Giganta-update
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon plus Sword and Shield expansion pass revealed in Direct
Pokemon Home will launch in February
Age Of 5g
Square Enix looking to "relaunch" and expand Indian business presence
Cloud streaming and 5G also touched upon
Expansion
UK dev Exient expands headcount as it focuses on new license deals
“The success of Lemmings has borne this out”
Breaking Borders
Adtech outfit Bidstack launches in US
Adam Fisher is new head of sales
Expansion
Ubisoft opens new mobile studio in Vietnam
Recruiting over 100 new employees
Expanding To Asia
Scopely expanding into the Asian market
“Asia is home to three out of the four top-grossing gaming markets and we are excited by the endless possibilities ahead"
Global Expansion
Virtuos expands with new offices in Montreal and South Korea
"As we continue our global expansion plan and open new offices around the world our mission remains focused on creating great games”
Company Expansion
Keywords expands offices in Poland and Mexico
Services provider set to recruit more staff
Mena Expansion
Tencent Games sets up MENA HQ in Dubai
Chinese publisher set to invest in emerging market
Office Expansion
Scopely is expanding its offices in Barcelona and Dublin
The company is looking to expand its team
New Partnerships
Tencent Cloud chases new partners in South Korea and Southeast Asia as it plots international growth
The division has set a goal for five-fold international revenue growth
New Company
Bandai Namco opens new mobile games-focused branch in Barcelona
The new company will open its doors in 2020
Partnership
My.Games partners with iDreamSky for mutual global expansion
“For us, this deal represents a valuable opportunity to engage with players in the Asian market”
European Expansion
Interview: Hyper-casual specialist Voodoo opens new Istanbul studio
“The move to Istanbul follows recent studio openings and that growth really demonstrates our drive to develop the sector and expand the hyper-casual market”
New Studio
NetEase opens Montreal studio
CEO says city offers “clear advantages and favourable conditions” for international games companies
Moving Location
Zynga India moves to new studio in Bangalore
Developer currently hiring for multiple roles
Site Opening
Pole To Win opens Montreal office
New location will offer QA, customer service, engineering and translation services
Osaki
Monolith Soft opens second studio in Japan
New location is a result of increased profits from the previous year
Growth
Hi-Rez Studios expands UK presence with Red Beard Games
"Our intent with Red Beard Games is to ensure it can function independently, creatively and with all the agility of a small studio"
Studio Expansion
Keywords opens new recording studio in Brazil
New 3,550ft facility has been set up with its newly acquired subsidiary Maximal Studios
Location
Scopely’s recent success is bringing the publisher a new Culver City headquarters
An 80 per cent annual revenue increase has pushed the publisher into opening new doors
Eastern Growth
Plug In Digital continues expansion by opening office in China
Publisher and distributor expands Eastward following $2.25m funding round
For England
Bidalgo expands into UK with new London office
Former managing director of mobile ad tech company YOC Oliver Gold heads up branch
Expanding
GDC 2019: InnoGames looking to acquire new mobile IP
First purchase was made in 2017 with Warlords of Aternum
Expansion
Animoca Brands agrees $8.9m deal to resell iClick advertising inventory
“This deal with Vigame is an important first step in our broader partnership with iClick”
Erfolg
Messenger games developer Softgames opens up larger headquarters in Germany
Can expand up to 130 employees
New Studio
Sumo Digital opens mobile studio in Leamington Spa
Sega Hardlight founder Chris Southall heads up new branch
Growth
Square Enix eyes India as part of year of “aggressive” overseas expansion
India and China will play a key role in the Square Enix president’s plans for global growth
European Expansion
Hugo Games opens new match-three studio in Berlin
Headed up by ex-King technical lead Moritz Voss
Woah
Fortnite developer Epic Games to open new Australia and New Zealand branch
GDA Australia CEO Anthony Reed will be stepping down from his role to help start it up
Canada Expansion
Improbable opens new Edmonton office helmed by BioWare veteran Aaryn Flynn
"SpatialOS is going to transform how people make and play games, and with this new office we want to help that to happen"
Company Expansion
Talking Tom developer Outfit7 to open new Barcelona studio
Team led by company's own senior director of design and animation Dani Bajc
New Studio Alert
World of Tanks maker Wargaming opens UK games development studio
Free-to-play specialist rolls into Guildford
New Horizons
Shop Heroes dev Cloudcade opens games studio in Pakistan
Shop Heroes developer plans to invest in Pakistan as a new technology hub through the new location
Back Of The Net
HQ Trivia dev expands popular app with HQ Sports
Mobile game already bringing in as many as 2.4 million concurrent players with its daily shows
Ticket To Buy
PAI Partners in talks to buy Catan maker Asmodee for $1.4 billion
Company set for international expansion if sale goes through
Scaled Up
Samsung’s new Indian mobile factory dubbed 'world’s largest'
South Korean manufacturer's new Noida plant should help pump out more stock for less money
Pocket Money
Ubisoft Berlin receives $1.84m in subsidies from city senate
Newly formed studio hopes to use funding to expand up to 150 staff
Expansion
Swedish mobile developer Funrock raises $2.5 million for expansion in the Middle East and North Africa
Funrock has already opened a new studio in Alexandria, Egypt
$$$
Keywords sets up venture capital division
Amount backing this arm unclear
Grand Strategy
Paradox expects 10 per cent of sales to come from mobile by 2020
Tencent-backed PC strategy giant has eyes set on mobile development and more acquisitions
New Digs
GameAnalytics continues APAC expansion with new office in India
The move is the mobile analytics firms second expansion in the region following an office opening in China in 2016
International Expansion
Chartboost opens Barcelona office
New branch will house engineering team
On The Move
Farming Simulator dev Giants Software opens new studio in the Czech Republic
Swiss company also set to move offices as part of the shakeup
Going Global
Ex-Apple GM leads Roblox international expansion
Popular game gets Spanish localisation, other languages coming soon
International Expansion
Kongregate gets first international expansion with Montreal office
“Expanding our resources and time zones allows us as a company to be closer to our Canadian and European partners," says CEO Emily Greer
Regional Expansion
Chinese ads firm PapayaMobile opens London office to extend European reach
CEO Si Shen discusses the big move and future plans
Blam!
Nordcurrent acquires Ukrainian studio Blam Games
Team of 40 joins Cooking Fever publisher
New Digs
Big Blue Bubble moves to new digs in Ontario
The Jungle Guardians developer now shares a studio space with Voices.com and Autodata
Heading East
Mobile game blockchain distribution platform ALAX opens Hong Kong office
Set for token-based fundraiser on April 17th to 23rd