IGDA Finland January Gathering

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Time to finish the ham! Hopefully you had time to spend some of your Christmas Holidays playing games. You are dying to get a chance to talk about them, aren’t you? Start developing a thirst, because the first IGDA Finland Gathering of 2013 is just around the corner.

This time our trick is too big to be hidden up our sleeves: Nintendo Finland will bring a Wii U and a couple of games for us to play during the evening. If you still haven’t had the opportunity to try out Nintendo’s latest, now’s your chance!

So come join us in Cuba Bar to raise a glass for friends, gaming and the year 2013 and whatever it may bring. See you there!

 

IGDA Finland January Gathering Time: 8.1.2013 at 19.00 Place: Cuba Bar, Erottaja 4, Helsinki Finland

 

December Gathering with Supercell

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All’s well that ends well. The December Gathering was just as grandiose as it was supposed to be. We couldn’t have hoped for a better way to say goodbye to 2012. We extend a big thank you to December’s sponsor. Supercell was a patron of modest but nevertheless generous disposition. Drink tickets were only half of the fun: visitors were provided with a Christmasy drink and a Santa hat, both free of charge. Early arrivers even had a chance to grab themselves a tasty hamburger to soothe their souls.

The highlight of the evening came from Supercell’s Ilkka Paananen. We already know that the Finnish game industry and game community are full passion, creativity and commitment, you, dear visitors, keep proving it over and over again. Paananen revealed to us that our reputation precedes us: Finland’s game community is recognized even overseas. When it comes to making games, Finland is the place to be.

We were happy to see that some of you already flashed your new and shiny IGDA Finland membership cards. We were certainly happy! There were an astounding 273 visitors in Cuba. Thank you everyone! We are ready for 2013.

Have a most relaxing Christmas and a splendid New Year. See you in January 2013!

Peliklusteri.com - Finnish game industry in a nutshell

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It has been an amazing year for Finnish Game Industry. International press is following Finnish game studios and the whole industry much closer than ever before. New success stories materialize across Finland. To celebrate the success, IGDA Finland (Samuli Ulmanen: web design and Joonas Järvensivu: logo design) put together a landing page, peliklusteri.com. That's what Finnish game industry is in a nutshell. Fantastic scene, great companies. I salute you!