The gaming studio working to bring Call of Duty on smartphones is none other than King. This is the same company that created the smashing smartphone app Candy Crush.
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"We are a new King team, located in Stockholm, Sweden, and we're working on an exciting new project. The team is adapting one of the most iconic game franchises of all-time: Call of Duty®, to become a mobile experience. This is a rare and exciting opportunity,” reads a statement from the company’s career page online.
Calling creating a “Call of Duty experience on mobile that will strive to transform the best console experience fans know and love” one of the biggest development challenges for the team, the company said, “Our approach and ambition is to be fresh, social, and highly accessible, while providing a very authentic game experience. The team will prototype extensively, have the freedom to think outside the box, and be encouraged to stretch their expertise in ways to create surprising results.”
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However, the news should not come as a surprise given the fact King was acquired by Activision Blizzard — the gaming giant behind the Call of Duty franchise —in 2015 for $5.9billion.
The studio is currently looking to fill in four positions related to Call of Duty development including art director, level designer, senior systems designer and senior UI/UX designer. The jobs are all Stockholm-based and King is offering full relocation and Visa sponsorship. Details on the salaries of each of the roles are not provided.
In case you are interested in the job, you can find the details and apply here.
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