Tag: Scandinavia

We’re thrilled to announce a special qualification round of the Nordic Game Discovery Contest Season VI, giving Baltic-based developers a unique chance for a seat in the NGDC Grand Finals.

All studios attending the upcoming Game Wave Festival in Tallinn (www.gamewave .eu) can submit their game to the NGDC when they register for the festival. A board of experts will then select the game which deserves the most to be discovered, and it will get status as NGDC Grand Finalist and be among the studios battling for the three seats at the live and hybrid NGDC Final 3 on 28 November.

“We’re very excited to announce this special qualifier”, says NGDC host and Nordic Game Program Director Jacob Riis. “The Baltic region has a great amount of talented developers, and it will be very exciting to see who will be selected as the finalist for the NGDC Grand Finals.” 

“We are very happy to welcome NGDC to our event and to have such an important game-related event in the Baltics region. It will draw top game studio attention to our region and inspire new studio development and capacity building of experienced ones.” adds Ints Viksna, head of the Game Wave Festival.

The selected game will win a seat in the NGDC Grand Finals throughout November, as well as prizes from Tencent Games, Nordic Game, and PR specialists Games Branding.

Apply now! 

Are you developing or have you already developed a game that deserves more attention than it’s received so far? And are you attending the Game Wave Festival? If so, submit your game and prepare to participate in the special qualifying round of NGDC Season VI – and maybe go all the way to the Grand Final 3 Final on 28 November.

Here’s the submission form for the NGDC Season VI qualifier: https://forms.gle/bjpURRjV8pMgVAsk7. Deadline is 14 October 2022

NGDC Season VI is sponsored by Tencent Games, and Nordic Game Ventures, in partnership with Games Branding.

NordicBet is launching a new communication concept and a new brand identity. The concept, ”Makes sports bigger”, aims to strengthen the brand’s position in the Nordics not only by showing its passion for sport, but also by representing the supporters’ passion for sport in a unique and different way. The new concept is the first example of our new international design and creative hub, which aims to streamline and scale the company’s work within brand identity and design across Betssons markets. NordicBet is first out, but we will see more brands within the Group supported by the Global Brand & Creative team led by our Director of Brand and Creative, Kay Hook.

“With our new international design hub we will be able to leverage marketing campaigns across brands and markets, creating synergies and efficiencies across the Group. The Nordics are first out with this kind of collaboration, and other markets will follow,” says Ronni Hartvig CCO Betsson Group.

NordicBet was one of the first sports betting brands in the Nordics to offer bets beyond the big top leagues. The brand quickly became a favourite among sports fans. The brand is now taking new steps to further strengthen its identity with a more cross-market approach.

“Like the soccer player, the hockey player or the handball player, many of the supporters and fans have their own routines, or even rituals, which they believe they must do to support their team. It can be wearing the team’s shirt, putting on lucky socks or having the same match day routines; all to support their team and doing whatever it takes to win. That perception is the starting point for NordicBet’s new campaign. But we have taken this a little further, adding true feelings, sometimes uncommon rituals and friendships, that Makes sports bigger,” says Kay Hook Director of Brand and Creative.

The concept is launched, among other things, with the new TV commercial above will consolidate NordicBet as the obvious place for sports lovers to enhance their experience. The concept has been developed in collaboration with the advertising agency Hong Kong. The award-winning Danish director Jeppe Rønde, known for the film Almost Human with Stephen Fry, and the production company Bacon have also been involved in NordicBet’s new TV commercial.

Nordisk Games today announced the appointment of Robert Henrysson as its latest Partner, following the recent appointments of Audrey Leprince and Ebba Ljungerud. Robert has a wealth of experience in the games industry, most recently as the Chairperson of Avalanche Studios Group, the team behind theHunter: Call of the Wild, and the developer behind the acclaimed Just Cause series and Mad Max game, which was acquired by Nordisk Games in 2018.

In his new role, Robert will work with the investment team to scope new opportunities and build relationships with existing and new partners.

Robert has plenty of entrepreneurial experience from both inside and outside the games industry, starting with the roleplaying and board game store he launched whilst still at university. He was the founder of the Swedish gaming magazine Saga and also worked for Cap Gemini where he ran the Global Media Practice for the group. In 2002, he co-founded Jadestone Group, one of the early pioneers in mobile gaming and the team behind the online version of the popular sport sim Championship Manager. Robert also co-founded the children’s game developer Filimundus (Pippi Longstocking, Pettson & Findus). More recently, Robert has sat on the advisory board of Bornholm Game Days, an invitation-only event for leaders in gaming to discuss game development and how to tackle important cross-industry issues.

Nordisk Games was founded in 2016 to make games with the best game companies in Europe, and to date, its portfolio is made up of Avalanche Studios Group, Star Stable Entertainment, MercurySteam, Nitro Games and Flashbulb Games. The company also recently completed its full acquisition of the BAFTA-winning studio Supermassive Games, the developers behind critically-acclaimed narrative games Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology.

“Aside from working in a great team with great clients, what really drew me to Nordisk Games was the company’s values; championing key issues in the games industry and also dedicating a portion of its turnover to charity every year. As a team, I know they are always on hand to offer strategic support, but they also strongly believe in giving partners the autonomy to create their own vision and develop the games they want to – which is hugely exciting,” said Robert Henrysson, Partner at Nordisk Games.

“Each of our recent new team members brings a wealth of experience in games, a new perspective and a new set of skills for our partners to utilise, and Robert’s no exception. I have no doubt he’ll help us continue making connections, building relationships and supporting great teams in making the best games they possibly can. The expertise we’ve gathered will continue to be one of our strongest assets in the years to come,” said Mikkel Weider, CEO of Nordisk Games.

On top of his varied roles in the games industry Robert has had an eclectic working life, running an award-winning brewery and producing the book Swedish Gin – Drinks, Distilleries and Dreamers, which recently won the 2022 World Gourmand Awards for best photo. Since 2013 he has invested in and supported several companies including Winefinder.se, Hammars Bryggeri, and most recently game startup InfiniGods.