A Meat-free Mission
Subway Surfers supports Playing for the Planet with in-game veggie event
Sybo hopes to see players ditch the meat and eat more plant-based meals
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SYBO Games
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Animation award winner and independent iPhone / Android game development studio.
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Senior Game Developer
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CMO
Naz Amarchi-Cuevas
Chief Commercial Officer
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Art Director
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Test Of Time
SYBO’s CEO Mathias Gredal Nørvig on Subway Surfers 12 year run
Subway Surfers recently celebrated its 12 year anniversary with a return to its classic look
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Subway Surfers City to Lego Play
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Blast From The Past
Subway Surfers Classic update set to take players back to the game's origins
The new update will bring new playable characters to the game as paying homage to its dedicated community
Job News
SYBO appoints Niklas Orup as new Subway Surfers game director
He's the new boss of the world's most downloaded endless runner having previously worked at King on titles such as Bubble Witch 3 Saga
Powering Prototypes
Game development time slowed in 2023 despite AI tech, but 71% celebrate its strengths
Unity’s Gaming Report 2024 reveals a slowdown from 218 days to 304 in average development
Out Now
Sybo's Mathias Gredal Nørvig and Playmob's Jude Ower talk Gaming For Good
The Sybo CEO and Playmob founder's new book is an eco call-to-arms with contributions from Phil Spencer, Ilkka Paananen, John Hanke, Robert Antokol, Rob Small and more
Sybo Celebration
Subway Surfers character crafting compo brings winning design in-game for 12th anniversary
Sybo’s endless runner is approaching 12 years, with a Craft-a-Character competition to celebrate
Who's At The Show
A masterclass in gaming excellence: Gain insights from industry titans this month
Sharing knowledge and inspiring success: Learn from the masters at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2024, the premier gaming event of the year!
Surf's Up
Best of PGC London: The Subway Surfers Story
We take a look back and the best and most viewed talks from past years at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Collaborations
Subway Surfers collaborate with Universal Pictures for Back to the Future crossover
The classic film will be the first multimedia collaboration that Subway Surfers has introduced
Collaborations
Subway Surfers to mobilise players in conservation efforts
Sybo has also donated a fixed amount of $25,000 to various efforts
Pride Month
The power of Pride and the state of inclusivity in gaming
As Pride Month ends we discuss why representing the queer community is important. And where companies still need to improve
Features
Subway Surfers to introduce first AR features into the long-running title
Sybo introduced the “Subway Studio” feature as part of their latest update
Partnerships
SYBO to run “biggest activation yet” for Pride Month
The developer will be partnering with numerous charities for the event
Spreading Sustainability
10 Weeks To Save the Games Industry - The Final Episode
The journey reaches an end with a recap of the 38 incredible games industry figures that took part across 10 weeks of travels
Q&a
Sybo and Outplay on the collaboration behind Subway Surfers Blast
We caught up with Sybo and Outplay CEOs Mathias Gredal Nørvig and Douglas Hare on the latest addition to the Subway Surfers franchise
Interview
Sybo's game director Eoin O’Doherty talks Subway Surfers on the game's anniversary
We talk Blast, Tag and all things Subway Surfers as the game elebrates it's 11th anniversary
Anniversaries
Sybo celebrates 11th anniversary with Hoverboard Hunt event
The Subway Surfers creators have teamed up with real world attractions in Copenhagen
Successful Surfing
Subway Surfers Blast launches in first partnership between Sybo and Outplay Entertainment
The fourth entry in the franchise changes gameplay to puzzle-adventure genre
Subway Surfers
Sybo talks “evergreen” Subway Surfers success
CEO Mathias Gredal Nørvig discussed the success of the game at GDC
Milestones
Subway Surfers hits 4bn downloads
Sybo’s hit endless runner hits a new milestone and doesn’t look set to slow down anytime soon
Appointments
Sybo appoints new CMO Philip Hickey
The Seriously veteran will take on the role of chief marketing officer
Playing For The Planet
In-game climate positive action boosts revenue and engagement
A new report by PlanetPlay shows that environmental content can benefit game makers and the planet
Mobile Masterworks
Mobile Masterworks: Subway Surfers
More than ten years and billions of downloads after its initial release, Sybo’s Subway Surfers remains an enduring classic of the mobile genre. So what’s the story behind it?
Data
Google Play and iOS App Store reached 142 billion downloads in 2022
According to the latest data, first-party app stores reached 142 billion downloads in 2022, with games still dominating
Hires
SYBO appoints Rovio Vet, Philip Hickey, as new Chief Marketing Officer
Philip Hickey will replace outgoing Naz Amarchi-Cuevas, as Chief Marketing Officer at SYBO
Play 2 Plant
Sybo continues to fight climate change with Play2Plant event
SYBO launches first-ever Times Square billboard and Subway Surfers goes truly evergreen as gamers plant 500K trees with Ecologi
July Charts
Uma Musume Pretty Derby raced into July’s charts
Stumble Guys unseated Subway Surfers as the month’s most downloaded iOS title
Monumental Deal
Miniclip to acquire Subway Surfers studio Sybo
Mobile acquisition is “the biggest deal in European mobile games this year”
Green Fingers
Sybo Games partners with Ecologi to plant 200,000 trees
Play 2 Plant event in Subway Surfers will see players contributing to tree planting goal
Best Of 2021
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2021
The movers, the shakers, and all those funky moneymakers
Hiring Now
10 games industry jobs to apply for this week
Job vacancies from Jam City, Rovio, Gameloft and Glu Mobile
New Backers
Mobile UGC platform Hiber raises $15 million
EQT Ventures leads the investment
Creative Companies
SYBO CEO Mathias Gredal Nørvig on why the games industry is 'the best place to be'
"Practice makes perfect"
Third And Thirty
Sybo Games partners with NFLPA to bring NFL players to Subway Surfers
For three weeks only
Best Of 2020
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2020
Revealed: The movers, shakers, and moneymakers
Still Running
Subway Surfers has surpassed three billion downloads
Adding 500 million downloads since May 2019
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"
Europe, Middle East And Africa
Subway Surfers tops monthly average users for EMEA across Q1 2020
App Annie data points to Supercell duo and Sybo Games megahit
All Aboard
Sybo Games soft-launches new endless runner Train Riders
Available in Belgium, Netherlands, Canada and the Philippines
"subsurf Experience"
Sybo Games partners with Walmart for exclusive Subway Surfers merchandise
Toys, apparel, accessories, wheeled goods, home tech and more
Surfin' Success
App Annie: Subway Surfers was the most downloaded mobile game of the decade
Clash of Clans tops consumer spend for the last 10 years
Quick Fix
Subway Surfers Airtime launches exclusively for Snap Games
First franchise extension
Going Green
Game companies look to spark climate change debate by launching Playing for the Planet Alliance
Part of UN Climate Action Summit
Live And Kicking
Seven years on: How SYBO Games ran up 2.5 billion downloads for Subway Surfers
"From day one we knew fans were integral to the game’s longevity"
Go Jake Go
Subway Surfers dives past 2.5 billion downloads worldwide
Game has just celebrated its seventh anniversary
Wavey
Subway Surfers dev SYBO picks up EA and Rovio vet to head up strategy and operations
Naz Amarchi-Cuevas is promoted to chief commercial officer, while a slew of licencing partners for SubSurf has been revealed
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: SYBO's Astrid Lamhauge on creating a culture of high-performance
"If we want long-term success and longevity, we need to become better bosses and better at creating and cultivating great company cultures"
Surf's Up
SYBO TV will be a "one-stop destination" of bite-sized entertainment for Subway Surfers fans
Head of brand marketing and licensing Naz Amarchi-Cuevas discusses extending the IP outside the mobile games space