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We (some of us) at Neogames are back on duty after the summer holidays and are excited to bring you our newsletter again! Here are the bright highlights of the Finnish Game Industry from the past three weeks: 💎 Bitmagic has raised a $4 million seed round to revolutionize game development with its generative AI platform. 💎 End-all Entertainment's game, Paradigm Island, received the first-ever IGDA Finland Grant. 💎 The Games First Helsinki event is scheduled for October 30th, with more information coming in August. https://lnkd.in/dK54GYPk Enjoy the summer weekend!

Hey Game professional! ✍ Can you spare few moments to share your expertise about the content of your work? What are the essential skills and competencies you utilize in your day-to-day work, what are the particles that help you grow in your career? Answer our short survey: https://lnkd.in/ghgzxJs4 💡 Gamebadges has a goal of updating a Game Industry related Competence Map to include as many essential professions of the industry as possible. Now we would need your, the professionals, input on how we are doing! We have a mock up version of the map structure ready to be commented. The prototype is based on extensive survey and over 20 interviews we conducted during spring and early summer of 2024. ⏭ Next step is to write the content of each profession and individual competences, but before we head to that, we need to know that the structure is correct. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences | Neogames Finland ry | Czech Game Developers Association | Walga.be | Charles University | Erhvervsakademi Dania | LUCA School of Arts | Viden Djurs | Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht #Gamebadges #gamedevelopment #EuropeanGameIndustry #GameIndustry #gameIndustryNews #DigitalCredentials #OpenBadges #GameEducation #Innovation #ErasmusPlus #AlliancesForInnovation #Erasmus+

🚀 Gamebadges Project Update 🚀 Gamebadges work around pioneering a Europe-wide competence-based Open Badge ecosystem for the game industry is ongoing, even in the summer!  🛠 What's Up? The development of our competence-based Open Badge ecosystem is ongoing. These digital badges will eventually serve as micro-credentials and skill-mapping, recognizing and validating game industry competences across Europe. Throughout 2024, we will update the Competence Map with insights from workshops, surveys, and interviews conducted with industry veterans and educators. At this point, Gamebadges has conducted an online survey (with over 40 responses) and interviewed over 20 Game Industry professionals and educators to map out the update needs of the current version of the Competence Map.  For more information about the Competence Map, Check this link: https://lnkd.in/gxHv7X6B  🌟 Join Us on this Exciting Journey! Stay tuned for more updates as we work towards creating a robust, competence-based recognition system for the game industry. During the autumn 2024 you will see us in multiple Game Industry events across Europe, stay tuned and come to say hi when you spot us!  Gamebadges partners  Czech Game Developers Association | Charles University | Erhvervsakademi Dania | Walga.be | LUCA School of Arts | Neogames Finland ry | Viden Djurs | Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht | Metropolia University of Applied Sciences    #Gamebadges #gamedevelopment #EuropeanGameIndustry #GameIndustry #gameIndustryNews #DigitalCredentials #OpenBadges #GameEducation #Innovation #ErasmusPlus #AlliancesForInnovation #Erasmus+     Gamebadges project is co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. 

It has been almost 20 years since the first Brazilian game developers relocated to Finland. Ever since, the links between Finnish and Brazilian gamedev communities have been strong. Now, this collaboration is going step by step to the next level as the first Brazilian studios have opened their offices in Finland.

📢 This week's highlights include the Nordics as the official partner region of gamescom 2024, Supercell's announcement of Project R.I.S.E, and the European Games Developer Federation (EGDF)'s launch of the 2022 Video Games Industry Data Report. Have a great #PrideWeekend! The Weekly News will return after a brief July holiday break.

My three key takeaways from the latest data (2022) on the state of the European game industry 1. 🇵🇱 Poland is now, together with France, the country with the largest game industry talent base. As a result of political instability in Belarus and the Russian war in Ukraine, the Polish game industry has grown by 3000 people per year for two years in a row now. 2. 🇸🇪 Sweden is the leading hotspot for game industry start-ups. For four years now, the number of studios has increased by roughly 100 studios per year. 3. 🇪🇺 Although the growth of the European game industry's combined turnover slowed significantly, the number of game developer studios and the people employed by them continued to increase in most countries.

The Nordic countries are the official partner region of #gamescom2024! Neogames Finland hosts Finnish, Norwegian and Estonian game studios in the partner region at the Nordic All Stars booth.

More veteran workshop people announced! The "Game Industry Turmoil Workshop" is on 17th of September in Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK) organized together with GameCity Kajaani. I hope to see you there! (fill the form if you're interested, link at the end of the post) I will be announcing the participants within the coming weeks, here is the fourth one: Meet Suvi Latva, Neogames Finland ry Suvi’s journey into the game industry began already in 1999 and she is one of the founding members of Neogames Finland. At Neogames, her main resposibility is to connect and keep in touch with Finnish game developers and their potential partners. Lately, she has also worked on research on the Asian games markets. Suvi also provides coaching for fresh game startups. Here is a short description of the workshop theme and topics: This particular workshop was sparked by the current "crisis" in the gaming industry, which seems to have various perspectives among different companies. This general concern has been raised by gaming companies, educational institutions, and those aspiring to enter the industry. As a result, it was deemed important to bring people together under one roof to share thoughts and seek solutions for the future. The goals include at least the following topics: - We are looking for tools to help students enter the industry. - We will discuss the impact of the crisis on education and how educational institutions are addressing this. - We will share information about the situation as widely as possible with each other. - We are seeking solutions to the challenges faced by companies. - We are also open to additional thoughts and ideas related to the topic The workshop will take place on 17th of September which is a day before the Northern Game Summit. Hope to see you there! If you're interested in joining the workshop as well, fill out this simple form. https://lnkd.in/dXMfBcBe PS. Have a great midsummer festival everyone! 💝

This week’s edition of the weekly news arrives early as we celebrate midsummer! 💎 Not one but TWO major MMO launches from Finland this week, as Mainframe Industries's Pax Dei comes to early access and Sulake revives Habbo Hotel: Origins 💎 Neogames continues to advocate for changes to the so-called three month rule in the interests of Finnish Game Industry companies and professionals 💎 New game industry events are dated for the fall, including Games First and Big Screen Gaming Summit Have a good weekend and celebrate midsummer like a Finnish game dev—take a dip in a lake! 💦 Read the weekly roundup: https://lnkd.in/dzJy9FBZ

📢 Neogames, alongside Finnish economic associations Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto EK – Confederation of Finnish Industries, Keskuskauppakamari (Finland Chamber of Commerce), Palta - Palvelualojen työnantajat and Suomen startup-yhteisö is advocating for substantial changes to the government's draft for the so-called three-month rule proposal to meet the needs of the business sector, including the #FinnishGameIndustry. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d5XMb9B8