All Aboard
British Games Institute names 20 new advisory board members
Shahid Ahmad, Katherine Bidwell, Carl Cavers, Marie-Claire Isaaman and others on board
Jobs News
Ex-Sega Networks CPO Joseph Kim heads to Universal’s games publishing arm as senior VP
Will oversee slate and product management, marketing, user acquisition and revenue optimisation of all apps and games
I'm Out
Hearthstone director Ben Brode leaves Blizzard
Plans to start his own studio
Jobs News
Ex-Fullscreen senior director joins livestreaming platform Mobcrush
Nina Kammer appointed head of sales
Office Closure
CrossFire dev Smilegate closes Berlin office after just over one year
Outfit to close down in the middle of 2018
Departure
EA Mobile senior VP Mike Verdu departs
Exec cites travel and lengthy commute as reasons for exit
Moving On
EA shuffles executive team
Patrick Söderlund names chief designer officer, Laura Miele appointed chief studios officer, and other changes
Jobs News
Ex-PocketGamer.biz features editor Matt Suckley joins Flaregames as junior PR manager
"I'm thrilled to begin my career in PR with Flaregames"
Exec Shake-up
Rovio’s investor relations chief exits
Ville Heijari named CEO of Rovio Entertainment Corporation
Job Losses
AdColony cuts senior staff as it eyes profitability
Further redundancies at mobile ads firm
Job Losses
Twitch lays off staff as company restructures
But firm claims it still wants to grow its headcount overall
Job Losses
Nokia to lay off 353 staff in Finland
The decision comes as part of the company’s global cost-savings plan
Job Losses
Hero Academy 2 developer Robot Entertainment lays off over 30 employees
The studio will continue to operate its current games as well as reveal a new title in due course
Smart Career
Jobs in games: Understanding creative opportunities in mobile
Devs share what it's like working in the mobile games industry
Moving On Up
Gameloft hires new vice president of marketing
Damien Marchi will be responsible for marketing and communications strategies for the publisher
Rejoyce
King appoints global director of diversity and inclusion
Former BBC veteran, Joyce Adeluwoye-Adams MBE, joins Candy Crush developer
Job News
QA and localisation firm Testronic journeys east to set up first office in Asia with new Bangkok set up
Lily Gavin-Allen to take charge of business development in the region
Job News
AR company appoints mobile and blockchain entrepreneur to advisory board
Richard Skaife joins Krytonite1 CEO George McDonaugh and Snatch CEO Jamal Hirani at Reality Clash
Next Stage
Drive Ahead! developer Dodreams snags former Rovio SVP Sami Lahtinen as head of studio
Lahtinen will be involved with Drive Ahead!, audience engagement and recruitment
New Studio
Avakin life developer Lockwood Publishing opens new studio in Newcastle
The new office will be headed up by Ubisoft alumni Joe Stevens
Match-made
Matchmade wants to be the Google AdWords of influencer marketing as it surpasses a 200 million YouTube subscriber reach
Eeva Hattara joins as CFO while Heini Vesander is named CMO
Redundancies
Report: Fruit Ninja developer Halfbrick lays off half its team
The number of employees laid off could push past 30 before the end of the week
Jobs News
Tag Games names new CEO as Paul Farley moves to head up live ops platform ChilliConnect
Farley wants to "democratise live ops and connected gaming"
The Week In Jobs
Mobile game jobs weekly: Nordeus makes string of key hires, Gameloft to close Madrid studio, 80-plus EA Mobile vacancies
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Jobs News
FarmVille co-creator Mark Skaggs departs Indian developer Moonfrog Labs
Designer to return to the US and spend more time with his family
Reality Check
Reality Clash pulls PlayStation veteran Anthony Bray to head up its operations
The hire comes as the company are heading into the launch of a new augmented reality game
Less And Less
Report: Gameloft to close down Madrid studio
40 employees set to be dismissed
Jobs News
Dots developer hires ex-King head of game franchises as new president
Nir Efrat to lead business operations and expansion plans
World Of Pr
Wargaming UK PR manager Frazer Nash leaves to start up own company
Sets up independent PR and communications business
Recruitment Drive
Top Eleven dev Nordeus makes string of key hires from EA, Goodgame, Radiant Worlds and more
Belgrade studio ramps up work on new projects
The Week In Jobs
Mobile game jobs weekly: Rovio closes London studio, new PocketGamer.biz writers, and Niantic job openings
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Jobs News
Changes at Angry Birds developer as Rovio London closes and head of games Wilhelm Taht departs
Changes afoot at company following recent profit warning
Crushed It
Mobile streaming outfit Mobcrush recruits ex-Studio 71 COO Phil Ranta as head of creators
Phil Ranta joins up with Mobcrush to lead their creator community
Jobs News
Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli steps down
His two brothers and co-founders take the top job
Big Moves
Two new staff writers for PocketGamer.biz as Ric Cowley is named editor of PocketGamer.com
New hires, a promotion and a new top secret website incoming!
Jobs Losses
Pearl's Peril developer Wooga lays off 30 staff as it refocuses on story-driven casual games
Company restructures from in-house studio structure to one based around dev cycles
Job News
Football Manager firm Sports Interactive hires Disney vet Matt Carroll as first chief operating officer
"A COO is something that Sega has been telling me that I've needed for a few years now," studio chief Jacobson says
The Week In Jobs
Mobile game jobs weekly: New studio Playrmakr hires chief design officer, InnoGames' new PR team, Jam City recruitment drive
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Job Losses
Layoffs at Sniper Ghost Warrior developer CI Games
Restructuring despite studio hitting profitability and one million in sales for Sniper Ghost Warrior 3
The Week In Jobs
Mobile game jobs weekly: Paradox CEO steps down, Clash Royale game designer vacancy, Glu hiring spree
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Glispa New Cco
Mobile advertising tech firm Glispa hires Jon Hook as its new chief commercial officer
Formerly the VP of brands and agencies at AdColony
Paradox Ceo Steps Down
Paradox Interactive CEO Fredrik Wester to step down after nine years
Replaced by member of the board Ebba Ljungerud
Pit Crew
Hutch bolsters its London studio with four new team members
Adds a programmer, artst, producer and technical designer to the fold
Igda Exec Director
IGDA appoints Jen MacLean as its new permanent executive director
Emily Greer and Zoe Bell join board of directors
Job Losses
Redundancies at narrative games developer Failbetter as Sunless Skies falters
Fallen London mobile app to close in Q2 2018
Jobs News
Former Zynga, Naturalmotion and Multiplay vets head to Runescape developer Jagex
Three hires as the MMO firm preps for mobile launch
Ace Attorney
European law firm Fieldfisher hires video games lawyer Brian Chadwick
Plans to expand games industry-related services
Capcom Vancouver Layoffs
Capcom Vancouver lays off around 30% of its staff due to restructuring
Still working on mobile release Puzzle Fighter
Destination Finland
How to get a job at Wargaming Helsinki
GM Antti Sten tells us about the company, its culture and jobs hiring process
Crack Team
Trivia Crack developer Etermax to open new Berlin studio
Also expanding headcount in Argentina and Uruguay offices