NEW YORK & OTTAWA, Ontario, September 21, 2023 – Award-winning, Ottawa based mobile game developer-publisher, Magmic announced today the company’s plan to launch its first podcast, Mondays With Magmic – The Business of Mobile Gaming. The podcast will feature Mo Agha, Magmic’s CEO and president, who will host the podcast and share key trending mobile gaming insights and the business and entrepreneurship aspects that support it, along with an occasional game hack. The monthly podcast will drop new episodes on the first Monday of every month.
“Our business is not only built on creating fun and engaging games but also a commitment to innovation and learning. Our new podcast will allow us to share important mobile gaming innovations and insights with our player and business audiences alike,” said Magmic CEO and President Mo Agha.
The podcast will also focus on Magmic’s unwavering commitment to corporate social responsibility and a company culture of diversity and inclusion, creativity and collaboration, along with growth plans to include hiring and doubling in size by 2024.
“Corporate social responsibility is a passion of mine and our founders. We are working towards Magmic’s B Corp Certification with hopes of becoming one of the first Canada-based B Corp Certified companies in the mobile game development industry. Our company is also a part of a program implemented by our co-founder, John Criswick, entitled “7 Days For Change” to support and encourage employee volunteerism. Under the program, staffers can choose wherever they wish to go to volunteer for a cause they believe in for a week each year, supported by a travel stipend and while still collecting their salaries,” said Agha.
The first episode of “Mondays With Magmic – The Business of Mobile Gaming” will be available on Spotify on Monday, November 6 (previously scheduled for October 2).
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About Magmic
Magmic is an award-winning publisher and developer of mobile games since the dawn of the mobile entertainment revolution to present day as a leader in the Web3 video game realm. Established in 2002 in Ottawa, Canada, Magmic is a pioneer in the mobile gaming industry and has developed and published over 100 mobile games, many of which have reached #1 in the Card and Board game categories on the App Stores. Magmic’s most popular games include Hasbro’s Scattergories and Scattergories Blitz, Mattel’s Phase 10, Skip-Bo and Blokus, Texas Hold’Em King, Passport Rummy, The New York Times Crossword app, Spite & Malice, Adventure Hearts, the Simply suite of card games, along with many others. With over 250 million game downloads over 21 years, Magmic currently has a player base of millions of monthly active users and tens of billions of hours of play. For more information, visit www.magmic.com
