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Luke Rideout reposted thisLuke Rideout reposted thisFriends, today is our chance to help our community members from Beamdog, who worked on Enhanced Editions of Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, Planetscape: Torment, Neverwinter Nights, and so much more This is a special company that I hold in high regard and we must help them I am calling on every member of our community to please engage with this content - repost, like, and comment - and to offer 15-30 minutes of your day to review these candidates' backgrounds and give them a shot for your next hire A special shoutout to Kara Brown for caring so much about her colleagues and pulling the data for this exercise together: Taylor-Ann Jambrich Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Work Preference: Remote Preferred; Open To In-Person Willing to Relocate: Yes Job Title: 3D Animator Area of Specialty: Character Animation https://lnkd.in/gkftH34j Jason P. Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Work Preference: Remote Preferred; Open To In-Person Willing to Relocate: Yes Job Title: Sr. QA Analyst https://lnkd.in/gkA55cCy Bruce Venne Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Work Preference: Remote Preferred; Open To In-Person Willing to Relocate: No Job Title: QA Analyst https://lnkd.in/g8sPrUhC Max Hwang Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Work Preference: Remote Preferred; Open To In-Person Willing to Relocate: No Job Title: UI/UX Designer https://lnkd.in/gJXd-2yS Ian Torn Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Work Preference: Remote Preferred; Open To In-Person Willing to Relocate: Yes Job Title: Producer linkedin.com/in/iantorn/ Brayden Layton Location: Medicine Hat, AB, Canada Work Preference: Remote Preferred; Open To In-Person Willing to Relocate: For The Right Role Job Title: Game Programmer https://lnkd.in/gJwiS8ue Greg Burgess Location: Vernon, BC, Canada Work Preference: Remote Preferred; Open To In-Person Willing to Relocate: For The Right Role Job Title: QA Analyst https://lnkd.in/giTdv3Wj Duncan Krammer Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada Work Preference: Remote Preferred; Open To In-Person Willing to Relocate: For The Right Role Job Title: Game Programmer https://lnkd.in/gdZ-tJYX Aimee Correia Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Work Preference: In-Office Or Remote Indifferent Willing to Relocate: For The Right Role Job Title: Concept Artist https://lnkd.in/g4SBazuu Jill Hollett Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada Work Preference: Remote Preferred; Open To In-Person Willing to Relocate: For The Right Role Job Title: Concept Artist / UI Artist https://lnkd.in/gPQtRP3a Alexander Gill Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Work Preference: In-Office Or Remote Indifferent Willing to Relocate: For The Right Role Job Title: Concept Artist https://lnkd.in/gUS3KkEE artstation.com/alexgill Misia Bloniarz Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Work Preference: Remote Preferred; Open To In-Person Willing to Relocate: No Job Title: Associate Producer https://lnkd.in/gNd_Zj3e
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Luke Rideout reposted thisLuke Rideout reposted thisJust wanted to dedicate this little illustration to all the amazing, talented and great people who made this game possible.
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Luke Rideout reposted thisLuke Rideout reposted thisThis week has been full of ups and downs. While it was incredibly exciting to release Mythforce, we have had to also do some staff restructuring due to a lack of funding for new projects. While it's hard to see our staff go, and we know the industry is being hit hard right now, I encourage anyone in my connections who currently has open roles to consider my incredible staff as candidates. They are supremely talented, resourceful and resilient. I cannot express how proud I am to have been able to work alongside them. Links to my team members will be in the comments
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Luke Rideout shared thisLuke Rideout shared thisWe are really excited about #Mythforce coming out on all platforms on September 12th. We have had an epic time creating the soundtrack for the game. It brings back that 80's Saturday morning cartoon feeling. Beamdog has been amazing to work with and they really knocked this game out of the park. Stay tuned for some behind-the-scenes on the soundtrack and some of the crazy things we learned along the way. #gameaudio #soundtrack #80s https://lnkd.in/gzUG4ZkD
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Luke Rideout shared thisLuke Rideout shared thisHappy #CertificationNationDay! 🎉 Beamdog is extremely proud to be certified as one of the best companies to work for in Canada. With the exciting milestones we’ve recently hit, such as releasing our first original IP, MythForce, and our acquisition by Aspyr Media, none of this would be possible without the hard work and passion of our employees. By embracing adventure, finding the fun, crafting quality, and more, we’re so lucky to grow with them in our current and future projects. Please join us in congratulating our amazing team today! 👏 #CertifiedPride #GPTWCertified Great Place to Work® Canada
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Luke Rideout shared thisLuke Rideout shared thisI love this quote from our fearless leader Trent Oster regarding our philosophy about remote work. “Don’t feel like you got to come in here just because some suit in a chair decides that everybody needs to go to the office. That’s not what we’re about. We’re about allowing creative people to be creative,” .. “Honestly, if there are four people in the office for the rest of the days that we rent the office, I’m fine with that. As long as those people are getting a lot of benefit from (working from home), and it’s working, we’re doing things right.” https://lnkd.in/gGcchycY If you want to join our remote/ hybrid remote people forward team, we've got a ton of open roles. Let's connect! #team #people #remotework #leader #culture #culturematters #womeningames #gamedevjobs #gamedevelopment #local
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Luke Rideout liked thisLuke Rideout liked thisSo 400 people at BioWare are gone. Out in the cold with so many others. I try very hard not to curse at any time but especially in public. Unfortunately for my vocabulary and the delicate sensibilities of some who read this I can’t control myself. Hell, I don’t want to control myself. BioWare is more than just another studio. For decades it’s played a central role in the history of our medium. They, for many years, as effectively as any studio, married art and commerce. Their work changed things. Now comes the cursing. Cover your eyes if you must. This is such bad news, such a devastating historic event all I can say is that it’s utter bullshit. Anyone who participated in this travesty should be ashamed. Actually, maybe all of the people who participated — the folks in suits (real or virtual) should lose their damn jobs. I ask them to ponder this: What do you contribute to gaming? What price do you pay for failure? I’d love to see THEM on the unemployment line instead of the people who do real work. Why is it always the do-ers and makers who pay the price? Someone explain that to me! I wish I had more curse words.
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Luke Rideout liked thisLuke Rideout liked thisThis past week, BioWare finally closed its doors. After thirty some years, I will be living in a world where there is no building anywhere with that logo and that history. You can scour Reddit and other sites to see debates on whether the end of BioWare could have been prevented. Why, they ask, did BioWare ever even get sold to Electronic Arts. They question whether it was the studio’s fault or Electronic Arts or EA’s new owners. The truth is, every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Every company, like anything in this world, will eventually go away. To understand the journey you have been on, you must always get to the end of the story and when it is in such a tragic way, there can be sadness, there can be melancholy, and there is always grief. My heart goes out to the individuals who were trying to continue the legacy with the new Mass Effect game. My heart goes out to those who lost their job supporting the studio. These are friends of mine. But I will leave you also with hope. BioWare was never just a logo on a wall of a building. BioWare was the sum of all the people who graced its halls. If you ever sit through the credits on a BioWare game, like any modern game, you will see a cast of hundreds. BioWare is the sum of all the people who have been touched by any of the games I or others helped to ship. BioWare is reflected in the people who we influenced to get married, who were helped through dark times, who were left inspired. For me, I occasionally say or do something and I stop in my tracks. I realize that I just said something or did something that Ray or Greg might have done or said. When I’ve given a rousing speech I sometimes emulate Trent. And I can go on and on, the list of people who have made me who I am and who have changed my life that originated in BioWare would be like one of our game credits: Too long, and scroll far farther than you have time to listen. BioWare is a story worth telling and it is a story best heard from those who lived it. Thank you BioWare. I miss you all. My series of podcasts interviewing the wonderful people I worked with will continue. Craig Miller: https://lnkd.in/dqp7WP2j Georg Zoeller and Emmanuel Lusinchi: https://lnkd.in/dccFfK6e David Chan: https://lnkd.in/dCgugqrM Brent Knowles: https://lnkd.in/dYq59TKp Trent Oster: https://lnkd.in/dgPgRgPz Tobyn Manthorpe: https://lnkd.in/dNUw9Rt8 And I will add more, the list is long! The picture was taken on the week I left, in BioWare's hey day. It's our games room in South Edmonton and I have no idea why we were all gathered for lunch. This picture alone is one of a thousand stories.
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Luke Rideout liked thisLuke Rideout liked thisThis picture was taken 2 weeks shy of 20 years ago. The first day of a journey in game development that would take me across this continent and back again. When I tell people all the studios I've worked at, BioWare is the one that gets their attention. Known for their amazing games, made my incredibly talented people. And they gave me a chance all those years ago. I'll never forget that.
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Luke Rideout liked thisLuke Rideout liked thisRelease the Mass Effect 5 footage. Support the devs. Let the industry decide.
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Luke Rideout liked thisLuke Rideout liked thishttps://lnkd.in/gRSJ5n4R If this is true, here's my pitch: Buy Bioware, for the Mass Effect and Dragon Age IP. Buy Beamdog to reconnect with the legacy titles by merging the two companies. Place me as the CEO of the new org as someone who lived the entire journey of the company and knows the keys to the successes of the company and the mistakes made along the way. Fund the studio effectively to ship a great Mass Effect game. Push the Mass Effect movie hard, ensure the people involved understand the IP and what the audience love about it. The rest of my strategic plans can wait for after I'm in as CEO ;-)EA Looking To Sell BioWare And Other IPs Following Saudi Arabia Takeover, Claims InsiderEA Looking To Sell BioWare And Other IPs Following Saudi Arabia Takeover, Claims Insider
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Luke Rideout liked thisLuke Rideout liked thisI’m excited to share some great news! Square Enix has officially announced OCTOPATH TRAVELER and OCTOPATH TRAVELER II for Nintendo Switch 2. We at ACQUIRE were honored to contribute to bringing these acclaimed HD-2D RPGs to Nintendo’s latest platform. The new versions feature higher resolution and smooth 60 FPS performance, delivering an even more refined gameplay experience. Western Release: October 1, 2026 ・Individual titles available both physically and digitally ・￥Digital bundle including both games 🎥 Trailer: https://lnkd.in/g9-vBmK4 Whether you're discovering the worlds of Orsterra and Solistia for the first time or returning for another adventure, we hope you'll enjoy experiencing these beloved titles on Nintendo Switch 2. Congratulations to everyone involved in making this release possible! #OCTOPATHTRAVELER #NintendoSwitch2 #HD2D #GameDevelopment #ACQUIRE #SquareEnixOCTOPATH TRAVELER & OCTOPATH TRAVELER II | Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date Announcement TrailerOCTOPATH TRAVELER & OCTOPATH TRAVELER II | Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date Announcement Trailer
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Luke Rideout liked thisLuke Rideout liked thisThis has been an extremely difficult week at Obsidian. Not only have I had to say goodbye to some amazing game developers, but I've had to say goodbye to some of my best friends. I truly feel for every one of them. Know that if you are looking to hire one of these former Obsidian devs, you are hiring some of the best people around - both professionally and personally. Another difficult aspect is having to see a bunch of cold take artists coming out of the woodwork to talk about what Obsidian is or what it isn't. The number of times I've seen people, with no understanding of who has worked on our previous games or what they contributed, talk about how Obsidian isn't who they used to be... is staggering. Most of the time they are not just wrong, but spreading an enormous amount of misinformation. In most circumstances, the people in lead or director roles are the same people that worked on games like The Outer Worlds, Pillars of Eternity, and New Vegas. Like, literally the same people. The through line from KotOR2 to our current games is pretty clear. Is Obsidian the same as it was 20 years ago? No, of course not. Nothing stays the same. But the DNA at Obsidian is the same as it always was. The same DNA that created KotOR, New Vegas, NWN2, and Stick of Truth. I'm extremely proud of our history and I am also excited for who we have become. Just remember, when you are seeing people spouting off about Obsidian, running their mouths about who we are now vs. what we were then, you are listening to someone crow about something with zero insight into how a game is made and who contributed to our previous games.
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Luke Rideout liked thisLuke Rideout liked thisA little personal news! Mel and I have pulled up stakes in Edmonton and have headed to Vancouver Island with plans to settle mid-island! While Edmonton has been a great place to live the last 10 years—a solid game development scene, amazing local food and beer, and a vibrant event culture, we’ve called it quits on these minus 40 winters. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with old friends and colleagues on Vancouver Island as well as game devs in Vancouver and the rest of BC! I’d love to connect with industry folks mid-to-north island to talk shop. Feel free to say hi if you’re in the area or tag people you know up this way. #BCGameDev #CanadianGameIndustry #Moving
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