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Gameloft
Website
www.gameloft.com
About
Gameloft is a video game developer and publisher headquartered in Paris, France. The company also has subsidiaries in 28 countries around the world.
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Tough Times
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Five New Games
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We highlight five new games that have broken cover this week
Job Losses
Gameloft Toronto lays off 49 staff
Publisher blames "ever-changing market conditions" for the redundancies
New Offerings
Asphalt Legends: Unite takes the racing favourite cross platform for the first time
A new trailer showcases the game's cross-platform capabilities starring actor-turned-NASCAR driver Frankie Muniz
Hot Five
Hot Five: Microsoft goes multiplat, Fortnite to return to iOS, but global games industry layoffs continue
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Job Cuts
Global layoffs at Gameloft as staff in Ukraine and Canada confirm redundancies
At least 38 staff are leaving their Lviv, Ukraine office with as yet unconfirmed numbers departing Toronto, Canada
New Appointments
Gameloft roll out new leadership at Gameloft for brands extension
The company's new leadership team are on board to expand advertising solutions to new platforms and technologies
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Goat Simulator chaos to a cat café RPG
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Job News
Gameloft Brisbane appoints Manea Castet as studio manager
The hire sees Gameloft expand its focus to encompass PC and mobile
Collaborations
Dungeon Hunter 6: Rebooting a classic franchise for a new generation
The follow-up to the cult hack 'n' slash goes East-meets-West as Gameloft and GOAT Games collaborate on a classic
Q&a
Gameloft’s Andrey Marinov on bringing the iconic character of John Rambo to War Planet Online
War Planet Online aims to keep players engaged with new content and the freedom of cross platform
Job News
July's Mobile Movers and Shakers: Gameloft appoints a new lead game designer while MYSTiC gets a new CMO
July has seen some significant moves by some of the industry's biggest company's - here's just a few
Profile
Speaker Spotlight: Gameloft's Renee Wong on pushing your team without crunching them
The communication specialist talks us through her talk at PGC Toronto, and how you can create a healthy work environment in games
Mobile Minions
Minion Rush reaches tenth anniversary with over 1 billion installs
The endless runner celebrates its runaway success with new promos and challenges
Dungeon Hunter
GOAT Games obtains licence for Gameloft’s Dungeon Hunter Franchise
The franchise’s fifth entry was Gameloft’s highest ever revenue generating game at launch
Industry Insights
How combining UA and ASO learnings can enhance store performance
UA and ASO play an important part of a mobile app strategy so why not combine the efforts of both, asks Gameloft's Claudia Trujillo
Marketing Report
Longer ads lead to a 23% boom in purchasing intent
A new report analyses the impact of various factors in game marketing
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
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Playing For The Planet
2.5 million trees were planted as part of 2022’s Green Game Jam
2022 was a breakthrough year for sustainability efforts in gaming
Studio Closure
Gameloft shutters Budapest Studio amid shift away from mobile
The company is aiming for success in the console and PC markets
Keep On Running
Minion Rush celebrates tenth anniversary
The sleeper hit has been running over a decade with over one billion app installs
Best Of 2022
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2022
The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
Getting Into Gameloft
Gameloft’s Geet Chopra: “Becoming a good game designer is an iterative process”
What does a day in the life of a junior game designer at Gameloft Toronto look like? And why choose a career in the mobile games industry?
Pgc Toronto
As the Toronto games industry builds in prestige, how will it retain its core strengths?
Gameloft, Transperfect, East Side Games, and Dimoso shares their thoughts on the Toronto and Canadian games industry at PGC Toronto
Pgc Toronto
Why seamless ads are essential to user retention
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Pgc Toronto
Gameloft Toronto: Reaching new users is as important as retention and monetisation
Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto on July 6-7 2022
Subscription Service
3 Network operator, CK Hutchison, and Gameloft to launch "All You Can Play" service
Titles like Asphalt Nitro 2 and Sonic Runners Adventure included
Gameloft Grows
Gameloft’s newest studio opens near headquarters in Paris
Developing free-to-play elements in console and PC games
The Oregon Trail
Bringing Native American and Black stories to Apple Arcade's The Oregon Trail
Gameloft Brisbane's Sam Lewis discusses bringing the 1971 classic to a modern mobile audience, and why Apple Arcade was the right platform
Playing For A Prize Pool
Gameloft for brands and ESL Gaming partner for Pagani racing in Asphalt 9: Legends
Snapdragon Mobile Open esports competition commences
Mobile Games Awards 2022
Updated: the winners of the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2022
Championing the mobile games industry at the prestigious MGA 2022
Esports Events
Gameloft and Nodwin Gaming to launch mobile esports events in India
Events for Gameloft's Asphalt IP
Celebrating Success
Gameloft, Square Enix and Ludia Games to celebrate female leadership in virtual event
Next Lev’Elles 3 on April 1 2022
Solidarity With Ukraine
Update: the Ukraine games industry voices speaking out against Russian invasion
Ukrainian studios and team update
Gameloft Gets Greener
Gameloft joins Playing for the Planet Alliance
Commits to decarbonation across operations
Invested Growth
Gameloft Toronto appoints Michael Stolls as studio head
Will lead the studio's "aggressive expansion" over the next few years
Gaze Into The Crystal Ball
PocketGamer.biz’s predictions for 2022 mobile gaming
NFTs, the metaverse, and hybrid monetisation
2021 In Review
Gameloft's ASO specialist Claudia Trujillo on Google Play policies and the thrill of mobile PvP
Gameloft's ASO specialist on 2021's challenges and opportunity
Making Of
How Lego Star Wars: Castaways was built "from the ground up" for Apple Arcade
Gameloft Montreal's Lee Kaburis and Jacques Durand discuss the challenges of working with a beloved franchise
Such Great Heights
Cloud Games on Facebook Gaming: A Closer Look at Facebook Gaming and Gameloft’s Cloud Partnership
Facebook sits down with Gameloft to discuss cloud gaming
Making Of
Why Heroes of the Dark is Gameloft Sofia's most ambitious project yet
Gameloft game lead Damian Damianov talks the difficulty of creating a hybrid mobile game
Mobile First
Going mobile-first, Facebook Gaming now has 45 cloud games available
Partnering with leading mobile game publishers, including Jam City, My.Games and Gameloft
Wicket Replaces Wilson
Gameloft to launch Lego Star Wars: Castaways on Apple Arcade
Arrives exclusively on November 19th
Live And Kicking
Six years on, how Gameloft sustains Order & Chaos 2: Redemption
Liveops with a small team
Hiring Now
10 games industry jobs to apply for this week
Job vacancies from Jam City, Rovio, Gameloft and Glu Mobile
Accelerating
Gameloft launching first NFTs within Asphalt 9
Partnered with Epik Prime
All That Potassium
Minion Rush races to one billion downloads and 90 trillion bananas collected
The runner was launched in June 2013
Making Of
How Gameloft looked to capture the spirit of the original Oregon Trail
"We had always envisioned this as an Apple Arcade exclusive"