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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
CAT OUT THE BAG
Dec 16th, 2015
2015 in Review: The Secret Police's Harry Holmwood predicts more M&A in 2016
AMUSING CASH
Nov 17th, 2015
Ex-Sega president Hayao Nakayama invests in UK super startup The Secret Police
WHAT'S NEXT?
Nov 4th, 2015
Mobile Mavens debate the value of the deal and the future of mobile games in the Activision Blizzard King era
GET HIRED
Oct 28th, 2015
How to get a job at Japanese-influenced London super startup The Secret Police
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ADVERTISING FOR MORE
Oct 1st, 2015
Updated: Japanese MMORPG Logres of Swords and Sorcery hits 7 million downloads but it's its LTV that makes it top grossing
GIVE ME FREEDOM
Sep 28th, 2015
Is being paid for how long people play your game a good model for developers (or just Amazon)?
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PSYCHOLOGICAL HOOKS
Jul 14th, 2015
Western devs need to think more about chance and less about skill says Marvelous' Harry Holmwood
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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 |