Flaregames lays off 45, founder gives up CEO title

Mobile publisher Flaregames is laying off 45 people, and founder Klaas Kersting is handing over the CEO duties to executive Todd English. The seven-year-old company has been a one-stop shop for mobile game developers, and it makes its own games, too.

The Karlsruhe, Germany-based Flaregames will now divide itself in two, with a publishing division and a separate organization with multiple development studios for mobile games.