To The Moomin
Moomin-focused mobile developer Snowfall promotes COO Natasha Trygg to CEO
Former CEO Petri Elovaara will stick around as a board member and advisor
Zooming To Emea
Mobile performance firm PacketZoom pushes into EMEA with new General Manager hire
Amos Ben Yaacov joins from bob to oversee operations
Jobs News
Subway Surfers dev Sybo Games hires ex-PopCap Creative Director Amy Kalson
Kalson brings expertise in game design and AI
Esl New Hires
ESL hires new CMO and CRO to push into next stage of global growth
Rodrigo Samwell and Martin Hubert join the team
Country Head
Gameloft hires former Arena Azure Head of AV as new Country Manager for UK and Ireland
John-Paul Burke to grow the company in the region and lead Gameloft Advertising Solutions team
Going On Up
Unity’s Andy Brammall leaves after seven years to join middleware firm Spirit AI
Takes up role of Director of Sales and Consulting
Falling Back
Gree closes three studios as it ends Western operations
Japanese publisher retreats after struggling to replicate its native success
Jobs News
NaturalMotion’s head of talent acquisition Peter Lovell returns to Jagex
Leaves Dawn of Titans outfit after two years
Job Losses
AdColony cuts 100 jobs as it shifts to automated ad sales
Company shifting toward reward-based advertising
First Contact
Star Trek actor George Takei boldly goes into mobile gaming
Named as Creative Director of Fifth Journey
Jobs News
PlayStack appoints new Head of Developer Partnerships
Rob Crossley to seek out developer deals for publisher
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Glu Mobile's Mark Van Ryswyk on how to get a job as a Studio Head
Glu's Senior VP of Studios shares career insights
5 Years And Out
IGDA looking for new Executive Director as Kate Edwards steps down
Beamdog CEO Trent Oster will take an interim role
Wooga's New Vp
Wooga appoints new VP of Publishing
David Nixon will now oversee all the marketing and customer care teams
Hr Interview
How to get a job at Nonstop Knight developer Kopla Games
CEO Mika Kuusisto reveals all
Hutch Hires
Hutch snaps up ex-Splash Damage and Square Enix staff
Rachael Edwards and Corentin Delprat join the studio
Jobs In Games
From journalism to game production: Auroch Digital's Peter Willington on his career so far
Ex-Pocket Gamer Deputy Editor gives tips on making it as a Producer
European Expansion
Mobile publisher GameMine appoints European CEO
Ante Ukalovic responsible for building up operations in Europe for US-based company
Get That Job
Steel Media is expanding its events team for our ever-growing conference series – Come join us!
We're on the hunt for a Conference Content Producer
Directing Brainz
Colombian developer Brainz adds former Miniclip CTO to Board of Directors
Camilo Marrugo will help see the developer right
New Dawn
NaturalMotion taps EA Red Crow GM to head up Dawn of Titans development
Jeff Hickman joins as Senior VP of Action Strategy
Studio Closure
Sources: EA closes Chillingo office in UK
Macclesfield studio shut down but publishing label remains active
Jobs News
FoxNext Games promotes Rick Phillips as its new President
Will oversee publishing group and licensing deals for games
Surfin' With Persson
Subway Surfers developer Sybo hires ex-King Head of Studio as its new Head of Games
Pushing the studio to the next level
Power Of Teamwork
SpatialOS developer Improbable hires ex-Disney and GitHub execs as CCO and CMO
Bill Roper and Jason Jhonson join the team
Now Hiring
How to get a job at Ubisoft's mobile-focused Abu Dhabi studio
Managing Director Yannick Theler shares insights
Shaking The Nest
Rovio's Board of Directors appoints Mika Ihamuotila as new Chairman of the Board
Kaj Hed steps down after nine years as Chairman
Indian Mavens
How to break into the Indian games industry
Career advice from local industry figures
Jobs News
GDC General Manager Meggan Scavio to leave
Last day on June 30th 2017
Leaving Games
IQU co-founder and MD to leave digital media agency for new venture outside of games
Current CFO Brian Spaans to take on the role from August 1st 2017
Finnish Games Jobs
Finland's games industry growth is slowing - but a new generation of students could help boost it once again
Developers offer their thoughts on how to fix the country's internal recruitment woes
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Supercell's Richard Bangs on how to get a job as a Game Programmer
Boss Alien co-founder and Clash Royale programmer shares career insights
Ukie Manifesto 2017
Ukie calls on UK government to work closer with games industry in 2017 manifesto
Voices concerns around Brexit and funding in the UK
Advertising Ames
King snaps up former Snapchat exec Brian Ames as its new President of Advertising
From chat to Candy Crush
Worlds Together
Bossa Studios hires Ansible PR founder Tracey McGarrigan as Chief Marketing Officer
Overseeing Worlds Adrift and other unannounced projects
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Nordeus' Daryl Clewlow on how to get a job as Head of Art
Career tips from a game art veteran
Tiga Manifesto
TIGA wants an extra 5,000 people employed in the UK games industry by 2022
Trade body wants best deal possible post-Brexit
Take-off
2K Games President Christoph Hartmann departs after 20 years at Take-Two
No reason given
Greater Things
505 Games appoints former 2K Games GM Neil Ralley as President
Helping take them to the next level
Amicable Parting
NaturalMotion co-founder and CEO Torsten Reil leaves after 15 years
Time for a break
Ahead Of The Pack
Hot Wheels: Race Off developer Hutch scores place on 2017 UK's Best Workplaces list
The only games company in the UK to be added to the list this time around
Surfs Up
Ex-Warner Bros Animation President joins Sybo Games to take lead on Subway Surfers TV series
Developer also touts potential for animated film
Popcap Layoffs
Plants vs. Zombies developer PopCap lays off staff at Seattle studio
Studio aims to refocus on key titles and new projects
Huuuge Signing
Nonstop Games co-founder Henric Suuronen joins Huuuge Games' Board of Directors
Has been an investor since early 2015
Jobs News
PlayRaven recruits Eero Pöyry as new Development Director
Has experience at betting agency Veikkaus and THQ Wireless
We're Hiring
Join our growing biz dev team: Steel Media is expanding into new areas!
Pocket Gamer publisher hiring two BizDev pros
Jobs News
GSN CEO David Goldhill steps down after 10 years
Search for a replacement already underway
Say Cheese
"I was delighted and really touched": Madfinger promotes new Brand Manager during live stream
Jakub Vambersky on his live promotion and new role
Mobile Hunt
The Witcher 3 studio CD Projekt Red hiring mobile developers for possible Gwent port
Polish outfit looking for programmers and artists
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Ludia's Charles Taylor on how to get a job as a Narrative Designer
Some top tips for building a career in narrative design