Kazuo Hirai Stepping Down
Sony CEO Kaz Hirai stepping down after six years as head of the company
To be replaced by current CFO Kenichiro Yoshida
Nexon America Layoffs
Nexon America hit with layoffs amid company restructuring to streamline operations
Reportedly up to one-fifth of the company's staff affected
Tilting President
Tilting Point promotes COO Samir El Agili to president as co-founder Dan Sherman steps down
Sherman to stay on the board of directors
Company Culture
What makes Traplight a great place to work?
Community and marketing manager Veera Rouvinen on life at the Finnish developer
Understanding Others
Manage your emotions, get better at your job
Rovio London's Will Luton on working
Jobs News
MZ eyes 70 new staff in big recruitment drive
Openings in areas including art, analytics, design, engineering, marketing and data science
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Rovio's Michail Katkoff shares insights on the role of a product manager
Advice on the skills you need to be a success in the role
Harrison At Google
Ex-Microsoft exec Phil Harrison joins Google as vice president and general manager
Will report to Rick Osterloh, and that's all we know
Accelerating Funding
VC firm Atomico doubles down on games industry investment with Alexis Bonte appointment
Bonte will advise on new investments in France, Spain, Portugal and Eastern Europe
Industry Diversity
How Duolingo achieved a 50:50 gender ratio for new software engineer recruits
Recruiter Jeesoo Sohn discusses changes in the hiring process to improve diversity
Join Us
PocketGamer.biz is on the hunt for a new staff writer
Chance for an up-and-coming journalist to make their mark in the exciting world of games
Imperia Online Promotion
Bulgaria-based strategy MMO developer Imperia Online promotes Mariela Tzvetanova to CMO
Will oversee sales growth and building new partnerships
Indie Mavens
Should aspiring indie games developers strike out on their own straight away or get experience at a studio first?
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
Pocket Media Hires
Mobile advertising firm Pocket Media hires Keith Ta as head of sales
Helping grow sales and train staff
New Year New Job
5 top tips for changing career in games
OPM's Nathan Adcock shares his advice for people looking to make a change in their career in 2018
Top Tips
11 portfolio tips for game design graduates
Mojiworks game designer Kate Killick offers advice on structure, what to write and what employers are looking for
Nexon Shakeup
Nexon Korea CEO Jiwon Park promoted to global COO of Nexon
VP of business Junghun Lee nominated to take over as CEO
The Deconstructor Of Fun
Ex-FunPlus studio lead Michail Katkoff heads to Rovio as product management director
Will also play a key role in direct development
Snapped Up
CCP sells Newcastle studio to Sumo as it pivots away from VR
Eve Online developer to focus on PC and mobile
New Advice
New Year, New Job: Offer up some career advice in our jobs in games special
Contributors wanted
Exec Shuffle
Ustwo Studios names new CEO
Co-founder Mills to lead Ustwo ventures branch and chair games studio
Hutch Hires
Top Drives developer Hutch picks up two new staff from Firefly Studios and NaturalMotion
Mark Ffrench and Jason To join as Senior Programmer and QA Embedded Tester respectively
Connect The Dots
Dots CEO Paul Murphy to step down at the end of 2017
COO Patrick Moberg to take over
All Aboard
Unity co-founder David Helgason joins Lockwood Publishing board
Avakin Life developer opens Leamington Spa studio
Autodesk Job Cuts
Autodesk cuts 1,150 jobs amid restructuring to focus on digital products and subscriptions
Around 13% of its workforce made redundant
Jobs News
RuneScape developer Jagex explores investment opportunities with new senior hires
NetEase's Cassia Curran and former NCSoft exec John Burns join studio
Lasse Leaves
Clash of Clans co-designer Lasse Louhento leaves Supercell after six years
Unclear why or where he's going next
Editor Vacancy
Start 2018 with a great new job on Pocket Gamer
The leading b2c mobile gaming site is looking for a new editor
Adcolony Job Cuts
AdColony cuts 125 jobs as it closes AdMarvel platform
Moving even further into automated ad sales
Job Losses
Telltale games lays of 90 staff amid restructuring
25% of workforce out
Jobs News
Flaregames appoints former PopCap Studio Director as Head of Studio
Todd English will oversee internal studios and drive product strategy
Man Of The People
Zynga hires former GoPro SVP of People Jeff Ryan as new Chief People Officer
Starts on November 27th
Jobs News
Tremor Video DSP appoints former Matomy CEO as Executive Chairman
Will run Tremor and also support M&A activity for parent company Taptica
Studio Expansion
AR developer Reality Gaming Group hires Hue developer Henry Hoffman
Also expands Philippines development studio
Jobs News
Kongregate expands management team with key appointments
New CFO and executive promotions
Vungle Shuffle
Vungle replaces CEO following arrest on charges of child abuse and assault with a deadly weapon
COO Rick Tallman takes his place
Harmonix Layoffs
Harmonix suffers another round of layoffs affecting 14 jobs
DropMix development to continue
Good News Everyone
Promotions at PocketGamer.biz as site continues to grow
Craig Chapple appointed Senior Editor, Ric Cowley named Deputy Editor
Key Hires
Quintet of senior appointments at Sumo Digital as company expands
Company expanding its premises in Sheffield and Nottingham
Mighty Recruit
Melbourne developer Mighty Games hires Dots designer Ariel Magnes
First task will be working on fantasy game Charming Runes
Jobs News
British eSports Association appoints MP Ed Vaizey as Vice Chair
"It’s one of the fastest-growing industries we've seen"
Office Closure
Zynga to close NaturalMotion Oxford office
Staff to be either laid off or moved to London and Brighton offices
Jobs News
Ex-Tune Head of Sales joins AdColony as VP of Performance Advertising for North America
Tim O'Neil will be responsible for leading company's app install business in the region
Staff Layoffs
Job losses at Star Trek Timelines developer Disruptor Beam
Studio to focus on character-collection and war games
Jobs News
AR developer HitPoint Studios appoints Legacy Games CEO as new President
Follows multi-year development partnership between two companies
Big Huge Hires
DomiNations developer Big Huge Games recruits ex-Zynga and Epic staff in senior roles
Steve Superville and Judith Hoffman named Creative Director and Chief Operating Officer
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: CoolGames' Ard Bonewald on getting a job as a Head of Studio
An insight in how to bag that career
One Billion Downloads Later
From Kabam SVP to DOD Media CEO: Mike DeLaet on sharing his smarts
One door shuts, open another
House Move
Andrew House steps down as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment after 27 years with the company
Replaced by Deputy President John Kodera
World Of Mobile
Blizzard developing new MMO RTS for mobile
Unannounced project described as a "new gaming experience for mobile"