Nate Mitchell

Calling Investors: Invest in the original Xbox “Duke” controller… I am working with a new gaming peripherals company set to take the world by storm and they are looking for investors to join the team. Founded by Duke Schnepf, son of gaming visionary, and Xbox founder, Brett Schnepf, backed by multiple founding fathers of the Xbox, this company is pushing the boundaries of the gaming peripherals sector. Their journey began with Brett Schnepf, a luminary whose contributions to gaming history are etched in stone. As a founding member of the Xbox console team, Brett's design prowess shaped modern gaming, with iconic creations like the Sidewinder PC controller and the legendary Duke controller. Today, Duke Schnepf carries forth his father's legacy. Upside and a half! In late 2024, a major streaming platform will release a series chronicling the founding of a pioneering gaming console (can you guess which one) and the launch of Duke's ground-breaking products, offering an intimate look at the visionary minds behind this revolution. Looking for investments of $10K, $20K, $50K, $100K, $250, $500K, and $1M. Higher investments with equity shares are available for discussion. We foresee full returns and profits delivered within 1 year. If you're interested in being part of this exciting journey, please get in touch to set up a call ASAP. #Gaming #InvestmentOpportunity #Innovation #GamingPeripherals #TechInvestments #gamedev #investors #angelinvestors #gameinvestor #PEinvestment #AngelInvestment

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Board gamers, recommend some co-op board games! Bonus if each player has information that is hidden from the others, circumventing the commander problem [The commander problem is when someone takes over the game, ordering everyone around, which happens in turn based co-op games with shared info]

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A fresh batch of recruitment news here

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Today on GamesIndustry.biz... (Tuesday, June 18th 2024) 1. We kicked off GI Sprint today with our shawn layden interview, available as a video, podcast and a handy write-up of his advice on how to make games faster and cheaper - which you can read right here: https://lnkd.in/eT3M-_Qm 1b. Elsewhere in the interview, Shawn made some great points about the unsustainability of AAA games, and how many of the closures/layoffs in the last two years could have been avoided if the industry was more patient https://lnkd.in/eT3M-_Qm 2. In case you were living in a cave, there was a Nintendo Direct today. New Zelda, new Metroid, new Mario & Luigi, plus a ton of other games. Check out Sophie McEvoy's great roundup here: https://lnkd.in/edTvZmjV 3. In the news, EA CEO Andrew Wilson earned $25.6 million in FY2024. This is despite laying off nearly 800 people as part of cost-cutting measures (When your base salary is $1.3 million, I'm pretty sure there are other areas to cut costs) https://lnkd.in/e7KGSxBR 4. Paradox Interactive has cancelled its Sims-like title Life By You and reportedly closed the developer (another example of Shawn's point about the industry's lack of patience perhaps?) https://lnkd.in/ekzXXb7N 5. In appointments news, Former Xbox champion Larry 'Major Nelson' Hyrb has joined Unity, while Xbox marketing boss Jerret West has moved to Roblox https://lnkd.in/eutCeqMj 6. And former Modern Wolf staff have opened a new 'visibility agency' Secret Sauce. https://lnkd.in/exyBDKfn You can make sure you catch all the news by signing up to the GI Daily: https://lnkd.in/eAkx_zen Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to watch that Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom trailer again (and again)

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So sorry to hear about layoffs at Modern Wolf, with 6 staff members being affected. The news broke last night, with my former CA colleague George Willard posting the news, as well as providing information about those also laid off to support re-hiring as quickly as possible. You can find that here: https://lnkd.in/eEXWSgNQ To those impacted by these layoffs, please find a comprehensive list of resources, below: 🥇First, 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/eu2bjadW ⚙ 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/etPj22BE 🕹 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/dwwVjZuc 📑 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/gxDvFM-Z 📢 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 🥈 Second, 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/ 🥉 Third, If you have worked in publishing, please message me. I am looking for quite a few roles right now! ⬅ 🎖 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 #modernwolf

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