Studio Closure
Robot toys maker Anki closes
Close to 200 people out of a job with one week's severance pay after funding round falls through at the last minute
Jobs
Square Enix is hiring over 100 new positions at its Montréal Studios
Square Enix Montréal and Eidos Montréal are scaling up as part of an international collaboration.
Restructure
Sega restructures its mobile Hardlight studio to integrate directly within Sega Europe
Former development director Neall Jones takes on a new role as Hardlight’s studio director
Overtime
Fortnite devs speak out about constant crunch
"The company gives us unlimited time off, but it’s almost impossible to take the time. If I take time off, the workload falls on other people, and no one wants to be that guy"
Crunch
Chinese activists 996.ICU blast Tencent and NetEase for intense overtime policies
But some leaders have fired back, claiming workers who don't put in their 12-hours-a-day are unambitious
Company Map
Here is who is working on Google's Stadia games streaming platform
PCGamesInsider.biz has dug through LinkedIn to find the people behind the search giant's big games play
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Voodoo’s Wesley Clarke on how to get a job as a technical lead
"Finishing projects should be your goal"
Regional Report
The state of the Finland’s €2 billion-plus games industry
Supercell's influence is waning as company sales decline and other studios grow
Augmented Oculus
Oculus staffing up for new augmented reality glasses
"In the future, our AR glasses will merge the physical and digital worlds"
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Eight Pixels Square VP Hugh Binns on co-founding a studio
"When we started Eight Pixels Square six years ago, the shooter genre on mobile was hugely under-represented"
End Of An Era
5 best and funniest Reggie Fils-Aime moments Nintendo fans will remember
My name is Reggie. I’m about kicking ass. I’m about taking names and we’re about making games
Mutiny
HQ Trivia host Scott Rogowsky leaves show amid trouble at studio
Host departs amid a failed mutiny that saw over half of the firm’s staff try to oust CEO Rus Yusupov
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Future Games of London’s Elizabeth Sampat on being a creative director and the truth about the 'Idea Guy'
"Make games. Even if you can't do everything you need to do - find other people and make games with them"
Redundancies
13 jobs lost at NantG Mobile as Z1 Battle Royale development returns to Daybreak
Unclear if NantG-developed mobile editions are still in the works
Job News
Sumo Digital hires former Sega Hardlight operations director Harinder Sangha to new mobile studio
“I’m thrilled to be joining Sumo and to be working with such a dynamic team”
Job News
Jagex looks to expand studio headcount by more than 25 per cent come the end of 2019
RuneScape maker hoping to bring "almost 100" new faces to the Cambridge-based company, reveals two new senior hires
Job News
Sumo Digital co-founder Porter becomes board COO of parent company
Gary Dunn replaces him as MD
Job News
Jen MacLean leaves IGDA executive director role
Just over one year after permanently taking the job
Job News
Animoca Brands hires former Sony managing director Michael Ephraim as head of partnerships
Will oversee Australia and New Zealand region
Critical Moment
How Critical Force's new CEO is fending off the battle royale threat
“After the dust had settled we managed to maintain a stable player base and eventually recovered to our normal DAU numbers"
Movers And Shakers
Ex-Konami head of emerging markets named Marvelous Europe GM as Harry Holmwood exits
Holmwood leaving to focus on "other business interests"
New Job
StreamElements names former Twitch veteran Chase as head of communications
Chase will be heading up the communications division at StreamElements
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Ludia studio art manager Serge Mongeau on how to get a job creating art for games
"Your portfolio is your window to the world. You need to let the world know how you think"
Job News
Former Exient, Chimera and ZenGuard staff join Idle Miner Tycoon dev Kolibri Games
Former Chimera Entertainment lead game designer Boris Conrad Heisserer takes the role
Focus On Ip
Konami rebrands New York office to Konami Cross Media
Yuta Kose has been named president for the renamed studio
Jobs Losses
More than 1,500 people have lost their jobs in the games industry in three months
Estimates suggest total already exceeds 2018
Retire
Kaz Hirai is stepping down from Sony after 35 years
I am confident that everyone is fully aligned under Yoshida-san's strong leadership, and are ready to build an even brighter future"
Legendary
Monolith Soft is ramping up its roster in preparation for a new Zelda
After pitching in on Breath of the Wild, Monolith is back for more adventuring
Ux Reviewer
Former Digit Game Studios UX director opens new consultancy business
Om Tandon departs Star Trek: Fleet Dommand developer; will write articles analysis the UX in free-to-play games
Layoffs
Update: EA's latest layoffs include the closure of its offices in Japan and Russia
Publisher vows to help newly-redundant staff find new roles in the local games industry
More Job Losses
EA lets go 350 employees across marketing, publishing and analytics
“This is a difficult day”
Jobs
Stillfront Group name eRepublik Labs co-founder Alexis Bonte new Group COO
Bonte will still act as CEO of eRepublik Labs until a successor is appointed
Jobs
Two dozen new jobs open as Google ramps up Stadia development
Tech giant launches hiring spree across Canada, Germany, Taiwan and Japan
Board
25 years of the IGDA brings about new board members
"Our new board of directors will carry that mission forward as we expand on 25 years serving game developers around the globe"
Education
GDC 2019: Danny Bilson named new director of USC Games program
Succeeds award-winning game designer Tracy Fullerton who oversaw the program from 2014 to 2018
Jobs
Pole To Win promotes Deborah Kirkham as its new CEO
Eight-year executive takes over the CEO seat as Teppei Tachibana steps down
Jobs
Former Ubisoft and EA exec Jade Raymond joins Google as VP
Raymond may be involved with Google's soon-to-be-announced big push into gaming
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Florence composer Kevin Penkin on how to get a job creating music for games
"Music isn’t black magic! It’s just like any other craft where it takes hours and hours of (sometimes) pain-staking work to get what you want to say just right"
Women In Games
Kate Edwards: "Be open-minded and explore the possibilities of your talents"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Ella Romanos: "I'm really inspired by people who forge their own paths through the industry and who help others"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Gamee CEO Bozena Rezab: "Just go for it, even if you've never worked in games before"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Grand Cru CFO Celine Pasula: "Don’t be scared of going after the job you really want"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Yokozuna Data CEO Africa Perianez on a career in machine learning and a company where half of the engineers and all the data scientists are women
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Dirtybit's Anette Ståløy: "Misconceptions usually come from a lack of knowledge and from people making assumptions"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Tamalaki owner Martine Spaans: "I wish I would have known that hard work is not rewarded when no one sees it"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Oscar Winner
Award-winning Pixar producer joins Glu’s board of directors
Darla Anderson previously worked on 2017 film Coco
Women In Games
Games UX specialist Celia Hodent: "We know that having good diversity and inclusivity on a team are key to being more successful"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Curve Digital's Buahin: "We still have a way to go to dispel assumptions that women don't play games"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
MiTale CEO Natasha Trygg: "Try everything that games development has to offer and do not be afraid to fail"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Women In Games
Kongregate CEO Emily Greer on a career in games: "I've found a tremendous amount of kindness, openness and fun"
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day