Job Moves
Devolver Digital CEO steps down and moves on
Douglas Morin is leaving the company following their latest on-track financials, after a difficult year, delays, cuts and an underperforming IPO
Blizzard names Call of Duty GM Johanna Faries as new president
New appointment comes as previous incumbent Mike Ybarra exits the company
Pgc London
Turn recruitment into retention at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Industry experts share strategies for talent acquisition, diversity, resilience and navigating setbacks this Monday January 22nd
Job Losses
Unity to lay off 1,800 staff as it continues company reset
Redundancies amount to a quarter of its workforce
Bouncing Back
My personal rollercoaster of job hunting and growth in the games industry
Gamedev Camp founder Olle Pridiuksson discusses losing his job in 2019 and why he needed a change in approach to his career
Recruitment Special
New Year, New Job 2024: Wanted: Your recruitment tips for 2024!
Got good advice for landing that dream job? We want to hear it! Our new campaign will hook up great employees with dream jobs. But we need you to be part of the action
Job Losses
Versus Evil shuts down and lays off all 13 staff
News comes just weeks after GM announced departure
Kotick Conclusion
Leadership changes under Microsoft as Bobby Kotick departure date confirmed
Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard means leadership changes and a transition period ahead
Metacore Manoeuvre
Metacore appoints new CTO in first key hire at Berlin studio
Sérgio Laranjeira’s former roles include senior director of engineering at Delivery Hero and engineering manager at Zalando and N26
Careers Zone London
Joint venture between PG Connects and Games Factory Talents creates career opportunities in London
Get a career boost at PG Connects London this January with support from Games Factory Talents.
Recruitment Drive
Fortis Games bolsters senior team with string of hires from GameClub, Twitch, Mojang and more
Former GameClub CEO Dan Sherman joins as chief business officer while head of strategic programs Jing Wang takes on new role as VP of product
New Horizons
Babil Games co-founders AJ and MJ Fahmi depart for new ventures
After 11 years building the mobile company, the COO and CEO are now on a new path to find new opportunities and challenges
Job Losses
Unity lays off 265 as it restructures its deal with digital effects creator Weta
Unity's upheavals continue with a "company reset" on their existing deal with Weta, resulting in the loss of key digital effects talent
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including OpenAI Wars, job crisis (what job crisis?), studio closures and livestreaming's hottest new player…
Jobs Crisis
Why is the UK games industry struggling to fill vacancies despite mass layoffs?
Games Jobs Live director Colin Macdonald and One Player Mission owner Kim Parker Adcock discuss the sector's leaky bucket problem
Super Hires
Supercell expands leadership team with first CMO and new head of live games
Former Mojang head of games Sara Bach and ex-King CMO Fernanda Romano recruited in senior roles
Job Losses
Indie publisher Humble Games confirms layoffs
“We have experienced trends that required this restructure in order to ensure our long-term success”
More Job Losses
Amazon lays off 180 staff from games division
Tech giant has laid off more than 27,000 employees during the past year
Paige Promotion
Paige Cook promoted to Deputy Editor at PocketGamer.biz
Rising star previously served as features editor
Job News
Nick Poole has been appointed as the new Ukie CEO
Poole starts in his new role on April 1 2024, taking over from Dr Joe Twist and interim co-CEOs Sam Collins and Dan Wood
Job Losses
AdVenture Capitalist dev Hyper Hippo lays off over a quarter of staff
Redundancies hit various departments, including production and marketing
Chapple Comeback
Craig Chapple returns to PocketGamer.biz as Head of Content
Chapple will work with the team on providing industry leading news, expert interviews and insightful analyses
Feature
Mass games industry job losses in 2023, but is the end in sight?
Not counting the losses at Alphabet, these collective layoffs surpass 3000 jobs
Job News
Rovio Stockholm appoints Johannes Mang as head of studio
Mang brings more than 20 years of experience to his new role
Jobs News
August's Mobile Movers and Shakers: Anna Sweet joins Super Evil Megacorp, Rohan Premnath moves to Odeeo and more
August has seen some significant moves by some of the industry's biggest company's - here's the highlights from the last week
Jobs News
August's Mobile Movers and Shakers: Ahmed Sharif joins Sandsoft, Jeaneane Falkler moves to Room 8 and more
August has seen some significant moves by some of the industry's biggest company's - here's the highlights from the last week
Jobs News
August's Mobile Movers and Shakers: Damian Burns leaves Twitch plus new hires for Epic Games, FunPlus, Newzoo and more
August has already seen some significant moves by some of the industry's biggest company's - here's the highlights from the last week
Jobs News
July's Mobile Movers and Shakers: Samantha Ryan leaves EA plus hires for Supercell, Zynga and more
July has seen some significant moves by some of the industry's biggest company's - here's the highlights from the last week
Job News
July's Mobile Movers and Shakers: Roblox appoints new chief partnership officer and Playtika sees a hiring spree
July has seen some significant moves by some of the industry's biggest company's - here's just a few
Jobs
Industry Moves: Hirings and Promotions around the Mobile Games Industry; July 10, 2023
Yat Siu joins a crack team of Web3 enthusiasts, CEO of Nine66 goes back to VC and a NetEase vet joins Sega
Redundancies
Montreal-based Ludia lets 45 staff go in new round of layoffs
The company has clarified the impact its restructuring will have on its employees
Uk Games Industry
UKIE releases new UK Games Map, indicates 31% increase in companies
The UK Interactive Entertainment trade association has released their newest version of their UK Games Map, including key info and insights
Industry News
UK jobs vacancies in video games see biggest monthly drop
Available jobs in the video-game industry nationwide saw their largest monthly drop - but there may be a silver-living for indie developers.
New Hire
Gamigo appoints new marketing director
Gamigo online and moblie games publisher appoint Christian Streil as new director of marketing
Lose Some. Win Some
Netflix hires two top ad executives from social media platform Snap
Ex-Snap execs land top roles following layoff of 1300 Snap employees
Job Openings
Mattel to grow its digital gaming sector with new job openings
New managerial positions include head of business development and licensing, senior manager of mobile licensing, and senior manager of PC/Console licensing
Big Shot In Dallas
Wordscapes developer announces Carol Miu as new CEO
Carol Miu succeeds Tony Goodman as CEO of PeopleFun
Cohen Comes On
Homa Games brings on Jeff Cohen as VP of Corporate Development
Will handle the firm's "aggresive" M&A and partnership operations
Mobile Game Dev Veteran
Chimera Entertainment hires Stefan Dieckmann as head of development
Brings over 15 years of mobile games development experience to lead and grow Chimera's dev team
Leading The Front
Anzu appoints former Yahoo director Chris Vincelli as VP of Business Development
Brings over a decade of partnerships experience to secure in-game ads partnerships
Cousens Comes Aboard
Huuuge Games appoints Rod Cousens as co-CEO
Brings over four decades of experience, including leadership roles at Jagex, Codemasters, and Activision
Blizzard To Amazon
Amazon hires former World of Warcraft designer to ramp up mobile games efforts
Former Blizzard designer Kurt Sparkuhl joins as lead games designer for mobile
Brought To The Board
iCandy Interactive appoints four new execs
New appointments come from subsidiaries Storms and Lemon Sky Studios
Expanding Execs
Kongregate appoints three executive team members to support blockchain operations
Max Murphy, Michelle Shaw, and Patrick Moran step into CTO, CBOO, and CPO respectively
Marketing Movement
InnoGames appoints Felix Janzen as chief marketing officer
Former CMO moves up to lead Modern Times Group’s games marketing efforts
Hr Hero
Exient brings on former United Nations specialist Hunida Busefi
Bringing experience from outside of the games industry to aid diversity programme
Experienced Hires
Social First makes three key hires for dev ops, design, and new technology including blockchain
Marco Sandrini, Aki Raula, and Jari Ravantti join the team
Joining The Dragon
Triple Dragon brings on Ritesh Thadani as head of business development
Former COO of Playstack and Pollen
Co-head Of Games
Galaxy Interactive appoints Ryan You as co-head of gaming division
Will also operate as partner and managing director
Advising Aviagames
AviaGames appoints former Glu Mobile CEO Nick Earl as senior advisor
Earl will advise on business and content strategy, and more