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This week, we have big news again from the Finnish Game Industry: Supercell blew the roof off the mobile market by announcing a staggering $3 billion in revenue for 2024. Housemarque has unveiled its next game, Saros, set for release in 2026, continuing the studio’s track record of quality-high-profile console launches. Remedy Entertainment also has good news, as Alan Wake 2 has recouped its development costs, and the company’s annual revenue has surged by 49%.
EDIT:Unlike previously mentioned, Remedy hasn´t confirmed launch date or even launch year for possible Alan Wake 3 or Control 3 games, which the company has not yet confirmed either. News about launch dates are based purely to third party speculation. We are very sorry about the mistake.
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💎Highlights
- Supercell hits record $3 billion in revenue in 2024
- Housemarque announces Saros, its next game, coming in 2026.
- Remedy starts “new growth era” as Alan Wake 2 recoups its costs and annual revenue jumps 49%
📣Neogames News
- Suomen Pelinkehittäjät Exec. breakfast was organized by Neogames Finland ry and sponsored by Sisu Game Ventures and Performance Unit.
- Neogames Finland ry is part of the Gamebadges project. Right now, the project is looking for expert insights on key competences in different industry roles.
📰 Game Industry News, thoughts & discussions
- Duunitori event on 27 February is a great opportunity for game studios to meet fresh student talent
- Expa Game Business Education Platform is now open with free & paid courses, including Unreal training
- Call for proposing the talks and workshops for W Love Games 2025 is open
🎮News from and about Finnish Game Studios
- Supercell wants to make new mistakes, not repeat old ones, as it reports record 2024 results with $3 billion in revenue
- Ilkka Paananen shares his thoughts in his blog about hard times – In for the Forever Game
- Last Drop by Lohkare Games is now on Steam wishlist
💰 Funding
📝 Jobs & Recruitment
- Senior Unity & back-end developer- Beiz apply page is in Finnish but English speakers are welcome to apply as well
- Play Ventures Job Board
- Rovio offers now opportunities for job seekers to sign up for job alerts.
- Very good and detailed advices to make job application, by Jarkko Laine
- Check more tips and links from Neogames webpage
👉 Upcoming Events
- 18th February; DGC Internship & Employment Day – Jamk Game Degree Edition | 2025 By Expa – Jyväskylä
- 27th February Duunitori event; an opportunity for game studios to meet fresh student talent
- 7th March We in Games Finland co-organizes International Women’s Day event with Next Games
- 17 – 18 March Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2025 – special discount code: PlayFinlandSF20
- 17-18 March The Game Developers Conference (GDC) – San Francisco
- 6th May Over 7 Hills – an IT and games industries conference in Turku, Finland
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6th October; IGDA Finland Leadership Day
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7-8th October; Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
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9-10th October; W Love Games Conference
See also following calendars:
The Game Industry Events calendar (mostly relevant for Finnish Game industry)
Game Conference Guide Calendar (more international (powered by EGDF and Slovakian games association)
Game Industry Biz
This week’s roundup highlights news from the past week in the Finnish Game Industry. In the future, this bulletin is again posted every Friday afternoon. You can find past weekly roundups here.
News are gathered from various industry sources and the Play Finland group posts during the week. Post your Finnish Game Industry related news to the group to get a chance to be included in the weekly roundup!
Best Regards,
Neogames Finland