Weekly News 36/22
Scopely acquires Stumble Guys from Kitka Games!
Scopely acquires Stumble Guys from Kitka Games!
Neogames is updating the list of Finnish (active) Game Developers companies. PlayStation acquired Savage Games Studios +Black Block has raised $1.5m +Remedy has been chosen as a solid performer of the year!
Coming Autumn is fully packed from events. Check the weekly news.
Note that Digi Demo funding deadline is on 5th of August! Check the new releases from Platonic Partnership and Nopia.
Huge market potential for health games: Psyon Games, aiming to be a leading designer of science and health games works for a healthier world together with the world’s largest health organizations and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
New Finnish start up Village Studio raises $2.3M. Returnal from Housemarque won twice at The Finnish Game Awards. Playtika closes three development studios around the world, including Seriously's office in the USA.
Housemarque won four awards at Nordic Game Awards, including Best Nordic Game! Normogames won the Bit 1 student game of 2022 with game The Riflemen.
The winners of game studies thesis competition are announced. Samuel Poirier-Poulin from University of Tampere won the Masters category with the work; "The wounds that never healed: An analysis of videoludic trauma in Cry of Fear" and Leena Hirvonen from Karelia University of applied sciences with work; "Unity digitaalisen oppimateriaalin tuottamisen välineenä"
Nasdaq Helsinki has approved the listing application of Remedy Entertainment. + DigiDemo funding announced.
Several new Finnish Games released on this week