SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pocket Gems, a leader and pioneer in free-to-play mobile games, is continuing its rapid growth by topping 28 million downloads across its successful product line, hiring more than 20 people so far this year and readying its move to brand-new corporate headquarters in San Francisco next month. The company’s biggest hit, Tap Zoo, has spent 27 of the last 31 weeks in Apple’s top 10 grossing app chart.
“We are thrilled about all the top talent joining our team,” Daniel Terry, CEO, Pocket Gems, said. “As we grow our company we are dedicated to keeping our focus on handcrafting and operating the best mobile games to continue to deliver amazing experiences for our customers.”
Pocket Gems has expanded its executive team by bringing on Ben Liu as chief operating officer to help guide the company as it matures from a start-up to a world-leader in free-to-play mobile gaming. Liu joins Pocket Gems from Playdom, where he oversaw its largest studio as executive producer of hit social games like the City of Wonder franchise.
The company is also continuing to grow its game development staff, with more than 20 new additions this year including Art Director Jeff Hunter, former art director at Electronic Arts; Director of Product Optimization Niels Hoven, formerly a senior producer at Playdom; and Creative Director Rich Cooluris, formerly the Pogo studio director at Electronic Arts. The company is continuing to hire and will move into its new corporate headquarters in San Francisco next month.
About Pocket Gems
Pocket Gems, a pioneer in mobile social games, creates handcrafted free-to-play games for mobile devices. The company’s first five titles, Tap Farm, Tap Store, Tap Jungle, Tap Zoo and Tap Zoo Christmas, have been downloaded by more than 28 million users, and have each topped Apple’s App Store charts. Pocket Gems was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco. For more information, visit: http://pocketgems.com/.