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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
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
CULTIVATING CULTURE
Jan 18th, 2017
“The word culture can be dangerous for a company”
The Grow Your Talent panel discusses culture and talent pools
Top Stories
News
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Devcom 2019: Game companies need to project “more confidence”, says King’s Renato Pelizzari
Events
| Devcom 2019 | Europe | Aug 18th |
| Gamescom 2019 | Europe | Aug 20th |
| Come and meet China's top publishing companies, in association with Mintegral [FREE MINI SUMMIT] | Europe | Aug 20th |
| G-STAR Games Mixer presented by Pocket Gamer | Europe | Aug 21st |
| The Big Indie Pitch at Gamescom 2019 | Europe | Aug 21st |
| The PC Indie Pitch at Gamescom 2019 | Europe | Aug 21st |
| Casual Connect USA 2019 | North America | Aug 27th |
| PAX Australia | Australasia | Aug 31st |
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