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"
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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
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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
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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"
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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
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
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
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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"