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Playtika offers $737.5m to acquire Angry Birds developer Rovio News Jan 20th, 2023

Playtika offers $737.5m to acquire Angry Birds developer Rovio

Israeli-based Playtika have sweetened their offer to acquire Rovio, as the latter remains reliant on their flagship franchise

What does Finland’s lootbox law actually do? News Dec 16th, 2022

What does Finland’s lootbox law actually do?

Loot Boxes may fallen out of vogue as a target of gamer and regulator ire, but their control and restriction is still being debated by regulators

ADHD awareness game “Full ADHD” wins Reuters Pharma Award News Nov 18th, 2022

ADHD awareness game “Full ADHD” wins Reuters Pharma Award

The game, chronicling the life of a character with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, has received multiple awards and benefited from its mobile form

Finland’s highest earners are in the gaming industry, with Supercell founder Ilkka Paananen leading the charge News Nov 11th, 2022

Finland’s highest earners are in the gaming industry, with Supercell founder Ilkka Paananen leading the charge

The country is a hub of the global mobile gaming industry

Finnish/Saudi-Arabian trade deal could kickstart further economic collaboration to come News Nov 8th, 2022

Finnish/Saudi-Arabian trade deal could kickstart further economic collaboration to come

Although the recently announced Finland and Saudi-Arabia trade deal mainly covers more fundamental aspects such as travel and freight, it marks closer relations that could increase other economic interaction

Dodreams CEO: “In-play ads offer long-term stability and creative opportunity” News Oct 31st, 2022

Dodreams CEO: “In-play ads offer long-term stability and creative opportunity”

Dodreams CEO Erik Pöntiskoski tells us how his gaming studio has embraced in-play ad formats, and why mobile games are the perfect place for advertisers to connect with their audience

Wildlife Studios open new Helsinki studio Stellar Core Games with veterans from Supercell and Rovio Job News Oct 26th, 2022

Wildlife Studios open new Helsinki studio Stellar Core Games with veterans from Supercell and Rovio

The studio will be led by Touko Tahkokallio and Serdar Soganci

Get the latest facts and figures from Finland and beyond at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki News Sep 19th, 2022

Get the latest facts and figures from Finland and beyond at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

Europe’s biggest B2B games industry conference is your guide to the latest industry trends

Mobile wins big at the Finnish Game Awards 2021 News May 26th, 2022

Mobile wins big at the Finnish Game Awards 2021

Pako 3, Kitka Games, and HypeHype celebrated for Small Screen Game of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Creative Achievement, respectively

Rovio surpasses five billion lifetime mobile game downloads News Apr 19th, 2022

Rovio surpasses five billion lifetime mobile game downloads

Angry Birds creator continues to soar

Social First makes three key hires for dev ops, design, and new technology including blockchain Job News Mar 18th, 2022

Social First makes three key hires for dev ops, design, and new technology including blockchain

Marco Sandrini, Aki Raula, and Jari Ravantti join the team

Supercell talks breaking the mould of puzzle games with Clash Quest Interview Feb 15th, 2022

Supercell talks breaking the mould of puzzle games with Clash Quest

Supercell's Touko Tahkokallio talks us through the journey of Clash Quest, from prototype to its current stage

Return Entertainment raises €5.3 million in funding to create cloud-native games News Feb 14th, 2022

Return Entertainment raises €5.3 million in funding to create cloud-native games

Funding led by Bitkraft Ventures

Rovio 2021 revenues increase 5.1% to $326.6 million, boosted by Angry Birds titles News Feb 11th, 2022

Rovio 2021 revenues increase 5.1% to $326.6 million, boosted by Angry Birds titles

Record high fourth quarter results

CrazyLabs and Carry1st partner for hypercasual game jam News Jan 27th, 2022

CrazyLabs and Carry1st partner for hypercasual game jam

Open to developers and novices in South Africa and Finland

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