This week big news are: Pelimetsä project, that has already preserved over 130 hectares of Finnish forest and invites now more Finnish game companies to become long-term supporters + Habbo Hotel celebrates it's 20th anniversary + Johanna Verhiö got rewarded for Girls Act of the Year (Vuoden tyttöteko)
This week big news is Dreamloop Games partnering up with Feardemic and Unfold Games to bring DARQ to new platforms.
This week we have several very interesting positions open at Finnish Game Industry
This week big news are Futureplay Games releasing Merge Gardens on iOS and Android Neogames Finland released a study regarding the employment situation of students graduated from Finnish Game Education. The study is written in Finnish but there is a English abstract.
This week big news is Metacore (formely Everywear Games) raising $17.6 million (+$11.8 million line of credit) 💰 from Supercell and launches Merge Mansion mobile game. Congratulations! 🥳 Playsome released (in Finland) their first title Friends & Dragons. Thank you 🙏 @PGConnects Helsinki <3
Autumn is starting busy with lots of event at Finnish Game Industry, although many of them are online events. Next week will be Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki!
This week news Finnish Game Incubator was released by Tampere Game Hub. Neogames reminds you to apply AVEK funding for you games.
This week we used to be at Köln because of Games com but now we can participate Devcom remotely. What comes to Finnish Game industry Game Music Collective released their a tribute to the Finnish gaming industry . Forbidden Studios released pretty impressive new trailer; Among the Trolls.
Week 34 news are HUGE and many: Remedy Entertainment won the Finnish game of the year with Control - Remedy. Sonja Ängeslevä awarded as the Power Player of the Year. Joonas Häll is IGDA volunteer of the year. Check all the winners and stream from our site! Amazing Pelimetsä project announced; Finnish Games industry has supported Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation with a record-breaking half-million Euros!!! 🌲❤️🌲❤️🌲❤️ Finnish Stock companies Rovio and Remedy announced good results.
Week 33 big news is not exactly about Finnish Game Industry. However very interesting to us too; Fortnite has been removed from both, Apple & Google appstores. At next week (August 18th) we are celebrating 25th years of the Finnish Game Industry; Finnish Game Awards Gala (online only) starting at 18.45. You can follow the Gala from Youtube. Another good news of the Finnish Game Industry are that IGDA Finland has been recognized as one of the IGDA chapters providing meaningful events at AGM awards ceremony. Several interesting job opportunities are also available and new games has been released.