Job Losses
Playtika layoffs hit Best Fiends and Redecor teams
Redundancies come shortly after Wooga saw around 50 job cuts
Company Profile
Seriously
Website
www.seriously.com/
About
We are building mobile games that become entertainment properties. We are passionate about great storytelling, unique characters, desperate conflict and unlikely heroes. We are inspired to build brands that can give back to the world.
Related People
Andrew Stalbow
CEO
Matt McMahon
VP of Business Development
Mikko Häkkinen
Head of Product
Petri Jarvilehto
CCO
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Accolades
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Moving Up
Seriously's Petri Järvilehto takes over CEO role
"Every day working with this team is a privilege, and I can't wait to see what lies ahead"
Farewell
Seriously lead character designer Miguel Francisco departs the company
"Time for new adventures"
Bugtastic
Seriously launches Best Fiends Stars as franchise crosses $285 million in revenue
First release since Playtika acquisition
Best Of 2019
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2019
Revealed: The movers, shakers and moneymakers!
Fourth Year Running
Rovio, Seriously, Supercell and more unite for SpecialEffect's One Special Day 2019
Games developers far and wide will donate all UK revenue made on October 4th to the charity
M&a
Playtika acquires Best Fiends developer Seriously
Terms of the deal were not disclosed
Best Canaries
Seriously partners with Norwich City football club for Best Fiends sleeve sponsorship
“The first character ever to feature permanently on a Premier League shirt”
It’s A Bugs Life
Seriously soft-launches Best Fiends Stars on iOS and Android
Game is available to download in Finland and Poland
Serious Money
Best Fiends developer Seriously grew revenue by 65% to $69m in 2018
Credit for growth given to focus on live ops and marketing strategy
Job News Hype
Finnish studio Seriously adds trio of key hires to its ranks
Sylvain Cunzi joins at VP of games technology, Brian Ru joins as director of strategy and operations while Jamie Samson joins as Legal Counsel
Fiendish
Best Fiends games fetch $150m in lifetime revenue
Titles have been downloaded over 85 million times
Good Cause
Supercell, Rovio, Outfit7 and more back One Special Day charity fundraiser
Takes place on September 28th
Fiend
Speaker spotlight: Seriously VP of games design Reko Ukko
Reko Ukko will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki titled Telling Your Brand's Narrative Across Mediums: A Case Study on Seriously's Best Fiends
Building A New Monster
How Seriously took a new IP and created a $100 million business
But there's still a lot of work to be done
Best Fiends Forever
Seriously clears $100 million in lifetime revenues three years after launching Best Fiends
The studio outlines its plans for 2018
Fiendish Rivalry
Seriously takes Best Fiends back to its puzzle roots with soft-launched Best Fiends Rivals
A twist on a classic
Best Of 2017
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2017
The movers, shakers and moneymakers
Best Fiends Boot Camp
Seriously pushes Best Fiends franchise beyond games with Best Fiends: Boot Camp animation
Reel FX produces, Mark Hamill voices
Boot Camp
Seriously teases upcoming animation Best Fiends Boot Camp for May 2017 launch
Could be leading in to its next game
Acquisitive Inquisitions
10 mobile game M&A deals that probably won't happen but which maybe should
Joining the dollar dots
Seriously Profitable
Best Fiends franchise generates more than $65 million in revenue
Seriously making $100,000 a day
Live And Kicking
Two years on: Seriously on the evolution of Best Fiends
CCO Petri Järvilehto on the game's life so far
Don't Read This Article
How Seriously won YouTube Ad of the Year with 'Don't Download Best Fiends' campaign
Philip Hickey talks creative marketing
All About The Games
Finding success in mobile games the second and third time around
Oscar Clark asks some industry experts how they do it
It's A Hit
Seriously's Petri Järvilehto on what happens after you launch a hit game
Can you handle success?
Charitable Fiends
Apple's Games for (RED) sees millions of Best Fiends and Episode players raise money to fight AIDS
Seriously and Pocket Gems share some stats
Bestest Fiends
Seriously soft-launches last game in Best Fiends trilogy Best Fiends Slugs
Moves into the third dimension
Bieber Fiends
Seriously brings in Justin Bieber and YouTube stars for (RED) charity campaign
Both Best Fiends games getting additional content
Talking Seriously
How to get a job at Best Fiends developer Seriously
Chief Creative Officer Petri Jarvilehto shares insights
The Charticle
How has the market responded to the changing genres of Plants vs. Zombies and Best Fiends?
Has the change been resisted, or welcomed with open arms?
Iap Inspector
How does Best Fiends Forever monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Seriously Good
Seriously's Best Fiends Forever surpasses 3 million downloads in 3 days
Currently has 3.39 million DAUs
Clicker Fiends
Seriously launches new clicker Best Fiends Forever as sequel to $50 million franchise
Original Best fiends has over two million daily active users
Seriously Obsessed
Seriously enlists actress Kate Walsh for new influencer campaign "Don't Download Best Fiends"
Millennials love irony
Best Man
Hall of Fame: Seriously's Petri Järvilehto on building big games franchises
From Max Payne to Angry Birds and Best Fiends
Growing Plan
Shifting DAUs from low value China, how Seriously used influencers to raise US daily revenues 400%
Best Fiends love
Best Fiends Forever
Seriously's clicker sequel Best Fiends Forever returns to soft launch
Less idle, more RPG
Mum's The Word
Seriously on giving influencers the creative freedom to promote your game
Not just gamers anymore
Seriously Lifestyle
Seriously widens Best Fiends' UA strategy, signing up 200 lifestyle YouTubers for new influencer campaign
PewDiePie swapped out for CuteGirlsHairstyles
Best Of The Best
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2016
The shakers, movers and moneymakers
Hot Stuff
Seriously signs up Ariana Grande and YouTubers to push Best Fiends' #AppsforEarth promotion
Attractive proposition
Top Tips
Top growth tips to boost your mobile game - 2016 Edition
Pascal Clarysse revisits his marketing tips
Bffs
Seriously doubles down on Best Fiends IP with sequel Best Fiends: Forever
Currently in soft launch
Seriously Good
With a record $3M generated in December, Seriously reveals Best Fiends has hit $25M in lifetime sales
Also makes $250,000 for charities
Mass Viewing
Video: Seriously on how YouTubers are the future of UA
We're better connected
Ua Q&a
Video: Industry experts discuss the high quality high spend dilemma of UA
It's just so expensive
Global Brands
Video: How to grow a global brand, according to Seriously
Know your world, and talk to your users
Seriously Seeking
Seriously is hiring a UA Manager for its LA office
Best Fiends dev hiring UA expert with at least 2 years' experience
Big Promotion
Seriously partners with Premier League club Norwich City to better market its mobile games
Gaining a global reach