Nordic Game

It’s your Nordic Game! Twenty years of support and engagement by our extended developer community, from one-person start-ups to some of the most prominent studios in the world, are what have made Nordic Game the leading games industry event in Europe. We acknowledge this milestone and thank you; Nordic Game wouldn’t exist without you. Great expectations! Expect Nordic Game in 2024 to revisit the past, celebrate the present and explore the future of the games industry in the region and across the globe. Look forward to meeting old friends and making new ones. Most of all, join Nordic Game next May for all those special moments that we only experience together. Anticipate the return of favourites like the Games Capital Summit, Publishers & Investors Day, Developer Showcase, Nordic Game Expo, Executive Summit, Nordic Game Awards, MeetToMatch, Nordic Game Discord and more, as well as lots of fresh ideas and a few surprises. https://lnkd.in/dJHcsBnT  #ng24spring #nordicgame #gamedev #nordicgamecommunity #ng24 #dataspel #dataspelbranchen #indiedev #indiegames #gameindustrycommunity #gameindustry

⚡️ Gaming Insights from the reports of last week (June 24 - June 28) 1️⃣ Mobile users are not interested in AAA PC/Console games Thanks to the numbers provided by Appfigures & AppMagic, we see that mobile ports of AAA PC/Console titles do not perform. We're speaking of Resident Evil 4; RE: Village; Death Stranding & Assassin's Creed: Mirage. All of them are great games, but the best they've got is $212k in revenue and 10,6k copies sold (Death Stranding). What are the reasons? There are multiple reasons. First, the audience is very limited (iPhone 15 Pro users). Second, it feels, that people who would like to buy a $20-60 title on Mobile, also can afford a gaming PC or a console. Third, it's far from the best experience. However, we have seen cases when Premium PC titles performed well on Mobile. But most of them are session-based indie games. And for such titles, it makes sense to think of the Mobile version. 2️⃣ Steam is growing; 15% of users are using gamepads; users probably spent $19B on games they never played. There has been a lot of Steam news recently. Valve shared that the number of users that use gamepads increased from 5% (2018) to 15% (now). Xbox controller is the most popular one (59%). PCGamesN calculated that Steam users spent $19B on games they never launched. The calculation didn't take into account sales, and it's a big approximation, but still. Even if it's several billions - that's a huge amount of cash people might've spent differently. A beauty of the B2P business model, right? Last but not least - Steam is showing impressive growth numbers. It's been just shared at the latest Nordic Game. 3️⃣ Shadow of the Erdtree launched better than a lot of new games Stream Hatchet shared that Elden Ring's DLC had 46.2M hours watched in the first 4 days. It's more than monthly viewership on Twitch for Apex Legends or Call of Duty: Warzone. Impressive. The full list of reports is here: https://lnkd.in/dfdFVsKr

{MAY - “CROPOLICY” MONTH} ➡️ Europe's video game industry's future is one that I am very optimistic about! Especially after Nordic Game’s inaugural Games Policy Summit, where I got a chance to be a guest speaker.🎮🗣️ I had the opportunity to discuss ideas with leading figures in the European and global video game industry in order to be able to create future policies for video games. 🔊📃 Some of the topics we discussed during the summit were: - Is this the perfect time to foster spillover effects into other sectors such as health, education, sustainability, climate, and defense? Or should we focus on fostering the general growth of digital skills and innovation?🧐 - Should we develop support tools that are tailored to the demands of the video game industry?🧐 - Is there a need to support public-private partnerships in the video game industry?🧐 - Is it enough for us as an industry to increase quality, innovation, and competitiveness with the current support schemes for culture, R&D, and SMEs?🧐 - What is the current state of the industry?🧐 Etc. Moreover, I received great feedback at Nordic Game about the newly created Games Croatia project!😄 Keep your eyes peeled for some exciting announcements from Games Croatia this summer!👀🎮🇭🇷 Games Croatia website: https://lnkd.in/d_PwKWz3 👉 Nordic Game is one of the leading video game conferences in Europe that gathers thousands of professionals in the video game industry every year. Over 2,500 participants and 157 speakers took part in the twentieth anniversary edition.🇪🇺🌍🕹️ Articles with additional information: In Croatian: https://lnkd.in/dHE8vsEi In English: https://lnkd.in/dqNJw6Qp #gamescroatia #croatia #gaming #growth #networking #europe #nordicgame #ng24 #gamedev #croatiangames #gamesindustry #gamedevelopment #gamedevelopers #videogameproduction #HAVC #videogameindustry #policy

Did you meet our dream team at Nordic Game? 🤩 If not, don't hesitate to contact us to talk game plan about personel solutions! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dDVyGdaU #gaming #nordicgame

Αν και άργησε λίγο! Απολογισμός Nordic Game και σε λίγες μέρες στο #Gameathlon Video by Athina Mela #Gaming #IGDA #IGDAGreece #NordicGame

From Indigo organized by Dutch Game Garden in Utrecht to the Nordic Game in Malmö and back again. Seeing the Dutch delegation thrive in their natural habitat was really fun to see! International collaboration strenghtens the bond on a personal level but also business wise. We're in it together. Not only do we get to celebrate successes together, but you also know who you can reach out to for advice. Sometimes results take a while but sooner or later success is inevitable. Founder of Wikkl B.V., Finn van der Heide has the following to say:                                                                                              ''May 2023 was an exciting month for Wikkl, as the game New Heights was set to go live in July. At that very moment, a trade mission was organized by the ROM Utrecht Region to the Swedish fair Nordic Game. This was perfect timing for us. It turned out to be a greater success than we had expected! In addition to many good conversations with publishers, service providers, marketeers, and other studios, we also encountered a publisher in the corridors. We hadn't even scheduled a meeting in advance, but there was an immediate connection. We started collaborating right after the event.''   This is a good example of what trade missions can do. If you have international ambitions and want to be part of a trade mission, please reach out to us. Jérôme Ibañez 🔜 Gamescom Camiel Povel Bauke Hoekstra Matthijs Kramer ➡️ Gamescom Pedro Santoro Zambon, PhD Charlie de Saint Jores Martijn van Zwieten Joost van Dongen 🎮 Ksenia Koster 🚶🏼♀️➡️ INDIGO Guido Boogaard Edwin van Gessel Mårten Jonsson

Another reason to love Nordic Game even more! I am among the winners of the photo contest 🤗🧟♂️😈 Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

Ladies and Gentlemen, Creatives and Visionaries, We are thrilled to unveil the winners of our Best Logo Wall Photo Contest! "Coolest Attendance Outfit" and "Best NG24 Tagged Post" 🌟 After sifting through countless stunning submissions, each bursting with creativity and passion, we have finally chosen the photos that truly capture the essence of our brand in the most imaginative and inspiring ways. 🥇 First Place: [EMOTION] 🏆 Your photo blew us away with its striking composition and innovative use of our logo, vibrant and full-of-life pose, perfectly capturing the spirit of our brand.The way you integrated the logo into your Image is nothing short of genius! 🥈 Second Place: [The Team in White Shirts with Female Leader] ✨ Your photo showcases remarkable teamwork creativity and attention to posing detail. It told a compelling story that should inspire all teams. 🥉 Third Place: [Power Rangers] Enrico Tosi 👏 Your happy pose truly made our logo shine! A great combination that reveals the cheerfulness you brought to the venue, and we are immensely grateful for your participation. Coolest Attendance Outfit 🎀 Eva Piatrushina [Pink Pajamas and Hello Kitty Crocs] https://lnkd.in/dRsyhkEq Best NG24 Tagged Post 🧟 Yiota Bouboureka [A Tale of Survival: “Working Dead” zone.] https://lnkd.in/djWbGmGu First Winner Prize: FREE NG25 Pass + Upgrades The Rest of The Winner's Prizes: FREE NG5 Pass All-Winners Get Game Keys: Send us what system you play games on and we will give you the game code from our list. Our options are between; Nintendo Switch, PC, SteamVR/Meta Quest. To our winners, contact us for your NG25 prizes 🎁🎖️ Thanks to all the attendees! Your creativity is the heartbeat of our community, and we can’t wait to see more of your incredible POSES + OUTFUTS + POSTS tags in future contests. Stay connected to our Social Media platforms as we will be soon posting Instagram reels and NG24 images, NG25 updates, news, giveaways and special offers: Instagram: https://lnkd.in/dNj8xTTE Facebook: https://lnkd.in/dNjVhTuM Youtube: https://lnkd.in/d4wHFcK5 X: https://x.com/NordicGame Warmest congratulations, Special thanks to Jay Harbich and Mareike Rescheleit, our camera heroes for SoMe content. #ng25winners #ng25 #nordicgamecommunity #nordicgame #ng24 #ng24winners

Throwback to our three amazing, but intense days at Nordic Game 2024! Together with our incubator & accelerator teams, Need More Bullets & Seven Stars Games, we got to explore beautiful Malmö, present games, and meet a BUNCH of awesome people at #NordicGame2024❤️ Massive thanks to the organizers, and of course, HUGE thanks to all the people who made this trip special 💫 Joonas Pylvinen Joonas Manninen Joni Mustakangas Joonas Muhonen Otto Rolig Simo Lauronen Oona 'OAT' T. Veli-Pekka Piirainen Otto K. Mervi Kemppainen Sepi Toivonen Olli Aurola Frans Pesonen Dean Day Janne Mustonen Kalle Aaltonen (at) Nordic Game Now 🕹 Critical Force Northern Game Summit Black Smoke Studios Oy #Pelikan #KajaksiGameCollective Till next time 🖖 #gamedevelopment #kajaani #kainuu #gamecitykajaani

What a great week we had at the Nordic Game! 🎉 It's already been three weeks since we celebrated the 20-year anniversary of the largest meeting place for game developers in the Nordics.  We had our booth on-site, joined a few panel talks, and handed out the award for Game of The Year (small screen) at the Nordic Game Awards, amongst other things. Nordic Game allowed us to bring ten scholars from the King & Swedish Games Industry Scholarship to network and learn more about the industry. In addition to visiting the #NGC, the scholars got an office tour of King’s new Malmö office (it was very divine😉) and were invited to open houses at both Sharkmob and Avalanche Studios Group.  We want to give a special thank you to the organizers at @Nordic Game, to our booth buddies Lawyer.se, MaxMatthissen, and PlayCreateGreen, to Jimmy Wilhelmsson who signed his books in our booth – and a high five to everyone who came by and talked to us in our booth and joined the happy hour! And to the scholars – it was a blast having you there. Your dedication and motivation are truly inspirational. We hope you had as much fun as we did. 🧡   See you next year! ---------------------------------  Read more about King & Swedish Games Industry Scholarship here: https://lnkd.in/d78gqmZN  #NGC #KingSGIScholarship