WOOOO! Hi all, it's certainly been a while!
Just a quick update as to what's going on at Antic these days. Our new game (a fantasy CCG) is shaping up nicely, we can't wait to share it with all of you.
We're also looking for a few focus/beta testers to get feedback and help improve the game. So if you're a fan of CCGs please contact us, we'd love your input!
Antic over and out.
P.S. We won't wait 5 months to post the next blog :)
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Intern Wanted!
Antic Entertainment is looking for an intern to help out with some of our new game development projects. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who has been looking to get into the game industry but was unsure of where to start!
What You Bring To The Table:
Knowledge of Gaming: Were you outraged when company X cut product Y in 200W? Did you wonder what the F'in H they had up their A's to make them act like such B's? Congratulations, you have a solid grasp of the alphabet, and we'd like to talk to you.
Ability to Work Independently AND in a Team: It's great if you're a "self starter" who is "driven to succeed" and can "work independently", but can you bring that work ethic to a team, and communicate what you've done to others?
Some Education: You're a student or a former student at a post secondary institution. who isn't concerned with being paid, as this is an unpaid internship.
Patience: This includes the ability to tolerate American artists with cantankerous personalities (this will make more sense once you meet him), and ogre like lead testers who thinks that puppy dog tails are DELICIOUS.
Attention to Detale/Spel Chek: m I driving u insane with all the errs they're are in this sentance? If not, don't aplly,
Passion for Video Games: Has a girl (Or Boy! We don't want to presuppose!) ever forced you to choose between them and a video game? Which did you choose?
Extroversion: We have no room for wallflowers. If we need more wallflowers, we'll hire more programmers. Or we would go shopping for 90's albums at a sunrise records. Are those still around? If we select you for an interview, please let us know if sunrise records is still around.
Can Do Attitude: We're looking for people who are willing to go the extra mile to get the job done. Those with a can't don't attitude need not apply.
What Do I Have To Do?
Use Microsoft Office: You should probably be able to do more than use SUM in a spreadsheet.
Quality Assurance: Your primary focus is going to be assisting with improving the quality of our titles
Design: You should have a passion for how games work, and be able to contribute to design discussions
Miscellaneous Tasks: You should be a jack of all trades who is willing to take direction and help out wherever needed around the office
What WE Offer YOU: An open and creative atmosphere that demands innovation and inventive problem solving
We're located in downtown London, Ontario, right across from Victoria Park. If you like trees, super friendly squirrels and the occasional festival, you're in the right place. if not, what's wrong with you?
Free coffee, twice a day. Anything beyond that is your own responsibility. Also, you should probably bring your own mug. The spare mugs are... questionable.
Free lunch once in a while
TWO Office Dogs. They're AWESOME!
To apply for this internship, please contact us at jobs (at) anticentertainment (period) com
What You Bring To The Table:
Knowledge of Gaming: Were you outraged when company X cut product Y in 200W? Did you wonder what the F'in H they had up their A's to make them act like such B's? Congratulations, you have a solid grasp of the alphabet, and we'd like to talk to you.
Ability to Work Independently AND in a Team: It's great if you're a "self starter" who is "driven to succeed" and can "work independently", but can you bring that work ethic to a team, and communicate what you've done to others?
Some Education: You're a student or a former student at a post secondary institution. who isn't concerned with being paid, as this is an unpaid internship.
Patience: This includes the ability to tolerate American artists with cantankerous personalities (this will make more sense once you meet him), and ogre like lead testers who thinks that puppy dog tails are DELICIOUS.
Attention to Detale/Spel Chek: m I driving u insane with all the errs they're are in this sentance? If not, don't aplly,
Passion for Video Games: Has a girl (Or Boy! We don't want to presuppose!) ever forced you to choose between them and a video game? Which did you choose?
Extroversion: We have no room for wallflowers. If we need more wallflowers, we'll hire more programmers. Or we would go shopping for 90's albums at a sunrise records. Are those still around? If we select you for an interview, please let us know if sunrise records is still around.
Can Do Attitude: We're looking for people who are willing to go the extra mile to get the job done. Those with a can't don't attitude need not apply.
What Do I Have To Do?
Use Microsoft Office: You should probably be able to do more than use SUM in a spreadsheet.
Quality Assurance: Your primary focus is going to be assisting with improving the quality of our titles
Design: You should have a passion for how games work, and be able to contribute to design discussions
Miscellaneous Tasks: You should be a jack of all trades who is willing to take direction and help out wherever needed around the office
What WE Offer YOU: An open and creative atmosphere that demands innovation and inventive problem solving
We're located in downtown London, Ontario, right across from Victoria Park. If you like trees, super friendly squirrels and the occasional festival, you're in the right place. if not, what's wrong with you?
Free coffee, twice a day. Anything beyond that is your own responsibility. Also, you should probably bring your own mug. The spare mugs are... questionable.
Free lunch once in a while
TWO Office Dogs. They're AWESOME!
To apply for this internship, please contact us at jobs (at) anticentertainment (period) com
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Dorks, Nerds, Spazoids, Goobers, Poindexters, Geeks and Dweebos Needed.
Dorks, Nerds, Spazoids, Goobers, Poindexters, Geeks and Dweebos Needed.
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ANTIC ENTERTAINMENT is looking for awesome code ninjas to join our programming team. If you’re passionate about programming, crazy about coding or just happy to hack, we’d like to talk to you. Here are some things that you should probably know:
What We Expect From You
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What You Can Expect From Us
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You Can Make Sense Of This: Applicant* you = new Applicant(UNDERSTANDS_C & UNDERSTANDS_C++); // or Applicant* also = [[Applicant alloc] initWithUnderstandingOf OBJ_C]; $phpKnowledge = ($this->required() === true); var experience:ASExperience = new
Object(language:"actionscript", experienceLevel:"high") as ASExperience;
SELECT * FROM all_applicants WHERE expertise IS LIKE "%SQL"; Multiple years experience in a fast paced development environment (developing a sweet beer pong shot, though awesome, doesn’t count) Extensive Experience With Relational Databases (not relationship databases, OK, cupid?) A personality that jives with ours. We make games, so having fun is a job REQUIREMENT. |
We’ll give you the chance to work on one or multiple social titles, including Platoonz, a casual game of war, Zombie Misfits, or as-yet-undisclosed projects. A cool office environment right in the heart of downtown London.
Competitive salaries based on individual experience.
Not one, but TWO totally awesome office dogs that will brighten your day The opportunity to lord over your friends and relatives that yes, you make video games, and yes, it IS as cool as they think it is.
Interested?
Email: jobs@anticentertainment.com
Did you really just look down here for legalese? AWESOME!!!!
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Seasons Greetings!
Season's greetings from us here at Antic Entertainment. We've had a great year, and have worked on a lot of awesome projects; both previously released and future titles. We're looking forward to being able to show off the new things we've been working on, once they're ready!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Wanted: Browser Game Programmer. Apply Within.
Programmer Requirements
Job duties include:
Job duties include:
- Working on a multitude of major components, both client-side and server-side, in our new upcoming (as yet unannounced) project.
- Being Awesome.
Qualifications:
- Worked on minimum of 2 professionally developed games OR software OR have an extensive personal game portfolio.
- Passionate about game development, familiar with several languages and scripting technologies.
- Minimum 3 Years Experience in C/C++ with Visual Studio
- Experience with PHP and Actionscript, including relevant development tools. Don't worry, we complain regularly about them too.
- Familiar with advanced programming techniques and design patterns. If the only examples of 'design patterns' you can think of are combining Plaid with Horizontal Stripes, hit the books some more.
- Extensive experience with relational databases (of some kind)
- Awesomeness
Pluses:
- Experience specifically with PostgreSQL
- Experience with Flex
- Sense of humour. If you don't have one... GET ONE! (bonus points for knowing that reference).
Compensation negotiable, we offer competitive salaries based on individual experience.
Contact jobs@anticentertainment.com to send in a resume and any demo information available, and to receive our skull-crushing programmer test (it involves a wood clamp and a motorcycle engine).
Wanted: Flash Animator. Apply Within.
Animator Requirements
Job duties include:
Job duties include:
- Create high quality animations for sprites or .swfs, demonstrating a strong sense of posing, timing, and weight – we are looking for snappy toon-style animation
- Work closely with the Overcaffeinated Lead Artist and Art Director to establish character motion and personality
- Accept direction and cooperate with the team to meet production deadlines
Qualifications:
- ~3 years of animation experience outside of school
- Proficiency in Flash, Toon Boom a plus
- Proficiency in teh Photoshops. Must be better than the You Suck at Photoshop guy.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills. If you know where that drawing you made a decade ago that inspired that project that you did with that friend at that coffee shop that one time, that's a good thing.
- Strong passion for animation and video games. Art history is for chumps. Video game history, now that's for the win.
Pluses:
- Ability to create a variety of production art including characters, vehicles, props, and UI items.
- Sense of humour. And the ability to spell it properly in Canada.
Contact jobs@anticentertainment.com to send in a resume and demo reel, and to receive our patent pending high-falutin' whizz bang art test.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Junk: Battles wins CNMA Award
Junk was up against Frima's Build-A-Bearville and Social Game Universe's Avastar Social -- and Junk won!
We'd like to thank all of our families, friends, and most especially, our players, for giving us the support and feedback we need to make Junk: Battles the most innovative web-based game out there -- and to continually make it better from week to week.
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