November 12, 2024 New Studio Tencent’s Lightspeed Studios opens new Japan studio Experienced game director Hideaki Itsuno will helm Lightspeed's Japan studio
November 1, 2024 New Studio Supercell invests in Barcelona-based studio Penguin Armada PC-first developer working on top-down PvP title
October 28, 2024 New Studio Mobile games company Digital Dunes launches in Media City Qatar The company says it will bring Arabic content and culture to the world through its projects
October 24, 2024 A New Path Forward? Why the ex-Supercell and King devs at Antihero think IDFA changes are a positive turn for the mobile games industry CEO Brice Laville Saint-Martin discusses his new studio's big ambitions for social gaming and why the games industry lacks marketing innovation
October 23, 2024 New From Ncsoft NCSoft to establish four new subsidiaries developing games and researching AI The corporate split-off was approved during a board meeting but awaits green light from shareholders
October 21, 2024 Studio Start-up Supercell and King vets co-found Antihero Studios to "create games worth sharing" The start-up will focus on multiplayer titles, aiming to produce socially engaging, "inspiring" games
October 17, 2024 New Offerings FunPlus opens Lisbon studio to take its IP to film, TV and comics Developer aims to create more than 50 jobs over the next three years at its new branch
October 8, 2024 Studio Startup Krafton invests in Mario + Rabbids and Red Dead Redemption veterans at Day 4 Night The new studio is developing an original IP combining the expertise of Davide Soliani, Christian Cantamessa and others
October 2, 2024 Mobile Motorsports EA veterans form The Three Thousands intersecting motorsports, pop culture and mobile The Melbourne-based startup combines decades of experience in the games industry
September 13, 2024 New Beginnings Supercell invests in new Finnish studio Redly Games led by former game lead Theo Chow The Helsinki-based studio is working on a cross-platform 3D adventure game built with Unreal Engine 5
August 21, 2024 New Mobile Studio Industry Veteran Mohamed El Sheakh launches new MENA mobile company, Games Ventures The company aims to “build profitable mobile games from the Middle East, for the Middle East and the world"
August 8, 2024 New Game Studio Former Hitman and Raid: Shadow Legends developers launch Chamo Games The studio is focused on developing a physics-based shooter with a diverse European perspective
August 7, 2024 New Publisher Industry veterans partner to launch game publisher Digital Bandidos for indie developers They're primarily focused on PC and console titles with a development budget of around $3 million
August 7, 2024 New Game Studio Former NFL star and ex-Activision producer team up to launch new mobile game studio Marauder Tech The Marauder Tech team are developing a turn-based strategy mobile game Price of Glory
August 1, 2024 A Fresh Start Ex-Unity and Scopely developers launch new studio, Outer Haven Games Based in the US, the studio is already working on a role-playing anime-inspired game called Techno Infierno
July 23, 2024 New Studio Pixelberry vets form Candlelight Games with "heartfelt" narrative games on the way The new studio’s founders bring experience from leading roles on Pixelberry's flagship title Choices
June 12, 2024 New Offerings My.Games launches new PC and console focused label Knights Peak Interactive This brand new publishing arm has has already acquired games from five studios
January 31, 2024 New Studio Ex-Mojang and Toca Boca devs raise €1.5m for new studio Roro Stockholm-based developer working on "3D digital dollhouse" for mobile
January 22, 2024 Stars In Their Eyes How Playdemic's founders are following up their $1 billion Golf Clash success with new studio ForthStar CEO Paul Gouge tells PocketGamer.biz about the lessons learned from Playdemic and why ForthStar is embracing remote working and four day work weeks
January 22, 2024 New Studio Playdemic founders raise $10m for new UK mobile studio ForthStar Paul Gouge and Alex Rigby head up the new Manchester studio following their $1 billion success with Golf Clash
November 3, 2023 New Studio Netease power up Fantastic Pixel Castle with ex-Riot and Blizzard veteran Greg Street The new studio is working on a new MMO with ex staff from World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, Fortnite, Overwatch, Valorant and League of Legends
November 2, 2023 Development In Mena Artisan opens new studio in Riyadh The studio has been created in cooperation with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment
October 26, 2023 Aplha Agents Richard Garfield’s auto battler Chaos Agents enters pre-alpha testing The game was shown off on-stream ahead of the pre-alpha’s launch
October 10, 2023 Expansion Metacore opens first overseas office in Berlin as Merge Mansion hits 50m downloads The developer has expanded rapidly over the past few years thanks to the success of their breakout merge hit
October 5, 2023 Second Studio Trailmix’s new directors blaze a trail with second studio in Berlin Annelie Biernat and Christopher Parschat join as studio director and creative director respectively
August 25, 2023 Q&a Tiny Comet: "Our core belief is that play is our brain’s favourite way of learning" Emily Tierney and Anca Agapi of Tiny Comet are working on its first game, allowing young minds to learn whilst having fun
August 22, 2023 New Studio Virtuos expands with introduction of Virtuos Labs - Prague The Czech studio is dedicated to mobile, networking, user interfaces, and optimisation
August 21, 2023 New Studios Prytania Media launches two new AAA studios Dawon Entertainment and Fang and Claw join the company’s growing portfolio
August 17, 2023 New Studio NetEase launches new studio, T-Minus Zero Entertainment The studio is led by industry veteran Rich Vogel alongside a team of veterans with a huge raft of hits under their belts
July 12, 2023 Joining In Japan New studio Denkiworks aims to bring "East meets West" perspective with Project Tanuki A trio of former Q-Games designers and programmers have formed a new Kyoto-based studio
June 16, 2023 New Studio Krafton opens new deep learning-focused studio, ReLU Games The studio will be Krafton’s 11th independent developer
May 30, 2023 New Studio NetEase unveils Japanese studio PinCool Inc. The studio will be led by Dragon Quest veteran Ryutaro Ichimura
May 24, 2023 Bad Brain NetEase introduces Canada-based Bad Brain Game Studios The move represents a continued push for international expansion, but is mobile being left behind?
May 16, 2023 Graphical Goodness Virtuos Labs’ new Warsaw studio aims to create "best-in-class" graphics Peter Sikachev takes on the role of new studio’s rendering lead
April 26, 2023 New Studio NetEase to found new European studio, Anchor Point The Barcelona-based, veteran-founded new studio will form part of the NetEase Games group
April 20, 2023 Studios New eco-friendly studio TreesPlease reveals debut stealth-launched title Longleaf Valley The studio has unveiled it's first title
March 20, 2023 Big Fish In The Big Easy Big Fish Games expands with new office in New Orleans The company hopes to foster a diverse talent pipeline
March 16, 2023 Studios UK developer Creative Assembly to open new studio in Newcastle The longtime collaborator with mobile developer Feral Interactive is set to bring their new development studio North-East
March 7, 2023 A Team Of Veterans Former Riot Games execs raise $55 million in Series A for new studio Believer Investments came from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bitkraft, 1Up Ventures and more
March 2, 2023 New Studio Room 8 Group unveils trailer and cinematic production studio Heroic The studio is led by Head of CG Sandy Heslop
March 2, 2023 New Studio NetEase funds Studio Flare in Tokyo Former Marvelous executive vice president Toshinori Aoki will serve as president and CEO
February 21, 2023 Scary Stories Blumhouse gets set to shock with new gaming arm The horror media specialists have appointed Zach Wood and Don Sechler as president and CFO of Blumhouse Games
February 9, 2023 New Studio Boss Alien founder unveils Hardball Games following successful seed funding The team raised $5.2 million in a round led by Griffin Gaming Group and Playdemic founders
February 8, 2023 Creating In Canada Krafton Montreal opens with reveal of The Bird That Drinks Tears adaptation The studio is being led by Patrik Méthé, with their first game being based on a series of novels
February 6, 2023 New Studio NetEase opens new Western studio Spliced Inc Spliced Inc is the latest in a wave of international studios for the company
December 8, 2022 Supersonic Studio Sega opens new California-based office to encourage creativity and facilitate streaming Office will be a space for 235 employees across Sega and Atlus
December 1, 2022 A Helping Of Hires Supercell starts up two new studios, with four ex-Riot employees on board Steve Desilets, Matt Mocarsk, Maya Kylmamaa, Kevin J Bray, Candace Thomas and Charles Lee all join Supercell