Play Finland’s Weekly Newsletter
In this report we will combine the week 37/2016 from the Finnish Game Industry. Check out all the events, news and job openings!
Neogames’ latest report on the Finnish game industry 2015 & China Mobile Games Report
Events:
In this report we will combine the week 37/2016 from the Finnish Game Industry. Check out all the events, news and job openings!
Neogames’ latest report on the Finnish game industry 2015 & China Mobile Games Report
Events:
- September 22nd Serious Games Seminar 2016. If you are a member and wish to have a stand please contact leigh.ewin@espoo.fi as we have several FREE stands available – again, for paid members. Everyone else can purchase a ticket here at a discount – https://ti.to/
nordic-digital-business-sum mit/nordic-iot-2016/ discount/SGF926 - September 29-30th SLUSH Play / Reykjavik / Island
- Nordic Game Discovery Contest debuts on 5 October at the Day Zero pre-event of the Northern Game Summit (6-7 October) in Kajaani Finland
- 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-nordi cs-at-game-connection-euro pe-26-28-10-2016/
- 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/
- November 28-29.2016 Nordic Brand Licensing Market Helsinki
See also The Game Industry Events calendar: http://www.neogames.fi/en/events/eventcalendar/
Open jobs:
- Rovaniemen Kehitys Oy hakee hallinnoimaansa Game Brewery -yrityskehittämishankkeeseen projektipäällikköä
- RedLynx, a Ubisoft Studio is looking for Quality Control Specialist
- More jobs at gamesjobs.fi
Releases:
- EveryWear launches Field Day for watchOS 3
- Finally, an Apple Watch game that doesn’t play itself
- “Field Day” by EveryWear Games promises the tiniest farm game ever
- Applen esittelemä suomalaispeli julkistettiin tiistaina
- Apple nosti esiin suomalaisen älykellopelin -“Askelmerkit ovat osuneet kohdilleen”
- Tällainen on Applen ylistämä suomalaispeli
- Field Day – Le premier jeu 3D sur Apple Watch
Announcements:
- HOX pelisuunnittelun ja peligrafiikan osaajat: Veikkaus ja Pelit-lehti etsivät uutta timanttista peli-ideaa! Pelisuunnittelukilpailu Peliskaba 2016 on käynnissä 30.9. asti. Lue lisää: veikkaus.fi/peliskaba2016
- Former Rovio “Mighty Eagle” Peter Vesterbacka Named “Brand Breaker” for Learning Game Studio Lightneer Inc. Following €2.8 Million Financing Round
- Rustos’ Drunk-Fu is now free for both Android & iOS, so go check it out!
- Oddroks’ Power Hover glides past 4 million downloads.
Other News;
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Tarjolla vuokralle edullisia työtiloja Tampereen keskustasta Tullin alueelta 1.10.2016 alkaen. Mahdollista on vuokrata 1-3 kokonaista 15-17m² työhuonetta (kuhunkin mahtuu 3-4 työpistettä) ja/tai yksittäisiä työpisteitä jaetusta huoneesta. Kokonaisen huoneen vuokra on noin 300e/kk+alv ja yksittäisen työpisteen noin 100e/kk+alv, tarkka vuokrasumma sovitaan huoneen koon ja henkilömäärän perusteella. Tiedustelut ja näytöt: Johanna Roihuvuo, Office manager
johanna@valaa.com / 044-5070781 - Going to Northern Game Summit? Want your game to be discovered? Submission deadline for the Nordic Game Discovery Contest is coming closer! Read more here: http://nordicgame.com/nordic-game-discovery-contest-debuts…/
- Clusterloop will conquer Shanghai.
- Finnish educational games developer Lightneer secures €2.8 million funding as Peter Vesterbacka joins studio
- PGC Helsinki 2016: Nemesis Perspective crowned first ever VR Indie Pitch Winner
- (Only in Finnish) Peli- ja virtuaalialan osaajat kootaan Vaasassa saman katon alle
- How You Can Claim Your Share Of The Growing Mobile Games Market
- Suomalainen hittipeli on edelleen rahasampo – uusi peli loppuvuodesta?
- Playing politics in urban empire
- PRAEDOR – Fantasiaroolipeli kirja julkaistu
- (Only in Finnish) Suomalainen mobiilipeli yhdistää modernin taiteen, hauskanpidon ja kilpailun.
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!