Play Finland’s Weekly Newsletter
In this report we will combine highlights from week 11/2024 in the Finnish Game Industry. This bulletin is posted every Friday afternoon. Check out the previous post here.
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.
Best Regards,
Neogames Finland
Events:
- March 18-19 Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco / Discount code: PlayFinlandSF20
- 18-22 March Game Developers Conference / San Francisco
- 20th March 2024, 17–18: LGIN Game Design Case Study: Disco Elysium with Isaque Sanches (Online)
- 16th April Get Funded! event by Neogames Finland – Onsite tickets are sold out but mark your calendars for a the live stream!
- 18-19th April Game Jobs Fair Day #1 online, day #2 onsite @ Helsinki
- 22-24th April Reboot Blue @ Dubrovnik, Croatia
See also The Game Industry Events calendar 
Game Conference Guide Calendar Flemish Game association calendar & Game Industry Biz
Big News:
- The Neogames team has started working on a new project called #Gamebadges – a huge task with a wide scope, focusing on recognizing skills needed in game development professions. We will be sharing news of the project as we progress.
- In related news, the Gamebadges project lead Metropolia University of Applied Sciences would like to invite you to participate in a survey aimed at mapping the current state and update needs of the Game Industry-specific Competence Map. If you are a game educator or game industry professional ( indies included ), your input and opinions are highly appreciated! Deadline for replies is 25.3.: https://elomake.metropolia.fi/lomakkeet/41780/lomakkeet.html
Open jobs & Recruitment:
- In these uncertain times, many talented professionals are being affected by layoffs. If you find yourself in this situation, Games Factory Talents connecting Passion & Talent want to share with you a their session recording from the Autumn #gamesjobfair. Using LinkedIn to find your next career opportunity. The importance of having a strong profile that catches recruiters’ attention is essential.
Unfortunately, many candidates miss essential elements that can decrease their chances of being called for an interview.
Watch Oleg Paliy’s session recording to learn how to “pimp up” your profile and increase your chances of landing your next career opportunity. Let’s make the most of the tools available to us in these challenging times.
Join Games Factory Talents connecting Passion & Talent at the upcoming Spring #GamesJobFair this April - If you are looking for talented games industry professionals for short- or long-term hire – please check out the anonymous GameDevTalents board with screened and pre-interviewed talents ranging from mid to senior levels of experience and open to career opportunities. Feel free to reach out for details! And if you are Talent working in games industry or willing to join the Finnish games industry, feel free to apply https://gamedevtalents.com. Additionally, here is an anonymous list of talents who joined our Games Job Fair event and are open to career opportunities. If you want to see someone’s full profile, please feel free to reach out with the Contact button, so that they reach out to the talent for their consent. In your email please specify the project and/or position you are hiring for. A job description would be ideal.
- Take a look at https://thehub.fi/jobs for the current list of all jobs available in the Finnish Game Industry!
- Uratarinoita, erilaisista ihmisistä / mostly in Finnish, but few different career stories in English too
💰 Funding:
- Reminder: The Think Ink 2024 competition deadline is approaching! ⏳ Your innovative ideas are due by March 26, 2024. Don’t miss this chance to contribute to the evolution of media narratives.
- DigiDemo application time has started and ends on 5th April 2024 at 16:00.
- IGDA Finland Grant apply time March 1st – May 31st. Full details in www.igda.fi/grant.
Other News
- Sega and Rovio Join Forces in Mobile Gaming Crossover Event. The first Sega X Rovio Combined Universe collaboration is annouced!
- Music in My Life: Meet Lassi Vapaakallio. An interview with Unity Developer Lassi Vapaakallio on Musopia’s blog.
- Pelialan Opinnäytetyökilpailu 2024. Details about the 2024 thesis competition in the gaming industry, aimed at encouraging academic research within the field. (In Finnish)
- Work and Play: How Staying Creative Helps Our Company Be Productive. An insightful look into how Redhill Games fosters creativity to enhance productivity within its team.
- Clash Mini Ending Development. Supercell announces the end of development for Clash Mini, sharing reflections on the project and next steps.
- Pelikasvattajien verkostotapaaminen – Pöytäroolipelit kasvatustyössä 15.3.2023 An upcoming online event about the possibilities of tabletop role-playing games in youth and other educational work (In Finnish).
- W Love Games LATAM is Officially Here! 🎉 Exciting news as W Love Games expands with a new arm in Latin America.
- Why Supercell Greenlights Teams, Not Games, and Is Now Open to External Pitches. An article on Mobilegamer.biz about Supercell, explaining the new way ‘cells’ form within the company – and why it wants external teams to be part of the new process.