Play Finland’s Weekly Newsletter
In this report we will combine the week 19/2018 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.
We (admins) occasionally publish industry related posts or links in Play Finland. But since there is so many things going on, we don´t even try to cover the whole field.
Best Regards,
Neogames Finland
Best Regards,
Neogames Finland
Events:
- May 14th Doctoral defence of M.Soc.Sc. Annakaisa Kultima / Tampere
- 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
- June 14th RovioCon
- 15th May OASIS Talk: A Closer Look at Big Data Practices in Games
- 16-17 May Bit1 Metropolia game event / Helsinki
- May 23rd Narrative Micro-Lectures #1
- May 22nd Invest in Turku for Experience Industries – at 10:00-14:00 Kultaranta Resort, Särkänsalmentie 178, Naantali (*note: bus transportation from the Turku bus station will be provided at 9:30) Sign up here by 14th May
- 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. - One of the biggest events this year during NGC18 will be our IGDA Nordics party!
- IGDA members get 20% off for Nordic Game Conference 2018!!! This is how you do it:
- 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:
- Veikkauksen Pelistudio hakee nyt rivehinsä kokenutta peliohjelmoijaa! Jos kiinnostuit, niin hae nyt tai vinkkaa frendille
- Stadin ammattiopisto is looking for a game programming teacher. Worth applying even if you don’t have pedagogical proficiency (but you are interested in working as vocational educator
- 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;
- Ex-Rovio and Supercell devs raise $2m for new studio Action Squad
- Small Giant, Empires & Puzzles won the “Best Breakthrough Hit” at Google Play Awards!
- Vuoden 2018 pelialan opinnäytekilpailun palkinnot myönnettiin Tove Brantbergille Aalto-yliopistosta ja Marika Niemiselle Kaakkois-Suomen ammattikorkeakoulusta. Lisäksi raati myönsi kunniamaininnan Pauliina Ikäheimolle Aalto-yliopistosta sekä Janne Laineelle ja Juho Ylisiurualle Kajaanin ammattikorkeakoulusta.
Releases;
- Part Time Monkey’s 8th shipped game Space Frontier 2 is out now!
- Frogminds new game, Rumble Stars Soccer, is out in Finland on iOS! Its our take on an explosive real-time multiplayer mobile soccer with fun characters and fast skill-based gameplay. Check it out and let us know what you think of it! All feedback is super-welcome!
- Halflike released a new game Sleepy Jumper on the App Store
- Bitecore is live on Xbox One
Other News;
- Check the newest updates in Moomin Match & Explore, they are hitting the market any time now so feedback is most appreciated
- EVENT INVITATION: Invest in Turku for Experience Industries – What does Turku offer as an innovation destination for audiovisual, gaming and tourism entrepreneurs? Sign up here by 14th May.
When: Tuesday 22nd May 2018 at 10:00-14:00Where: Kultaranta Resort, Särkänsalmentie 178, Naantali (*note: bus transportation from the Turku bus station will be provided at 9:30)Speakers include:Teija Raninen, Turku Business Region
Tytti Hast & Saku Koivu, upcoming Railyard city development initiative
Markus Selin, Solar Films
Jami Andersson, Morrow Games
Petri Lehmuskoski, Gorilla Capital
Ari Aaltonen, Scandinavian Airlines
Mikko Lehtinen, Turku Technology Properties
Riitta Birkstedt, City of Turku – Development
Saara Sofia Sirén, Member of Parliament – National Coalition Party
Anne-Marget Hellén, Visit Turku - Application for Baltic Game Incubator is now open! Apply before 25.5. First mentors will be announced during May!
- 178 M2 OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE IN KAMPPINewly renovated open office space at Fredrikinkatu 47, vacant in August (or in June if you need it faster)
– 2 meeting rooms ( 8-10 and 3-4 people)
– 1 phone booth
– 2 bathrooms
– Kitchen with dishwasher
– 5 minute-walk to Kamppi
– 1 minute walk to afterwork at AngleterrePM Elise Rajala for more details & viewing - A Chinese delegation seeking cooperation and partnership is coming to NG18. Among the Chinese companies in the group are:
Shinezone: An influential exporter of Chinese games based in Pudong, Shanghai, Shinezone Network Co., Ltd. was established in 2011 and employs nearly 400 people. Shinezone specialises in developing and publishing high quality web and mobile games for global markets.Yoozoo Games has four primary business operations; global game development and distribution, IP management, big data and intelligent applications, as well as entertainment industry investment. In June 2014, Yoozoo Games was formally listed on the Shanghai Main Board as an A-share game company.Shanghai Venture Technologies aims to become the first of its kind in China to provide comprehensive professional language services.
- The Missing Role in Game Dev Teams
- Finnish students visited Japan by cooperation network between Finland and Japan HANAKO Network and developed a mobile game “Guru Guru Dobutsu” at a Japanese game company. My play review (Japanese) > Their blog
- Official trailer for Cave Digger by VRKiwi.
- This year’s Game Executive will be bigger than ever, helping to learn about the commercial side of game development, in a series of lectures/workshops by top professors and practitioners, company visits and Expert Talks. They have added few layers to the program e.g. Monetization in Games Seminar, UA Day and Product Management workshop. Book your place!
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.