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מתוך המשחק "Pirate Kings" מבית ג'לי באטן ופלייטיקה

Game over: Playtika's Israeli studio shuts down for good

16.02.23| Irad Atzmon-Schmayer

Jelly Button was one of Playtika's first acquisitions in the casual game genre, helping the company change direction from controversial social casino games. However, in the last round of layoffs in December, the company closed the studio permanently and fired most of its employees

מוסף שבועי 19.1.23 איור שער

Candy crack: Casual gaming addiction is not child’s play

22.01.23|Ariel Greisas

Lost hours, huge expenses and lies - this is what the lives of mobile game addicts look like, and this is how the addictive mechanism works

Playtika CSO: "We are looking to acquire companies in distress"

31.10.22| Irad Atzmon-Schmayer

Playtika Chief Strategy Officer, Eric Rapps, talks about the gaming company's investment strategy, what it sees in blockchain technology, and why its staff reflects the Israeli high-tech industry as a whole

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Israeli gaming company Playtika's shares leap nearly nearly 17% in Nadsaq debut

15.01.21|Reuters and CTech

The IPO, the biggest U.S. listing in 2021 so far, raised $1.88 billion for the casual gaming powerhouse valued at $13.79 billion

Game Changers: The evolution of Israel’s video game industry

03.10.20|Amit Kling and Omri Rosen

Is the local gaming ecosystem ready to make the leap from casual mobile games to Triple-A titles?