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From our humble beginnings in Japan in 1994, to 40+ studios across 4 continents... we’re proud of the hard work our teams have accomplished for our partners, players, and the games industry over the past 30 years, providing industry-leading services to every part of the globe. Join us as we look back on the last three decades of the PTW family. 🎮✨ Thanks as always to our teams and partners, without whom we could never have made it this far. Here's to many more years of bringing your story to the world! #PTW30Years #PTWFamilyofBrands #SIDE #1518Studios #Ghostpunch #BringingYourStoryToTheWorld #OurStory

We are incredibly pleased to share that our teams at PTW and SIDE Global took home 2 TIGA Awards last night!! 🏆 Best QA and/or Localisation Provider 🏆 Best Audio Services Supplier Massive shoutout to every single one of our global team members, for whom this recognition is so deserved! And of course, a special thank you to our amazing partners for their trust and collaboration. Cheers to all of our #PTWinners for this new achievement unlocked! 🎉 #TIGAAwards #BestQAandLocalization #BestAudio

What a night for our team at #PTWKualaLumpur 🤩 Our Malaysian studio held their annual end-of-year dinner in style, going all out to celebrate our 30th anniversary. With a fun cosplay theme, prizes, Christmas gift exchange, and... giant ramen?! 🍜 It was a real treat to have the whole team together enjoying our passion for games, which has kept us going all these years. 🧡🎮🔥

Curious about what it takes to succeed in the Korean game market? 🌏 With over 10 years' experience operating locally in Korea, we've seen first-hand what works and what doesn't when it comes to Korean #GameLocalization. We tapped into the knowledge of our Localization and LQA managers at PTW Korea, HwaYeon Jeong and Namgil Kim, to provide some insights and pitfalls to avoid when localizing your game for Korean players. Coming off #GSTAR2024, if you're eager to break into the Korean market in 2025, look no further: 👉 https://bit.ly/416fpFb #L10N #LQA #PTWKorea

This month in our #BehindTheScreens series, meet 𝗝𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗷𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶, Project Manager for our QA and LQA teams at PTW Shanghai! 🌟 Jingjing has been working with us for 10 years already, starting off part-time in 2014, and now having been a full-time employee since 2016. We asked him to share a bit about himself, including how he stays updated in the fast-paced world of gaming, and who he would be as a video game character. Get to know him better below! #PTWShanghai #QualityAssurance #MeetTheTeam

Shoutout to our #Porting team for helping ship the recently launched Victory Heat Rally with Playtonic Ltd! 🚀 #VictoryHeatRally, an acclaimed arcade racing game, was ported from PC to mobile platforms by our dev team at #PTWSaoPaulo. They worked hard to adapt the high-speed, visually dynamic experience for iOS and Android for the Crunchyroll game vault, optimizing performance and graphics across devices. Congrats to our team and our partners at Playtonic for all their work on this instant cult classic. Check out the launch trailer here: 🏎️💨 https://bit.ly/4fJtfBq

Throwback to an action-packed evening for #PTWShanghai 🕹️💖🎳 Earlier this month, our Shanghai studio hosted a team-building event at Round 1, an arcade and sports facility that originated in Japan. A fitting place to celebrate PTW's 30 years and our Japanese heritage as well! The team had some friendly competition in basketball and darts, while also enjoying all kinds of activities from table tennis to pool, karaoke, roller skating, baseball, bowling, and arcade games. #TeamBuilding #PTW30Years #TBT

The Game Awards nominations are in – huge congrats to all the nominees!   We couldn’t be prouder to have supported 𝟯𝟬 of the nominated titles across all of our services. From indie gems like Tales of Kenzera: Zau, to hits such as Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and Silent Hill 2, it’s been another amazing year for our teams working on some incredible games.   Best of luck to all our partners! 🤞 Voting is open to the public here: https://bit.ly/3Eu8GsV   #TheGameAwards #VideoGames #GameDev

That’s a wrap on G-STAR! 🌟 Our PTW Korea team had an amazing week in Busan. Coming together amongst the vibrant Korean gaming community always leaves us with a ton of fresh ideas, excited for the year ahead. ⚡ Looking forward to continuing our collaborations for #Localization, #PlayerSupport, #QA and beyond to support our global partners. #GSTAR2024 #PTWKorea | Rip Yoon | Youngkun Park

Closing out #WorldQualityWeek with more insights from our team: 💡 As part of our #PTWWritersProgram, we asked our employees worldwide to share unique perspectives on their work at PTW. Today we’re excited to feature Jaime Alejandro González Rodríguez, one of our Localization Quality Assurance Testers from #PTWMontreal. In his article “𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗤𝗔 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴,” Jaime draws on his chemical engineering background and QA experience in manufacturing to highlight cross-industry quality lessons for game QA. Check out his thoughtful take on the universal value of quality below: 👉 https://bit.ly/3O98SSn #QualityAssurance #GameQA #FQA #LQA