Back To The Nest
Rovio brings back former VP of Ads from Unity and hires new Senior VP of Studios
Antti Viitanen joins from Sulake
Back In The Saddle
Unity appoints VR pioneer Tony Parisi as new head of AR and VR Strategy
Reveal made at Unite LA 2016
Connecting Developers
New jobs site Unity Connect brings developers together to collaborate on new games
Unity's talent marketplace aimed at connecting devs with projects
Ddm Sbdm
Digital Development Management hires ex-Marmalade exec as new Senior Business Development Manager
Stephanie Jorgl joins after 4 years at Marmalade
Virtually Hired
Oculus hiring over 100 new staff as it boosts AR and future tech development
Developing new headsets and experiences
Piece Of Eden
Eden Games appoints new CMO at large as it prepares for mobile release of Gear.Club
Bolsters team ahead of first self-published effort
Job Losses
Gameforge lays off around 90 staff as it pulls out of mobile
German publisher to focus on PC
Learn From Experience
Jobs in Games: King's Ben Hollis on how to get a job as a Lead Game Designer
The man behind Shuffle Cats shares career insights
New Face, Same Direction
Reginaldo Valadares appointed Rovio Stockholm GM as Patrick Liu leaves for Spotify
Patrick Liu seeks pastures new
Spil The Beans
How to get a job at fast-growing mobile publisher Spil Games
CEO Tung Nguyen-Khac shares insights
Learn From Experience
Jobs in Games: Gram Games' Kerem Alemdar on how to get a job as a user acquisition manager
The man behind Six! and 1010!'s UA campaigns shares career insights
Big Pond
How to get a job at Deep Silver Fishlabs
Senior HR Manager Christoph Hillermann shares insights
Uk's Biggest
Outplay Entertainment becomes the UK's largest independent mobile studio, employing over 150
New title lined up for November
Jam-packed
Ex-EA EVP and Linden Labs CEO Rod Humble joins Jam City
And Robert Zakari joins as General Counsel and EVP of Corporate Development
Foster The Pixels
Google hires former Amazon exec to lead development of new Pixel phones
David Foster joins as VP of Product Engineering
More Zynga Hires
Zynga recruits another EA exec as its new Chief Financial Officer
Gerard Griffin leaves EA after 10 years
Now Hiring
How to get a job at MMX Racing developer Hutch
CEO Shaun Rutland shares insights
Jobs News
Glen Fox appointed new Editor of PocketGamer.co.uk
Consumer site to undertake bold redesign
New Blood
Hutch bolsters its team with ex-Lionhead and Codemasters staff
And Peter Hansen-Chambers joins as Commercial Director
Zynga Hiring Spree
Zynga hires ex-DeNA VP Doug Scott as its new CMO
Yet another senior hire for Zynga
Creative Crossley
Creative England appoints ex-GameSpot editor Rob Crossley as Head of Games
Informing future strategies and decisions
Studio Closure
Update: Vancouver studio Roadhouse Interactive closes and lays off around 100 staff
A Thinking Ape hosts hiring party for affected employees
Jobs News
Disney’s Mobile Games GM jumps ship to NBCUniversal as its new games exec
Chris Heatherly leaves after 14 years
Cast Iron Team
CastAR snaps up ex-Avalanche staff to bolster new Salt Lake City studio
From toys-to-life to mixed reality
Job Losses
Disney cuts around 125 jobs at Marvel: Avengers Alliance developer
Game closed, staff cut
Indian Potential
Mobile advertising platform Leadbolt opens Bangalore office
Sydney-based ad platform targets India's 204m smartphones
Harsh Virtual Reality
Sony cuts "a substantial number" of jobs at London Studio as it wraps up VR project
Studio restructuring leaves some out of work
Uniting People
Unity appoints Ruth Ann Keene as new General Counsel
Leading the global legal team
Moving On
Ex-Relentless staffers set up work-for-hire mobile and VR studio BottledBy Games in Brighton
Developing its own games and offering a range of services
Fully Operational
Bandai Namco opens new Malaysia studio
Heading up visual art in the region
Something From Nothing
Opportunity to build a team from scratch as Head of Studio at "blank slate" startup Skill Nation
Power to recruit own team at Amsterdam-based skill games studio
Wooga Job Cuts
Wooga cuts 40 jobs amid a restructuring of its casual games development
Black Anvil seemingly unaffected
Google Games
Google recruiting game designers and engineers to build "the future of mobile entertainment"
Inexperienced candidates need not apply
Apply Now
Angry Birds Action developer Tag Games hiring Producer and Senior Game Designer
Dundee-based studio now hiring
Mobile Focus
How to get a job at Forge of Empires developer InnoGames
HR Director Andreas Giesa shares insights
Job Losses
Goodgame compulsory dismissals affect 114 staff
Temporary roles also on the line
Sheppard Leads
Andrew Sheppard named CEO of rebranded GREE International Entertainment
Ryotaro Shima takes his old job as COO
Good Catch?
Endemol Shine sets up new London studio Good Catch Games, developing official game of YouTuber KSI
Hiring Product Manager, UA Manager, and Head of Development
Goodgame Job Losses
Job cuts at one of Germany’s biggest games studios Goodgame could hit “up to 600 employees”
Expats set to receive just 50% reimbursment of relocation costs
Apply Now
How to get a job at Ruzzle developer MAG Interactive
HR Manager Ida Wate shares insights
Micro Makers
Micro-studios make up 65% of the 688 game development studios in the UK
130 games companies closed in year ending March 2016
The Puppy Gets It
Goodgame Studios cuts 100+ jobs as it ditches casual and PC client games to focus on core
RPGs in, casual games out
Ready For Launch
Ex-LucasArts and EA vet Darrell Rodriguez joins mixed reality firm CastAR as CEO
Zynga's former SVP of Games, Steve Parkis, joins as COO
Secret Service
Unity Finland working on mysterious "revolutionary" Project X
Jussi Laakkonen teases details
Z2 Job Cuts
King-owned developer Z2Live cuts marketing and support functions staff
Parent company aligning studio with its strategic goals
All Aboard
Ex-Kabam COO Chris Carvalho joins G5 Entertainment's board of directors
Mobcrush and Playfab investor on board
New Era
Craig Chapple appointed Editor of PocketGamer.biz
Ric Cowley and Matt Suckley promoted to News Editor and Features Editor
Boss Remedy
Remedy names former RedLynx boss as its new CEO
Finnish studio hires Tero Virtala after 12 years at RedLynx
Fishlabs Senior Hires
Deep Silver Fishlabs bolsters its team with trio of senior hires
Studio now employs 92 staff
Ready To Grow
Unity relocates Brighton office to newly-built CityView tech hub
A 16,124 square foot commitment