Staff Profile
-
Email Address
-
Twitter
-
LinkedIn
About
About
Brian has been working in the games industry since the mid-1990s, when he joined the legendary studio DMA Design, as a writer on the original Grand Theft Auto. Since then he's worked with major publishers, founded his own digital agency, helped numerous startups with PR, marketing, communications, narrative design, branding and making money.
Back in 2004 Brian created the Scottish Games Network, the industry body for the country's videogames sector. He also lectures at Napier University on the transformative power of interactive media on the creative industries, is a board member of Creative Edinburgh, and helps to organise games, tech and creative industries events.
In his spare time he plays videogames and is usually, proudly, at least one generation behind the cutting edge consoles.
Articles by Brian Baglow
All articles written by Brian Baglow
Interview
Dec 22nd, 2023
PocketGamer.biz Podcast - Zynga’s Yaron Leyvand on the secret to making a “forever franchise”
Interview
Oct 13th, 2023
PocketGamer.biz Podcast - Xsolla CEO Chris Hewish on creative commerce solutions to take control of your game
News
Sep 14th, 2023
PocketGamer.biz Podcast - Hot gaming trends and ad formats that are losing steam
Interview
Jul 24th, 2023
PocketGamer.biz Podcast – AR, AI, and Subscription Models — Oh, My!
Our PocketGamer.biz team recaps GDC 2023 and riff on the topics that stole this year’s show.
News
Jan 24th, 2023
Is basketball bigger than Pokemon? Niantic has to hope so
The augmented reality pioneer brings the world's biggest NBA stars to your neighbourhood
Feature
Aug 9th, 2022
PocketGamer.biz Podcast - the realities of developing hypercasual games for indie studios
Interview
Jul 25th, 2022
PocketGamer.biz Podcast: Squid Games' Jackie Jin on the importance of credibility and culture in a casual games studio
PocketGamer.biz Podcast - Zynga’s Yaron Leyvand on the secret to making a “forever franchise”
PocketGamer.biz Podcast - Xsolla CEO Chris Hewish on creative commerce solutions to take control of your game
PocketGamer.biz Podcast - Hot gaming trends and ad formats that are losing steam
PocketGamer.biz Podcast – AR, AI, and Subscription Models — Oh, My!
Our PocketGamer.biz team recaps GDC 2023 and riff on the topics that stole this year’s show.
Is basketball bigger than Pokemon? Niantic has to hope so
The augmented reality pioneer brings the world's biggest NBA stars to your neighbourhood
PocketGamer.biz Podcast - the realities of developing hypercasual games for indie studios
PocketGamer.biz Podcast: Squid Games' Jackie Jin on the importance of credibility and culture in a casual games studio
Top Stories
News
12 hours, 7 minutes ago
Nintendo releases first official statement on "the successor to Nintendo Switch"
News
12 hours, 36 minutes ago
Microsoft closes Mighty Doom dev Alpha Dog, Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and more
News
12 hours, 52 minutes ago
Nintendo made $10.8 billion in FY24 with mobile and IP income up 81.6%
Feature
May 7th, 2024
Mobile Mavens: The industry has its say on Squad Busters ability to draw in “untapped audiences” with its “influence from a range of genres”
Feature
May 7th, 2024
Hot Five: Supercell’s Squad Busters supremacy, Brawl Stars bounces back, and a games industry journey at King
Feature
May 7th, 2024
April 2024 mobile game charts: Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile loses launch momentum and Brawl Stars’ astronomical rise
Events
Valencia Indie Summit 2024 | Europe | May 16th |
Mobidictum Meetup Tallinn May 2024 | Europe | May 21st |
Israel Mobile Summit 2024 | Middle East | Jun 6th |
WN Conference Istanbul 2024 | Jun 11th | |
DevGAMM Vilnius 2024 | Europe | Jun 14th |
Develop: Brighton 2024 | Europe | Jul 9th |
Mobidictum Meetup Barcelona September 2024 | Europe | Sep 1st |
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2024 | Nordic | Oct 1st |