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This week in the Nordic region, retain chain Webhallen was bought, Nordic Game bought large parts of THQ’s IP and boardgames became iOS games. Norwegian electronics giant Komplett buys Swedish retail chain Webhallen. FULL STORY The Nordic Game Awards nominees have been revealed, winners to be announced at Nordic Game. …
Read More »MCV Nordic hits 30,000 readers
The new games dailyfor Nordic territories is rapidly growing its targeted readership. According to Google Analytics, MCV Nordic attracted 31,623 unique visitors in May and 42,001 page views. The site is edited by Mats Nylund (Sweden), Thomas Berger (Denmark),Jukka Moilanen (Finland)andadditional local journalists. Recent stories include exclusive news on the …
Read More »Sign up for MCV Nordic email services
If you’re involved in the Scandinavian games market, you really should sign up to receive email news digests from our sister site, MCV Nordic. It’s easy to do. If you already receive emails from MCV, simply login and update your email preferences by ticking the box that says ‘Send me …
Read More »MCV Nordic site now live
Intent Media has launched its second international venture, with MCV Nordic now live. The aim of MCV Nordic is simple: to become a trusted and prolific resource for news affecting all games industry sectors in the region. The new website will be supported by a range of editorial email services …
Read More »Ten Norwegian games receive government funding
The Norwegian Film Institute recently announced the funding of ten new Norwegian games. A total amount of 750.000 euro has been distributed among ten different developers. Since 2005, the Norwegian Film Institute has been funding Norwegian games development. Developers can apply for start-up- and production-funding to realize their game projects. …
Read More »Hansoft to offer start-up license
Hansoft has announced that a start-up license for up to nine users is now available at no cost, making it possible for small teams to get access to project management software. CEO Patric Palm said: We often see examples of upcoming, rapidly growing software developers hitting a stage where they …
Read More »Free Lunch design acquires Dark Nebula
The popular series of iOS games, Dark Nebula, has been acquired by Gothenburg-based outfit Free Lunch Design. With over six million downloads and counting, Dark Nebula creator Anders Hejdenberg believes the acquisition was a natural fit to preserve the legacy of the series. "With a huge fan base and great …
Read More »Swedish gaming award’s people’s choice voting still open
Dataspelsgalan 2012 has been delayed until late March/early April, but the voting for the people’s choice award is still open. The awards will be chosen by a group of gaming journalists and gaming industry experts who are now deliberating and voting on who gets the big prizes this year. But …
Read More »Paradox announces three new games at GDC
Paradox Interactive, Sweden’s most indie-friendly big publisher, today announced three new games for its 2012 lineup, one of which is created by Magicka developer, Arrowhead. A man without a destiny is about to meet his destiny. A cop on his last day of retirement", begins the tounge-in-cheek voicover in the …
Read More »Funcom stock price ‘could triple’
The price of stock in Funcom has risen from 5,20 NOK last summer to 20,30 NOK in March 2012. Analysts expects further growth until the release of Funcom’s next big MMO The Secret World in June. Funcom was listed on the Norwegian Stock Exchange (Oslo Brs) in 2005, and has …
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