Unity Layoffs
Unity axes 284 staff and shelves projects post ironSource merger
John Riccitiello announces the firm's second round of layoffs in under a year as their merger settles in
Drest To Impress
DREST appoints Web3 expert Henri Holm as part of global expansion
Holm brings twenty years of experience to the role of CFO
Job News
PlayStation and Space Ape Veterans join the formation team
The new hires will help lead the company's engineering, creative, and narrative development
Job News
Anna Idzikowska to leave the role of Chief Growth Officer at Ten Square Games
The growth team will report directly to company president Maciej Zużałek
Job News
Plarium appoints Schraga Mor as CEO
Mor brings more than two decades of experience to the role
Job News
AdInMo appoints ex Bidstack VP Yasin Dabhelia to executive team
Dabhellia will assume the role of VP Programmatic
Trouble For Mages?
MAGES chairman and director steps down following $4.7 million loss
Chiyomaru Shikura will take an executive producer role within the company
Job News
Magic Eden appoints Chris Akhavan as Chief Gaming Officer
Magic Eden hopes the new hiring will boost its Web3 vertical
Job News
Xsolla appoints Berkley Egenes to the role of Chief Marketing Officer
Egenes previously held the role of vice president of global marketing
New Appointment
Guillermo Arias joins Digital Development Management’s investment services division
Arias brings almost three decades of experience to the role
Engineering Experience
Roblox snaps up Apple Veteran John Stauffer as VP of engineering
Following 23 years at Apple with the past 14 of those years as VP of Apple’s Interactive Media Group
Guest Post
Homa CPO Ioana Hreninciuc discusses the correct way to downsize, and how to minimise the risk of layoffs
We spoke to Hreninciuc about how to limit the impact of job losses and how to attract industry talent
Job News
Amazon veteran Phil Hardin appointed CFO of Scopely
Hardin brings two decades of experience to his new role on Scopely’s executive team
Job News
Apple hires two of Playdeo’s three co-founders as the company continues its push into mixed reality
The hiring adds credence to rumours that the company is developing a VR headset to be released in January
New Studio
Wildlife Studios open new Helsinki studio Stellar Core Games with veterans from Supercell and Rovio
The studio will be led by Touko Tahkokallio and Serdar Soganci
Job News
Embracer Freemode appoints Brian Bright as principal design director
The Activision veteran will serve on the leadership team
Job News
Fingersoft expands executive team with a new hire in a newly-created role
Teemu Väisänen joins the team as Game Development Technical Director
Jobs In Mena
Savvy Appoints Peeyush Gulati as vice president of production
The Ubisoft veteran will join the team in Riyadh
Job News
Lulu Cheng Meservey joins Activision Blizzard executive team
Meservey will hold the positions of executive vice president of corporate affairs and chief communications officer
Job News
CyberAgent appoints new corporate officers
Norishige Nagase has been appointed as senior managing executive officer
Job News
Space Ape appoints Derek De Filippo as marketing lead
De Filippo previously served as business manager of games for the App Store
New Appointment
Fingersoft appoints Mika Reini to its board of directors
Reini previously held the role of CFO at Remedy Entertainment
New Studio
Netflix Gaming opens new studio in Helsinki
This marks the company’s second studio in the city
New Hire
Tripledot appoints Daniel Freireich as Chief Games Officer
The Scopely veteran will lead Tripledot’s portfolio of games
New Hiring
Animoca Brands expands executive team
Jared Shaw joins the team as Chief Financial Officer, among other appointments
New Hire
Adobe veteran Stefano Corazza appointed head of Roblox Studio
Corazza hopes to drive innovation on the platform
New Appointments
Tripledot expands executive team as part of growth strategy
This follows the company raising $116 million in February
A League Of Its Own
Andrei Van Roon appointed head of League Studios
A new role as League of Legends: Wild Rift hits a milestone $750 million in revenue
New Project
Sybo is hiring a senior producer for an undisclosed project
The company is looking for a candidate with experience in the puzzle genre
New Hire
Roblox appoints Steve Park as Asia-Pacific head of public policy
The Meta veteran joins the Roblox team this week
Job Openings
Mattel to grow its digital gaming sector with new job openings
New managerial positions include head of business development and licensing, senior manager of mobile licensing, and senior manager of PC/Console licensing
New Hire
Ex-Crystal Dynamics lead Michael Brinker joins Imagendary Studios
Brinker has been appointed Game Design Director
Congratulations Patty
4Players appoints Patty Toledo as marketing director
Toledo will help the company expand its brand worldwide
A Handful Of Hires
Hyper Hippo hires new executive producer and SVP
Jonathan Warner promoted to SVP, portfolio
New Hire
Big Fish Games appoints Gary Rosenfeld as head of business development
Rosenfeld will hold the same title for parent company Pixel United in North America
New Appointment
Mattel appoints Mike DeLaet as global head of digital gaming
DeLaet will oversee the company's portfolio of digital games
New Hire
Former Meta exec joins Xsolla as senior country manager
Sebastian Totté was at Meta for seven years, most recently as strategic partner manager, before joining Xsolla
Xr Appointments
XR Games expands executive team
The company has appointed a new chairman and non-executive director
Supersonic Speed
Supersonic Studios’ Danielle Cohen Reich promoted to VP of gaming at ironSource
Reich has spent 5.5 years with ironSource and subsidiaries
New Hire
Moloco appoints Sunil Rayan as chief business officer
The Disney+ Hotstar veteran will run the company’s commercial functions
Thunderful News For Rooke
Thunderful recruits Jon Rooke
Rooke has been appointed vice president of marketing
Rising Up The Ranks
Michael Lenz promoted to newly created CAO role at InnoGames
Responsibilities range from video ads to data science
Ready To Role
Alyssa Walles appointed IGDA Foundation executive director
Taking on the role from interim executive director Sarah Spiers
Grace Hui Tang
NetEase announces new independent director
Grace Hui Tang has joined the company's board, as NetEase rearranges board committees
No Paradox Detected
Ebba Ljungerud joins Nordisk Games Board of Directors
Former Paradox Interactive CEO joins Copenhagen studio, as the firm plan further expansion of its board of directors
More Mobile Drives To Web3
Double Coconut appoints Zynga, Lucasarts veteran Rob Carroll in Web3 drive
Carroll has been appointed as head of business development, as Double Coconut presses on with NFT-powered games
Moving Metaverses
Jon Vlassopulos steps from Roblox to join Dubit advisory board
Responsibilities include advising on metaverse strategies and brand partnerships, whilst retaining advisory capacity at Roblox
Blizzard To Blockchain
Former Activision Blizzard exec joins Catheon Gaming as co-CEO
Blockchain gaming firm Catheon Gaming has appointed former Activision Blizzard APAC Head Mark Aubrey as the company’s new co-CEO
Advice Please
Nordisk Games appoints Audrey Leprince as senior advisor
Audrey Leprince, a veteran of 23 years in the gaming industry, has joined Copenhagen studio Nordisk games
Further Commitment For Indian Gaming Industry
Kunal Mordekar joins Bombay Play as chief operating officer
Previously held positions at Yoozoo Games India