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A 20-year veteran of video games and online space, Harry is European CEO of Marvelous AQL, a Japanese developer and publisher of social, mobile and console games, known for console games like No More Heroes and Harvest Moon, but now highly successful in the free-to-play mobile and web space in Japan and Asia.
A games programmer before joining Sony’s early PlayStation team in 1994, he then founded developer Pure Entertainment, which IPO’d and launched a free-to-play online gaming service way back in 1999.
He was also a director of pioneering motion gaming startup In2Games, which was sold to a US group in 2008.
Along the way, he’s been a corporate VP, troubleshooter, and non-exec to a variety of companies and investors in and around the games sector.
Articles featuring Harry Holmwood
Articles featuring Harry Holmwood
SEE EU LATER
Jan 31st, 2020
What do UK mobile game developers think of Brexit?
Post-referendum discussion from the UK mobile games industry
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Apr 3rd, 2019
Ex-Konami head of emerging markets named Marvelous Europe GM as Harry Holmwood exits
STATE OF UK
Jan 22nd, 2018
British games experts discuss the state of the UK industry
Jo Twist leads a panel on investment, free-to-play, and buzzwords
BEST OF THE BEST
Dec 29th, 2017
Mobile Mavens' Games of the Year 2017
The big names in the industry tell us their top mobile games of 2017
PASSION PLAY
Dec 15th, 2017
From Japan with a local twist: The making of The Secret Police's RPG Dragon's Watch
MOBILE MAVENS
Jun 30th, 2017
The iPhone turns 10: how can Apple shake up mobile gaming in the next decade?
Our Mobile Mavens ponder the next 10 years for Apple and mobile gaming
MOBILE MAVENS
Apr 4th, 2017
Why does Clash Royale have no worthy competition?
A year on, why has there been no challenger for the Clash Royale crown?
GDC TIPS
Feb 24th, 2017
Tips and tricks on how to survive and make the most out of GDC 2017
The mobile mavens offer their advice from years of experience at the event
LOWERING THE BARRIERS
Feb 9th, 2017
The Secret Police on smoothing the edges off Asian RPGs for Western success
Co-founders Ric Moore and Harry Holmwood on the quest for accessibility
GACHA!
Feb 3rd, 2017
Harry Holmwood on how Western developers should implement gacha in their games
Better retention and monetisation through a desire to collect
Top Stories
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Events
| Yorkshire Games Festival 2023 | Feb 4th | |
| LEAP Tech Conference 2023 | Middle East | Feb 6th |
| Steam Next Fest 2023 | Feb 6th | |
| #G4L Gaming Final Boss 2023 | Europe | Feb 8th |
| WN Conference Belgrade 2023 | Europe | Feb 8th |
| Gamesforum Barcelona 2023 | Europe | Feb 8th |
| Guildford Games Festival 2023 | Europe | Feb 10th |
| #G4L Celebrate Gaming 2023 | Europe | Feb 10th |
