Super Evil Megacorp studio head Ian Fielding has been appointed CEO as Kristian Segerstrale becomes executive chair of the developer. Fielding joined Super Evil in 2021 after holding positions at Insomniac Games and Riot Games. He was senior production manager at the latter, where he helped launch and operate Valorant. As studio head at Super … Read more
Last week, Swedish games firm Enad Global 7 (EG7) initiated the “wind down” of Toadman Interactive and laid off 38 employees from Piranha Games. EG7 said the decision to shut down Toadman Interactive was due to “continued industry challenges and the studio’s inability to secure new work-for-hire contracts at a necessary pace.” Current work-for-hire contracts … Read more
Space Ape Games has expanded by establishing new studio NextBeat. PocketGamer reports Space Ape co-founder and exec Simon Hade has assumed the CEO position, joined by product manager George Yao, head of operations Imogen Turner, and live ops and player manager, Daisy Fletcher. “Excited to announce that I’m starting a new project that a bunch … Read more