Welcome Aboard
Gamestream hires Gaëlle de Jong as director of content and licensing
“We’re pleased to welcome Gaëlle to our growing dream team at Gamestream"
Welcome Back
Industry vet Peter Moore returns to games with exec role at Unity
“I’m delighted to announce that I’ve joined the incredibly-talented team at @unity3d as SVP and GM of Sports and Live Entertainment"
Welcome Aboard
Skrmiish welcomes Luke Grob as new CEO
"Having Luke at the helm with his exceptional experience and expertise will ensure we set out and deliver on our ambitious growth plan through 2021 and beyond"
Farewell
Takaya Imamura announces retirement from Nintendo
He worked for the firm for over 30 years
Welcome Aboard
Former King senior manager Loen joins East Side Games
"I am very excited to share that I am joining the super talented team at East Side Games, as Lead Game Designer"
Come One Come All
Tilting Point launches new initiative for Saint Petersburg studio
Hiring for a multi-discipline team
Welcome Aboard
Keywords Studios welcomes Sonia Lashand Sedler as its new COO
"I am delighted that Sonia has chosen to join Keywords Studios and, on behalf of the Board, I would like to welcome her to the business"
Welcome Aboard
Bandai Namco Mobile hires Guillaume Legoy as its game data scientist
The company is hiring for different positions
Welcome Aboard
Admix makes two key hires from Google and Spotify
As it expands in the US and EMEA
New Job
Scopely hires Ben Webley as its new CMO
"Ben brings deep experience in gaming and mobile advertising..."
Welcome To The Family
AdInMo welcomes new COO and VP of engineering
"We're delighted that Joanne and Kon have joined our team at this key growth period for AdInMo"
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Looking for a new opportunity in 2021?
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Welcome Aboard
Jagex hires Shaun Rees as its new submission and release manager
Rees previously worked for PlayStation
Top Dog
Rovio names Alexandre Pelletier-Normand as its new CEO
"We are delighted to appoint Alexandre as a new CEO. In accordance with our strategy, we have shifted our focus in the past years to our games business"
Kinda Nifty
Peter Moore joins Nifty Games' board of directors
"I'm excited to join the Nifty Games Board of Directors"
Welcome Aboard
Sega veteran Clark moves from Tencent to Curve Digital
Takes on the CEO position after just a year at the Chinese giant
Welcome Aboard
Ubisoft hires Raashi Sikka as VP of global diversity and inclusion
"We are committed to making Ubisoft a more inclusive and diverse company"
See You In Court
Activision sues Netflix over the "poaching" of CFO Spencer Neumann
This is not the first time Netflix has been sued due to employees
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Kolibri hires new VP of marketing, Phoenix Labs expands, and Salesforce snaps up Slack
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Farewell
Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah depart BioWare
The duo are the latest high profile departures from the EA studio
Come One Come All
Tappx's headcount has grown by 60% since March 2020
“Tappx is delighted that its business model, consultative service and proprietary technologies have been in steady demand since the start of the coronavirus pandemic"
Welcome Aboard
Kolibri Games hires Paul Le Bas as its new VP of marketing
"I am thrilled to join this talented team"
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Small Giant Games appoint new CEO, Mediatonic expands, and redundancies hit Bossa Studios
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Farewell
Bossa Studios makes round of redundancies
Developers, particularly QA team, hit hard by crunch this year, too
Top Dog
Small Giant Games names Jose Saarniniemi as its new CEO
He takes over from Timo Soininen on November 27th
Welcome Aboard
Big Run Studios welcomes Daren Chencinski as its new SVP of games
“I’m excited and honoured to be part of a studio that’s leading the forefront in creating games for traditionally underserved audiences"
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Nexon nominates former TikTok CEO, Retro Studios hires Marisa Palumbo, and Keywords Studios brings in Fumiko Okura
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Climb The Ladder
Adjust appoints a new CPO and CRO
Katie Madding and Bill Kiriakis have been promoted
Growing Industry
Nearly 80% of UK developers work outside London
"The video games industry can play an important role in levelling up the economy"
Welcome Aboard
Nexon nominates former TikTok CEO Mayer to join its board of directors
"We are thrilled to have Kevin join Nexon's Board of Directors"
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: news hires at Keywords and Retro Studios, plus new openings at Hypixel, Ubisoft and Zynga
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Welcome Aboard
Keywords brings in Fumiko Okura to head up Tokyo studio
She joins with more than 15 years of experience in the business
Welcome Aboard
Kwalee hits 100 members of staff as the company continues to grow
"We're extremely proud to have expanded the Kwalee team to more than 100 people – particularly in such a challenging year"
Making Amends
Lab Zero vet Zaimont suspended from work on Guilty Gear
Follows accusations of misconduct at his studio
Welcome Aboard
Retro Studios hires Marisa Palumbo as it looks to remodel Texas HQ
She has worked for Rockstar and Blizzard
Come One Come All
Activision Blizzard hiring for over 2k staff following 800 layoffs last year
CEO Kotick says it needs more employees to help meet its production demand
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Starbreeze CEO steps down, Niantic jobs aplenty, and Annapurna Interactive opens new LA studio
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Welcome Aboard
Chimera Entertainment hires Peter Clauson as its first-ever narrative designer
"With the direction we are taking at Chimera, the role of a Narrative Designer is key to level up our creative powers"
Farewell
Starbreeze CEO Nermark steps down with immediate effect
To be replaced by acting CEO Tobias Sjögren
On The Rise
The Swedish games industry saw revenues of $2.21 billion in 2019
The number of jobs rose by 8% to 8,578
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Sumo appoints Codemasters vet, Rovio looking for more hires, and Devolver acquires Serious Sam maker
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Welcome Aboard
Riot Games welcomes Jason Bunge as its first-ever CMO
"I'm thrilled to join Riot, a company with an unwavering commitment to players and one of the leaders in gaming and entertainment"
Welcome Aboard
AppsFlyer welcomes Adam Smart as its new director of product for gaming
"We recognised the need to add even more depth to our Gaming team and Adam has this experience in spades"
Welcome Aboard
Devolver Digital welcomes Fée Heyer as its new head of licensing
"I am delighted to join Devolver and Mediatonic to assist them in finding the right partners for what is starting to look like a phenomenon rarely seen before"
Welcome Aboard
Sumo Leamington appoints Codemasters vet as technical director
“Although a lot has changed during my time in the industry, my commitment to video games remains the same"
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Rovio CEO plans exit, Supercell looks to bolster team, and Anzu recruits Activision Blizzard exec
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Welcome Aboard
Bandai Namco Mobile welcomes two new community managers
Janneke van Ooyen and Jennifer Govea
Still Going
Beamable is not shutting down following bankruptcy filing
“The $3 million-plus in liabilities is a lot of liabilities to carry on the balance sheet of a company that is rebooting"
So Long
Rovio CEO Levoranta will step down at the end of the year
"We will continue working closely together until the end of the year, and then it will be time for me to thank everyone for excellent cooperation"
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Sumo acquires Pipeworks, Huuuge Groups hires new CFO, and Krafton merges with PUBG Corp
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