Events:
- Today a game music concert Quinsonitus vs Takomo Percussion in Tampere
- Last chance to register with our Nordic deal to Game Connection Paris (28.-30.10.)
- Next week Pocket Gamer Connects comes to Helsinki
- Registration deadline for our trade mission to GDC China has been extended until Sept 8
Releases:
- The Cold Hand Reef by WHAM was released for PC
- Super Duper Pikkuli Game family was released for Android
- Pip Games released Holes and Bears for iOS and Android
Announcements:
- Boomlagoon annouced Spirit Hunter
- Part Time Monkey, a new indie studio was founded
- Ex-Rovio Team Superplus Games Announces Retro Shot
Open jobs:
- See open jobs at Games Jobs Finland
Other news:
- Smartwatch game developer Everywear Games closed $2.25M funding round
- Zombie Kill of the Week – Reborn is this week on Humble Bumble
- West-to-China publisher MyGamez announces 9 million MAUs and new funding round
- Chartboost tells Why It’s Great to Be a Mobile Game Developer in Finland
- Housemarque is the patron of the Finnish Game Day 2015
- Video games should be taken seriously as a form of culture and as a business (in Finnish)
- Check out the trailer for Heavy Rockets by Majasalmi
This is the weekly summary of news from the Finnish game industry. If you want to have your news on the list, post them to the Play Finland Facebook group. The summary will be posted every Friday afternoon. See the previous post here.