This week, Finnish games are in full action: Remedy has fully revealed its new multiplayer game set in the Control universe, titled FBC: Firebreak. Noice, a next-gen streaming platform, launches its open beta with rewards for European creators, aiming to redefine the streaming landscape. Several Finnish games are also showcased at the Steam Next Fest, giving players the chance to experience demos of upcoming titles from The Finnish Game Industry.
As seen at Pocket Gamer Connects last week, the Finnish Game Industry proves its resilience and strength. Glitch Hammer won the top prize at PGC Helsinki’s Very Big Indie Pitch with Get Colossal! Tribo Games has shared a sneak peek of their upcoming Rumble Arcade, and Potion Tycoon from Snowhound Games launched on major PC platforms this week.
A fully packed week with Finnish Games Week—big hand to IGDA Finland, Pocket Gamer, and We Love Games for making it happen! Hats off to Future Run for closing a second investment round led by Supercell. Remedy Entertainment is pushing strongly towards self-publishing goals with a €15M loan from Tencent. On the sustainability front, Neogames continues to champion green values in SGA interviews. Last but not least, check out the open game industry education programs!
Good news again from the Finnish Game Industry! Social First has revealed Nexus Station, an upcoming cross-platform social sandbox MMO for Mobile and PC. Nitro Games is also making strides, expanding its development agreement with Digital Extremes to continue work on Warframe Mobile. Next week, the eagerly awaited Finnish Games Week begins with three key events: IGDA Leadership Day, Pocket Gamer Connects, and We Love Games, and you’ll also have a great opportunity to spot the Neogames team at all of these events.
It's been again an eventful week for the Finnish Game Industry. In Kajaani, the Northern Game Summit and the 'Game Industry in Turmoil' workshop where, lots of great thoughts and tricks were pinted and shared. Fingersoft brought exciting news by joining forces with Konami Digital Entertainment, bringing Super Bomberman R 2 into Hill Climb Racing 2. Supercell announced another major collaboration for Squad Busters with Hasbro's Transformers. Good news is that at the game industry still seems to have money to be invested as Supercell has invested in Redly Games, an independent Helsinki-based studio.
Supercell has invested in new Finnish Game Studio, Redly Games. Critical Force has reached 100 million instals for Critical Ops in Google Play. Solid and beautiful new Finnish games have been released this week, with even more arriving next week. Plus, several standout Finnish titles are available to add to your Steam wishlist. Big surprise of the week was Brawl Stars has teaming up with WWE star John Cena to launch its SpongeBob (alias Paavo Pesusieni!) SquarePants collaboration. It is worth to mention that 1939 Games is harnessing the power of Golden Whale’s machine learning and data analytics to optimize its player insights.
Sega has officially completed its acquisition of Rovio Entertainment. The Playing for the Planet alliance, in which Neogames proudly participates, has just announced the inaugural Playing for the Planet Awards. In an exciting fusion of art and games, the Finnish National Gallery is bringing national art treasures to Fortnite with the launch of the "Art Heist" island, offering players an immersive experience combining iconic art and strategic gameplay. Lastly, a quick reminder: the DigiDemo application period for demo grants closes TODAY at 4 p.m.
This week, good news from the Finnish Game Industry includes Remedy and Annapurna announcing a strategic cooperation agreement on Control 2 and plans to bring Control and Alan Wake to film and television. Makea Games has launched their highly anticipated parkour game, Supermoves on Steam. Metacore is celebrating significant milestones, with Merge Mansion surpassing $500 million in lifetime revenue and 55 million app downloads. A big highlight for Neogames was that KooPee Hiltunen and Suvi Latva had the honour of introducing the Finnish Game Industry to top-level Chinese ISBN authorities. Lastly, don't forget — TODAY is the last day to apply for the Games First 2024 event!
This week has been an exciting whirlwind at Gamescom. Neogames rolled the Nordic All Stars booth. There was a great success among Finnis Devs at Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2024. Another great news is that Return Entertainment’s is partnering with Aethir GPUs to bring cloud gaming to smart TVs. Don't forget, registration for Games First 2024 is now open! In broader industry news, Epic's Mobile Store launched this week, and it's also worth noting that Apple is now requiring developers to display their address, phone number, and email on the App Store in the EU.
This week, we are proud to spotlight the newly established Sustainable Games Alliance, a non-profit initiative led by industry veterans, dedicated to reducing the environmental impact of the global games industry by developing unified reporting standards. Next week marks the start of Gamescom, one of the world's largest game events, where Neogames will operate the Nordic All Stars Booth (hall 4.1 at stand C-020 G), showcasing companies and game clusters from Finland, Norway, and Estonia. (Don't miss the Happy Hour on Thursday at 5 PM, sponsored by Reaktor!). Check the list of other Finnish Devs participating to Gamescom, from our newsletter. Lastly, a quick reminder: the application deadline for the Avek demo grants is fast approaching—submit your applications by 6th September!