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Company Profile
Space Ape Games
Website
www.spaceapegames.com
About
Space Ape Games is a Mobile / Social Gaming startup founded in 2012.
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Accolades
Articles featuring Space Ape Games
Masterclass
“Games are for everyone:” Space Ape on breaking misconceptions and helping people find their way into the industry
“Our studio is overflowing with knowledge, I think it would be selfish not to share it”
Uk Special
Region Focus: London-based games companies on persevering in the face of Brexit
"Facing the unknown and uncertainty does not encourage innovation and exploration of new ideas and collaborations"
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Space Ape's Lissa Capeleto on the pain and pleasure of F2P UI design
Pocket Gamer Connects London 2019 will take place on January 21st to 22nd
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Space Ape’s Ioannis Lefkatditis on leading the charge with Transformers: Earth Wars
From degrees to job misconceptions, Lefkatditis on how to get a job as a product lead
Good Cause
Supercell, Rovio, Outfit7 and more back One Special Day charity fundraiser
Takes place on September 28th
Jobs In Games
From the world's top Clash of Clans player to game dev: Space Ape's George Yao on getting a job as a product manager
"It all boils down to personal attitude and the desire to learn."
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Space Ape's Johnathan Rowlands on how to get a job as a product owner
"Ultimately though, my role distils down to making sure we deliver a great experience, every single week, to our dedicated and loyal community"
Be Careful What You Wish For
The madness and method of Supercell’s M&A philosophy
A double-edged sword
Blockbuster Maker
Space Ape’s mobile games production funnel: Creating a genre-defining hit
Product owner Nick Mansdorf discusses three steps to judge a game's potential
Ad Strategy
Space Ape's Fastlane: A growth engine fuelled with ads
The developer's head of growth Nicolas Boulay on how it refined its ad implemtation to generate nearly $30m in yearly revenue
Going Ape
Space Ape teams up with London universities for Varsity: Masterclass programme in March
UK developer to host a series of seminars in March in association with Universtiy College London and the University of Greenwich
Live Ops Power Panel
Live ops experts on the best practices for keeping your mobile game alive
PlayFab Europe GM Mark Val leads a panel in a live ops discussion
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 2017
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2017
The movers, shakers and moneymakers
Super Space Ape
“I’ve always struggled to imagine ourselves anywhere else”: Space Ape CEO on Supercell deal
John Earner discusses why the London studio turned down other offers to partner with the most successful mobile games developer in the world
Mobile Esports
The West’s emerging mobile gamer-first market that will power an eSports revolution
Space Ape's Tony Yang offers his opinion on the state of mobile eSports and where it's headed
Roll Out
Transformers: Earth Wars clears 10 million downloads just in time for first anniversary
Space Ape to host events and launch new content during anniversary month
Out Of This World
Supercell acquires 62% stake in UK mobile games studio Space Ape for $55.8 million
New future beckons for successful London developer valued at $90 million
The Charticle
How did Transformers: Forged to Fight affect the grossing position of Transformers: Earth Wars?
And what impact did Force Arena have on Galaxy of Heroes?
Fastlane To Youtube
Space Ape Games taps over 20 YouTube stars as characters in Fastlane: Road to Revenge
The kids will love it
Times Are A Changing
Space Ape makes good on promise of "radically different" games with two new soft-launched titles
Super Karts and Fastlane: Road to Revenge are like nothing it has done before
Influence The Future
Space Ape Games to host Indie Dev Influencers Junket on January 30th
Bringing devs and influencers together
Hard On Brexit
What does Brexit mean for the future of Britain's mobile games scene?
A panel of experts discuss the future
Not All Bad
5 free-to-play mobile games that turned a corner in 2016
The games that finished 2016 better than they started it
Beyond Build-and-battle
Space Ape's next games will look "radically different," says Simon Hade
But will use the experience from build-and-battle to grow
Live And Kicking
One year on: Space Ape Games on the evolution of Rival Kingdoms
COO Simon Hade on the game's life so far
Understanding Live Ops
How Space Ape grew revenues in the one-year-old Rival Kingdoms for six consecutive months
COO Simon Hade and Live Ops Lead Andrew Munden on keeping games alive
The Main Event
How Space Ape makes up to 50% of its revenues from in-game events
Simon Hade explains
Facebook Transformation
Transformers: Earth Wars saw 50% cheaper CPIs using Facebook Ads
Facebook case study reveals how it helped grow the game
Big On Events
Samurai Siege’s $37 million lifetime revenue growth now being driven by in-game events
Why in-game events can be worthwhile
Mechanical Marvels
More than meets the eye: the making of Transformers: Earth Wars
Space Ape CEO Simon Hade on a subtle transformation
Space Ape Spend
How Space Ape wasted millions marketing its dark fantasy game Rival Kingdoms through the wrong UA channels
Mistakes made and lessons learned
From Toys To Touchscreens
Hasbro and Backflip on moving into the mobile strategy genre with Transformers: Earth Wars
Mark Blecher and Josh Campbell share insights
A New Strategy
How Space Ape's next games take an either/or approach to market trends and passion for gameplay
COO Simon Hade on playing with new genres
Half-time Analysis
Six months on, Space Ape's Simon Hade reflects on his predictions for 2016
Why he still expects to see a Chinese dev hit Western top 20
Roll Out
Space Ape on making Transformers: Earth Wars its most accessible game yet
Appealing to people who never played Clash of Clans
Best Of The Best
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2016
The shakers, movers and moneymakers
Make Games You Love
Space Ape COO Simon Hade on why passion must lead development
Why Rival Kingdoms and Samurai Siege are considered passion projects
50 Jobs For 2016
How to get a job at UK's 'best indie' Space Ape Games
COO and co-founder Simon Hade shares insights
Community Power
2015 in Review: Space Ape's Simon Hade on ditching the UA funnel
Future trends from the remembrance of things past
Feedback Button
Video: The power of customer support for F2P gaming success
Simon Hade on listening to complaints
Great Ape
Space Ape voted UK's best independent studio
London mobile outfit recognised
Serve Me Right
20% of Samurai Siege revenue came from customer service, says Space Ape Games
Simon Hade takes to the stage at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Hacker Defence
How Space Ape evolved its anti-hacking strategy from Samurai Siege to Rival Kingdoms
How to not let them get away with it
The Iap Inspector
How Rival Kingdoms: Age of Ruin generously monetises the hardcore
IAPs from the players' perspective
Chart Breaker
Space Ape Games on earning the right to compete with Supercell
Rival Kingdoms developer aims high
Kingdom Of Heaven
Rival Kingdoms smashes 1 million downloads a week after launch
Space Ape Games hits jackpot
Simply The Best
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2015
The shakers, makers and movers
This Good Takes
Sega's investment wasn't about the cash, it was about Japan, says Space Ape
Toby Moore on a strategic move