The mobile platform and Finland have arguably gone hand-in-hand over the the past 30 years.
Finnish manufacturer Nokia was an early force to be reckoned with and the country is laden with mobile games development talent, from Angry Bird pioneer Rovio to hit-maker Supercell.
However, just as Nokia's star fell, the country's mobile games development scene could be in for a similar fate. At least that's according to Kuuhubb chief strategist Tero Kuittinen, who provided us with our most read article this week.
On the topic of Finland, the second article on our Hot Five sees contributing editor and data enthusiast Jon Jordon take a look at what is going on with Rovio's shares post-IPO, having dipped in value since its flotation.
New studio, legal problems and UGC
Elsewhere, two former Scopely and EA execs have banded together to found a new narrative-focused free-to-play mobile games studio.
Also on our Hot Five is the news that free-to-play casino games landed four gaming companies with online gambling lawsuits, and Traplight Games’ creative director Sam Kalliokoski discusses why developers should consider making user-generated content-based mobile games.
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