For the second time, Christoffer Bodegård returns to the gamr startup program, Sweden Game Startup. This time with a niche role-playing adventure, ESOTERIC EBB, which has already garnered attention from game media and publishers.
Investments and acquisitions are playing an increasing role for the Swedish games industry. In 2022, over 80 major investments and acquisitions were made, of which five crossed the billion mark. Sweden Game Arena, based in Sweden, is now gathering 12 young and promising game companies to go to the game world's largest industry event, Game Developer Conference (GDC). The aim is to reach 14,5 million dollars in investments, for starters. Already a record number of international publishers and investors are registered for the pitch event that is arranged on-site in San Francisco.
Sweden Game Arena invites you to the the opening of Sweden Game Conference, which this year will be both livestreamed and on-site at Arena Skövde on October 14-15. This year, the Swedish Game Developer Index will be presented at the opening.
Tencent Games is joining Sweden Game Conference as the main partner for Europe's leading conference for aspiring and professional game developers and startups, organizer Sweden Game Arena announced today.
Investment AB Chiffonjén and an investor network, anchored by 2M Invest, are investing a total of SEK 10 million when the Borås-based computer game company Gigantic Duck raises funding for further expansion. Funds raised will be used to accelerate growth and product development, primarily of the game Bombergrounds: Battle Royale which has already attracted media attention since its successful early access launch.
With Halloween just around the corner, Green Tile Digital released their psychedelic rave horror game, Strobophagia, on October 28.
Green Tile Digital was founded in early 2020 and consists of 9 team members who all attended a game development program at the University of Skövde. Right after finishing their education at University of Skövde, they joined The Game Incubator program at Science Park Skövde.
DreamHack, the premier gaming lifestyle festival, today announced a new partnership with Sweden Game Arena. DreamHack will support its Sweden Game Conference initiative, a leading European conference for gaming students, startups and indie developers. This year's conference will be available online from October 21-23 at swedengameconference.se.
Gothenburg based company Hiber has attracted millions of users to play and create their own games in the gaming and entertainment platform HiberWorld. Hiber has now raised additional capital of more than SEK 20 million to meet user demand.
When Apple launched their first iPhone, and thereby App Store, Thomas Wedin and Mattias Granat saw the opportunity they had been waiting for. With a game idea that could have competed with Angry Birds eight years ago, they have now launched their ninth game: Gumslinger.