Full House
Former Rovio EVP Wilhelm Taht appointed to head GSN Games' Bingo studios
From Angry Birds to Two Fat Ladies
Job News
PS Vita advocate Gio Corsi leaves PlayStation
He was with the company for over six years
Jobs In Games
Outplay's Emma Turner on the importance of HR for great company culture
Outplay HR head Emma Turner shares details of how she obtained her role
New Face
Anzu appoints ex-Double Fusion co-founder Guy Ben-dov as strategic advisor
In-game advertising growth
New Hires
Jagex adds Epic Games and Bungie veterans to senior leadership team
Ryan Ward, Rob Hendry and Gavin Irby have all took up new positions within the firm
Jobs In Games
How Hollow Knight composer Christopher Larkin got the gig
From film to games
Brand Extender
Twitch snags Zynga and EA vet Doug Scott as new CMO
The mission: extending beyond endemic audiences
Job News
In-game ad platform Bidstack welcomes two new employees
Nina Mackie and Charlotte Cook join the company
Insightful
Sensor Tower appoints Craig Chapple as Mobile Insights Strategist
Ex-PocketGamer.biz ed goes corporate
Kicking Off
In-game ads outfit Anzu hires ex-Niker Mike Cookson as CSO
Mike Cookson joins the company
Jobs In Games
Technical artist Arran Langmead on being offered a role at Epic Games on the spot
"My first job in the industry was a hodgepodge of lecturing on games art, indie development and contract work"
Ip Rethink
Rovio restructures its branding division, potentially losing 20 staff
Focusing on key partnerships in a competitive world
Breaking Borders
Adtech outfit Bidstack launches in US
Adam Fisher is new head of sales
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"
Jobs In Games
Zynga senior director of product Heather Houston on 'treating your career as a product'
Making sense of an incredibly dynamic industry
Making The List
Home Office confirms roles in the games industry will be added to shortage occupation list
Roles that are of more importance were highlighted
Job News
Bossa Studios hires Jagex and Mind Candy vet Daniel Clough
Hired as studio GM
Job News
UK games industry veteran Stuart Dinsey takes UKIE chair role
He replaces Revolution's Noirin Carmody
Job News
Age of Learning appoints former Disney Asia head Paul Candland as CEO
“Paul’s outstanding talent and business acumen will greatly accelerate our growth in providing our world-class educational solutions”
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”
Jobs In Games
"Game design isn’t all about grand ideas and blue-sky visions of exciting new games"
“The devil is in the detail”
Job News
Stillfront names Goodgame’s Phillip Knust as group chief product officer
"Establishing this role on the Group level is an important step to further accelerate synergies and develop Stillfront"
Company Expansion
Keywords expands offices in Poland and Mexico
Services provider set to recruit more staff
Jobs News
Rogue Games appoints ex-Kabam COO to board of directors
Joins company co-founders Mike DeLaet and Matt Casamassina, and Mail.Ru founder Dmitry Grishin on the board.
Jobs News
Adjust eyes Israel expansion with new GM
Former Rakuten Viber head of user acquisition Moshi Blum to spearhead the company's planned growth in the local market
Welcome To The Party Pal
Kayleigh Partleton joins PocketGamer.biz and PCGamesInsider.biz as our new staff writer
She'll be reporting on breaking news across the mobile and PC game sectors
Job News
Bidstack welcomes a new vice president of publisher relations as it expands across the US
John Koronaios has over 20 years of experience in the industry
Job News
Activision Blizzard recruits new chief marketing officer and chief people officer
Firm brings new chief people officer and CMO on board
Global Game Jam
Global Game Jam names Kate Edwards as executive director
Edwards will lead fundraising and community outreach
Top Dog
Dimoso’s Jonathan Lopera joins Zynga to head up London communications team
The team will be responsible for publicising the company’s current and future games, employment opportunities and studio leadership outside of the US
Moving On
Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell leaves virtual reality company
“Virtual reality is still on the bleeding edge of technology, and this community continues to pioneer the way forward”
Big Appointment
Bigpoint names Yoozoo Holding Group president Jeff Lu as new MD
Former MD Brian Morrisroe leaves German developer
German Games Market
Employee numbers in the German games industry on the decline despite market growth
Number of games companies also rose from 524 to 614 in 2018
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Futureplay's Chris Wilson on going from food apps to marketing manager
"Though food tech and gaming are very different industries on the face of it, there are many similarities in the foundations of app marketing"
New Company
Bandai Namco opens new mobile games-focused branch in Barcelona
The new company will open its doors in 2020
Job News
Xbox co-creator Nat Brown joins Apple
“I’m looking forward to continuing to work on my obsessions by focusing on all applications of graphics”
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Big Pixel Studios' Lorchan Trapp on how to be an environment artist
"People seem to assume there's a hidden 'make art button' in the software we use and don't understand that it actually takes a lot of time and skill to develop good art"
Jobs News
Rogue Games swoops for trio of marketing, UA and design hires
Publisher appoints new UA marketing manager, game designer and marketing art manager
Job News
Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce stepping down
"Words cannot express the gratitude I feel to have been involved with Blizzard, our games, our employees, and most importantly our community"
Job News
Ex-Visceral GM Steve Papoutsis headlines new recruits at PUBG Corp's Striking Distance studio
Former Sledgehammer, Visceral and Crystal Dynamics vets join the new developer
Moving Location
Zynga India moves to new studio in Bangalore
Developer currently hiring for multiple roles
Studio Closure
Terraforming Mars developer LuckyHammers closes down
70 staff lose their jobs
Stepping Down
Yogscast CEO Mark Turpin steps down amidst sexual harassment allegations
Another creator from the network was dropped last month
Job News
PlayStation vet John Drake heads to Disney to lead games biz dev and licensing
Follows five years at Sony
Job Losses
Intermedia Labs lays off several HQ Trivia staff as download numbers drop
Jeopardy winner Alex Jacobs claims he has not been paid winnings from the show
Expansion Plans
Mediatonic eyes recruitment drive as it expands to 200 staff and opens new Madrid studio
Gears Pop developer received funds from investment round earlier this year
Jobs In Games
Seeking a job in the games industry - part two: The interview process
Game Dragons consultant Philip Oliver offers advice on getting a job in games
Job News
Kolibri hires former Wooga exec as chief financial officer
Ross Logan becomes first addition to the company's C-Suite since it was founded
Latest Hires
Jagex recruits new VP of studio, technical director and QA boss
Mark Faulkner returns to head up firm's publishing platform and Ben Alton is promoted to IT director
Scotland Follows In Third
TIGA names London and the South East as biggest games development hubs in the UK
“London remains a games development powerhouse”