The weekly summary will go for a summer break (for real…) – see you in few weeks!
Events:
- E3 in Los Angeles
- ILLUSION 2015 – GAME SEMINAR + ILOSAARIROCK IN JULY 17TH 2015 AT JOENSUU http://dome.fi/pelit/ajankohtaista/illusion-peliseminaari-valtaa-jalleen-kesaisen-joensuun
- Estonia on June 12.-14. GameJam
- Games Com cologne August 5-9 & With the Indie Megabooth skipping this year’s Gamescom 2015, the local German Indie Arena is stepping in and expanding to offer indie devs a spot on the event’s public area. Application Deadline: June 18th 2015, 11:59pm CET
- Want to share your expertise about mobile games? Then give a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2015.It’s running from 7-8 September and call for speakers is now open http://www.pocketgamer.biz/…/pgc-helsinki-2015-call-for-sp…/
Releases:
Announcements:
- Turbo Dismount – the choice of connoisseurs and editors worldwide.
- Ministry Raises €1.8M; http://www.talouselama.fi/Kasvuyritykset/supercellin+sijoittajat+uskovat+uuteen+suomalaislupaukseen+ministry+of+games+kerasi+18+miljoonaa/a2310626
- Rovio signs Lego deal for Angry Birds construction toys
- A new indie game studio by Antti Kolehmainen and Ville Herranen is born! http://www.partagames.com/
Open jobs:
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Jyri Kilpeläinen; Know Blender + Unity3D and want to help us with some new assets for Tiltagon (around five simple 3D models)? Then contact me either with private message or email jyri.kilpelainen [at] gmail.com. Note: This is a paid gig.
Other news:
- Add Inspiration Japanese hype about CuteSpaceBosses キューボス #キュート・スペース・ボス
- IN REAL LIFE The Trials Evolution Riddle Has Been Solved And It Is Truly Unbelievable
- Daniel Rantala introduces Namida Games, a ten-person team from Northern Finland, Oulu
- Finland’s Tunnel Ground reveals Void of Heroes
- With Tekes funding, the Turku-based company created e.g. development tools and put together a skilled team
- Build a Game Company, not just a Game… Apply to the#Game Executive program by Sept 11, 2015. Early bird price valid until June 17.
- Why are game icons terrible for discovery?
- what Epic Owl is all about so now that the first interview of us in English is available from Nordic Game Bits I thought I’d spread it around:For more information about Epic Owl, you can like our Facebook page
- Have an ambitious young game studio? GameFounders has opened the new application round for the fifth intake (the first in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!). Apply to the @GameFounders Asia cycle starting this fall. Deadline June 20th!
- Mobiilikesäkoulu on vuotuinen mobiilioppimisen kesätapahtuma. Tänä vuonna istahdetaan picnic-viltille 13.-14.8.2015 tutuissa Mustialan maisemissa – yhtenä teemana pelit ja 3D. Ilmoittaudu mukaan!
- Miten miljoonastartupin ensimmäisen pelin kävi? – “Osoittanut että siihen kannattaa panostaa”
This is the weekly summary of news from the Finnish game industry. If you want to have your news on the list, post them to the Play Finland Facebook group. The summary will be posted every Friday afternoon. See last week’s post here.