Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Kolibri hires new VP of marketing, Phoenix Labs expands, and Salesforce snaps up Slack
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
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Matthew Forde
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Articles by Matthew Forde
Making Of
The adventure of developing Slash Quest for Apple Arcade
"As much as I loved the talent everyone brought to the project, expanding the team was a big challenge to overcome"
Live And Kicking
How Animal Restaurant secured 10 million customers
"Our day one retention is around 50 per cent"
Remote Working
Agora senior director of sales Mike Lopez on the importance of trends in games
"There are a lot of studios who question what a guy in sales is supposed to know about delivering value"
A Year Of Transition
King president Humam Sakhnini addresses Candy Crush longevity, diversity and utilising Activision IP to bring Crash Bandicoot to mobile
"The vast majority of our 249 million monthly active players have never spent any money in our games"
Had Its Heyday
Supercell cancels new casual match-three puzzler Hay Day Pop
Servers remain online until February 1st, 2021
Most Read
Hot Five: Supercell invests in 2UP Games, The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia wants SNK, and ByteDance launches publishing arm
The hottest articles of last week
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Small Giant Games appoint new CEO, Mediatonic expands, and redundancies hit Bossa Studios
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Poc In Mobile
"It’s important to create a culture where it is okay to be different," says SciPlay QA Manager Ronny Yoon
"Quality assurance is a great way to get started in the games industry."
Live And Kicking
How Disney Magic Kingdoms has kept the magic alive for four years and counting
We speak to Gameloft game manager Jennifer Gale regarding the anniversary.
Breath Of The Who?
The Pathless: From Abzû to Apple Arcade headliner to launch
Giant Squid founder and creative director Matt Nava details the four-year journey
Indie Spotlight
How John Evelyn ended up making a hand-drawn, first-person adventure for Apple Arcade
"I’ve been working more hours than I would ever encourage other people too."
Remote Work
Aquiris business director Sandro Manfredini explains the troubles of building personal relationships over video
"My role was profoundly impacted considering the business in games..."
Don't Cross The Streams
Google Stadia: The good, the bad and the ugly of the cloud-streaming platform's first year
Stumbled start or headed for the Google graveyard?
Hot Five
Hot Five: Embracer Group makes a dozen acquisitions, Lila Games secures $2.8 million in funding, and Square Enix talk beautiful gaming experiences
The hottest articles of last week
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Nexon nominates former TikTok CEO, Retro Studios hires Marisa Palumbo, and Keywords Studios brings in Fumiko Okura
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Poc In Mobile
Ubisoft's Leon Winkler on the need to reach out and engage with POC communities in games
"We cannot just expect them to join"
Making Of
How SMG Studio fought Animal Crossing and a global pandemic to launch Moving Out
SMG Studio founder Ashley Ringrose speaks on the crazy year of 2020
Remote Working
"The future of remote work is going to be hybrid," says Yodo1 AI team leader Christopher Dossman
"Imagine teleporting instantly from a crowded, busy office to a secluded mountain retreat or an exciting city."
Braking Out
Why Project Cars is turning to mobile
Slightly Mad Studios' Joe Barron discusses moving to mobile, Fast & Furious and why now is the right time to find a new audience
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: How "testing and tuning" tournaments boosted Wordscapes LTV by 40%
Wordscapes boasts more than five million DAUs
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: How "understanding the player" lead to a 40% increase in users for Koron Studios
The sevilla-based studio saw massive growth in Idle Fishing through specific updates
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: "There's a huge ripple effect once you don't have detailed information about players," says Tilting Point head Andre Cohen
Apple looks to introduce further privacy rules in early 2021
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: India overtakes US to become second-biggest game download market globally
Only China sees higher downloads worldwide
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: "Your time is the most valuable thing," says Koch Media's Thomas Glenn on publishing vs. self-publishing
The advice was shared as part of The Art of Publishing track
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Why attracting the right investor is a "critical hire for your business"
Comment was made on 'The Investor Dating Game - Attracting the Right Investor' panel.
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Apple removing IDFA "could have really negative impacts on the entire industry," says Gamejam CEO Christian Calderon
Apple is set to introduce new privacy measures in iOS 14
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: CrazyLabs surpasses 3.5 billion downloads across games library
The Israelian-based studio has been publishing games for over two decades
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Why Twitch's 3.2 million monthly streamers offer "endless free user testing"
Snap Finger Click design director Joanna Haslam shares studio's experience
Making Of
Netmarble US president discusses how BTS Universe Story came to light
"The pandemic has been a challenge for everyone but we are fortunate to have been able to adapt quickly"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Double Coconut founder David Fox on exploring different game development tools
Unity vs. Unreal vs. Godot vs. Cocos2D/LibGDX
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: King's Ana Luca on the must-haves for QA testing
Regular testing sessions, kick-off meetings, and specific planning phases.
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: "A publisher is crucial to the process," says hypercasual studio Spunge Games' Mark Fludder
Comment was made during a Fireside Chat on the differences between casual and hypercasul
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Mattel and NetEase joint venture Mattel163 achieves 600% revenue growth in two years
160 million players worldwide
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: "It will be the content that drives future devices forward," says Niantic AR strategy lead Ross Finman
"True digital experiences"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Facebook Gaming's Olha Muzychenko explains the social growth recipe to meaningful content
"Make sure to provide shareable, meaningful moments"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: South Korean mobile games market sees increase of 15% under pandemic
The market is estimated to be worth $9.8 billion by 2026
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: The importance of automated app ads with Facebook Gaming
Facebook Gaming's Finbarr O'Mahony spoke about the benefits
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Yahtzee With Buddies exceeds $500 million lifetime revenue
Working towards over half a million daily average users
Indie Spotlight
HoloVista developer Aconite on why "no game is worth anyone's mental or physical health"
We speak to lead producer Meredith Hall as well as co-directors Star St. Germain and Nadya Lev
Remote Working
"This is a really unusual time, it’s okay not be okay," says Team17 producer Emma Bates
"It’s difficult because everyone has different circumstances and is working in different conditions..."
Most Read
Hot Five: Scopely secures $340 million in funding, Apex Legends Switch delay may hit mobile, and Rovio revenue drops in Q3
The hottest articles of last week
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Starbreeze CEO steps down, Niantic jobs aplenty, and Annapurna Interactive opens new LA studio
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Poc In Mobile
"I’ve often had to do twice the work to convince people that I am capable," says Snap Games' John Imah
"In every role I’ve held throughout my entire professional career, I’ve been the first black employee with the title."
Swing And A Miss
Rovio scraps Angry Birds Tennis following unsuccessful soft launch period
Free-to-play sports title will no longer be developed
Making Of
Kongregate's Tammy Levy on licensing, partnering with Nickelodeon and launching TMNT: Mutant Madness
"There are many hero-focused games on the market, so we wanted to make ours stand out"
Breathe It In
Apex Legends delayed on Nintendo Switch, may impact mobile
"This year has brought on unexpected new challenges"
Remote Vs Office
Indie Mavens: Is there an overall benefit to going completely remote work or does a company still need an office?
"Life is short, and the distractions are piling up. At what point do you need to majorly change your lifestyle to fit with an internet-enabled world?"
Indie Spotlight
Kosmoon Studio solo developer Benhaddou Malik on the importance of respecting the players
"Use your mistakes as a learning process."
Remote Working
Habbo product manager Jorge García on balancing family life and work under lockdown
"Make sure to take some time for rest or being with your family, doing exercise, cooking healthy food, etcetera."