Studio Closure
Vancouver studio Hothead Games closes
Canadian developer forced into bankruptcy after mobile and console publishing deals fell through
Company Profile
Hothead Games
Website
www.hotheadgames.com
About
Hothead Games is an independent video game developer and publisher based in Vancouver, Canada. Hothead is best known for its role-playing / adventure video game series On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness.
Related People
Vlad Ceraldi
Director of Development
Kenneth Wong
Director of Research and Monetization
Mike Inglehart
Creative Director
Chris Pink
Producer, Halifax studio
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Articles featuring Hothead Games
Inter-industry Shift
Mobile games industry veteran Vlad Ceraldi moves to indie PC dev Offworld Industries
Brings decades of live ops experience
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Seattle Speaker Spotlight: Hothead Games' Oliver Birch to offer expertise on marketing ‘Idle Games’
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Hot News
Hothead Games takes a step into the third-party publishing business
"We know what it’s like to be in their shoes, and we are just as committed to their success as they are”
Zombies + Bullets = Fun
Zombie outbreak: the making of Kill Shot Virus
Behind the scenes with Hothead Games
Gunning For The Top
"You will see a top 10 grossing mobile shooter in the next few years"
Hothead Games' Vlad Ceraldi on the evolution of the genre
On Target
Hothead Games' Kill Shot franchise achieves 65 million downloads in two years
33 billion minutes spent by players in-game
Living With Live Operations
12 lessons from the trenches of a mobile game live operations team
Hothead Games offers best practice advice
Get Ahead
Hothead on how game designers can stay ahead of the competition
Creative Director Mike Inglehart gives three key areas
Gunning For The Top
How Canada-made FPS Kill Shot Bravo hit #5 in Chinese App Store downloads with little culturalization
Hothead Games Director of Development Vlad Ceraldi shares insights
Dream Jobs
Meet Capcom, Bandai Namco and Hothead at Pocket Gamer Connects Vancouver's Careers Fair
Still time to get involved
Taking Aim
Why Hothead Games is betting big on FPS and PvP mobile games
PGC Vancouver speaker Mike Inglehart explains
Get Hired
How to get a job at Canadian powerhouse Hothead Games
Producer Chris Pink shares insights
Now Hiring
Hothead Games goes coast-to-coast with new Halifax studio
New 25-strong studio to focus on Kill Shot and live ops
Case Closed
Hothead Games settles with Glu over Deer Hunter 2014 copying claim
Payments are now ongoing
Charticle
How successfully has Hothead's Kill Shot taken aim at top grossing charts?
Taking the shot
Oh deer: Glu sues Hothead Games for 'copying' Dear Hunter 2014
Alleges Kill Shot is a direct rip off
A scene 'transformed': Hothead on Vancouver's turbulent transition from console to mobile
From triple-A, to downloadable, to mobile
Vancouver Week: Why mobile matters in Canada's capital of creativity
The city that saw off a slump and soared
Playing for a big win, Hothead's DeYoung explains why Vancouver is the place to be
Making hay as Rockstar, Capcom and Activision decline