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Beware Of Bytes!, the joint venture between game development studios General Arcade and Lunate Games, has announced a strategic business alliance with DIGITAL HEARTS HOLDINGS Co. Ltd., Japan's leading provider of quality assurance, localization, and co-development services. This partnership creates a comprehensive technical pipeline for game developers, combining deep engineering expertise with world-class QA infrastructure across Japan and Asia, Europe, and North America.
The collaboration addresses a critical industry need: developers and publishers increasingly require partners who can support projects across the entire development cycle, from early porting and optimisation work through to final QA and localisation. By bringing together Beware Of Bytes!' 50+ engineers specializing in porting, remastering, and cross-platform co-development with DIGITAL HEARTS Group's extensive QA operations, the partnership offers clients a broad-reaching integrated technical solution. Beware Of Bytes! brings proven technical capabilities across PC, console, and next-generation platforms, with expertise in C/C++ custom engines, Unreal Engine, Unity, and CryEngine. DIGITAL HEARTS Group operates globally with offices throughout Japan, Asia, and North America, delivering comprehensive QA, localization, and marketing services under their mission to "SAVE the DIGITAL WORLD". The companies will integrate their service offerings, expand client networks, and streamline production workflows for developers worldwide. Beware Of Bytes! Co-Founder and General Arcade CEO Gennadii Potapov said, "This partnership represents a natural evolution for us. We've always believed that quality technical work needs to be paired with rigorous QA to truly serve our clients. DIGITAL HEARTS Group brings operational excellence and scale that perfectly complements our engineering depth. Together, we can support partners through the entire development cycle, not just hand off code and hope for the best."
Andrei Morozov, Co-Founder of Lunate and Beware Of Bytes! said, "We've admired DIGITAL HEARTS Group's precision and professionalism for a long time. As engineers, we understand that great code is only part of the equation - you need thorough testing and validation to ship quality games. This alliance means we can offer developers a unified technical and QA solution on a truly global scale, which is exactly what the industry needs right now." DIGITAL HEARTS HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. President and CEO Toshiya Tsukishi said, “I am so excited to have this partnership with Beware Of Bytes! to deliver even greater value across the entire game development lifecycle. By combining our extensive QA and operational expertise with their engineering excellence, we can help our customers achieve the highest standards of quality and innovation. This partnership marks an important step forward in strengthening our shared commitment to our mission of supporting developers and delivering exceptional gaming experiences worldwide.” The alliance opens new business opportunities across key markets where both companies have established presences and client relationships. Beware Of Bytes! already covers Europe, the US and South East Asia whereas DIGITAL HEARTS Group’s coverage is across Japan, Korea and China, meaning that together, for developers working on multi-platform releases, the partnership eliminates the complexity of coordinating between separate porting and QA vendors, it helps reduce timelines and improve communication throughout the development process.
In an industry where development pipelines are becoming increasingly complex and quality expectations continue to rise, this partnership model offers developers a more efficient path to market. By bridging technical engineering and comprehensive QA under one collaborative framework, Beware Of Bytes! and DIGITAL HEARTS Group aim to reduce friction in the development process and deliver higher quality results. With Beware Of Bytes!' headquarters in Singapore and offices spanning Georgia, Malaysia and Finland combined with DIGITAL HEARTS Group's extensive Asian and North American presence, the partnership provides seamless collaboration across virtually all major gaming markets and time zones.
