Faster, Faster
Build fast and start playing: How Ministry of Games created its Rapid Development Funnel
Next-gen mobile game development in 4 months
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Next Games looking to raise $8.85 million by offering shares in the studio
“The third and final phase of the turnaround project is to secure additional funding”
Small Giants
How Small Giant Games made it big
We speak to studio co-founder and CEO Timo Soininen about the developer's incredible journey
M&a
Playtika acquires Best Fiends developer Seriously
Terms of the deal were not disclosed
What A Rush
Supercell’s new mobile strategy game Rush Wars soft-launches in Canada, New Zealand and Australia
Gameplay revolves around defeating enemy bases
Rush Wars Reveal
Watch Supercell’s Rush Wars reveal right here
YouTube unveiling set for 9am UK time (BST)
Rush Wars
Supercell teases new mobile game Rush Wars
Rush Wars will soft launch on both iOS and Android, may release on Monday, August 26th
Finland Report
Finland's transformation from games start-up capital to mobile heavyweight
Ahead of Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki on October 1st and 2nd 2019, we take a look at the current state of the Finnish games industry and how it's changed
Live And Kicking
One year on: Next Games on the evolution of location-based title The Walking Dead: Our World
We catch up with executive producer Joonas Viitala to discuss the game's performance to date
Education Training And Success
IGDA Helsinki Hub gathers games developers this September
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki follows from October 1st to October 2nd, 2019
Event
Experts from Rovio, Supercell, Housemarque and more to speak at Helsinki’s Game Executive bootcamp in October
Discount available for attendees of PGConnects
Best Canaries
Seriously partners with Norwich City football club for Best Fiends sleeve sponsorship
“The first character ever to feature permanently on a Premier League shirt”
Reality And Streaming
Finnish start-up Surrogate.tv raises $2 million
“We want to rethink this process by bringing in unique benefits that the real world has to offer”
Free Event
“Nobody should live in a bubble”: Why you should attend Helsinki’s free Leadership Day
IGDA’s Teemu Haila explains the vision for September’s games industry summit
Live And Kicking
Two years on: Small Giant Games on the evolution of Finland's latest great export Empires & Puzzles
CEO Timo Soininen and developer Sofia Vanhanen. discuss growing the highly successful title
Finland X Sweden
Nitro Games partners with Avalanche Studios to utilise IP on new mobile title
New game expected to launch in 2020 on iOS and Android
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Next Games’ Matias Ärje on how to get a job as director of technology
"Purpose comes from getting the results of your work into the hands of millions of people"
Nordic Investment
Brawl Stars dev Supercell invests $3.8m in Malmo start-up Luau Games
Finnish developer adds to its investment portfolio once again with a studio founded by former King developers
It’s A Bugs Life
Seriously soft-launches Best Fiends Stars on iOS and Android
Game is available to download in Finland and Poland
Awards
Brawl Stars is the big winner of this year’s Finnish Game Awards
Supercell's latest takes home two accolades at this week's ceremony in Helsinki
Dream Start
Angry Birds 2 and Dream Blast drive up Rovio games revenue to $74m in Q1
Angry Birds Dream Blast is already the games division's second-biggest revenue driver
Indie Spotlight
Frogmind on going from a team of two working on premium games to the new F2P Rumble Stars
"There have always been thousands of games competing for attention but it has increasingly become harder as every day there are more"
Live And Kicking
Four years on: Dodreams CEO Erik Pöntiskoski on why Drive Ahead is showing no signs of slowing down
"We realised that it's not about how much content the game has but how you combine it into fresh experiences"
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Panzerdog on making Tacticool a $1 million a month hit
“It has never been better for indies"
Regional Report
The state of the Finland’s €2 billion-plus games industry
Supercell's influence is waning as company sales decline and other studios grow
Financing Deal
Finnish developer Kuuhubb picks up $1.1 million loan
Business Finland fronts up the funds
Critical Moves
Finnish studio Critical Force names ex-CFO Sami Tolonen as its new CEO
Former CEO and company founder Veli-Pekka Piirainen to focus on role as chairman of the board
Deepening Losses
Up to 30 full-time jobs on the line at Finnish dev Nitro Games
Studio employs 51 staff
What's Next?
The Walking Dead: Our World dev Next Games lays off 26 staff as losses mount
Operating losses for 2018 increases to $19 million
Super Hire
Former Grand Cru CEO Markus Pasula joins Supercell as game developer
Former Rovio SVP of global studios Antti Viitanen took up reigns of Grand Cru in February 2018
Financials
Supercell revenue drops again to $1.6 billion for 2018
But Brawl Stars performance signals better times ahead
Puppy Love
Charity fundraiser Dog Jam aims to raise money for homeless dogs by making games
Funds will go to Animal Front, which is struggling to look after over 800 dogs
Serious Money
Best Fiends developer Seriously grew revenue by 65% to $69m in 2018
Credit for growth given to focus on live ops and marketing strategy
Star Launch
Brawl Stars: “We at Supercell have never prepared more for a game launch”
Brawl Stars releases globally on December 12th
Teach
Supercell clashes games skill shortage with free new coding school
Finnish developer puts significant funding behind the free Helsinki program
Early Bird Expands
Mobile still has ‘plenty of opportunity’ says Henric Suuronen, launching $30 million Play Ventures fund
Ex-angel investor upscales
Smart Move?
Clash Royale dev Supercell invests $5.6m in smartwatch experts Everywear Games
"With Supercell supporting us we can now focus on our long-term vision"
Financials
Tough quarter for Next Games as losses hit $12m and Our World is beset by "technical challenges"
Walking Dead titles said to be profitable, but lack of cash could hold back future development
Job Klaxon
Angry Birds developer Rovio swoops for Gameloft exec to head up games teams
Alexandre Pelletier-Normand joins from Gameloft, where he served as executive vice president of games
Dunk
Rovio partners with the Chicago Bulls NBA team to create the Angry Birds Eye View Cam
Mobile developer becomes the first Finnish company to sponsor an NBA team
Job News Hype
Finnish studio Seriously adds trio of key hires to its ranks
Sylvain Cunzi joins at VP of games technology, Brian Ru joins as director of strategy and operations while Jamie Samson joins as Legal Counsel
Fiendish
Best Fiends games fetch $150m in lifetime revenue
Titles have been downloaded over 85 million times
International Recruitment
Games Factory Talents aims to showcase global dev talent to Finnish studios
Initiative to focus on Eastern European developers seeking jobs in Finland
X Marks The Spot
From Nintendo Switch to PC: Inside Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki’s Connect X track
Pocket Gamer Connect Helsinki lands in Finland September 11th to September to 12th
Critical
Speaker Spotlight: Critical Force CEO Veli-Pekka Piiranen delves into company growth and culture
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki touches down in Finland September 11th to 12th
Traded
All things Trade Trends at Pocket Gamer Connect Helsinki
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki will last from September 11th to 12th.
Eastern Delights
A peek into Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki's East meets West track before it happens
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki will last from September 11th to 12th
Monetised
Looking inside the Monetiser track at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki touches down in Finland from September 11th to 12th
Acquisition News
UK publisher PlayStack acquires Finnish developer Hisome
Studio renamed PlayStack Oy and will be responsible for development and finding new partners
Kitted Out
Looking into the Developer Toolkit track at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki touches down in Finland on September 11th to 12th