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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

What do UK mobile game developers think of Brexit?
Post-referendum discussion from the UK mobile games industry

Ex-Konami head of emerging markets named Marvelous Europe GM as Harry Holmwood exits

British games experts discuss the state of the UK industry
Jo Twist leads a panel on investment, free-to-play, and buzzwords

Mobile Mavens' Games of the Year 2017
The big names in the industry tell us their top mobile games of 2017

From Japan with a local twist: The making of The Secret Police's RPG Dragon's Watch

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

Why does Clash Royale have no worthy competition?
A year on, why has there been no challenger for the Clash Royale crown?

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

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

Harry Holmwood on how Western developers should implement gacha in their games
Better retention and monetisation through a desire to collect
Top Stories

Former Activision Blizzard CEO supports GameTree's $1.7M seed round for AI app to unite gamers
Events
Day of the Devs 2023 | North America | Dec 6th |
The Game Awards 2023 | Dec 7th | |
WN Conference 2023 Belgrade | Europe | Dec 7th |
Playtopia December 2023 | Africa | Dec 7th |
2023 G-Eight Game Show | Asia | Dec 8th |
Game Developers Session 2023 | Europe | Dec 8th |
gamedev.world December 2023 | Dec 9th | |
SIGGRAPH Asia Conference 2023 | Australasia | Dec 12th |