Making Of
How Gameloft looked to capture the spirit of the original Oregon Trail
"We had always envisioned this as an Apple Arcade exclusive"
Company Profile
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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Senior Platforms Operations Manager
Lee Kaburis
Senior Producer
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Country Manager for the UK and Ireland
Geet Chopra
Junior game designer
Christopher Budgen
Game Director
Jacques Durand
Creative Director
Sam Lewis
Game designer, The Oregon Trail
Alexandre de Rochefort
Interim head
Baudouin Corman
COO
Jean-Pierre Valery
Product Manager
Roman Tkachuk
Game Producer
Alexandre Tan
VP Advertising & Brand Partnerships
Robin Gazaille
Game Producer
Claudia Trujillo
Digital Growth Marketing and ASO specialist
Zsolt Somogyi
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ASO Expert
Michel Guillemot
CEO
Arnaud Bonnard
Game Development Director
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Product Marketing Manager
Ashish Gupta
Country Manager - India, Sri-Lanka, Bangladesh
Andrey Marinov
product manager
Stephane Roussel
CEO
Maxon Pugovsky
Game Producer
Romain Delebecque
HR Manager
Jarrad Trudgen
Creative Director
Michael Stolls
Studio Head
Ignacio Marin
Senior Game Producer
Guilherme Lachaut
Senior Vice President Strategic Partnerships
Gabriel Villatte
Art Director
Liz Ballantyne
Art Director
Hugues Ossart
Global Special Ops Manager
Damian Damianov
Game Lead
Botond Szalacsi
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Jennifer Gale
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Accolades
Articles featuring Gameloft
On And On
Now coming to Xbox, Gameloft announces one billion Asphalt installs
First launched in 2005 for DS and N-Gage
Switching It Up
Why the Asphalt series always made sense for Nintendo hardware
"The game’s performance on Nintendo Switch surpassed all our expectations."
2020 In Review
Gameloft CFO Alexandre de Rochefort on the impact of cross-platform games during COVID
As part of our 2020 in review series
Gameloft Live
Gameloft for brands teams up with LWE to host live music festival in Asphalt 9: Legends
Junction 2: Connections will be live-streamed from three locations
Live And Kicking
How Disney Magic Kingdoms has kept the magic alive for four years and counting
We speak to Gameloft game manager Jennifer Gale regarding the anniversary.
Fully Immersed
Gameloft and Asus team up to bring immersive gaming experiences to ROG Phone 3
"Exploring different approaches and providing distinctive features for mobile gaming has always been our ultimate goal"
Sponsored
Gameloft increases downloads by seven-fold on Huawei's AppGallery store
HMS Core suite and AppGallery marketing opportunities helped rapidly boost the developer's growth
Acquisition
Gameloft acquires interactive series specialist The Other Guys
"The unique style and the highly immersive stories make the interactive series app increasingly popular"
Best Of 2020
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2020
Revealed: The movers, shakers, and moneymakers
Consumer Showcase
First ever Pocket Gamer LaunchPad consumer event astounds with three million viewers on Twitch
Three days of exclusive mobile game news was shared with 37 million people on social media, paving the way for a second online event in November
Brand It
Over half of gamers prefer spending on brands "with a purpose", finds Gameloft
Gameloft and Vivendi Brand Marketing release report on gamers and brands
Wanna Subscribe
Gameloft teams up with MTN for a subscription service in South Africa
“Subscription-based business models are increasingly trending in the market"
Bananas For Everyone
Update: Gameloft's Minion Rush dashes closer to one billion downloads worldwide
"It's insane when you think about it."
20 Years Of Gameloft
Staying agile in an ever-changing industry: Gameloft chiefs look back on the company's 20 years in games
CFO Alexandre de Rochefort and COO Baudouin Corman speak to us about adapting to shifts in technology and monetisation
The Big Two-oh
Gameloft celebrates 20th anniversary with free Gameloft Classics collection
Play NOVA, Modern Combat 2, and High School Hook Ups on your smartphone
Milestone
Asphalt 9: Legends breaks four million downloads on Switch
A new update is being released
Live And Kicking
Live and Kicking: How Dragon Mania Legends has thrived for five years with "close to zero crunch"
DML game manager Botond Szalacsi tells us about the game's biggest achievements
New-ish Hire
Gameloft appoints Sonia Ettinger as vice president of human resources
Has been in the role since August 2019
Fuelled For Success?
Gameloft puts the pedal to the metal with new racer Overdrive City
Asphalt with city-building?
A Long Time Ago
Disney Magic Kingdoms calls on the force with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker update
"It is a dream to welcome Star Wars to Disney Magic Kingdoms"
Whole New World
Update: Gameloft delays Disney Getaway Blast until 2020
Game set to launch "very soon"
New Partnership
Gameloft teams up with Blacknut for new cloud gaming service
Over 360 games are included
Downsizing
Update: Gameloft confirms UK studio closure and Brisbane branch layoffs
"We are working with all employees, on a case by case basis, to find the best way to handle their situation in accordance with local employment regulations"
Tim Loves Games
Italian operator TIM launches €2 per month gaming subscription service with Gameloft
Costs a mere 2 euros a month
Vroom Vroom
Asphalt 9: Legends does 1 million downloads on Nintendo Switch in launch week
Full game available for $20
Partnership
Gameloft and Madfinger are teaming up with Asus for ROG Phone II exclusive content
"Thanks to our close relationship with ASUS we were able to finely tune Asphalt 9: Legends”
Building Bridges
LEGO and Gameloft partner for LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed
Bringing together 40 years of LEGO minifigures
A Whole New World
Gameloft reveals two new Disney games for mobile
Disney Princess Majestic Quest and Disney Getaway Blast arrive later this year
Esports
Gameloft launches esports tournament series for Asphalt 9: Legends
A prize fund of $22,325.00 (€20,000) is up for grabs
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Gameloft’s Hugues Ossart on organising international events and esports
"The most important thing in esports is keeping the player at the heart of the experience"
Live
Gameloft is bringing Xbox Live support to three mobile games
Two Asphalt titles and Dragon Mania Legends are three of the first mobile games in Xbox Live’s lineup
Ads Partnership
Gameloft partners with PubMatic for in-game ads
French publisher has an audience of 114 million monthly users across its portfolio
Charity
Gameloft partners with humanitarian charity CARE for “Stronger Together” Dragon Mania Legends event
Dragon Mania Legends developer vows a minimum donation of $50,000
Fresh Deal
Gameloft acquires SongPop trivia game maker FreshPlanet
CEO Mathieu Nouzareth will continue on in role
Magic
Gameloft’s Disney Magic Kingdom soars to $114 million in lifetime revenue
Enchanted park builder has also reached over 70 million downloads since 2016
Gameloft Financials
Gameloft revenues fall to $93 million in Q1 2018
Publisher reports 114 million MAUS and 13 million DAUs
Deeper Engagement
Gameloft Advertising Solutions’ long-term bets for future growth
Alexandre Tan on meeting brand and player needs
Moving On Up
Gameloft hires new vice president of marketing
Damien Marchi will be responsible for marketing and communications strategies for the publisher
Less And Less
Report: Gameloft to close down Madrid studio
40 employees set to be dismissed
Another Direction
The slow, casual transformation of Gameloft
Supertanker turning
Legal Dispute
Outsourcing firm Glass Egg sues Gameloft for alleged copyright infringement in Asphalt series
Alleges Gameloft used assets created using Game Egg's equipment without its knowledge
Vivendi Financials Q4 Fy17
Gameloft averages 2.5 million downloads every day but its MAUs and DAUs are falling
Generates 65 per cent of its revenues from internally-developed games
Thnks Fr Th Bmw
Gameloft partners with Island Records to bring emo legends Fall Out Boy to Asphalt 8: Airborne
Listen to some new tracks from the new album and hang out with the band
Gameloft New Orleans Closed
Report: Gameloft shuts down New Orleans studio and lets go of 50 staff at Madrid studio
Gameloft yet to provide an official statement
Modern Combat Versus Esports
Gameloft partners with smartphone brand Honor for $12,000 Modern Combat Versus esports tournament
Teams from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, India and Malaysia battle it out for $12,000 and a new phone
Active Agent
The logic behind Disney’s new mobile strategy
A new approach again
Iap Inspector
How does Gameloft's Modern Combat Versus monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Modern Combat Or Bust
One year on: Whatever happened to Gameloft?
Vivendi’s revival on hold
Best Of 2017
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2017
The movers, shakers and moneymakers