and have fun, keep your eyes peeled for Tina Merry 🔜 Gamescom, Joanie Kraut 🔜 Gamescom and many more fantastic leaders! 📢 Lastly, please join us later this month to support SSG’s mission of fostering inclusive teams and sustainable game productions. It’s not only beneficial for our industry's businesses but is, in my opinion, the right thing to do. I am grateful for the privilege to help lead in this space and to witness the rise of many inspiring indie developers emerging in the wake of numerous layoffs. There is a better way forward. Let’s get it done. 😊 P.S. Check out our website (www.simplysweetgames.ca) for more details or DM me for an invite! #Equity #Inclusivity #WomenInGames #Startup #Founder

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Another week, another round of layoffs, another studio closure, and another blow to the Vancouver game dev scene. Game development in Vancouver has been on life support for the past few years, and what a shocking fall from grace in comparison to how things looked in the early to mid-2000s where you couldn't throw a BC roll (sushi reference) without hitting a triple-A studio! You can blame more favourable tax credits in other Canadian provinces (which doesn't help!) but that's not the real reason for the decay, is it? We're not really competing against other provinces within our country, we're competing with a global talent market and a shift to remote work that has driven game development to lower cost regions that can produce stuff that's just as good as anything we can make. It's a shock and a wake-up call, perhaps too late. Everyone is on survival mode right now and there are still rough waters ahead. Today doesn't seem to be the day for big-picture industry analysis, but when the dust settles and the pain of layoffs is not so fresh for people, it'll be time to sit down and ask ourselves some tough questions about how we got here. I'm getting tired of saying it, but my heart goes out to all those affected by the current round of layoffs and closures. 💔

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The recent layoffs at Inflexion, Humanoid and the Edmonton devs impacted by the closure of Worlds Untold hit close to home. The game dev community is strong, but we need to look out for each other. In that spirit, I’d like to draw your attention to the work being done at the Scaffold Institute. Their new cohort is specifically for devs impacted by the layoffs, and could hopefully provide an opportunity for those impacted. It’s supported by provincial and federal funding so there’s no cost to you.  I've been in one of their Cohorts for most of the year, and I’ve found the experience very worthwhile. The networking with other Alberta devs is invaluable, and the scheduled talks are packed with insights. If you're a game dev looking for your next move in Alberta, I’d recommend you check out Scaffold's program. They'll help you navigate the Canadian game dev landscape, from mentorship and networking to understanding the financial resources available if you choose to start your own studio. Of the recent Alberta studios successful at applying through the CMF for funding, almost all were enrolled at Scaffold. If you’re curious to learn more, check out the program brochure here https://lnkd.in/gZpaTtZA I know firsthand how disorienting and stressful layoffs can be. I've been there, and it's tough. But this industry is full of incredibly talented and resilient people. Let's keep supporting each other, sharing opportunities, and building amazing things. The future of Alberta game dev is bright if we work together and support each other! ✨ And here’s the hashtags. 😊 #gamedevcommunity #albertacreatives #gamedev #alberta #layoffs #support #community #mentorship #yegtech #yyctech

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Friends, our weekly community impact update for June 7th! This week, I'm so proud that we added Hailey Rojas' #opentonetwork resource as our 16th community offering. I thank Desirée Rincón 🔜 Toronto XP Game Summit also for her help with that content and design leadership this week as well. Haven't signed up yet for our community badge rewards for being a member and participating in community coaching? Register here: https://lnkd.in/evQpQDfd Our Four Headline Stats First (as always), straight from amirsatvat.com: - Job Placements: We've successfully facilitated over 2,000 job placements. - Advisory Chats: Our community coaches have engaged in more than 37,000 free advisory chats - We added 808 members to our LinkedIn community (88,973 total). - We added 336 members to our Discord community (3,735 total). JOIN OUR DISCORD COMMUNITY HERE: discord.gg/amirsatvat Resource Updates: - Hiring Visibility: Our community now includes 7,501 job seekers, with 70 new candidates joining recently. - Coaching: The number of coaches has risen to 2,228, thanks to 19 new volunteers offering support across our four services. - Role Listings: There are now 13,783 job opportunities across 3,616 organizations. Providing a full update on this is my top priority. - Career Planning: Both our General Planning Resources and our Early Career Pack are now live. Please submit any additional contributions you may have! - Games Org Support Posts: We have highlighted 98 individuals affected by programmatic layoffs. - Free LinkedIn Premium Trials: This week, we provided 20 new 2-month LinkedIn Premium trials to gamers, bringing the total to 370. - Ticket To Ride: We have given out 370 free tickets to gamers across 5 events, thanks to 29 generous sponsors. - Weekly Community Spotlight Posts: We have posted 8 spotlights, allowing community members seeking work to highlight themselves. How You Can Help: We have a page (https://lnkd.in/dY9KQ5a3) detailing 14 ways to contribute, highlighting areas of elevated and highest needs marked in yellow and red. This Week’s 8 New Mentors, 6 New CV + LinkedIn Reviewers, 3 New Mock Interviewers, and 2 New Art Portfolio Reviewers are in the comments! Thanks for your support and let's continue changing gamers' lives together! Super Amiro

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SONY Music’s games team was silently laid off from SONY Immersive Music Studios, and we would have never known about it! Yesterday, one of the impacted professionals shared this heartbreaking news with us, and it's quite a shock that this didn’t make the layoff headlines.  If layoffs from big studios like SONY are not reaching our feeds, then imagine what game developers from small and medium-sized indie studios must be going through. There could be so many indie devs who might've lost their jobs, and the community has no clue about it! Worst would be if they are suffering in silence. This only proves that layoff numbers are way higher than what is being displayed publically. The least we can do is bring visibility to the individuals impacted, so this is a shoutout dedicated to SONY Music’s games team with the list below. Please reshare so this reaches the right audience, i.e., recruiters and game studios currently hiring. Tricia Stokes — Here is an insane Environment Artist who has worked on FPS kings like Battlefield, Call of Duty Black Ops, and Medal of Honor. Not only that but do you remember the very famous Spider-Man 3 from Treyarch and Activision? Tricia was one of the senior 3D Artists in it! Overall, she has two decades’ worth of experience working on AAA titles and some of the finest AAA studios. James Marcus — An Artist with a bomb experience in both Environments and Characters. He has worked on various commercials and their cinematics for hits like Batman: Arkham Knight, Dead Rising 3, Dark Souls 2 (Trailer), Elder Scrolls Online, and many more! Overall, he has excellent skills in Art Direction, and any studio looking for the same talent should reach out to James. Ben Everett — Started as an R&D Programmer and became an Associate Director of Engineering at Sony Music over a career span of more than 20 years. During his career, Ben has worked on titles like Paladins and Smite as a Sr. Software Engineer for Hi-Rez Ventures. He then went on to work on Chivalry 2 as a Lead Platform Engineer for Tripwire Interactive. Stacey Larger—The Development Director of Sony Immersive Music Studios, Stacey also has experience as a Production Leader. For over 12 years, she was the Development Director at Electronic Arts (EA), team-leading and project-managing AAA titles. Patrick Bellanca — Holds an experience of over 11 years in game designing for EA. He worked on a dozen AAA titles by Electronic Arts (EA) and for their major live service platform features, heavily contributing to EA’s competitive gaming division. Infinite prayers♾️ #layoffsupport

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Why Spliced Inc. should be on your radar if we aren't already. Especially if you're a Lead or Principal VFX Artist that's already working with or is excited about generative AI. What NOT to expect: Stage after stage after stage, without knowing why you're moving forward. We love giving feedback and we help set you up for success instead of throwing you into the dark. Being kept in the dark about salary or package right until the end. Ever had an interview process to land an offer at the end of it that misses the mark by a mile? That's not how we operate. Here at Spliced Inc. you'll know exactly what the role could look like before you go into finals and that means everything from our benefits, salary, the project itself, onboarding and importantly, how we're going to set you up for success. Limited flexibility that's labelled flexible working. I've heard several stories recently from people who are considering a move due to being sold flex and remote/hybrid options, to be hit with a very different reality. At Spliced Inc, you make the choice. Whether it be fully remote, fully studio based or somewhere in between, it's up to you. You don't even need to tell us. We're hiring for a number of roles at the moment but my main priorities if you got this far (!) are Lead/Principal VFX Artist and Lead Game Designer. I'll post later/tomorrow on that second role but if you're interested in learning more on either position, send me a message. As always - shares appreciated for reach! Liam Howard Jerlyn ChaiGabriele Sanfilippo

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Lots of people changing jobs or on the hunt at the minute. Some useful tips to be mindful of from Amanda here. Even though you'll understandably be focused on landing the new role as smoothly as possible, these aren't unreasonable expectations at all and much easier to tackle up front than to deal with after the fact.

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Tomorrow I'll be going over how to make a budget for your prototype. Using google sheets to break down expected/unexpected costs and creating a timeline to visually gauge the development timeline. The same process can be used for the entire development cycle at a high level and help you estimate full development costs so you know just how much you will need to ask for when seeking funding from VC, publishing or crowdfunding. (It's more than you think.) As a side note I'll be demonstrating why most roles in games are contract based and addressing how we can tackle that as studios/teams and avoid layoffs and high churn rates. There are pros and cons. If there is time at the end, I'll be showing the budget study we did at BlackCap Creative Ltd when evaluating a pitch for the Heavy Metal IP we wanted to pursue and how a market analysis impacted our choice not to.

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Every time I open LinkedIn, there is a fear that I might come across another layoff announcement or studio closure. Although I hate to be the bearer of troubling news, it is important that the community knows about every individual who was affected by these industry complications. On top of that, there are game community warriors like Amir Satvat, Caitlin Cooke, Alexander Rehm, and many more who are constantly looking out for game developers. Some try to help the devs find new homes in their game studio networks, some provide resources to upskill, and some help the devs reach the eyes of game recruiters. So much inspiration surrounds me that my team and I cooked up 3 resources for the devs to upskill and find new game studios to work for. First💎 Layoff Support Kit 2.0 - https://lnkd.in/gCCXW_Wp My team and I have dedicated countless hours to curating hundreds of online game development resources so you don't have to. This comprehensive collection includes top programming boot camps, renowned game dev educators, free game assets to help you build great games, insightful podcasts, and much more. Second💎 A 100% scholarship on our $11,000 Full Stack game dev program - https://lnkd.in/g7jDWdR2 If you were impacted by the recent bloodshed of layoffs, here’s a chance to Re-skill and revise your game dev knowledge with our advanced C++, OOPs, Unity, and Data Structure modules. Additionally, you will receive exclusive one-on-one mentorship from top game programmers who will help you strengthen your already solid foundations. Third💎 Our Discord Community of over 10K game devs - https://lnkd.in/gH-wZe2G Here, we listen to everyone’s take on game development, support aspiring game developers in building stronger portfolios, and solve each other's doubts. Also requesting Kelly Bender, Jordan Mazer, Ruty Rutenberg, Kevin F., Kat Craig, Ali Farha, Matt Barney, and Ash C. to help this reach all the folks who can benefit from this. #layoffsupport

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More sad news about layoffs I'm afraid... Armor Games Studios reportedly have laid off their publishing team yesterday, though the current number of reductions is unclear, as is the reason for the layoffs. To those impacted by this, please find a comprehensive list of resources, below: 🥇First, reach out to us at People Can Fly Studio, we have many roles open right now in Canada, the UK, Ireland and Europe, please check them out here: https://lnkd.in/eWpV5PbA 🥈Next, Discipline Games Jobs Resources: Over the past weeks I have created 9 (at time of writing) Games Jobs Resources to find jobs in a wide range of disciplines: 🎨 Art, Animation, VFX and UI This resource contains around 1,400 jobs worldwide across all links. Link: https://lnkd.in/eH-yWEms ⚙ Engineering and Programming This resource lists just over 2,300 jobs worldwide across all links. Link: https://lnkd.in/eMYuN-zV 🕹 Quality Assurance This resource lists over 400 QA jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/ecHRqMnN 📑 Game Production This resource lists around 390 jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/erVSuNwi 📢 Marketing & Community This resource lists around 330 jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/eDmmXtP6 🎶 Audio and Sound Design This resource lists around 120 jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/e9vpruEY 📠 Studio Support, HR, Recruitment and BizDev This resource lists around 340 jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/eDeasJYj ⚙ IT This resource lists around 100 jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/eTpRYvy2 🎮 Game Design This resource lists around 660 jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/eXuJA9Vq 🥉 Third, the Ultimate list of Video Games Career Resources: This should be your one-stop shop for all information. My dear friend Amir Satvat maintains these documents, he is a legend for doing this - please check them out: https://amirsatvat.com/ 🎖 Finally, do not give up. Ever. No matter how dark things may look right now, I KNOW you will get through this, you have got this! 👊 Remember you are not alone. If you need help, advice, or even an ear to listen, we're here for you. Always! ➡ A request to my community, please can I ask you to repost this post to your colleagues and friends, so that we can get as many into jobs as possible! And please comment if you or your studio are currently hiring - let's help each other! Much love ❤️ #armorgamesstudios #layoffs

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Since its 2013 release, Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) has been a massive financial success, generating around $8.6 billion in revenue, largely due to its live service component, GTA Online. This mode has kept players engaged and driven significant revenue through microtransactions. In the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2025, the Grand Theft Auto franchise earned approximately $175 million, representing 13% of Take-Two Interactive's total net revenue of $1.338 billion. This marks an increase from the same period last year. Despite being over a decade old, GTA 5 continues to maintain a large and active player base, with regular updates to GTA Online sustaining its popularity and profitability. GTA Online receives two major updates annually, typically in summer and winter, adding new content like vehicles, missions, and gameplay features to keep the game engaging. The game is supported on multiple platforms, including PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, contributing to its widespread popularity. However, it is not available on Nintendo Switch or mobile platforms like Android and iOS. I hope one day a mobile version would be supported. It would print even more money.

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Terrible news about another studio closure today, this time Paradox Tectonic, which was closed by Paradox Interactive today. It is a true shame, as Live By You looked absolutely incredible from what was shared... To those impacted by this closure, please find a comprehensive list of resources, below: 🥇First, reach out to us at People Can Fly Studio, we have many roles open right now in Canada, the UK, Ireland and Europe, please check them out here: https://lnkd.in/eWpV5PbA 🥈Next, Discipline Games Jobs Resources: Over the past weeks I have created 9 (at time of writing) Games Jobs Resources to find jobs in a wide range of disciplines: 🎨 Art, Animation, VFX and UI This resource contains around 1,350 jobs worldwide across all links. Link: https://lnkd.in/eXgEEUAA ⚙ Engineering and Programming This resource lists just over 2,100 jobs worldwide across all links. Link: https://lnkd.in/eAufG7q4 🕹 Quality Assurance This resource lists over 400 QA jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/e6YwwJeS 📑 Game Production This resource lists around 380 jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/eE8QgeDq 📢 Marketing & Community This resource lists around 360 jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/eW3AZmxd 🎶 Audio and Sound Design This resource lists around 180 jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/ehGFXaiH 📠 Studio Support, HR, Recruitment and BizDev This resource lists around 370 jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/eDHbZx2w ⚙ IT This resource lists around 100 jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/eRYpAtQQ 🎮 Game Design This resource lists around 640 jobs worldwide. Link: https://lnkd.in/ekNSq_Wj 🥉 Third, the Ultimate list of Video Games Career Resources: This should be your one-stop shop for all information. My dear friend Amir Satvat maintains these documents, he is a legend for doing this - please check them out: https://amirsatvat.com/ 🎖 Finally, do not give up. Ever. No matter how dark things may look right now, I KNOW you will get through this, you have got this! 👊 Remember you are not alone. If you need help, advice, or even an ear to listen, we're here for you. Always! ➡ A request to my community, please can I ask you to repost this post to your colleagues and friends, so that we can get as many into jobs as possible! And please comment if you or your studio are currently hiring - let's help each other! Much love ❤️ #layoffs #gamesindustry #jobsingames #paradoxtectonic #tectonic 

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Narrative games are in an interesting spot. I was in a mentoring group for Toronto indie devs in Hand Eye Society's Futures Forward program, which primarily supports games as a form of creative expression. There were eleven pitches, which were largely based around personal and cultural stories or perspectives. As a queer, visible minority, migrant woman in the game industry, I absolutely LOVE this, of course. I think there's opportunity, though, to help guide narrative projects to increased commercial viability across the industry. Much of what gamers expect out of games - narrative or otherwise - shifts season to season, but I'm still seeing pitched projects suffer from old-world brain. The standard walking sim, QTE one-shot, bare-bones puzzle adventure, and the illusion of choice to deliver strong narratives have been done to exhaustion. I think there will always be room for them, to be fair. However, more and more players are looking for varied first-run experiences, choices that actually matter, replayability, immersion, engaging art styles and music, and - well - gameplay. Why not stand out? Will this apply to every game? No. But too many narrative games pitched today still focus solely on the narrative and not enough on the game. Venba (venbagame.com) is a fantastic example of successfully employing some of these aspects in a clever and impactful package (read: I was destroyed by the end and recommend it to immigrant gamers any chance I get). In Stars and Time (instarsandtime.com) has some pretty clear gameplay and visual inspirations that act as an effective vehicle for its storytelling. Slay the Princess (slaytheprincess.com) just gets it. Then there's the risk factor for investors and publishers. Narrative games generally have much higher word counts to localize, cultural sensitivities or simply appeal to check against on a global scale, less game design-centered devs or development planning, how to market around spoilers, what to offer consumers post-launch, delivery of the final writing and storytelling production based off early concepts and sometimes pre-writer-on-staff, etc. There's not enough space to write out all my thoughts on this subject - and I haven't even touched on HOW to pitch a narrative game, even with modern design elements in mind. So I implore narrative game designers to really dig deep into the landscape - past, present, and future (seriously, pay attention to announcements, please!). What has worked well? What hasn't? What are lessons you can learn from both? Who is your game for and what games do they play and like? I really want to experience your story. I would love to see your game reach and have impact on the many lives who need it. And I'll see you at the next LudoNarraCon (ludonarracon.com). Edit: I must add that I don't run LudoNarraCon. :) That event is run by the good folks at Fellow Traveller, helmed by the lovely Christopher Wulf. (For those asking to be included.)

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Hi everyone! 👋 Our new dev blog for Retroronto is live, and it's something a little different. 📰 https://lnkd.in/gQ_c4_2v Rather than a standard dev diary, we're turning these blogs into a digital newspaper called "The RETRORONTO Report" set in the world of the game. Each month we'll give updates on the game's progress from the perspective of Retroronto's own "local press". Honestly, we'd love some feedback on the format, or any topics you're curious about for future posts as we try this new approach! 🙌 In the meantime, we're finalizing everything so we can release our demo on Itch.io as soon/playable as possible. As always, stay tuned for more updates and our upcoming demo launch! Wishlist the Game! 🕹️ https://lnkd.in/guwcXibd Join the Discord! 💬 https://lnkd.in/geUd5vCE #IndieDev #GameDev #Toronto

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Games Org Support Post #102: Gameloft Toronto THIS IS NOT RELATED TO A NEW GAMES LAYOFF. Amir Satvat’s Games Community is now offering additional Games Org Support Posts every three months for any games organization affected by layoffs. In this post we highlight 58 individuals. I thank Anton Akhapkin for helping to pull this list together. The long-form version is here: https://lnkd.in/e7N_sT6j Want your own Games Org Support Post or to see all past posts? Just fill out our template and review our data here: https://lnkd.in/d_PNtxTx Programming (14) Carter Rennick, Programmer Qing Feng, Programmer Lucas Bittencourt, Game Programmer Yash Makadia, Game Programmer Igor Vodchits, Game Programmer Edward Lu, Game Programmer Antonio La Rocca, Game Programmer Andrew Williams, UI Programmer Christian Evans, Lead Programmer Yatsenko Roman, Senior C++/Unity Programmer Steven Hill, Computer Programmer, Multimedia Artist Aleksandr Kraev, Programmer Thomas Galati, Data Analyst, Programmer William Carducci, Senior Gameplay Programmer Art and Design (31) Jungsub Kim, Concept Artist, 2D Artist Ahmad Rafiei, Concept Artist, 2D Artist Alana Fleming, 2D Artist, 2D Animator, Graphic Designer Jess Nguyen, 2D Artist, UI Artist, Graphic Designer Kateryna Chystova, 2D Artist Valeriia Kapelyush, 2D Artist Daria Karanda, 3D Animator Karina Martinez, 3D Artist Fernanda Geo, 3D Lead Artist / 3D Environment Artist Stevie Schafer, Concept Artist & Marketing Artist Kyrylo Pochtarenko, 2D/Concept Artist Ti-Jung Hou, 3D Animator Adriano Muricy, Motion Designer, VFX Artist, 3D Generalist David Flores, 3D Prop/Environment Artist Mihyun Lee, 3D Environment Artist Huizhong Li, 3D Animator Galen Johnson, Sr 3D Generalist Kat Oliinyk, Creative/Art Lead Omid Nikaeen, Lead Artist / Lead Animator JC Cappelletti, Lead Artist (3D Generalist) Cecilia Bleszynski, Senior Motion Graphics Artist Nathan McColman, 2D Layout Artist & Graphic Designer Martha Valdés, 3D Environment Artist Mick Seegobin, Motion Designer Sujan Mon, 3D Animator Suryan Mon, 3D Animator Nanaji Setti, 3D Animator Zeeshan Zaidi, UI/UX Artist/Designer Eunsun Cecilia Kim, Technical Artist Alok Gaikwad, Senior Technical Artist Milena Martinez, 3D Generalist Quality Assurance (4) Aleksandra Chudinova, QA Analyst Jason Lamplough, QA Lead Jace Hijazi, QA Lead / QA Manager Jonathan Karalasingham, QA Analyst Community (1) Javon Swaby, Social Media Manager, Community Manager Business Intelligence (1) Jason Ong, Data Analyst Communications / PR (1) Renee Wong, Communications Manager Game Design (4) Benjamin Taylor, Game Designer Iván Piccione, Game Designer Ethan Frankel, Sr Game Designer Tom Kun, Junior Game Economy Designer Production (1) Xander Zammit, Producer / Project Manager HR / Talent (1) Medeea Leonte, Talent Acquisition Manager

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