New Studio Alert
World of Tanks maker Wargaming opens UK games development studio
Free-to-play specialist rolls into Guildford
Social
Former Zynga director Kate Gorman's Fort Mason Games reveals first project
The women-led startup hopes to make a name in casino gaming through better representation of women
Spot On
CD Projekt Red's new studio Spokko to create mobile titles for the Polish giant
The studio will be creating an “advanced and ambitious” mobile title for the Cyberpunk 2077 developer
Strong Hand
Second Dinner picks up three more Hearthstone veterans
Three former Blizzard developers join former Hearthstone director Ben Brode’s new studio
On Tilt
Tilting Point targets more European partners with new Barcelona studio
New office follows on from the publisher’s recent pledge to invest $132 million in mobile games user acquisition
New Studio
New cross-platform services provider The Multiplayer Guys opens in Nottingham
Provides support for games on mobile, PC and console platforms
Winner Winner Second Dinner
Former Hearthstone game director Ben Brode opens new studio Second Dinner
The ex-Blizzard dev took to Twitter to reveal the news but details are sparse
Lovin It
AppLovin launches publishing division Lion Studios
The developer is also putting up $300K in prizes for the four best mobile gaming apps submitted
Bad Robot Good Deal
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot launches new games division with backing from Tencent
Warner Bros is also a minority investor in the new venture
New Studio
QuizUp creators secure $9m funding for new studio to develop real-time social gaming platform
Teatime Games set to expand team in Iceland
New Studio
Former Scopely and EA execs head up new narrative-focused studio Ordinal Games
Start-up wants players to create stories and take a share in revenues
New Digs
Big Blue Bubble moves to new digs in Ontario
The Jungle Guardians developer now shares a studio space with Voices.com and Autodata
New Studio
Avakin life developer Lockwood Publishing opens new studio in Newcastle
The new office will be headed up by Ubisoft alumni Joe Stevens
New Studio
FoxNext opens new narrative-focused games studio in San Francisco
New branch to harness Fox and Disney IP for episodic title
Ultra Educational
New educational mobile games studio Ultra Creative Games sets up shop in Vancouver
Headed up by former IGG senior game designer Matthew Tomporowski
Crack Team
Trivia Crack developer Etermax to open new Berlin studio
Also expanding headcount in Argentina and Uruguay offices
Mattel163 Launch
NetEase and Mattel team up to launch game development studio Mattel163
Combining NetEase's development prowess with Mattel's brands
New Studio
TT Games opens mobile-focused Brighton studio headed by Jason Avent
Developer to focus on LEGO games
Further Research
User testing firm Player Research expands its services with new lab in Montreal
Former Compulsion and Ubisoft user researcher Morgan Kennedy
Funding Quest
Ex-King staff raise $2.2 million for new Swedish studio Strange Quest
Developer to focus on multiplayer games for mobile
Uniting People
Unity hires two ex-Insomniac Games lead engineers to head up new Los Angeles studio
Mike Action and Andres Fredriksson take on new jobs as Principal Engineers
A New Dimension
New volumetric and 3D video capture studio Dimension sets up home in London
Hammerhead VR, Digital Catapult, and Microsoft all pitch in
New Studio
Wargaming opens mobile game development studio in Moscow
Team to work on midcore titles
Scope For Expansion
The Walking Dead: Road to Survival developer Scopely opening new studio in Barcelona
Developer reportedly set to invest between €2 million to €3 million in the new office
The Bester Round
New Helsinki studio Quicksave Interactive partners with Gigglebug for branded chat game
Best & Bester game coming to Facebook Instant Games
Hello La
Goodbye Kansas Studios opens new Los Angeles office led by former DICE staff
Fredrik Löving and Tobias Dahl head up the new operation
New Studio
UK design studio Atomhawk opens new studio in Vancouver
Office headed up by Creative Director Maurice Kimball
Immersive Publishing
New VR and AR publisher Big Immersive launches
Company to published first and third-party games
Business Expansion
Fish Tycoon developer Gogii Games opens Halifax studio
Plans to recruit as many as 20 staff
Global Expansion
UK developer Hutch opens new studio in Canada
Company aims to extend development capabilities across various time zones
Quick To Profitability
QuickByte Games generates one million downloads in first week for Laps – Fuse
Title already profitable
Something's Brewing
Singapore-based mobile developer BattleBrew closes angel investment round
Using the money to work on its first game
V-art
Ex-ARM and Guerrilla Cambridge staff launch mobile-focused VR studio Virtual Arts
Using triple-A knowledge to develop mobile VR experiences
Bridging The Gap
Swedish mobile developer FunRock opens new studio in Egypt
MENA-focused team physically moves into the region
Mighty Start-up
Ex-Nonstop Games devs open new studio Mighty Bear Games in Singapore
Start-up working on an MMORPG for mobile
Catch Of The Day
Steam founder Rick Ellis raises $1.25 million for new studio Sharkbite Games
Eight-person team's first casual mobile game to be released this year
New Studio
Warner Bros. Interactice Entertainment opens cloud-based technology studio WB Games New York
Providing backend services across all its online titles
New Studio
QA and localisation outfit Pole To Win opens Tapei office
Branch will focus on QA, translation, localisation and customer experience
Birds To Vr
Angry Birds 2 lead programmer Jonas Johansson unveils social VR studio Neuston
Bringing his mobile and console experience together into VR
Partners In Html5
Bandai Namco and Drecom invest $2.1 million in new HTML5 mobile game studio BXD
Working on Bandai Namco IP with a Spring 2018 launch date
Paradox On Mobile
Paradox Interactive opens new mobile games development studio in Malmö
Prison Architect: Mobile is just the beginning
New Studio
DICE veterans form new developer Fall Damage
Swedish Games Industry CEO Maria Tjärnlund named as Chairman of the Board
Eye For Fashion
Ex-Rovio and Digital Chocolate staff score pre-seed funding round for new Finnish mobile studio Polka Dot
Developer's ambition to become the leader in fashion games
Romania Control
Remote Control Productions opens Bucharest office
BigBlue Studios' Bogdan Oprescu to head up operations
The Potion Is Lava
Palringo's Magnus Alm sets up new premium strategy game developer Lavapotion
With the help of co-owner Coffee Stain Studios
Blast Off
Shane McCafferty and Jim Squires team up to launch new Canadian studio Rocketship Park
Already working on first game Block Droppin'
Going It Alone
"Starting a games studio is idiotic, brutal and you should totally do it"
TreasureHunt CEO Kyle Smith shares advice on starting a company
New Studio
Gram Games officially launches London studio with opening night party
Developer Murat Gurel also hosts talk on the studio's prototype Fridays
Flew The Coop
Rovio sells TV animation studio to former CEO Mikael Hed
Will remain as partners on future books and animation
India Investment
Chinese games publisher Youzu sets up India office as it plans to invest $10 million in local industry
New office will to employ 30 staff in 2017