To Toronto
Ogury opens a new office in Toronto
Sandra Mackechnie joins as Country Manager
Another One
Nukebox Studios launches blockchain branch
Looking to invest in new evergreen franchises
Ai Innovation
Playtika opens new studio in Switzerland
Will focus on AI and R&D
Hutch Hires
Hutch appoints three senior hires to further expand operations
Bringing experience from Sony, Fuse, Codemasters and more
Square Go
Poland's second-largest game developer Ten Square enters China on its tenth anniversary
In just one week, Poland's second-largest game developer bought an Italian development studio, was granted a license to trade in China AND celebrated its tenth anniversary
Funding Boom
Startup conglomerate Kepler Interactive raises $120 million from NetEase
Another roll-up player rolls up
Over The Moon
Former King and Z2 developers raise $5 million for Starform studio
The funding round investment will be used to scale the company to work on upcoming and future projects
Casual Compendium
Homa Games expands beyond hypercasual
The fast-growing French publisher has started publishing casual board and puzzle games alongside hypercasual titles
Seeking Head Of Studio
Riot Games set to open new studio in China
The League of Legends creator plans to expand its reach
Triple Threat
Tripledot Studios continues expansion with new office in Barcelona
Headed up by former Facebook and Google executive Eran Herzberg
No Extra Cost
Netflix confirms video game expansion beginning with mobile games
"We think the time is right to learn more about how our members value games."
Netflix Of Games
Netflix sets sights on video games, hires EA Mobile and CCO Mike Verdu
First set of games expected to arrive in next 12 months
Summer In Brno
Pixel Federation opening new office in Czech Republic
Looking for fresh talent
40 Million Players
Black Desert franchise exceeds $2 billion revenue, Pearl Abyss expands Western presence
Amsterdam and Los Angeles growing
New Era
Outfit7 looks to grow 430 million MAU with new IP expansion
Mythic Legends and Swamp Attack 2 unveiled
Fourth Office
Homa Games lands in Lviv, opening its fourth office
Ambitious hypercasual publisher opens new Ukraine studio
New Studio
Ten Square Games set to open Berlin studio, ex-Wooga Patrick McGrath at helm
Fast-growing studio adds third Euro location
Expansion
Phoenix Labs expands as it opens new studios in Montreal and Los Angeles
"We aspire to bring joy and delight to players for years to come by providing developers with a long-term home to create the world's most compelling gaming experiences"
Expansion
Development services firm Amber opens a new studio in Montréal
Outpost focused on QA, localisation and engineering initially
Heading To China
Kwalee continues its expansion with a new office in China
"Kwalee China will benefit all of our work, as stronger relationships with partners in the country will help to bring our games to a wider audience"
Heading East
Voodoo expands with multiple offices across Asia
"We are thrilled to be moving into the APAC region"
Strong Team
Adjust makes three key hires as it continues to expand across the Americas
"We're in a strong position to build on the exponential growth we've seen in mobile-first markets like the US and LATAM"
Funding
Hiber raises $2.25 million in a seed funding round for its creative platform
"Each of the new investors brings additional expertise and guidance to our business"
Expansion
Kolibri Games is expanding with a new studio in Romania
"We truly believe in the potential of Idle Miner Tycoon and are excited to start working on entirely new titles that will expand the universe"
Join The Team
Pixel Toys will double its workforce before the end of lockdown
Has hired 30 people since February
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Lockwood Publishing on promoting growth even during lockdown
The Lisbon team worked together for three days before lockdown
Expansion
Square Enix branches out into "entertainment AI" with forming of new company
Square Enix AI and Arts Alchmey Co. will spearhead research and development
Expansion
Middle Eastern games publishing platform Tamatem locks $3.5 million in funding
Wamda led the backing
Expansion
Bit Fry Game Studios raises additional $3.5 million in funding
Xbox co-creator Ed Fries' 1Up Ventures led backing
Electric Square Singapore
Keywords Studios opens a new Electric Square office in Singapore
13 employees to start, growing to 50 by 2022
Staffing Up
Lockwood Publishing expands into Lisbon with new office
Applications are now open for those interested in joining
Expanding To Asia
Double Eleven to open new studio in Malaysia
Recruitment begins February
Staffing Up
Report: TikTok's ByteDance is looking to make a major push with mobile games in 2020
Two games expected by Spring
Giganta-update
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon plus Sword and Shield expansion pass revealed in Direct
Pokemon Home will launch in February
Age Of 5g
Square Enix looking to "relaunch" and expand Indian business presence
Cloud streaming and 5G also touched upon
Expansion
UK dev Exient expands headcount as it focuses on new license deals
“The success of Lemmings has borne this out”
Breaking Borders
Adtech outfit Bidstack launches in US
Adam Fisher is new head of sales
Expansion
Ubisoft opens new mobile studio in Vietnam
Recruiting over 100 new employees
Expanding To Asia
Scopely expanding into the Asian market
“Asia is home to three out of the four top-grossing gaming markets and we are excited by the endless possibilities ahead"
Global Expansion
Virtuos expands with new offices in Montreal and South Korea
"As we continue our global expansion plan and open new offices around the world our mission remains focused on creating great games”
Company Expansion
Keywords expands offices in Poland and Mexico
Services provider set to recruit more staff
Mena Expansion
Tencent Games sets up MENA HQ in Dubai
Chinese publisher set to invest in emerging market
Office Expansion
Scopely is expanding its offices in Barcelona and Dublin
The company is looking to expand its team
New Partnerships
Tencent Cloud chases new partners in South Korea and Southeast Asia as it plots international growth
The division has set a goal for five-fold international revenue growth
New Company
Bandai Namco opens new mobile games-focused branch in Barcelona
The new company will open its doors in 2020
Partnership
My.Games partners with iDreamSky for mutual global expansion
“For us, this deal represents a valuable opportunity to engage with players in the Asian market”
European Expansion
Interview: Hyper-casual specialist Voodoo opens new Istanbul studio
“The move to Istanbul follows recent studio openings and that growth really demonstrates our drive to develop the sector and expand the hyper-casual market”
New Studio
NetEase opens Montreal studio
CEO says city offers “clear advantages and favourable conditions” for international games companies
Moving Location
Zynga India moves to new studio in Bangalore
Developer currently hiring for multiple roles
Site Opening
Pole To Win opens Montreal office
New location will offer QA, customer service, engineering and translation services