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A games programmer before joining Sony’s early PlayStation team in 1994, he then founded developer Pure Entertainment, which IPO’d and launched a free-to-play online gaming service way back in 1999.
He was also a director of pioneering motion gaming startup In2Games, which was sold to a US group in 2008.
Along the way, he’s been a corporate VP, troubleshooter, and non-exec to a variety of companies and investors in and around the games sector.
Harry was European CEO of Marvelous AQL, a Japanese developer and publisher of social, mobile and console games, known for console games like No More Heroes and Harvest Moon, but now highly successful in the free-to-play mobile and web space in Japan and Asia.
Harry is CEO of Magicave.
Articles featuring Harry Holmwood
Articles featuring Harry Holmwood
MOBILE MAVENS
Aug 5th, 2014
Rise of the YouTuber: An opportunity too good for developers to turn down?
MOBILE MAVENS
Jun 30th, 2014
The geography game: Is the UK's toxic attitude to F2P holding developers back?
MOBILE MAVENS
Jun 10th, 2014
iOS 8: Industry experts on the good, the bad, and the downright dangerous
Mobile Gaming Mavens
Feb 5th, 2014
Will Apple's next big innovation wipe away the memory of iPhone 5C?
Top Stories
News
Jun 6th, 2024
Asia and MENA to reach 2 billion gamers by 2028 as revenue soars past $85 billion in 2023
News
May 29th, 2024
Dungeon & Fighter Mobile picks up $66 million on China's App Store in first week
Events
Tribeca Games Festival 2024 | North America | Jun 5th |
Steam Next Fest: June 2024 Edition | Jun 10th | |
WN Conference Istanbul 2024 | Jun 11th | |
GamesForum Hamburg 2024 | Europe | Jun 11th |
ESI London 2024 | Europe | Jun 13th |
Game Con Canada (GCC) 2024 | North America | Jun 14th |
Indie Dev Play 2024 | Europe | Jun 14th |
DevGAMM Vilnius 2024 | Europe | Jun 14th |