Investment News
Stillfront secures $78 million in successful bond issuance
The new bond framework positions Stillfront for future growth
Company Profile
Stillfront Group
Website
www.stillfront.com/site/
About
Stillfront is an independent creator, publisher and distributor of digital games.
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Jobs Roundup
October’s Mobile Movers and Shakers: New Unity CTO, Stillfront CEO and Supercell CMO exit, and more
Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
Podcast | Episode 33
Destiny: Rising heads to mobile and Unity's charm offensive | Week in Mobile Games podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode 33...
Week That Was
The M&A roll-up strategy claims another victim, Destiny: Rising comes to mobile, and the Game Freak leak | Week in Views
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
A Good Year
Stillfront Group profits grow 84% to $15.5 million in 2023
“Stillfront’s bookings returned to positive organic growth for the months of November and December in the fourth quarter," said CEO Jörgen Larsson
Stillfront Financials
Stillfront Group drew almost $154 million in revenue in 2023’s third quarter
The figure represents a 7% decline from the same period last year
Best Of 2023
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2023
The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
Stillfront Financials
Stillfront earned over $174 million in revenue in Q2 2023
Mashup and casual titles remain the company’s most profitable, however other genres are gaining momentum
Stillfront Financials
Stillfront Group celebrates 5% year-on-year increase in revenue
Net revenue rose to 1,758 MSEK, however organic net revenue fell 5%
Financial Report
Stillfront Group reports Q3 revenue boom, up 36% to $163m
Mobile publishing group including middle eastern studios Jawaker and Babil continues to flourish
Interview
Jochen Gary: "Playing seamlessly across mobile, desktop, and partly console will be the new normal"
We interview Jochen Gary from Stillfront Group about the mobile games industry
Best Of 2022
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2022
The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
Quarterly Report
Mobile revenue continues to increase for Stillfront Group
Mobile represents almost 80 per cent of revenue, with strategy titles growing the most over Q2 2022
Live On Tv
Exclusive industry interviews from Pocket Gamer Connects London 2022
Hear from the industry leaders, professionals, and pioneers across the global mobile games market about the latest trends, case studies, best practice, and business opportunities
Stats From Sweden
More than three-quarters of Stillfront’s Q1 revenue came from mobile games
Q1 2022 interim report reveals net revenue of $172 million
Still Growing
Stillfront revenues rise 37% to over $586 million
Planning to soft launch 15 titles in the first half of 2022
Salem At Stillfront
Stillfront appoints Alexandre Salem as SVP operations & platforms
Previously held positions at Huawei, Google, and King
Total Divestment
Update: Stillfront acquires 6Waves for $201 million, buys out Nexon's 34.8% stake for $93 million
Purchasing 26.5 million shares from Nexon
Iron Acquisition
Stillfront acquires Netmarble’s Iron Throne: The Firstborn
Still subsidiary studio Kixeye will take charge
Libenssimulation
Stillfront devs Goodgame and Candywriter to launch German version of BitLife
Will culturally adapt
Synergy Specialist
Stillfront appoints Disney and Blizzard veteran Amy Lee as SVP of synergies and operations
Coming from Blizzard Entertainment
Smarts Transfer
Why data's the glue to supercharge Stillfront's consolidation strategy
Head of data platform Andre Cohen on a new strategy
Disputed
Kixeye shareholders file lawsuit against Stillfront over $30 million earnout
The allegation is breach of earn-out agreement
Mena Expansion
Stillfront Group acquires Jordan-based gaming startup Jawaker for $205 million
Strengthens pre-established presence in MENA region
Best Of 2021
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2021
The movers, the shakers, and all those funky moneymakers
Crushed It
Stillfront acquires idle role-playing game Crush Them All from Godzilab
Deal signed and closed on June 7th, 2021
Pgc Digital #6
PGC Digital: Imperia Online closes in on six million mobile downloads
Android accounted for 3.9 million or 66% of total
Buying Spree
Stillfront M&A head Marina Andersson on making the perfect acquisition
Discussing a very busy 2020
Job News
Andrew N. Green joins Stillfront Group as senior vice president
Green joins Swedish mobile games group from US venture firm Andreessen Horowitz
Fat Or Thin?
2021: Mobile gaming’s year of reckoning?
Was 2020 extraordinary or the new ordinary?
Got Stock
Stillfront and Embracer Group dominate the stock market
Both companies have made various acquistions this year
Flexibility
Stillfront Group secures revolving credit facility of $447 million
"The new facility underlines the trust in our strategy..."
Looking Out
Imperia Online on the lookout for new games
Company CBDO Mariela Tzvetanova on the benefits of acquisition
New Acquisition
Stillfront acquires indie dev Everguild Limited
In a deal worth $1.37 million
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Understanding gaming’s dark horse - Stillfront Group
The Master the Meta team dives into Stillfront's success
Stillfront Acquisition
Stillfront acquires Nanobit in deal worth up to $148 million
$100 million now, up to $48 million in 2023
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: "Love the games you want to be hired to make," says Storm8's Amber Okamura
"What works for one person isn't going to work for another and find your own flow."
Best Of 2020
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2020
Revealed: The movers, shakers, and moneymakers
Financials
Stillfront Group revenue up 148% year-on-year in Q2 2020
The growth has been attributed to recent acquisitions
Candy Land
Stillfront Group acquires BitLife developer Candywriter for $74 million
Total deal worth up to $195 million including earn-out bonuses
Moving Up
Stillfront appoints Kixeye CEO Clayton Stark as new group chief technology officer
"Clayton has already contributed with his vast experience from the industry"
Kixeye Job Cuts
Kixeye cuts 20 jobs following Stillfront acquisition
"No effect on our portfolio", says Stillfront CEO
Stillfront Buys Storm8
Stillfront Group acquires casual developer Storm8 in deal worth up to $400 million
$300 million upfront, with $100 million if financial targets are met
2019 In Review
COO Alexis Bonte on why Stillfront will continue its M&A drive in 2020
Players prefer free-to-play on mobile
Constant Craving
Live ops and scaling are key to Stillfront’s growth, says CEO Jörgen Larsson
"We believe the winners are the ones that have the best content"
Job News
Stillfront names Goodgame’s Phillip Knust as group chief product officer
"Establishing this role on the Group level is an important step to further accelerate synergies and develop Stillfront"
Still Got It
Nida Harb 3 helps drive Stillfront revenue up 46% to $50m in Q2
Earnings before tax more than double to $13.3m
Fund Raise
Update: Stillfront Group to raise $53 million from directed share issue; seeks up to $106m from bond loan
Company wants to add cash to its M&A warchest
Big Deal
Stillfront snaps up Kixeye in deal worth up to $120m
Acquisition worth $90 million plus up to a potential further $30 million in earnouts
Financials
New acquisitions drive Stillfront to $43.6 million results in Q1 2019
Development group hopes to add more indies to its roster in the coming year