The VR Hackathon in Brussels kicked off last night, bringing with it the promise of a new world of VR in 2016 and a healthy dose of viking tech-savvy – 20% of the participants came from the surprising VR stronghold of Denmark. Perhaps a sign of things to come, a surprising number of pitches came …
Organized by Shareplay, Interactive Denmark, and us, NordicGameBits, Games Business 2015 was Denmark’s largest games industry conference for all Nordic game developers. Today, we look back at the conference, and share some of the best insights. On Monday December 7th at 12:30, industry professionals from Denmark and the rest of the Nordics gathered in “The …
Radiant Games, an Icelandic mobile gaming startup, just released its full-length title Box Island: Epic Coding Adventure. The release closely follows an earlier release of a shorter version of the game, specially released for Code.org’s Hour of Code events this week, part of Computer Science Education Week, held December 7-13. This article was originally posted on …
“You could say that people read too many books.” So says Erik Pöntiskoski, the CEO of Dodreams, the company behind the very popular and addictive mobile game, Drive ahead!. He is responding to the issue of excessive device usage in this day and age, which he feels has a largely detrimental effect on human interaction. …
The launch of Ebove B1 bikes at the startup hub MESH in Oslo was a one-of-a-kind event. Take a peek behind the scenes at Activetainment‘s new smartbike, which goes way beyond spinning class. The Activetainment Ebove B1 smart bike is an evolution of your basic indoor stationary bike. Like many of these next-gen bikes, the …
As the former in app advertising, user acquisition and economy designer for Blades of Brim, SYBO’s 2nd successful title after Subway Surfers, Mihai Gheza knows a thing or two about business in the mobile games industry. Years ago, he witnessed Subway Surfers come to life from a pre-launch prototype to 1 Billion+ downloads today, while …
The DXTR team is on a mission to help the world embrace play — yes, that’s implying that the world is not doing this today. I will do my best to explain our thinking in my own words. But first I want to make it clear why we are so passionate about play. We all know the …
HYBE visited the head quarters of King, the Stockholm based gaming company that was recently bought with whopping 5.9 billion dollars. King is best known for their smash hit Candy Crush Saga, which is played by millions of people around the world. See what’s the company culture behind the company’s success? How does the magic …
After three fantastic years in existence, and several hundred attendees, Denmark’s largest games industry conference, Games Business 2015, is back on Dec. 7th. And here’s 5 reasons why you should join us. 1. The best speakers The biggest names from the Danish and Nordic games industry will be speaking at Games Business 2015, sharing their …
In February 2014, Interceptor Entertainment, a small gaming studio located in Aalborg, in the rural north of Denmark, acquired the influential US veteran games developer and publisher 3D Realms. At Games Business 2015, Interceptor Entertainment CEO Frederik Schreiber gives the full story of the challenges involved with acquiring one of the most influential studios of …
