Staffing Up
Outright Games announces mobile division
Six new senior roles for fast-growing company
New Brush
FunPlus appoints Wei Wang as Chief Creative Officer
Also acquires Imagendary Studio
Recruiting
Master the Meta: What we have learned about learning at Lightheart
"We always strive for the fastest path to learning"
Come Craft Joy
Help Rovio create its next great game!
Luiz Tenório provides the lowdown
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Ten Square Games is hiring. Find out more about this fast-growing Polish developer
Senior roles now open
Mobile Madness
PlayStation hiring for new Head of Mobile
To adapt PlayStation IPs to mobile
Careers
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Welcome Aboard
Morgan McGuire joins Roblox as chief scientist
Previously worked for Nvidia
Moving Up
Activision Blizzard promotes Armin Zerfa to CFO
Effective from Q2
Welcome Aboard
Christoffer Wernberger joins King
New senior manager of internal and corporate communications
Welcome Aboard
The IGDA makes changes to its board of directors
“We’re fortunate to have talented individuals with such diverse experiences aid the IGDA"
Welcome Aboard
Nexon brings Kevin Mayer to its board of directors
"Kevin is an outstanding addition to our board"
Money Bags
Frost Giant secures additional $5m funding
Fellow Blizzard vet James Anhalt joins the studio
So Long
Reggie Fils-Aime to leave GameStop's board of directors
One of eight to step down later this year
Welcome Aboard
Anzu welcomes Josh Schmiesing as new strategic advisor
“I am thrilled to join such a dynamic team"
Staying Put
Starbreeze appoints Tobias Sjögren as permanent CEO
He has been acting chief exec since last October
Farewell
Activision Blizzard to make cuts throughout Europe
Only the publishing offices will be affected
Moving Up
Cecilia Qvist is the new head of LEGO Ventures
She previously worked for Spotify
Welcome Aboard
Unity welcomes Luis Felipe Visoso as SVP and CFO
"Luis comes to Unity with great experience honed at some of the world's most respected companies"
"complex Year"
Update: King confirms only one employee "affected" by Activision layoffs
Activision Blizzard reportedly lets go nearly 190 employees
Welcome To The Family
Zynga welcomes Bernice Wong as a new senior experience designer
She previously worked for Pixelberry Studios
Welcome Aboard
Bandai Namco Mobile hires Tania Anta as its new game developer
She previously worked for Ubisoft and Social Point
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Jobs Weekly: Former EA Mobile director joins Riot, Call of Duty: Mobile snaps up ex-Lionsgate coordinator and Stillfront appoints senior VP
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Deal Or No Deal
Huuuge Game focusing on M&A with new job listing
Following its IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
New Horizons
Former EA Mobile director, Forza exec and Destiny 2 project lead Carlos Sanchez joins Riot Games
Sanchez will act as senior director of game operations
Welcome To The Family
Bandai Namco Mobile hires Marc Saña Forrellach as new game developer
He will work on free-to-play prototypes
Welcome Aboard
Lionsgate coordinator Cole Schoneman joins Call of Duty: Mobile
"I've loved this franchise ever since I was a kid"
Whole New World
TiMi studios hiring for new open world cross-platform title
It will be developed with Unreal Engine 5
Welcome Aboard
Brian Chadwick joins Agnitio Capital as managing director
"I have long admired Agnitio Capital and Shum Singh"
Helping Hand
The UK games industry will offer more than 100 jobs in the coming year
Six month placements for 18-to-24 year olds
Welcome Aboard
Maunel Bronstein joins Roblox as chief product officer
His goal is "to enable the metaverse"
Moving Up
Seriously's Petri Järvilehto takes over CEO role
"Every day working with this team is a privilege, and I can't wait to see what lies ahead"
Welcome To The Family
Jerry Bruckheimer joins Skillz board of directors
"Jerry has a unique ability to create blockbuster experiences that captivate global audiences"
Farewell
GameStop CFO Bell to step down next month
Follows a rather dramatic 2021 for the retailer so far
Taking Flight
Rovio appoints Ben Mattes as its SVP for future of gaming and Angry Birds brand strategy
He first joined the Angry Birds creator last summer
Welcome Aboard
Celine Pasula to become Ubisoft RedLynx managing director
"I am extremely excited to start leading such a skilled and vibrant studio"
Welcome Aboard
Room 8 hires Eric Williams as senior director of business development
"Eric Williams shares the team’s values to the fullest"
Welcome Aboard
Admix makes two additions to its global leadership team
"Rob Norman and Nigel Morris foresaw the dramatic shifts to digital and social, long before others in the industry were ready"
Come One Come All
Link's Awakening dev Grezzo is hiring for "medieval" and "stylish" project
Looking for a programmer, effects designer and UI designer
Welcome Aboard
Jacob Krüger joins Miniclip as head of user acquisition
"Looking forward to helping to drive growth, solve challenges and learn a lot in the years ahead"
Welcome Aboard
FunPlus hires Chris Petrovic as new chief business officer
"Chris's career as an industry leader will empower our teams across the world to create, produce, and expand our brand of gaming experiences to wider markets and build upon our current ones"
Catch Of The Day
Big Run Studios hires former Big Fish Games senior producer Anna Rix
Rix's addition marks the expansion of a second development team
On The Up
Haruki Satomi becomes Sega Sammy group CEO
Replaces his father in the top job
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer joins Skillz, Rovio appoints new SVP future of gaming, and Gamestop CFO resigns
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Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: PlayStation mobile push, Apple engineering head moves to mysterious project, and Jagex gets acquired again
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Mobile Madness
New job listing suggests more PlayStation mobile games on the way
"We're looking for an experienced Executive Producer or very experienced Senior Producer - Mobile who'll report to our Head of External Production"
Career Opportunities
Steel Media targets further growth and hires in 2021 to support the games industry
The market leader in the mobile gaming space is now part of leading gaming network in North America - and YOU could help us grow even more
Take A Step Back
Dan Riccio steps down as Apple head of engineering
To focus on a new project
Welcome Aboard
Kwalee hires Max Everingham to lead its push into console and PC
"We're delighted to be welcoming Max to the team as we launch Eternal Hope, and we encourage PC and console developers of all sizes to start a conversation with us"
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Peter Moore joins Unity, Takaya Imamura retires from Nintendo, and Keywords appoints new COO
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