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Come see Kelly Murphy, Robert Hall, and Stephen Dona at GDC this week!

If you're at GDC this week, we've got a few talks from WB Games / Avalanche that you won't want to miss: https://lnkd.in/gue-JDTS Lead Game Designer Kelly Murphy will be talking about our team transitioning into open-world AAA game development, and how Avalanche Software took on those new challenges and higher expectations while creating Hogwarts Legacy: https://lnkd.in/g5tUaNmW Senior Technical Designer Stephen Dona will be talking about the balance we had to strike bringing the RPG of Hogwarts Legacy to both seasoned gamers and the enormous audience of Wizarding World fans who may not have played games before: https://lnkd.in/gQzATvz2 Finally, if you want to get into some of the technical wizardry behind Hogwarts Legacy, Advanced Software Engineer Robert Hall will be discussing some rendering techniques we used to bring the seamless world of Hogwarts castle and the surrounding Scottish highlands to life at an enormous scale, including lighting, cloth, seasons, weather, and more: https://lnkd.in/g35q2XeS

Over 24 million copies sold...and now you get to hear from just a few of the people that made it possible. Press play for an inside look at WB Games / Avalanche – the team, the work, and the rewards that come with being a part of Team WBD – and the best-selling game of 2023. Learn more about our opportunities in games here: https://lnkd.in/exEsPdmr Jennifer Egan Dallin Jones #Avalanche #HogwartsLegacy #WBGames

Thank you University of Utah Games for inviting Avalanche to speak with the up and coming class of game developers, designers, programmers, engineers, producers, artists, and more about what we all have a passion for: making games. Avalanche has some amazing talent who are alumni from this program, and we can't wait to see what even more of you can do!

#HogwartsLegacy won the #SteamAwards Best Game on Steam Deck! Thank you to each and every player who took the time to vote.

We're honored to have the Hogwarts Legacy soundtrack nominated for the 2024 GRAMMYs! Congratulations to Peter Murray, J Scott Rakozy, and chuck e. myers for being recognized for their incredible contributions and work on the music of Hogwarts Legacy. https://lnkd.in/gddyg8dS

We're honored to have the Hogwarts Legacy soundtrack nominated for the 2024 GRAMMYs! Congratulations to Peter Murray, J Scott Rakozy, and chuck e. myers for being recognized for their incredible contributions and work on the music of Hogwarts Legacy. https://lnkd.in/gddyg8dS

After studying commercial music and being mentored by some of the industry’s most respected composers, J Scott Rakozy has worked on numerous world-renowned productions early on in his career. He's now joined the team at WB Games / Avalanche as an Advance Sound Designer, where he develops music integration pipelines and helps create meaningful soundtracks for games like Hogwarts Legacy. Please join us in welcoming J. Scott to the team!