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Our client is a publishing studio that works with indie developers to publish and distribute their games on PlayStation and Xbox consoles.\nThe main focus of this role is porting existing, already-completed games for release on PlayStation and Xbox consoles - taking an indie developer's game and getting it console-ready. The role also includes hands-on development work, but porting is the primary responsibility.\nThe ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with GameMaker Studio 2, Unreal Engine, or a similar game development platform, along with familiarity with GML (GameMaker Language), C#, and/or Python - the primary languages used across our codebase. 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