"a Solid Platform"
Animoca Brands splashes out $3.7 million on 9-person Finnish studio TicBits
Hong Kong brand-focused publisher looks west
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Matt Suckley
About Matt is really bad at playing games, but hopefully a little better at writing about them. He's Features Editor for PocketGamer.biz, and has also written for lesser publications such as IGN, VICE, and Paste Magazine.
Articles by Matt Suckley
Korea To Japan
Nexon aiming to launch one game per month in Japan, starting with Sansho Studios partnership
Startup of ex-Capcom devs the first of many Japanese partners for Nexon
Aeria Games Job Cuts?
Rumour: Berlin-based developer Aeria Games cuts 106 jobs following acquisition by Gamigo
Due to "operational reasons"
Taking Games Seriously
Kakao rebrands Daum Games as Kakao Games Europe, opens US publishing office
Focused on console, mobile, and virtual reality
Imga China
IMGA bringing its awards program to China for the first time
Open to entries now
Spreading The Word
App Annie hires Al Campa as its new Chief Marketing Officer
Former RingCentral CMO joins the team
New Boss
Vivendi COO Stephane Roussel is Gameloft's new CEO
Vivendi instates own board following mass exodus
Strength In Numbers
Why are collaborations between indie studios so common in India?
Indian Mavens on sticking together
Fresh Start
Former Rovio Stockholm GM Oskar Burman opens "narrative-rich" VR studio Fast Travel Games
Kristoffer Benjaminsson and Erik Odeldahl complete the team
Pushing In The Same Direction
Newzoo partners with push notification service Pushwoosh to crunch more data
Aims to "introduce smart KPIs on device usage."
Know Your Audience
Nielsen's TalkingData-powered Games IP Evaluator will "quantify game potential" for China
Using data to understand, and maximise, an IP's potential
Clash Of Visions
Gameloft appoints Alexandre de Rochefort as temporary CEO
Board rejects "strategic vision and managerial values it does not share"
Pokkt Change
Adways opens India office and acquires POKKT's reward-based platform Pocket Money
POKKT doubles down on gaming as Adways takes Pocket Money forward
Now Hiring
How to join the bickering, passionate, effective family that is Madfinger Games
Recruiter Honza Stafa shares insights to the Czech studio
Mash-up
Fox and Kongregate team up for CCG featuring American Dad, Family Guy, Futurama, and more
Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards due in Q3
Brighton Future
Brighton-based Studio Gobo hiring artists, programmers, and more
Former Disney Infinity developer bouncing back
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Goodgame Studios hiring Java Server Developer for first ever puzzle game
Hamburg studio hiring MMO server developer
From Singapore To The World
Singapore publisher GoGame hiring Game Producer
Join the Sega-backed publisher with global ambitions
Core Ambition
Core-focused Helsinki dev Reforged Studios hiring VFX Artist
NetEase-backed startup hiring for debut game
Developing Strategy
Helsinki strategy experts PlayRaven hiring Senior Game Designer
Spymaster and Winterstate seeks experienced F2P design pro
Best In La
Scopely CEO Walter Driver named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for LA
CEO honoured as The Walking Dead: Road to Survival hits 20 million downloads
Privacy Breach
InMobi fined $1 million for tracking children's location without consent
FTC punishes Singapore ad firm for breach of COPPA
Ongoing Quest
How a retention focus and data-led difficulty helped Sudoku Quest outgross its competition
Hashcube CMO Gurinder Pal Singh on monetising casual games
Giving Back
Indiagames founder Vishal Gondal launches early stage game investment fund
Vishal Gondal is interested in more than just mobile
Dream Jobs
Meet Capcom, Bandai Namco and Hothead at Pocket Gamer Connects Vancouver's Careers Fair
Still time to get involved
The Secret's Out
EA partners with Minions creators Illumination Entertainment for film tie-in The Secret Life of Pets: Unleashed
Relationship continues after Minions Paradise
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
Spreading His Wings
Rovio's Mighty Eagle Peter Vesterbacka flies the nest to pursue startup
Retains shares with Angry Birds developer
Next Step
Ex-Fyber VP David Diaz joins Supercell as Media Buyer
Mobile ad expert jumps ship after more than 4 years at Fyber
Still Alive
Streamlined Game Center ditches friends list, adds Sessions, and email/SMS game invites
Also adds up to 100-player 'Sessions'
Square Peg, Round Hole?
Does E3 need mobile games more than mobile games need E3?
Mobile Mavens discuss the mobile dearth at E3 2016
Sharing The Wealth
MAG Interactive hits 100 millon downloads, celebrates by making players in-game millionaires
Ruzzle powers Swedish firm to huge milestone
A New Chapter
Traditional book publishing meets gaming as Hachette UK acquires Neon Play
UK's second largest publishing group diversifies
Kim K > Britney
As Britney Spears: American Dream crashes, it looks like Kim Kardashian: Hollywood's success is the outlier of celebrity sim games
Britney Spears: American Dream turns nightmare
Work From Home
ZeptoLab hiring Growth Hacker
Remote-working applicants considered
Still Going
All loot, no hassle: the making of Nonstop Knight
Mika Kuusisto and Dana Massey on making an idle RPG
Hiring Now
How to get a job at Capcom Vancouver
Senior Recruiter Tracey Saretsky shares insights
Modality Vs Intent
Will the introduction of carrier billing unlock paying users' intent for India?
Indian Mavens discuss structural change
Riding The Wave
How moving to free-to-play saved Stronghold developer Firefly Studios
And why mobile is next on the studio's agenda
On The Up
How to get a job at San Francisco publisher FunPlus
PR and Partner Manager Keeley Boess shares insights
Games Meet The Real World
Big Data startup Icejam on why mobile games should utilize Connected Reality
Founder and CEO Stuart Duncan talks Connected Reality
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
Games First, Funding Later
Cloudcade on why raising money mustn't get between you and a great game
Johan Eile on maintaining focus
Mumbai To Copenhagen
"Creative dissatisfaction": Why Indian indie Shailesh Prabhu swapped Mumbai for Copenhagen
Leaving home to chase the art
Consolidation
Mobile Mavens discuss Vivendi's risky Gameloft acquisition
And will it be a good thing for either party?
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
Clients First
NativeX hiring an SF-based Advertising Sales Manager
New blood
Timing Not Location Is Key
Flashback Friday: Think less EA, more Bethesda: Why E3 needs to get decentralised and go global to stay relevant
Out with the old, in with the new
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Barcelona-based mobile ad exchange startup Tappx is hiring a Full Stack Developer
Ad exchange network seeks proficient programmer