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Profile
Harry Holmwood
Job Title
CEO
Organisation Marvelous Europe
About
A games programmer before joining Sony’s early PlayStation team in 1994, he then founded developer Pure Entertainment, which IPO’d and launched a free-to-play online gaming service way back in 1999.
He was also a director of pioneering motion gaming startup In2Games, which was sold to a US group in 2008.
Along the way, he’s been a corporate VP, troubleshooter, and non-exec to a variety of companies and investors in and around the games sector.
Harry was European CEO of Marvelous AQL, a Japanese developer and publisher of social, mobile and console games, known for console games like No More Heroes and Harvest Moon, but now highly successful in the free-to-play mobile and web space in Japan and Asia.
Harry is CEO of Magicave.
Related Company
Marvelous Europe
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The PocketGamer.biz podcast team and guests give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and what's inside this week's episode…
See Eu Later
What do UK mobile game developers think of Brexit?
Post-referendum discussion from the UK mobile games industry
Movers And Shakers
Ex-Konami head of emerging markets named Marvelous Europe GM as Harry Holmwood exits
Holmwood leaving to focus on "other business interests"
Overworked
How can we tackle the games industry's crunch problem?
The Mobile Mavens have their say on working conditions
State Of Uk
British games experts discuss the state of the UK industry
Jo Twist leads a panel on investment, free-to-play, and buzzwords
Best Of The Best
Mobile Mavens' Games of the Year 2017
The big names in the industry tell us their top mobile games of 2017
Passion Play
From Japan with a local twist: The making of The Secret Police's RPG Dragon's Watch
How a London startup improved the JRPG
Mobile Mavens
The iPhone turns 10: how can Apple shake up mobile gaming in the next decade?
Our Mobile Mavens ponder the next 10 years for Apple and mobile gaming
Mobile Mavens
Why is Amazon shutting down its Underground initiative?
Is it a sign that F2P can't be toppled?
Mobile Mavens
Why does Clash Royale have no worthy competition?
A year on, why has there been no challenger for the Clash Royale crown?
Gdc Tips
Tips and tricks on how to survive and make the most out of GDC 2017
The mobile mavens offer their advice from years of experience at the event
Mobile Mavens
Why did Take-Two buy Social Point?
What's the motivation for the $250 million deal?
Lowering The Barriers
The Secret Police on smoothing the edges off Asian RPGs for Western success
Co-founders Ric Moore and Harry Holmwood on the quest for accessibility
Gacha!
Harry Holmwood on how Western developers should implement gacha in their games
Better retention and monetisation through a desire to collect
Cultivating Culture
“The word culture can be dangerous for a company”
The Grow Your Talent panel discusses culture and talent pools
Carved In Stone
Six mobile game development commandments
The Secret Police CEO Harry Holmwood gives his top tips
Mobile Mavens
How big an impact will Facebook Instant Games have on mobile gaming?
Mobile Mavens discuss the HTML5-powered Messenger platform
Mobile Mavens
What do mobile developers think of Super Mario Run's premium $9.99 price?
Is Nintendo jumping too high with the cost?
Mobile Mavens
What's the value of a movie license for a free-to-play mobile game?
And why are such deals so popular?
Mobile Mavens
Mobile games industry experts react to Google Pixel and Daydream View VR
Mobile Mavens react to Google's announcements
Mobile Mavens
Would Supercell acquiring other studios be a good idea?
Our Mobile Mavens discuss Ilkka Paananen's hints
More To Come?
What does Pokemon GO mean for the future of location-based gaming?
Our Mobile Mavens discuss
Mobile Mavens
Does Pokemon GO's success validate Nintendo's approach to mobile games?
Mobile games industry reacts to the location-based smash
Square Peg, Round Hole?
Does E3 need mobile games more than mobile games need E3?
Mobile Mavens discuss the mobile dearth at E3 2016
Forced Marriage?
Would a Tencent acquisition of Supercell benefit it or the mobile game industry?
Mobile Mavens discuss a potential giant
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It dominates casual gaming, but can King also be successful in midcore - whatever that is?
Mobile Mavens discuss
Off To A Flyer?
Are Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing good choices for Nintendo's first mobile games?
Mobile Mavens weigh up commercial prospects
Time Flies
10 years of Pocket Gamer: Mobile Mavens discuss where we've all come from
Remembering a decade of mobile gaming
Mobile Mavens
Is Clash Royale guaranteed to provide Supercell with another Clash of Clans-scale success?
Our Mobile Mavens chew over Supercell's latest
Appocalypse Panel
Indie essentials discuss how to survive during the "appocalypse"
Facing the end of times head on
Cat Out The Bag
2015 in Review: The Secret Police's Harry Holmwood predicts more M&A in 2016
Future trends from the remembrance of things past
Amusing Cash
Ex-Sega president Hayao Nakayama invests in UK super startup The Secret Police
London studio is up and running
What's Next?
Mobile Mavens debate the value of the deal and the future of mobile games in the Activision Blizzard King era
Big boys at play
Get Hired
How to get a job at Japanese-influenced London super startup The Secret Police
Chief Constable Harry Holmwood shares insights
Pgc Advisory Board
Pocket Gamer Connects advisory board revealed
Big names from across the industry
Sharing
Does the Vivendi-proposed Gameloft-Ubisoft merger make sense?
Our Mavens talk triple French
Cat Out The Bag
London super startup The Secret Police is now hiring
Recruiting 2D artists and programmers
Advertising For More
Updated: Japanese MMORPG Logres of Swords and Sorcery hits 7 million downloads but it's its LTV that makes it top grossing
Pushed by TV campaign
Give Me Freedom
Is being paid for how long people play your game a good model for developers (or just Amazon)?
Mobile Mavens debate Amazon Underground
Nextgen Wii?
Will Apple TV be a strong platform for gaming?
Mobile Mavens debate the power of the big screen
Thinking Bigger
Is the $10 billion mobile game franchise inevitable?
Our Mavens ponder big numbers
Psychological Hooks
Western devs need to think more about chance and less about skill says Marvelous' Harry Holmwood
New ways to win
Look No Hands
Should your mobile game have an auto-play mode?
Our Mobile Mavens debate skill and the lack of
Slow To Market
Can those old dinosaurs Nintendo, Konami and Square Enix disrupt the mobile games market?
Mobile Mavens discuss the third wave
Vr Dawning
Is the 12-month wait for Oculus Rift a disaster or an opportunity for VR?
The Mavens debate when virtual reality will dawn
Present Tense
Is the mobile games industry now mature?
Mobile Mavens consider the case for future disruption
It's Me Mario!
How will Nintendo's beloved franchises go F2P?
Mobile Mavens debate Nintendo's entry to mobile games
Sending A Message
Burberry, Lamborghini, Hairdressers... It's the $10,000 Apple Watch question
How bling our the Mobile Mavens?
More Or Fewer
Does the quality of a game trump the quantity of games?
Our Mavens get feisty over the way ahead