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Don't be shy—come say hi to this friendly bunch at #XDS next week! We can't wait to touch down in Vancouver for the External Development Summit (XDS), always one of our favorite events of the year. Whether you want to talk #Art, #Audio or #QA, we have the teams to scale and support you through the entire dev cycle. Very happy to have Rick Daniels from Ghostpunch Games representing us for #CoDev on the ground as well! Be sure to get in touch with our team if you haven't already. And if it's your first time attending XDS, don't miss the NØØBS Social on Tuesday @ 7:30PM, sponsored by yours truly. We're excited to welcome new and veteran attendees alike as we celebrate the kick-off of #XDS2024. Full details on our presence here: ➡ https://bit.ly/3XlI46L Elvina Antonova | Clayton Eastbrook | Justin Phass | Kate Mitchell | Craig Holahan | Mark Landers | Rick Daniels

Today we are thrilled to announce that Ghostpunch Games will be joining the PTW family of brands! Based in South Florida, the Ghostpunch team brings extensive experience working for top-tier AAA studios and an impressive reputation of talent that fully aligns with our ongoing mission to deliver exceptional development services to our partners around the world. The addition of Ghostpunch greatly strengthens PTW's game development service offering, from #CoDevelopment to #Porting. With this acquisition, we are excited to welcome a veteran team responsible in part for some of the most celebrated game franchises of the past decade. Read the full news story on our website: 👉 https://bit.ly/3T6LmZ0 #GameDevelopment #CoDev #Acquisition #PTWNews

Our #Gamescom2024 highlights: 🎮🌟   🔸All the exciting reveals at #OpeningNightLive 🔥 🔸Meeting up with partners in Cologne's old town 🔸Celebrating the best in mobile gaming at the #PocketGamerAwards 📱 🔸Seeing ourselves represented at the #PortugalGamesIndustry pavilion 🔸And above all, seeing Lego Bowser... In all seriousness, what a Gamescom it has been! Thanks to all of our dear friends & partners, old and new, who took the time to connect with our team on the ground. We can't wait to collaborate on many new and exciting projects in 2025 and beyond. Until next time! 🧡 #Gamescom #PTWatGamescom #GameServices #ExternalDevelopment gamescom | Associação de Produtores de Videojogos Portugueses

Meet Vivek Korakoppula, our #BehindTheScreens employee spotlight this month! Vivek acts as Team Lead for our #PlayerSupport team based out of PTW Hyderabad and has been with us for over 6 years now. Over time he's become an integral part of the team, being the vital link between our Player Support agents and maintaining strong and lasting bonds with our partners. He exemplifies dependability and is known around the office for his unrelenting positive attitude, inspiring a great work ethic amongst all of his peers and coworkers. We're very lucky to have him on the team! Get to know him better below, including who he would be as a video game character and more. 🕹💡 #PTWPlayerSupport #PTWHyderabad #TeamHighlight #CX

Over the years we’ve provided #QualityAssurance to some of the industry’s biggest game studios, working on blockbuster AAA titles thanks to our expert QA teams worldwide. ⚡👥 One key player is 𝗥𝗮𝗷𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗦𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶, our Solution Architect Manager based at #PTWBangalore, who has been instrumental in building some of our most robust QA teams and finding solutions for our partners throughout his 13-year tenure with us so far.  Check out the latest article published as part of our Writers Program, where Rajdeep shares valuable insights on building and managing large QA teams for games. 👉 https://bit.ly/3Audu26 #PTWWritersProgram #QA #GameQA #QATeams 

Our Senior Director of Player Support Neil Alex Long will soon be speaking at the IndieGameBusiness® conference being held from September 18-19! 🎮 The conference is fully online and FREE to attend by anyone working in the games industry and beyond. IndieGameBusiness® provides free access to resources on how to build and publish video games for the indie game dev community. It’s our pleasure to be presenting on the topic "𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀: 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀", alongside Sky Tunley-Stainton in partnership with Safe In Our World. 🌎  Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the all-important topic of creating safe spaces for anyone who plays games or works in the industry. Find out more and grab your virtual tickets to the event here! ➡ https://bit.ly/3SX3zZ9 #SafeSpaces #GameCommunities #IndieGameBusiness #OnlineSafety

We’re thrilled to share that we are now premium members of XDS Spark! As we prepare for #XDS just 2 weeks away, you can find out all the latest on PTW and our extended family of brands – including SIDE Global and 1518 Studios, Inc. – by checking out our profile on the platform. We’re excited for this opportunity to connect with new partners and ready to take on projects of all shapes and sizes. At PTW, we’re a global team of passionate, hard-working gamers that’s now 30 years strong. We understand your players because they’re part of our community too. 👾🧡 Don’t be shy to get in touch, and stop by our booth at XDS if you’ll be there! Learn more about XDS Spark here: 👉 https://xds-spark.com/ #XDSSpark #XDS2024 | External Development Summit (XDS)

Already one year since #PTWBraga opened for business! 🎈 #FlashbackFriday to the team celebrating the milestone together recently. It's been amazing to witness all they've been able to achieve in just one year. Cheers to many more years of fun for the team, as they continue delivering top-notch #Localization and #LocalizationQA services for our partners' games worldwide! 🌎🎮 #1YearAnniversary #PortugalGameIndustry 

Happy Independence Day to our teams in India! 🎆 With vibrant decorations and activities at our two studios in India, our teams came together this week to honor the spirit of freedom, unity, and progress that defines the country in the present day. 🤝🕊️ We are dedicated to continuing to support the growth of the games industry in India, empowering our teammates to keep shining and reaching new heights! #IndependenceDay #India #TeamCelebration

The benefits of providing good #CustomerSupport are well known—but in the context of games, players’ expectations are only increasing. If you want to stand out and show players you really care, it’s become mandatory to offer quick, empathetic, and localized support to guide players wherever they are in the world. 🕹💜 Swipe through for some of the key advantages to providing multilingual support to players, and check out our recent blog article on the topic to learn more: 👉 https://bit.ly/4dsognJ #PlayerSupport #CX #MultilingualSupport