In this weekly post we combine highlights from the past week in the Finnish Game Industry. This bulletin is 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
Neogames News
- Neogames Finland’s new report The State of the European Game Industry And How to Unleash Its Full Potential, commissioned by EIT KIC CCSI CLC NORTH and produced with the support of the EGDF, has been published. The 60-page publication focuses on strategies for the European game industry to maintain its global market share.
- Playing 4 The Planet Alliance, of which Neogames is a proud member, has published The Annual Impact Report for 2023.
🎮News from Finnish Game Studios
- Bitmagic announced that its consumer-focused 3D games creation platform is coming to Steam Early Access, giving creators the chance to create fully playable games with a text prompt. Check out the Steam Announcement Trailer
- Mainframe shares that Pax Dei’s second large-scale Alpha test Wilderness Alpha will start on April 23rd
- Remedy publishes Annual Report, Financial Statement, Remuneration Report and Corporate Governance Statement for the year 2023 and says players should expect a “more regular cadence of sequels” for Alan Wake and Control.
- Colossal Order prepares for the first post-launch content for Cities: Skylines II on 25th of March, introducing the the long-awaited modding support
- Phantom Game Labs announces new looter shooter game Riftbusters entering limited Open Beta phase on Android in Finland, Poland or the US
- New Game Factory launches update for Shopping Cart Frenzy – North Pole
Other Finnish Game Industry News
- The Gamebadges project 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 25th March - GameTeam coaching series in Oulu returns with updated content – sign up for the coaching which starts on 27th of March
- KAMK introduces a Master’s Degree in Game Business Management, application period is 2-9th April
- W Love Games launches a WLG INDIE ALLIANCE program with a mission to support independent game developers and DEI goals in games industry globally.
- Game Makers of Finland union organizes a meetup for personnel representatives on 27th March
- We In Games shares a tribute to diversity supporters in the Finnish Game Industry
🇫🇮 Articles in Finnish
- Business Oulu valmentaa pelialalle uusia osaajia GameTeam 2-valmennuksessa
- Supercellin Melanie Dower haastatelussa Helsingin Sanomissa
💰 Funding
- The Think Ink 2024 competition deadline closes next week! ⏳ Your ideas for gamification of media narratives are due by March 26, 2024.
- DigiDemo’s concept grant application ends on 5th April 2024 at 16:00.
- IGDA Finland Grant now accepts applications, submit yours by May 31st.
📝 Jobs & Recruitment
- Game Jobs Fair will take place next month, 18-19th April! Day #1 is an online event while day #2 is onsite @ Helsinki.
- For applicants: View latest open positions in the Finnish Game Industry at Gamejobs.fi and The Hub
- For recruiters: 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.
Upcoming Events
- 16th April Get Funded! event by Neogames Finland – Onsite tickets are sold out but mark your calendars and bookmark the live stream on YouTube
- 18-19th April Game Jobs Fair Day #1 online, day #2 onsite @ Helsinki
- 22-24th April Reboot Blue @ Dubrovnik, Croatia
- 19-21th May Digital Dragons @ Krakow, Poland
- 21-24th May Nordic Game Conference @ Malmö, Sweden
See also The Game Industry Events calendar Game Conference Guide Calendar Flemish Game association calendar & Game Industry Biz