THIS WEEK (17/2018) IN THE FINNISH GAME INDUSTRY

Play Finland’s Weekly Newsletter
In this report we will combine the week 17/2018 from the Finnish Game Industry.
News are gathered from the Play Finland group posts during the week. That is why we recommend you to post by yourself (however not flood) your Finnish Game Industry related news to the group. It also guarantees that your news will be visible in the weekly newsletter /news compilation. Play Finland is at the moment one of the main channels for sharing information inside the industry.

 
Events:

• May 4th FutureZone Mediapolis: E-urheilu. Ylen Studiot L1 ja L3, Mediapolis, 4.5. klo 12-16.30
  Ilmoittautuminen: oheisen linkin kautta viimeistään 27.4.
• May 5th Game Över 11- pelitapahtuma Lahden pääkirjastolla
• May 8th Games First / Helsinki
  • The pitching you’ll hear at GF is not about user acquisition pipeline optimization and ad revenue monetization – it’s about games. To be precise: Game Demos. This year, it’s going to be even cooler as we’ve got something special from our dear friends at Trojan Horse was a Unicorn. Come present to your fellow developers what you’re working on and apply for a Game Demo ticket now!
• May 14th GDPR-event at Rovio 14.5 afternoon 13-16. Registration gdpr@neogames.fi. if you are a member of Suomen Pelinkehittäjät ry I have also sent you info about how to get access to materials. If you are a developer but not a member you can ask access to materials by mailing request to gdpr@neogames.fi
• 16-17 May Bit1 Metropolia game event / Helsinki
• May 23-25 Nordic Game Conference / Malmö, Sweden
  • IGDA members get 20% off for Nordic Game Conference 2018!!! This is how you do it:
    Hurry up, go to www.conf.nordicgame.com, push the “Register” button, check the “Organisation discount” box, choose “IGDA” from the drop down menu, and then enter the code “XJ7VnpGDsM” in the “Discount Code” box.
• May 25-27th SmirnovSchool / Theme Park May Workshop / Kouvola
  • Eugene Je (Evgeniya Zherebtsova), instructor, who is going to run one of the workshops in May, have some new art on her ArtStation, go check it out.
• May 29th Game Music Collective is giving to IGDA members 20% off from VIP tickets at their TURKU gig in Logomo! It includes concert and after-party https://holvi.com/…/produ…/ff4ed93f9b634abf906c18c43cfe590f/
  Use code: IGDAVIPxGMC, for receiving 33e VIP ticket
• October 19th Monetization in Games: Past, Present and Future – ft. John Romero / Helsinki

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

• Check out awesome opportunities in Game Design, Marketing, QA, Server Development and Product Management at DoDreams – and apply now!
• 700+ game companies in the Nordics to get an overview of game development jobs available right now. Currently 440 job openings in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway – browse through them at http://gameform.eu/
• More jobs at gamesjobs.fi

Announcements;

• Finnish Game Awards Winners:
  • Vuoden 2017 hyötypeli (Applied Game Award 2017): Antidote / Psyon Games
  • Vuoden 2017 yritystulokas (Finnish Rookie of the Year 2017): Team Ocmo
  • Vuoden 2017 luova saavutus (Best Creative Achievement of the Year 2017): Lydia / Platonic Partnership
  • Vuoden 2017 tietokone- ja konsolipeli (Big Screen Game of the Year 2017): Nex Machina / Housemarque
  • Vuoden 2017 mobiilipeli (Small Screen Game of the Year 2017): Empires & Puzzles / Small Giant Games
  • Pääpalkinto: Vuoden 2017 kotimainen peli (Finnish Game of the Year 2017): Nex Machina / Housemarque

Gaalakuvia ja kuvakollaasi: http://bit.ly/FGA18
The Finnish Game Awards photos here: https://asiakasgalleriat.taydenkuunkuva.com/finnishgameawa…/
Please mention the photographer “Täydenkuun Kuva” (in Instagram @taydenkuunkuva) when using and publishing these photos.
Password is: 3128
Empires & Puzzles wins Small Screen Game of the Year at Finnish Game Awards

• Kudos to the Finnish nominees for the Nordic Game Awards! Ocmo, by Team OCMO (FI)
  PAKO 2, by Tree Men Games (FI)
  Nex Machina, by Housemarque (FI)

• Hill Climb Racing has reached 1 BILLION downloads!!

Releases;

• 4mob games released Animal Batch in Google Play
• Panzer Hearts is released on Steam.
• With the latest update Iceflake Studios Oy decided to release the game officially also on Android. 
• Outbreak in Space VR released on STEAM
• Pelite Productions game, Roller Crash has been globally launched on Android and iOS

Other News;

• A little over half a year ago Silly Walks was released . It’s time to reveal the numbers behind its life-cycle!
• Free 48hr game dev event in early June! We are looking for early stage startups, talented teams and individuals who want to boost their development and business. Prizes and financial support up to 10k€, mentoring and full board on the island site (with sauna!) Register now! (DL 30th Apr)
  For more details: https://gamecamps.info
  
• VRKiwi will release Cave Digger on May 10th
• Representatives of #igdafinland and #igdaswitzerland have formed official GAME ART SIG (special interest group) within IGDA org
• Euroopan ensimmäinen pelimusiikkiorkesteri Game Music Collective tekee loppuunmyydyn ja valtaisan suosion saaneen Finlandia-talon debyyttikonserttinsa innoittamana Suomen-kiertueen! Varaa liput Helsingin, Tampereen tai Turun pelimusiikkispektaakkeliin toukokuussa osoitteesta www.weplaygamemusic.com! Konsertissa soitetaan musiikkia mm. pelisarjoista Final Fantasy, Destiny, Halo, Chrono Trigger, Elder Scrolls, Undertale, Journey, Secret of Mana, Angry Birds ja Kingdom Hearts.
• A new trailer of the documentary film ‘The Name of the Game’ just released. Three years of filming in six different countries
• Housemarque’s new multiplayer game Stormdivers sounds like a battle royale
• STORMDIVERS – Announcement Trailer By Housemarque
• Pilkkipelipäivä – Pro Pilkki – pilkkiklassikko synnytti kokonaisen peligenren – Suomen Pelimuseo
• (only in Finnish) Pelikehittäjä: “Maksoimme tuhansia striimaajalle joka oli täysin paska pelaamaan peliä”
• (only in Finnish) Vain tilaajille: Kova väite Tero Kuittiselta: “Jotain mennyt karmeasti pieleen, Suomen pelialasta on tullut pelialan jähmettymisen symboli”
• Mika Reini (very experienced industry veteran) is offering his experiences and advises for the community.

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.