To Boldly Grow
Digit Game Studios founder Richard Barnwell on life after Scopely acquisition
"Our natural chemistry and shared vision made us feel like one powerful, international team from the outset and since the acquisition"
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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VP of Product
Eunice Lee
Chief Operating Officer
Michael Angrisani
Senior Director, Product Management
Walter Driver
CEO
Javier Ferreira
Co-CEO
Christian Kurlemann
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Liz Liu
People Business Partner
Dan Scheidegger
General Manager of Casual Games
Tim O'Brien
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Phil Williams
Monopoly Go Director of Content Design
Salaam Coleman Smith
Member of the Board
Georgina King
Business Manager, Ads & Monetisation
Darion Lowenstein
VP of Game Development
Beth Nations
Monopoly Go VP, Product Management
Jessica Neal
Chief People Officer
Néstor Pequeño
Director of Operations
Howard Shin
VP of Art
Kim Adams
VP, Game Development
Victor Díaz-Roig
Senior Vice-President and Studio General Manager
Rob Ricca
VP of corporate development
Steve Seoane
SVP, Publishing Platform
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Accolades
Articles featuring Scopely
2020 Trends
Global competition will drive consolidation in 2020 says Scopely's Henry Lowenfels
Bigger is better
Job News
Scopely hires Daniel Freireich as President, Games
New London office announced alongside
Cash Up
Scopely raises another $200 million, taking total funding to over $450 million
Financing led by NewView Capital
Best Of 2019
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2019
Revealed: The movers, shakers and moneymakers!
Expanding To Asia
Scopely expanding into the Asian market
“Asia is home to three out of the four top-grossing gaming markets and we are excited by the endless possibilities ahead"
Office Expansion
Scopely is expanding its offices in Barcelona and Dublin
The company is looking to expand its team
To Boldly Go
Scopely’s Star Trek Fleet Command beams up $100m in eight months
Publisher's fastest-growing game to date
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Scopely’s Liz Liu on how to get a job as a people business partner
"Gaming is the convergence of art and science, where creative people work together to build experiences for human connection"
Live Long And Prosper
Scopely reaches $1bn in lifetime revenue
Six games have exceeded over $100 million
Going Boldly
The secret of Scopely’s success? How we think about IP, says CEO
Javier Ferreira on being audience-first
Make It So
Scopely acquires Star Trek Fleet Command dev Digit Game Studios
Hit 4X strategy game projected to surpass $100 million
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Scopely's Rob Ricca to host session on the future opportunities open to games developers
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Revenue
Star Trek Fleet Command is making a stellar $13.7 million in monthly revenue
Licensed stargazer has hit lifetime revenue of $40 million and four million installations.
Location
Scopely’s recent success is bringing the publisher a new Culver City headquarters
An 80 per cent annual revenue increase has pushed the publisher into opening new doors
That's All Folks
Scopely’s Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem topped 1m downloads on launch day
Release supported by Crushathon livestream
To Boldly Go
Scopely taps Star Trek IP for 4X strategy game Fleet Command
Set for global release on November 29th
Road To Investments
Scopely swoops for Glu’s Rob Ricca to lead M&A activity
Rob Ricca previously led M&A at Glu Mobile, during which time it purchased Crowdstaf and Plain Vanilla
Job News Klaxon
Former Netflix publicity director joins Scopely as head of corporate communications
Geldmacher will be responsible for strategy and oversight of the company’s global brand and worldwide corporate narrative
Best Of 2018
The Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2018
Revealed: the movers, shakers and moneymakers!
Yahtzee
US publisher Scopely’s Yahtzee with Buddies lands on iMessage
The dice-rolling game will also release on Facebook Instant Games in due course
Playing The End Game
It’s raised another $100 million but where next for Scopely?
Looking for the perfect combination
Funded
Walking Dead: Road to Survival publisher Scopely raise additional $100 million to fund acquisitions and investments
The Los Angeles-based publisher originally raised $60 million last year
More Funding For Scopely
Report: The Walking Dead: Road to Survival developer Scopely looking to raise another $125 million
New funding round could value the company at $795 million
Nfl Yahtzee With Buddies
Scopely partners with the NFL for timed events and branded items in New Yahtzee With Buddies
The game has now hit 1.5 million downloads
Stranger Things Have Happened
Second screen: How successful are free-to-play mobile game TV tie-ins?
How are Star Trek, The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones grossing on mobile?
Scope For Expansion
The Walking Dead: Road to Survival developer Scopely opening new studio in Barcelona
Developer reportedly set to invest between €2 million to €3 million in the new office
Best Of 2017
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2017
The movers, shakers and moneymakers
Uncertainty Principle
What went wrong with Breaking Bad: Empire Business?
Canned after 18 months testing
Feeding The Fire
The explosive rise of Scopely
US publisher just can’t stop raising cash
Closing Shop
Scopely pulls Breaking Bad: Empire Business from app stores after 19 months in soft-launch
Looks like no one will be knocking
War Chest
Walking Dead: Road to Survival publisher Scopely raises $60 million to fund acquisitions and partnerships
Comes a year after company raised $55 million in Series B financing round
Acquisitive Inquisitions
10 mobile game M&A deals that probably won't happen but which maybe should
Joining the dollar dots
Run!
Scopely snags Temple Run license for soft-launched match-3 title Treasure Hunters
Now open for pre-registration on Google Play
Supporting Players
How The Walking Dead: Road to Survival developer Scopely approaches customer support
Director of Player Care David Tamayo deals out his top tips and KPIs
The People's Download
Scopely releases licensed match-3 RPG WWE Champions after 13 months in soft launch
Time to smell what Scopely's been cooking
Power Publishers
Publishing experts discuss the role of mobile game publishers in 2017
Sharing their thoughts
Zynga Lawsuit
Zynga suing two former employees for stealing confidential data and taking it to Scopely
Also suing Scopely for poaching other employees
The Dead Rise Revenues
Scopely scores big as Walking Dead: Road To Survival reaches $5 ARPDAU and 25 million downloads
Impressive numbers across the board
Wwe Are The Champions
Gearing up for launch, Scopely becomes formal publisher of WWE: Champions - Free Puzzle RPG
No longer a Phase One game
Rocket Fuel
Scopely raises big $55 million Series B round
Greycroft Growth Fund leads the round
Best In La
Scopely CEO Walter Driver named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for LA
CEO honoured as The Walking Dead: Road to Survival hits 20 million downloads
Best Of The Best
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2016
The shakers, movers and moneymakers
Rolling On
One year on: How Yahtzee With Buddies scored high on the top grossing charts
Niche licence, strong sales
Breaking Bad
Scopely cooks up Breaking Bad license with F2P mobile title Breaking Bad: Empire Business in soft launch
It's time to cook
Publisher Panel
Publishers discuss their changing role in the mobile space
They're going through changes
Alive And Kicking
Scopely shows it's alive with Telltale crossover event for The Walking Dead: Road to Survival
IP MASH UP
Scopely Partnership
Scopely partners with Redemption Games to publish its first two titles
Young developer lands on its feet
People First
Scopely hires Jessica Neal as its Chief People Officer
Former Netflix VP of Talent Acquisition joins Scopely
Get Hired
How to get a job at Scopely
Senior Technical Recruiter Chris Kale shares insights