Steel Media is pleased to announce the appointment of Craig Chapple as the new Editor of PocketGamer.biz, the leading website for the business of mobile games.
A respected games journalist, Craig Chapple has been in the games industry for five years and previously worked as Deputy Editor of games industry publication Develop and Online Editor at Nintendo.
New roles
Talented PocketGamer.biz journalists Ric Cowley and Matt Suckley have also been promoted to News Editor and Features Editor.
Current Editor-in-Chief Jon Jordan will be stepping back from his current role but will remain as part of the team in his new position as Contributing Editor.
The new roles spark a fresh chapter for PocketGamer.biz as it aims to continue bringing the most important news, features and opinion in mobile gaming to a global audience.
Part of that new era is the announcement of the Mobile Games University, to launch on August 22nd.
Mobile continues to be the most exciting space in the games business.Craig Chapple
Part of the PocketGamer.biz site, the Mobile Games University aims to aggregate the most insightful articles, white papers, videos and more from experts to teach developers, publishers and other mobile industry personnel about the enormous mobile games business.
New projects
“I’m delighted to be appointed Editor of a fantastic site as PocketGamer.biz and be part of such a talented team,” said PocketGamer.biz Editor Craig Chapple.
“Matt and Ric fully deserve their promotions and will continue to be part of an exciting future for the site.
“Mobile continues to be the most exciting space in the games business and is home to some of the most successful and innovative companies in the industry. At PocketGamer.biz we’re looking to break the biggest news as it happens and provide insightful analysis on the hottest topics.
“With the Mobile Games University, we plan to provide the best resources for aspiring and seasoned industry professionals alike to learn about this business.”
Chris James, MD of Steel Media, commented: “We’re delighted to have Craig on board. He brings some fantastic ideas and experience to the company. This year Steel Media celebrated 10 years of working in the mobile sector, and we’re excited about all the opportunities that lie ahead.
"Craig, Ric and Matt together form a brilliant young team for PG.biz, with big plans for the future. We’re expecting great things from the MGU that they’ll launch on PG.biz this month.
"With emerging technologies like VR and the ever-increasing growth of mobile games as a force within the videogames market, Steel Media and PG.biz are uniquely placed to connect and inform the global games industry.”
