TagsWeekly News,
Sega has officially completed its acquisition of Rovio Entertainment. The Playing for the Planet alliance, in which Neogames proudly participates, has just announced the inaugural Playing for the Planet Awards. In an exciting fusion of art and games, the Finnish National Gallery is bringing national art treasures to Fortnite with the launch of the “Art Heist” island, offering players an immersive experience combining iconic art and strategic gameplay. Lastly, a quick reminder: the DigiDemo application period for demo grants closes TODAY at 4 p.m.
💎Highlights
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📣Neogames News
- Neogames Finland Chief Business Advisor Suvi Latva will be hosting a panel (What Platform Should Be Your Focus At Your Studio’s Birth?) in PGC Helsinki!
📰 Game Industry News and thoughts
- The Finnish National Gallery is introducing Finland’s national art treasures to Fortnite, a global gaming phenomenon popular with young audiences. The new “Art Heist” island within Fortnite Creative tasks players with capturing iconic artworks while outsmarting their opponents. A combination of traditional art and gaming, “Art Heist” is part of the Finnish National Gallery’s mission to create immersive art experiences through digital channels.
- Join the Playing for the Planet Alliance Member Meet & Greet on Monday, September 16th at 18.00 Finnish Time (4 PM BST). The Alliance unites the game industry in reducing its environmental impact, with members from across the globe. This event provides an opportunity to meet Alliance members, explore sustainability in gaming, and learn how your studio could benefit from membership. For an invite, contact Elina (elina (at) neogames.fi) or the Alliance (info (at) playing4theplanet.org)
- Teemu Haila discusses Finnish Gaming Industry, local talent, future trends and more in a compelling Interview by Gaming Phone
- Neogames is part of the Playing for the Planet alliance, which announces – Playing for the Planet Awards!
- Tampere Game Hub‘s Finnish Game Incubator returns for its 7th batch! Get all the latest business knowledge you need to build and thrive in games in 10 weeks. The coaching is remote on Discord, completely free, runs once a week from November 2024 to February 2025, and the application period is 28.08.2024 – 06.10.2024.
- Bonus Stage published Gladio Mori
🎮News from and about Finnish Game Studios
💰 Funding
- DigiDemo application period for demo grants is open until 6 September
- Bookmark: EGDF’s Summary of EU video games industry funding calls for 2024 is up to date
📝 Jobs & Recruitment
- Very good and detailed advices to make job application, by Jarkko Laine; “How to help me notice your job application”
- Check more tips and links from Neogames webpage
👉 Upcoming Events
- 10th September: IGDA Finland Meetup / Helsinki. Doors will open at 16:30 and seminar starts at 17:15. The seminar will be focused on the main implications of EU sustainability legislation on the games industry + Demo Corner is back in business! Sign up here
- 13th September Quantum Game Jam
- 13.09. – Entangle: Bridging Quantum and Classical Computing
- 13-15.09 – Quantum Game Jam 2024. Register on itch.io:
- https://itch.io/jam/quantum-game-jam-2024
- 16th September Playing for the Planet Alliance Member Meet & Greet
- 18th September: Game Industry in Turmoil / NGS side event
- 18-20th September Northern Game Summit / Kajaani
- 30th September; Meetup for Game Studio founders. The event is for game studios or soon-to-be game studios looking for more founders, or a game dev looking to be a part of team. Mobile and PC/Console devs are welcome to Hive Helsinki
- 30th September – 4th October: Finnish Games Week
- 30th September IGDA Finland Leadership Day 2024
- 1st-3rd October; Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2024
- discount code: PlayFinland20
- Be a speaker at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki this October? Submit your talk here
- 3rd October W Love Games Conference 2024
- 30th October Games First Helsinki Registration is open at https://supr.cl/gf-apply ! The event is free, but spaces are limited – apply for your ticket by August 30th.
- 15th November XmasJKL
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)
- Flemish Game association calendar
- 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