Supercell Subterfuge
Everdale was initially soft-launched as Valleys & Villages through a fake company
Game has actually been in testing since September 2020
It's A Peaceful Life
Supercell reveals new co-op builder Everdale, launches beta
Marks the first new IP from Supercell for four years
Royale Figures
Clash Royale generates highest monthly revenue for two years
The game has also seen a recent boost in downloads over the past few months
Hardheaded Decision
Rovio scraps casual strategy title Hardhead Squad
The servers will be shut down mid-November
140 Million Players
Plarium acquires Finnish mobile studio Futureplay to grow casual presence
"We are eager to grow and learn from Plarium’s expertise…"
Super Hire
10 Supercell jobs to apply for this week
Job vacancies from several of Supercell’s offices
Social Expansion
SciPlay acquires Om Nom: Run developer Koukoi Games
"Together, we can build impactful evergreen games..."
Climbing That Ladder
Fingersoft name Jaakko Kylmäoja as permanent CEO
"We want to remain the best place to work…"
Back From Bird Heaven
Rovio looking to reintroduce classic Angry Birds games to storefronts
"We will find a way to bring these classic experiences…"
Six Year Deal
Rovio gains exclusive rights for Moomin mobile games
Also invests in Gutsy Animations
3,600 New Hires
Finnish games industry grows by 9% to nearly $3 billion in revenue
46 studios made a turnover of more than $1 million dollars
Growing Space
Quicksave Interactive raises $1.3 million to scale its HTML5 games
Konvoy Ventures led the round
Discord+
Taking social networks multiplayer: How Noice raised $5 million for its vision
Jussi Laakkonen is back
Promoting Within
Rovio appoints VP of marketing Kieran O'Leary to COO
CTO Petri Hyökyranta also moves to leadership team
Ua Expansion
Supercell lends Metacore $180 million to scale Merge Mansion
Mobile puzzle game aiming for the big league
Pgc Digital #6
PGC Digital: Fingersoft's Markus Vahtola on what it means to be a CFO in games
"We love high velocity and enjoy our relaxed yet professional culture"
Clash(ic)
Supercell soft-launches Clash Quest in Scandinavia
First of three Clash spinoff games in development
Clash Bang Wallop
Supercell announces trio of new Clash games - Clash Mini, Clash Quest and Clash Heroes
Three new Clash games from the maker of Clash of Clans
Poc In Mobile
"To improve diversity across all industries I implore each and every individual to care"
Rovio senior game designer Harshal Karvande on how people need to push diversity
Poc In Mobile
Hatch Entertainment Cloud Engineer Khoa Mai on why "diversity enables companies to reach the masses"
"Becoming well known and popular is usually the goal for lots of firms."
Rebrand, Relaunch
Angry Birds Journey soft launch takes flight
New title is a reinvention of previously tested Angry Birds Casual
Remote Working
Habbo product manager Jorge García on balancing family life and work under lockdown
"Make sure to take some time for rest or being with your family, doing exercise, cooking healthy food, etcetera."
Time’s Up
Quantum Siege dev Armada Interactive files for bankruptcy
Finish startup closes its doors
Metawear
Metacore secures $29.6 million from Supercell as it rebrands from Everywear Games
Also launches Merge Mansion with impressive day-30 retention
Pgc Digital
PGC Helsinki Digital: How the Finnish games industry has grown over 25 years
"We are not in our teens anymore; we are a mature industry"
Clever Data
GameRefinery reveals a new way to optimise UA without tracking users
Data Enrichment categorises games and matches with potential fans
Chari-tree
Games industry supports Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation with a record-breaking half-million Euros
A group of Finnish games companies have assembled the largest single donation in the history of the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation
Fantastic Finland
Rewatch the 25th Finnish Game Awards here PLUS PGC HELSINKI OFFER
The fantastic Finnish games industry revealed its 2020 winners in a socially distanced celebration
The Iap Inspector
How does Battle Legion monetise?
Does Traplight's new strategy title fight fair or are its tactics medieval?
New Acquisition
Huuuge Games acquires Finnish games studio Double Star
"This acquisition marks another step forward in our Build-and-Buy strategy"
Kodisoja Leaves
Supercell co-founder Mikko Kodisoja leaves the company
Pursuing other ways of telling stories outside of games
The Why
Analysis: Player motivations in Roblox, Fortnite and Candy Crush Saga
GameRefinery runs the numbers
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: Supercell's Hay Day Pop designer Ayushman Datta Gupta on developing games from home
"Personally, I can't wait to go back to working in the office"
Ice Ice Baby
Making Of: How Frogmind's Rumble Hockey was turned around in 9 months
"Approximately 50,000 new players per day since its launch"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Critical Ops fires to 80 million installs worldwide
Five million monthly active users
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Rovio's Alexei Ryan outlines industry shortcuts on hiring and why recruiters should improve
A third of hires take place internally globally today
Digging Deeper
GameRefinery adds Player Motivations and Archetypes insights
Adding more understanding of gamers' behaviours
Rumble In The Jungle
Frogmind launches real-time multiplayer Rumble Hockey after short soft-launch
Anthropomorphic animal sports title is available on iOS and Android
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: How Rovio's design director Timothy Coolidge is operating from his 10-year-old son's bedroom
"In the space of a few weeks, I sold everything and took the leap to join the games industry"
Android Only
Educational game streaming service Hatch Kids launches in UK and Ireland
Also available in Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway
Investment
Finnish studio Reworks raises $4.3 million led by EQT Ventures
Launches home design game Redecor
Brawling Abroad
Supercell's Brawl Stars arrives in China this June
Multiplayer mobile shooter was approved in March by Chinese game regulator
Let's Get Ready To
Supercell-owned Frogmind soft-launches animal sports game Rumble Hockey
Available across both iOS and Android in Finland, Canada, Australia, and more.
Testing Ip Impact
Rovio soft-launches turn-based RPG Angry Birds Legends
Available on Android in the UK, Sweden and Finland
Mmo In The Works
Finnish studio Mainframe Industries raises $8.1 million for cloud gaming
"We are starting from the ground up"
Slingshots Return
Rovio soft-launches Angry Birds Casual in the US for "early market testing"
Finland, Poland and Sweden too
Company Culture
Diverse and independent teams are the key to connecting with global audiences
Rovio's head of HR Heini Kaihu on the benefits of a diverse workforce
Smarter Sales
Unity tweaks its accounting methods prior to rumoured IPO
Reallocating sales from Finland to US
Hatch-ing A Plan
Rovio refocusing mobile streaming service Hatch to save $6.5 million in 2020
Hatch cost the firm $11.8 million in 2019
Had Its Hay Day?
Supercell revenues fall for third consecutive year to $1.56 billion in 2019
Profits fell to $577 million too