Breadcrumbs Interactive embraced Slavic folklore to find Yaga’s unique voice
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-07-04-breadcrumbs-interactive-embraced-slavic-folklore-to-find-y
The Romanian studio drew from the country’s culture for its debut, and won the Nordic Discovery Contest in the process
Avalanche Studios finds the line between AAA and independence
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-06-25-avalanche-studios-wants-to-find-the-line-between-aaa-and-i
Following its acquisition by Nordisk Film and a fine showing at E3, the 15 year-old Swedish studio has an even brighter future ahead
Fast Travel Games: “Think long and hard on free locomotion in VR”
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-06-06-fast-travel-games-think-long-and-hard-on-free-locomotion-i
Once seen as carrying too high a risk of motion sickness, Erik Odeldahl now believes that free movement in VR is too popular to leave out
Breadcrumbs Interactive wins the Nordic Discovery Contest
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-25-breadcrumbs-interactive-wins-the-nordic-discovery-contest
The Romanian studio’s Yaga named the best of more than 400 games at the Nordic Game Conference
Echo and Little Nightmares clean up at 2018 Nordic Game Awards
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-25-echo-and-little-nightmares-clean-up-at-2018-nordic-game-aw
Ultra Ultra’s sci-fi adventure wins three categories, including Game of the Year, while Tarsier Studios’ dark title takes two
ESA: We can’t go to the “lowest common denominator of government” on loot boxes
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-25-esa-we-cant-go-to-the-lowest-common-denominator-of-governm
At the Nordic Game Conference, Mike Gallagher warned against letting “over-reactions” to loot boxes influence the games industry’s ability to self-regulate
Demystifying venture capital
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-20-demystifying-venture-capital-investment
VCs want companies thinking several years ahead, says London Venture Partners’ Are Mack Growen, and are prepared for some failure on the road to success
Villa Gorilla’s five-year journey to make a one-year game
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-16-villa-gorilla-yokus-island-express-jens-andersson
Jens Andersson left Starbreeze and LucasArts to escape long dev cycles; with Yoku’s Island Express, he discovered that all good games take time
Wolfenstein II leads the nominations at the Nordic Game Awards 2018
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-04-25-wolfenstein-ii-leads-the-nominations-at-the-nordic-game-aw
MachineGames’ sequel is up for five awards, with Tarsier Studios’ Little Nightmares and Image & Form’s SteamWorld Dig 2 close behind
Campo Santo, Buried Signal and Stoic open Nordic Game Conference line-up
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-04-13-campo-santo-buried-signal-and-stoic-open-nordic-game-confe
Swedish conference has an indie-focused year, with second Nordic Discovery Contest and a new equity funding event
“Most developers think of funding as fixing their problem”
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-04-11-most-developers-think-of-funding-as-fixing-their-problem
But VC investors care about opportunities and not problems, says Jason Della Rocca, and this year’s Nordic Game Conference will feature an event to show the difference