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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

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 ???? 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 “???????????????? ???? ???????? ???? ???????? ?????????????? ???????? ??????????????????????????,” 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

Take a virtual tour of our #SIDETokyo studio, which today celebrates its one-year anniversary! ? Leveraging the 30+ years of experience of PTW in Japan, the portfolio of our SIDE Global audio team in Tokyo has been growing at an impressive rate. The team is thrilled to have worked on Japanese voice production for many acclaimed titles already, including this year's #SpaceMarine2 and #StarWarsOutlaws, from our cutting-edge facilities. ?? ? #Tokyo #GameAudio #VoiceProduction #AudioLocalization

Join us in celebrating #WorldQualityWeek! ?? ? Everyone who plays games understands the importance of quality in the final product—whether we're talking indie or AAA, PC or mobile. But #QualityAssurance is still commonly thought of as a "one-and-done" solution. Rather than waiting until the last minute to test your game, QA teams can provide much more value when embedded into earlier into the development process. ? To demonstrate, we're resharing some of the benefits of embedded QA teams and best practices as outlined by one of our QA Managers, Deanne Curtis. ? Read the full article on our website for more: ?? bit.ly/3iP6152 ? #QA #GameQA #GameDev #BestPractices

?? Our team at PTW Montréal is hiring! ?? ? Come and join our award-winning Localization team! ?? If you have an eye for details, a passion for games, and a love of languages (native speaker of #Italian or #German), come be a part of some of our exciting ongoing and upcoming projects in the video game industry. ? Ready to help us bring stories to the world? Apply now via the links below: ?? ? ??German - Localization Video Game QA Tester: https://lnkd.in/ev8z9w4i ??Italian - Localization Video Game QA Tester: https://lnkd.in/eXX6xWvH ? #Localization #LQA #L10N #QualityAssurance #Montreal #PTW #PTWMontreal #Hiring #Job #Opening #VideoGames #GamingJobs

Delivering #PlayerSupport on a global scale is now more accessible than ever with the right tools. ??????????, our business process automation solution, empowers game support teams by handling repetitive tasks through a suite of technologies including intelligent workflows and chatbots—allowing agents to focus on more complex, creative tasks. Other key benefits include: ?? 24/7 coverage ?? Faster response times ?? Higher player satisfaction We sat down with our Senior Director of Player Support, Neil Alex Long, to discuss what REACT brings to the table, how it works, and the results it has achieved for our partners since launch: ?? https://bit.ly/3C9yOdR #REACT #PTWPlayerSupport #AI #Automation

Our Recruiter at PTW and Ghostpunch Games, Christina-Marie Drake, will be speaking this Friday at #MDEV: The Midwest Game Industry Conference! ?? Christina is a highly experienced recruiter with many years in the games industry and beyond. She'll be sharing her wisdom about how to progress a career in #GameDev along with Shawn Guiney (Lead Recruiter, Zenimax) and Willem Delventhal (Founder, Indie Game Academy). For those looking to break into the industry, this will be an invaluable session with tips for mastering interviews, building standout resumes, effective networking strategies and more. If you'll be at MDEV in Madison, Wisconsin, this week, be sure to get in touch! Find out more about the event here: ?? https://bit.ly/4fcjdcj #MDEV2024 | Wisconsin Games Alliance