THIS WEEK IN THE FINNISH GAME INDUSTRY (34/2016)

Play Finland’s Weekly Newsletter
In this report we will combine the week 34/2016 from the Finnish Game Industry. Check out all the events, news and job openings!
Neogames’ latest report on the Finnish game industry 2015
Events:

• August 29th Metrics Monday and Next Games announce the next meetup in Helsinki.Speakers: Eric Seufert, ex-Rovio VP and Wooga Marketing Director and Jörkki Hyvönen the Head of Analytics at Next Games. Register on https://meetabit.com/events/203
• September 3rd Game Music Blowout 2016
• September 5th-6th. Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
  • Steel Media / Pocket Gamer Connects is providing free travel from within Finland to the event! You can grab a bus from Jyväskylä, Kotka, Tampere & Turku which will take you straight to the venue. Sign up now.
  •  Combine conference trip and jamming at Pocket Jam!
• Aalto EE; Game Executive September 7-14
• September 14th Games for Health Finland 2016
• September 15th The eSports research project from Tampere University will be hosting a free seminar on eSports and internet game streaming.
• September 29-30th SLUSH Play / Reykjavik / Island
• 7-10 October Larp Event: Price of Inspiration, /Tammela
• October 26th- 28th Game Connection Europe / Paris
  • Neogames has negotiated a very reasonably priced offer (DL: SEP.5th) to its members for Game Connection Europe in Paris. In the spirit of the Nordic co-operation Neogames shares this offer with other Nordic clusters, NGI and their members. More info:http://www.neogames.fi/join-neogames-and-the-nordics-at-game-connection-europe-26-28-10-2016/

See also The Game Industry Events calendar: http://www.neogames.fi/en/events/eventcalendar/
Open jobs:

• HWR is hiring – We are looking for a talented free-to-play PvP mobile Game Designer.
• More jobs at gamesjobs.fi

Releases:

• Wheelie Rider is available on Google Play
• X-COM -Tietokonepelien klassikot tietokirja on valmis ja myynnissä. Juho-Kustaa Kuorikoski kiittää kirjan synnyn mahdollistaneesta joukkorahoituskamppanjasta.

Announcements:

• Seriously’s Petri Järvilehto on Pocket Gamer’s Hall of Fame on building big games franchises
• Strong performance and profitable growth for Rovio in first half of 2016
• Motorious Entertainment announces 0,5 million euros funding Talouselämä article in Finnish & ArcticStartup article in English

Other News;

• The New & Fresh Peliosuuskunta Expa (Expa Game Business Co-operative) / IGDA Finland Jyväskylä Hub website has been put out there!
• Joonas Turner is making a game called Tormentor X Punisher with my good friends Beau Blyth on code and Tuuka Stefanson on ingame art and with Jarred Lunt on promo art!
• Big Bang Racing races past three million downloads in its first month – great work from Traplight!

This is the weekly summary of news from the Finnish game industry. If you want to have your news on the list, post them on the Play Finland Facebook group. The summary will be posted every Friday afternoon. Check out previous week’s list!