Assembly Summer game event is currently underway, showcasing fascinating lectures, games, and game demos. How are we doing at The Finnish Game Industry? Pocket Gamer interviewed Finnish developers and executives to find out. Excitingly, Barotrauma by FakeFish has topped GameRant's lists for Best Survival Game (that lacks base-building mechanics) and Best Game Set Around Jupiter.
We are back on duty after the summer holidays and are excited to bring you our newsletter again! Here are the bright highlights of the Finnish Game Industry from the past three weeks: Bitmagic has raised a $4 million seed round to revolutionize game development with its generative AI platform. End-all Entertainment's game, Paradigm Island, received the first-ever IGDA Finland Grant. The Games First Helsinki event is scheduled for October 30th, with more information coming in August.
This week, we shine a spotlight on diversity within the Finnish Game Industry. The Better Games initiative unites Finnish game studios in the pursuit of equality. Additionally, Nitro Games is actively supporting and educating about neurodiversity in the industry. Discover the latest Finnish games showcased at the Steam Next Fest. Stay informed by subscribing to Neogames' weekly newsletter for all the latest updates.
This week, latest news from Finnish Game Industry covers announce of Angry Birds 3 movie production, Supercell's great success with Squad Busters, Metacore being appointed to fastest growing technology company at Finland and several super cool new Finnish game releases are coming!
This week, latest news from Finnish Game Industry features a new release from Supercell and interesting partnership from Fingersoft!
Nordic Game Awards. Three Time Winner (Best Art, Best Audio and Nordic Game of The Year) Alan Wake 2 by Remedy Entertainment.
Finnish Game of the Year 2023 is Alan Wake 2 / Remedy Entertainment! See all the winners from the news + Angry Birds lands on Google Play for cars with Google built-in +Finland’s Gorilla Capital invests in Lola Panda, an edtech solution for children +Stumble Guys dev Kitka Games soft-launches new mobile title Battle Guys: Royale
Sega announced Sonic Rumble, a 32-player PvP mobile game created with Finnish studio Rovio. ODDLI is the Best Finnish Student Game of 2024! #bit1 Redhill has kicked off a new collaboration with Mainframe Industries on the #PaxDei project! Finnish Game Awards is organized on May 16th and will be also streamed
Return Entertainment and Samsung elevate smart TV gaming with “Rivals Arena” partnership + Tencent raises its stake in Remedy to 14%. The LEGO Group welcomes Ilkka Paananen to its Board of Directors + Finnish Game Awards is organized on May 16th
Supercells is releasing a new game Squad Busters globally on May 29th Alan Wake 2 scoops up prizes at Bafta Games Awards Finnish Game Awards is organized on May 16t + Nominees are announced