Welcome Aboard
Huuuge Group welcomes Grzegorz Kania as its new CFO
"I am very excited to be joining Huuuge at this time"
Money Money Money
The UK games market could be worth £10 billion by 2023
"One of the biggest indicators of the success of video game development and sales in the UK is the speed at which the jobs market has grown"
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Former Sumo director joins Supercell, Microsoft acquires Zenimax, and Snap Games snaps up more
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Welcome Aboard
Snap Games sharpens up with hires from Kongregate and Facebook
Panayoti Haritatos and Jessica Shetty hired
Ex-cell-sior
Former Sega and Sumo Digital director James Back joins Supercell
Back previously acted as product director for over a year
Welcome Aboard
Roblox welcomes Andrea Wong to its board of directors
"Roblox has tapped into a real need for people to connect and share experiences in the virtual world"
Farewell
Ubisoft veteran Michel Ancel has quit the games industry
Rayman creator says he'll be focusing on his second passion, wild life
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Stillfront acquires Nanobit, Keywords picks up Heavy Iron Studios, and Embracer pushes into VR
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Rovio hires former Wargaming head, Kwalee expands in China, and Hutch looks to bolster team
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Welcome Aboard
Rovio hires Andy Muesse to head up its Stockholm studio
"It's awesome to officially welcome Andy into the Rovio flock"
Moving Up
Modern Times Group appoints Maria Redin as CEO
Follows Lindemann vacating the position in July
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Glu welcomes new VP, Big Fish makes layoffs, and Pubguard appoints Andy Curran as new CEO
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Lay Offs
Lab Zero Games lays off its remaining employees
Follows the walk outs last month
Moving Up
Ad fraud platform Pubguard appoints Andy Curran as its new CEO
Alan Ngai will step into the role of COO
Welcome Aboard
Glu Mobile welcomes Jon David as its new vice president and general manager
"I am thrilled to be joining Glu, especially at a time when more people than ever before are turning to mobile games for entertainment"
Welcome Aboard
Roblox hires Barbara Messing as its new chief marketing officer
"I am inspired by Roblox's mission to bring people together through play"
Lay Offs
Big Fish Games lays off 250 staff members as it faces a restructure
"The scale that Big Fish developed over many years as a multi-platform publisher has made it difficult to successfully lead in mobile"
All Business
Scopely appoints Aaron Loeb as its new chief business officer
"His deep games experience is invaluable to our employees, players and business"
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: TikTok CEO resigns, InnoGames appoints new CPO, and Lab Zero staff walk out
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Farewell
King co-founder and chairman Riccardo Zacconi has left the company
"It's been an incredible ride, one that I would never have dreamt of when we started"
Moving Up
InnoGames appoints Christian Reshöft as its new CPO
"Christian contributed heavily to InnoGames’ sustainable growth in previous years and achieved many important milestones"
Farewell
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer steps down amidst ongoing tensions with the US government
Will be replaced by Vanessa Pappas
Strong Team
Adjust makes three key hires as it continues to expand across the Americas
"We're in a strong position to build on the exponential growth we've seen in mobile-first markets like the US and LATAM"
Walk Away
Lab Zero loses numerous employees following reports of inappropriate behaviour by its studio head
"He threatens and insults people and our partners, both directly and in public"
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Panzerdog founders exit, Ubisoft fires creative director and former Riot staff establish new studio
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Best Of Both
Bossa Studios embraces remote working in its new structure
Staff can choose to work from the office or at home
Moving On
Panzerdog founders Alexey Sazonov and Sergey Kozyakov have left the company
"We are very proud of what was achieved with Tacticool, and we'll miss our awesome team"
"positive Cultural Impact"
Former Riot and Netflix employees set up new studio Odyssey Interactive, raise $6 million
Canadian studio will aim to ship first title by end of 2021
Farewell
Seriously lead character designer Miguel Francisco departs the company
"Time for new adventures"
Farewell
En Masse Entertainment is shutting its doors
"Our focus in the coming weeks and months will be on our team, helping them to find new opportunities, and on our games, to ensure a seamless transition for you"
Outta Here
Ubisoft fires creative director Ashraf Ismail due to misconduct
"Following an investigation by an external firm, it was determined that Ashraf's employment with Ubisoft had to be terminated"
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Street Fighter boss Yoshinori Ono resigns, Embracer Group acquires 8 studios, and THQ appoints first North American CEO
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Welcome Aboard
Sybo hires ex-Gram Games VP of product Jeremy Stein to head up its Copenhagen studio
"With multiple top-grossing mobile games to his credit, Jeremy's proven success is a big win for SYBO"
Expansion
THQ Nordic appoints Eric Wuestmann as its first North American CEO
"We certainly see an opportunity to expand our team on the ground in North America"
Welcome Aboard
Activision Blizzard names MLB executive Tony Petitti as its new sports and entertainment president
"I couldn't be more excited to use my own 30 years of sports and entertainment experience to help Activision Blizzard realise its ambitions"
Moving On
Street Fighter boss Yoshinori Ono leaves Capcom after nearly 30 years
"I've been with the Street Fighter brand for a long time, experiencing good times, bad times, and even non-existent times"
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Sega president Kenji Matsubara resigns, Improbable welcomes new head of publishing, and more Ubisoft exits
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Change It Up
Lab Cave appoints Luis Bertó as its new managing director
CEO Jesús Martínez will depart the company on August 7th
Welcome Aboard
Improbable welcomes Chris Enock as its new head of publishing
He was the vice president of publishing at Riot
Farewell
Sega president Kenji Matsubara resigns
Comes just months after he was giving chief publishing officer role
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Jeff Karp moves to EA, Andrée Cossette leaves Ubisoft, and board directors galore
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Adinmo Board
AdInMo adds Preston Rabi and Ana Stewart to its board of directors
"We're extremely pleased to welcome both Ana and Preston to the board"
Moving On
Ubisoft Quebec managing director Andrée Cossette is leaving the company
It's not in relation to the ongoing problems at Ubisoft
Top Talent
Boss Bunny Games welcomes David Reeves to its board of directors
"I was drawn to the passion and ambition that drive the Boss Bunny team"
Gone Fishing
Electronic Arts hires Jeff Karp to head up its mobile division
Karp is the former president of Big Fish Games
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: MTG CEO steps down after 26 years, Ubisoft dismisses PR director
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Welcome Aboard
MAG Interactive hires a new senior game artist and intelligence engineer
Güray Emen and Greg Smee
Moving On
Jason Killingsworth leaves Riot Games
Has decided to focus on his publishing company, Tune and Fairweather
Farewell
Jørgen Madsen Lindemann steps down as Modern Times Group CEO
David Chance will stand down as chairman of the board
#metoo
Ubisoft dismisses PR director Stone Chin
"I can see that my actions as a manager over the years while at the company have hurt people"