PTW, an organization that gives assist improvement and assist providers for sport studios, introduced right now that it’s opening a brand new workplace in Charleston, South Carolina. In response to PTW, it’s the primary workplace of gaming providers within the metropolis, with plans to create lots of of jobs inside a number of years. That is PTW’s fourth studio in North America, following its acquisition of Fort Lauderdale-based indie studio Ghostpunch Video games earlier this 12 months.
Bernhard Rieder will function studio head at PTW Charleston, reporting to Sebastien Bisch, PTW’s VP of operations for the Americas, and can oversee day-to-day operations. In response to the corporate, the Charleston workplace will characteristic next-gen testing facilities and could have high-security certification, with the intention of utilizing native expertise to supply providers to its purchasers.
Bisch mentioned in an announcement, “To better serve our US-based partners, we understand the significance and importance of having a domestic QA solution; the synergies are invaluable. Charleston stood out as the ideal location – it’s a growing tech hub with the perfect blend of proximity and highly skilled talent. PTW is excited to create a center of excellence for the industry within the vibrant Charleston community and we look forward to building a new flagship studio in the US.”
PTW has provided assist providers to studios akin to 2K, Gearbox and Bethesda Recreation Studios, and its providers embrace high quality assurance, participant assist, localization, neighborhood administration and knowledge assortment amongst others. Along with PTW Charleston and Ghostpunch in Fort Lauderdale, the corporate additionally has places in Montreal and Los Angeles.
