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Finnish startup Boomlagoon has secured financial backing and will soon launch its first game. Former Angry Birds developers Antti Stn, Tuomas Erikoinen, and Ilkka Halila formed the studio in April but have only now secured a deal with Jari Ovaskainen and London Venture Partners to make their official debut. Stn …
Read More »Sulake launches API for Habbo Hotel game platform
Developers able to publish new or existing browser titles to service
Read More »Finland game industry expanded by 57% in 2011
Nordic country targets valuation of one billion euros by 2020, with number of employees expected to grow by 5,000
Read More »Supercell’s mobile millions
CEO Ilkka Paananen talks about becoming part of the mobile hit parade
Read More »Maxis opens new mobile studio in Finland
EA Playfish VP of global studios heads up Helsinki branch
Read More »Rovio ‘has no plans to leave Finland’
CEO's comments about potential Dublin relocation of the Angry Birds developer 'taken out of context', says Heijari
Read More »Angry Birds dev Rovio plots Ireland move
Potential relocation to take advantage of generous tax rates
Read More »Angry Birds Land to open in Finland
Finland is not just the home of Angry Birds developers Rovio; soon it will also have its very own Angry Birds amusement park. The park will be a part of the Srkenniemi Adventure Park in Tampere, and is due to open on April 28th. Featured attractions will include rides, interactive …
Read More »MCV heads into Nordic territories
Intent Media will launch a trade site and daily email for the exploding Nordic games community this spring. Covering Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland, MCV Nordic will arrive in mid-March with local editors and in partnership with local trade organisations.It will cover all aspects of the industry, from publishing, …
Read More »Waking The Dead
Develop catches up with the Finnish studio behind Alan Wake
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