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Company Profile
Scopely
Website
www.scopely.com
About
Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami that supports an extremely diverse portfolio of experiences. With expertise in game design and development, live operations, marketing, analytics and more, our team is dedicated to empowering players to play their own way by creating deep experiences that inspire play, every day.
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Georgina King
Business Manager, Ads & Monetisation
Steve Seoane
SVP, Publishing Platform
Dan Scheidegger
General Manager of Casual Games
Victor Díaz-Roig
Senior Vice-President and Studio General Manager
Darion Lowenstein
VP of Game Development
Néstor Pequeño
Director of Operations
Tim O'Brien
CRO
Javier Ferreira
Co-CEO
Walter Driver
CEO
Rob Ricca
VP of corporate development
Salaam Coleman Smith
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Jessica Neal
Chief People Officer
Liz Liu
People Business Partner
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Accolades
Articles featuring Scopely
Milestone
Monopoly Go! hits $3 billion in revenue
The game leads leads Hasbro's licensing-portfolio with Q2 revenue growing 20% year over year led by Monopoly Go!
Week That Was
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The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Full Circle
Monopoly GO! Goes full circle as Scopely and Hasbro launch a new board game
The board game will feature unique qualities from the hit mobile game
New Offerings
Stumble Guys' latest update includes new game modes, SpongeBob spin-offs and more
Both features will give players new opportunities to demonstrate their skills and improve progression
Jobs In Games
Games veteran Mike Seavers joins Scopely as their new SVP of technology
The ex-Riot Games, Epic Games and Yuga Labs veteran is “excited about the many Scopely projects underway that I can’t yet share!”
Tycoon Teams
Monopoly GO! launches first team-based multiplayer event in "uniquely competitive experience"
The new limited-time event is only available until June 16th
Record Revenue
Royal Match takes a sweet lead over Candy Crush as Honkai: Star Rail zooms by Genshin Impact
Q1 welcomes a new round of heroes as Monopoly Go, Royal Match and Honor of Kings come out on top
Rising Stars
Squad Busters is this month's breakout star amidst a slate of anime themed mobile spin-offs
Sensor Tower's monthly gaming pulse for May reveals which games are the ones to watch
Crossover
Stumble Guys welcomes Looney Tunes characters in latest high-profile crossover
Two entertainment behemoths collide as Bugs Bunny, Tweety Bird, Daffy Duck and more become part of the Stumbleverse
Rising Stars
Genshin Impact still pulls in the big bucks while Squad Busters' soft launch teases blockbuster success
Sensor Tower's monthly gaming pulse for April reveals which games are the ones to watch
Platform Expansion
Mobile legend Stumble Guys is now on PlayStation 4 and 5 with cross-progression
With more than 50 million players every month and boasting more than 600 million downloads, the mobile smash also confirms a Switch version coming soon
Hot Five
Hot Five: Earth Day, birthdays, game closures, layoffs and more. Here's what's hot right now…
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Week That Was
Week in Views - The search for skills, billion dollar birthdays and terrific transmedia
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Celebrations
Scopely is celebrating Monopoly GO!'s first birthday with in-game events and rewards
The celebration kicks off today with a player contest featuring the diverse musical talents of J Balvin, Bon Jovi, and Natalie Jane
Happy Birthday
Monopoly GO! celebrates its first birthday and shares its behind-the-scenes story
And with a $3 billion revenue milestone in its sights, the world’s favourite board game-turned-mobile smash deserves a party
Hot Five
Hot Five: Monopoly GO’s next-level UA, Supercell’s psychological analysis, and AI use for NPC dialogue
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Week That Was
Week in Views - The return of M&A, killing your darlings and Monopoly WHOA!
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Under The Hood
Under the hood: Deconstructing Monopoly GO! as it passes $2 billion in revenue
What makes the smash hit tick? Game designer Irene Kurskaya deconstructs the game that's earning with no signs of slowing…
Pgc San Francisco
Scopely’s Massimo Maietti to discuss the record-breaking hit Monopoly GO! at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco
Head to the show for a fireside chat on how Monopoly GO! rolled to the top of the charts and united Monopoly fans across the globe
Billion Brilliance
Monopoly GO makes $2 billion in 10 months with "less than a quarter" of that spent on UA
Over 70% of the game's 10 million+ players play the game every day
Ambitious Ads
Eric Futoran talks balancing player experience, sustainability, and monetisation
Embrace CEO and former Scopely co-founder discusses player engagement, ad engagement, and game mechanics with Half Moon Studios CEO Pieter Kooyman
Think Games Istanbul
Is Monopoly GO actually making any money?
Or are UA costs outrunning the games growth and popularity that we see on the surface? Scopely's SVP of marketing Jamie Berger sets the record straight
New Partnerships
Masters of the Universe joins Stumble Guys in new retro crossover
The new collab will allow players to explore a new realm within the Stumbleverse and experience a new racing map
Hot Five
Hot Five: Supercell revenues decline, Ubisoft’s mobile games plummet, but MTG signs a Monumental acquisition
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Job Losses
Scopely's Kingdom Maker team sees lay-offs
The losses centre around developer Global Worldwide and their Kingdom Maker mobile game
Out Of The Loop
Double Loop may be closing before its first launch but Scopely is taking on its staff
Double Loop has struggled through a "hostile funding and marketing environment" in recent years
Monopoly Go, Go, Go!
Monopoly GO! topped 2023 download AND revenue charts in the US
Sensor Tower reveals the top performers of 2023, from mainstays like Pokémon Go to fresh contenders like Block Blast
Best Of 2023
PocketGamer.biz's mobile games of the year 2023
Yes, we couldn't resist one more opportunity to point you at what you should be playing! Here are the team's favourite games of 2023
Best Of 2023
2023's Greatest Hits: Relive 2023's highs and lows with our 10 biggest stories of the year
Of all the shocks, surprises, bold claims, battles and bruisings that rocked the mobile games business through 2023 these are our top 10 stories that hit the hardest…
State Of Play
Game Analysis: Decoding the Live Ops strategy of Monopoly GO
We go under the hood with one of the year's biggest hits to reveal what makes it tick and what lessons can be learnt from its success
Hot Five
Hot Five: Unity 6, Monopoly Go’s major milestone and Supercell’s creator support
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Major Monopoly Milestone
Monopoly Go changes the game with a record-breaking $1 billion in seven months
It's the fastest ever casual game to hit the important $1 billion milestone
User Generated Content
Stumble Guys new Stumble Workshop opens the UGC floodgates
The game's new Workshop is rolling out now, allowing players to build their own content to share with fans around the world
Collaborations
YouTube celebrity MrBeast teams with Scopely’s Stumble Guys for new collaboration
The creator previously worked with Scopely on bringing exclusive levels and cosmetics to the game
Analytics
Monopoly Go developer Scopely estimated to surpass $7bn in lifetime user spend
The Monopoly Go developer has earned big bucks from their portfolio
Monopoly Go's Top Ten Secrets
Ten things you may have missed in the #1 mobile game “MONOPOLY GO!”
Learn how Scopely tapped into creative freedom and nostalgia - from iconic 80’s movies to classic literature and more - to build a timeless MONOPOLY universe
Unity Runtime Fee
Unity's biggest games: The big names who'll pay the biggest bucks
With an 70% of developers using Unity, it's the power behind the throne for thousands of much-loved titles including smash hits that keep some of gaming's biggest names afloat
Crossover
Scopely announces new crossover between Stumble Guys and Monopoly
The board game is coming to Scopely’s hit battle royale title in the latest update
European Market
The European mobile gaming market's big winners for August
Royal Match takes the downloads throne on Google Play, while Monopoly GO! Continues its strong run on iOS
Job News
Homa appoints Henry Lowenfels as president and CBO
Lowenfels’ brings leadership experience from the likes of mobile giant Scopely to his new role
Best Of 2023
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2023
The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
Scopely X Flexion
Scopely is bringing more of its titles to alternative app stores with Flexion
Monopoly GO! is available on alternative app stores already, with Stumble Guys coming soon
Breakdown
Drake Star's Global Gaming Report: Breaking down the numbers, charts and more
What do Drake Star’s charts and graphs tell us about the gaming industry today?
Scopely Acquisition
Savvy Games Group closes acquisition of Scopely
The acquisition highlights mobile’s place in Saudi Arabia’s games strategy
Barbie On Board
Barbie hits Stumble Guys in mass-multimedia promo campaign
It's getting harder to miss the arrival of the Barbie movie with mobile a prime promo target
New Deals
Scopely acquires Dundee-based Tag Games
Doubling down on 2021’s investment, the firm have now made Tag Games a Scopely Studio
Documentation
Zynga, Playrix and Niantic were all potential entries on Microsoft’s shopping list
News comes as part of the revelation Microsoft considered buying Sega
Q&a
How Monopoly GO! became the #1 mobile board game in the world
Scopely general manager Massimo Maietti discusses launching the biggest casual game of 2023
Monopoly Go!
Monopoly GO! had the biggest casual launch of the last five years
New figures from Scopely show that Monopoly GO! is already off to a flying start