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Kwalee opens new office in Portugal

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4 years ago

May 12, 2022

George Miller

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Fourth global office for UK-headquartered games publisher is its first in continental Europe

Award-winning multiplatform games publisher Kwalee is opening its fourth global office in Almada, Portugal.

This development is the latest in what’s been an incredible period of growth since 2020, during which Kwalee expanded from its headquarters in Leamington Spa, UK, and opened international studios in Bangalore, India and Beijing, China.

With remote team members globally, the expansion means that the company has employees across 18 countries.

Kwalee’s Almada office is set to be a technology hub for the company, led by long-time Chief Technology Officer Pedro Caria, who will also continue to oversee Kwalee’s technical teams worldwide. On the cutting edge of Kwalee’s Research and Development efforts, there will be exciting opportunities for those working in the metropolitan area of Lisbon to tackle wholly new challenges relating to game marketing and publishing.

“The metropolitan area of Lisbon stood out as the ideal location for our first office in mainland Europe thanks to its great talent pool,” said Kwalee CTO Pedro Caria.

“With the area’s growing reputation as a startup hub and with talented graduates coming from so many excellent technical universities in the area, I believe we have an opportunity to break new ground in tech to cement our status as the world’s best mobile games publisher. Plus, as an Almada native, I can personally vouch for how enjoyable it is to live here!”

With close proximity to Lisbon, Almada is known for its great quality of life with stunning beaches, bars and parks easily accessible from Kwalee’s new office location.

Vacancies at Kwalee’s Almada location are now available in Server Programming, Talent Acquisition and Administration, with more to be added. Over 170 job roles are available across Kwalee’s departments and global locations, including many remote opportunities.

It’s been an eventful 2022 already for Kwalee, who kicked off the year with its first ever acquisition, bringing on board the French narrative mobile games studio Tictales as part of an expansion into hybrid-casual and casual mobile games.

This was followed by the success of Airport Security, which was among the top-10 most downloaded games on Google Play in February, and in April, Kwalee was named Best Publisher at the Mobile Games Awards.

“It’s been a really exciting year so far and we’ve got so much more to come,” enthused Kwalee CEO David Darling.

“Our Portugal team will be at the heart of our technical offering as a world-leading publisher and Pedro has proven he’s the right person to lead our new location.”

eSports

PUBG MOBILE confirms 31 teams for Esports Nations Cup 2026 in Riyadh

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6 hours ago

July 21, 2026

Wladimir P.

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124 countries and territories registered for selection; the 32nd “Solidarity” Wildcard slot is still to be confirmed.

PUBG MOBILE has confirmed 31 of the 32 national teams for PUBG MOBILE at the Esports Nations Cup 2026, scheduled for November 3-8 in Riyadh. The publisher said 124 countries and territories registered and submitted official rosters for the selection process. The event will play for a $1.32 million USD prize pool.

The confirmed lineup includes 14 teams advancing from nine regional qualifiers: Indonesia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Jordan, KSA, France, Italy, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Mauritania and Madagascar.

A further 12 teams are invited via ENC Rankings: Türkiye, Mongolia, Brazil, Pakistan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, South Africa, United States, Ukraine and Argentina. Four Special Invite teams—China, South Korea, India and Japan—also join the Group Stage.

Two Wildcard slots are listed: Kuwait as the Host Region representative, and one “TBD (Solidarity)” team still to be confirmed. From November 3, teams will be split into four groups of eight for a round-robin Group Stage, with the top four from each group advancing to the Grand Finals.

The Esports Nations Cup was announced in August 2025 as a multi-title national-team competition, with future international iterations planned, according to the company. PUBG MOBILE also claimed it is the “#1 game title at the Esports Nations Cup in terms of participating countries and territories,” citing the 124 registered countries and territories for its selection process.

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Tonybet player in Canada claims $20,000 CAD golden World Cup card prize

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14 hours ago

July 21, 2026

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Tonybet says a player in Laurier-Station, Canada has claimed the “golden card” prize worth $20,000 CAD in the operator’s World Cup Card Collection. The announcement was made Tuesday 21st July 2026.

The World Cup collection featured 51 cards in total, including 48 digital cards representing participating World Cup nations, plus three unique prize cards in bronze, silver and gold. Tonybet said the bronze card—available during the group stage—was previously found by a customer in Saint-Colomban, Canada, while the silver card—available during the knockout rounds up to the quarter-finals—was won by a player in County Kildare, Ireland.

The golden card became available for the semi-final, third-place play-off and final, and has now been claimed, Tonybet said.

Tonybet Head of Product Kiryl Liudvikevich said: “You can plan a campaign down to the last detail, but you can’t plan what the World Cup brings.

“We designed the collection to evolve with the tournament, and every knockout round created new stories we couldn’t have predicted. Seeing players complete their collections and discovering who would uncover each prize was the most rewarding part of the campaign.

“I hope everyone enjoyed the experience for what it was meant to be: a fun addition to the tournament, played responsibly and always within their limits.”

Tonybet said the collection will remain open until 31 July for players who are still completing sets and spending coins, although all grand prizes have been awarded.

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Canada

Tonybet player in Canada claims $20,000 CAD golden World Cup card prize

Published

14 hours ago

July 21, 2026

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The golden card became available for the semi-final, third-place play-off and final, and has now been claimed, Tonybet said.

Tonybet Head of Product Kiryl Liudvikevich said: “You can plan a campaign down to the last detail, but you can’t plan what the World Cup brings.

“I hope everyone enjoyed the experience for what it was meant to be: a fun addition to the tournament, played responsibly and always within their limits.”

Tonybet said the collection will remain open until 31 July for players who are still completing sets and spending coins, although all grand prizes have been awarded.

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