Welcome Aboard
MAG Interactive hires Tone Brennan as its new Brighton studio head
"He brings a deep experience of production of mobile games"
Welcome Aboard
Retro Studios hires Bharathwaj ‘Bat’ Nandakumar as its lead engineer
He is known for Call of Duty: Black Ops
Kodisoja Leaves
Supercell co-founder Mikko Kodisoja leaves the company
Pursuing other ways of telling stories outside of games
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Rogue Games shakes up its leadership, Luna Labs makes six hires, and Tom Hall joins Resolution Games
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Look Who's Back
Ex-Wargaming UK head James Brooksby sets up new studio Absolutely Games
"Being back running a new studio with a great and growing future ahead is extremely exciting"
Helping Hand
Jack Tretton joins Rogue Games as a strategic advisor
"We’ve always had our sights set on console too"
Welcome Aboard
Resolution Games welcomes Tom Hall as its new senior creative director
"I've been a fan of VR and AR for a long time"
Welcome Aboard
Luna Labs makes six strategic hires
Across London and Belarus
Rogue Shuffle
Rogue Games appoints Matt Casamassina as new CEO
Co-founder and former chief strategy officer steps up to the top role
Job Opportunity
Steel Media is hiring for a new writer at PocketGamer France
Fluent in French? Know your way around a keyboard? Then step right up...
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Square Enix and SockMonkey look to expand, while Tastypill ups recruitment
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Join The Team
Game Freak is looking to increase its headcount by 16%
Artists, designers and programmers
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Spotify ad boss joins Activision, Rovio's Jakob Longer promoted, Ubisoft RedLynx vacancies aplenty
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Welcome Aboard
Spotify's content and ad boss Dawn Ostroff joins Activision Blizzard board
"Throughout my career, I've always been drawn to companies willing to shift the paradigm of entertainment and media"
Careers Week
How to get a job at Trials developer Ubisoft RedLynx
Part of our careers week at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
An Old Friend
Rovio hires Jakob Longer as its new head of corporate development
He worked for the company from 2012 to 2016
Get Your First Job
Entry level advice for getting a job in games
Games recruitment firm Amiqus offers up some tips for getting your first job in the industry
Jobs Board
Get your next job in the games industry with our Jobs Board
Now beefed up and full of new jobs ahead of PGC Careers Week
Going Indie
Indie enthusiast Kirk Scott leaves Nintendo of America
He was there for five years
Leaping Away
Rony Abovitz stepping down as Magic Leap CEO
Part of the company's shift to enterprise
Magic Fund
Report: Magic Leap has raised $350 million in funding
Follows layoffs the company announced exactly a month ago
North American Growth
Update: Ubisoft game director Scott Warner joins Tencent's TiMi Studios
Will take the role of studio director effective immediately
New Smarts
Blackout Blitz dev Big Run Studios hires Benjamin Jordan as new CTO
Going deeper for underserved audiences
Welcome Aboard
Retro Studios hires Adad Morales as its new VFX lead artist
Known for Battlefield and Star Wars
Welcome Aboard
Annapurna Interactive hires Capybara Games co-founder Nathan Vella
"I'm really excited to leverage my experience to help these awesome creators make the best games they can."
Remote Working
Kwalee is opening its vacancies to remote workers
COVID-19 has taught some lessons
Another Direction
Wargaming appoints David Smit as new creative director
Previously worked with King, Happy Tuesday, Crytek, Bigpoint, and more
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Voodoo's Sophie Vo on the misconceptions of being a game lead
Vo has spent time at Gameloft, Wooga and Rovio before making the move to Voodoo.
Farewell
Founders of Global Game Jam depart after 12 years
"I think that GGJ is the best of me as an educator and game designer"
Charity Work
War Child UK appoints David Miller as its new head of gaming partnerships
He has over 20 years expereince in games
"more Successful Than Ever"
Wooga founder and CEO Jens Begemann departs after 11 years
Former Google head of games Nai Chang will takeover position in June
Lay Offs
AR firm Magic Leap lays off staff at "every level"
"I have determined this is ultimately necessary to give us the best chance for future success"
Strong Team
Jagex hires three new executive producers to grow RuneScape and other unannounced games
Jesse America, Mario Rizzo and Jendrik Posche
Welcome Aboard
Bigpoint appoints Qin Liu as its new managing director
Effective immediately
Welcome Aboard
Niantic hires Megan Quinn as its new COO
She has a background in leadership and investment
Welcome Aboard
Double Eleven hires Ian Ng as Malaysian studio head
Used to work for Ubisoft Singapore
New Opportunity
In-game ads firm Anzu hires Jeremy Taylor as its new Vice President of EMEA
Taylor joins from DOOH.com
Women In Games
Women in Games welcomes Lucy Rissik and Elizabeth Sampat
The new marketing director and advisory board member
Nifty Hires
Nifty Games hires ex-Scopely executive producer William Schmitt as new general manager
Has also held roles at EA, Activision, and more
Jumping Ship
TT Games welcomes new president and studio head
Micheal Denny was a senior vice president for Sony
Gameinfluencer Ceo
GameInfluencer appoints David An as new CEO
Former MD and VP of BD at Aeria Games
Moving Up
Stillfront appoints Kixeye CEO Clayton Stark as new group chief technology officer
"Clayton has already contributed with his vast experience from the industry"
New Hire
Adjust hires Ville Mikkola to head up the Coalition Against Ad Fraud
The initiative has 30 members
Talent Mag-net
King senior developer Egill Antonsson joins MAG Interactive
One of a number of hires from the company as of late
"push The Boundaries"
Resolution Games adds Left 4 Dead creator Mike Booth to board of directors
Will contribute towards upcoming VR titles from the studio
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Bandai Namco's Jihoon Kim on marketing a mobile game for the US
"The trailer that our team created outperformed in every placement we put into the market at the time"
Out The Gate
Bill Gates leaves the Microsoft board
But he will maintain his role as a tech advisor
Brighton-based
MAG Interactive hires BAFTA award-winning art director Jules Langran
"Very impressed with the ethos at MAG"
Strong Team
Adjust strengthens its partnerships and enterprise sales with two new hires
Kelly Mullins and Bill Gerber join the team
$1.3 Million Salary
Activision Blizzard appoints Google veteran Daniel Alegre as new COO
"Activision Blizzard is at an exciting point in its history"