NORDIC GAME

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A significant part of the Nordic Game Program is dedicated to arranging the annual Nordic Game conference in April/May. Furthermore, Nordic Game is present at some of the world’s largest industry events, such as GDC in San Francisco, Tokyo Game Show, and Gamescom in Cologne.


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DATE SET FOR NORDIC GAME 2010

The organisers of the Nordic Game conference are happy to announce the date for the 2010 edition of the leading European industry conference. So draw a red circle in your calendars now: Next year's Nordic Game will be held on 27-29 April, 2010.
 

The seventh edition of the continuously growing conference will take place in Malmö, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark, in a world premiering two-city multi event.

More information coming soon!   
 



NORDIC GAME SUPPORT FOR GC LYON 2009
Nordic Game and Game Connection (www.game-connection.com) have set up a deal that offers an excellent opportunity for Nordic developers to attend one of the most intense business and networking events in the industry taking place 8-11 December.

Nordic Game will support up to 25 Nordic companies heading for Game Connection with 500 Euro pr. company. The support will be paid out afterwards through an invoice sent to Nordic Game from the subsidized company.

The support will be given on a first come basis, so please contact Emma Mellander on emma@nordicgame.com asap to apply.

Background
: Game Connection has been growing every year since it started in 2001 – this partly due to its unique format of business-to-business speed-dating and pre-screened meeting allowing up to 45 meetings scheduled in the month prior to the event – this year taking place the 8-11 December. 

Back in 2008 over 150 developers and over 100 publishers and service buyers from more than 35 countries participated the event. At this moment the number of registered attendees is even higher than at the same time last year – everything points towards an even bigger and busier business-event.

NORDIC GAME COMPANIES MEET JAPANESE GAME STARS
The second annual Nordic Game visit to Japan concluded in a star-studded network party, where the Nordic group got to meet a string of the most famous and respected Japanese game developers.

The event, organised by Nordic Game and held at the famous club Le Baron de Paris in Tokyo, saw world leading developers such as Fumito Ueda (ICO, Shadow of Colossus), Shinji Mikama (Resident Evil, Devil May Cry), Tetsuya Mizuguchi (Rez, Lumines), Suda 51 (No More Heroes), and Kenichiro Imaizumi (Metal Gear Solid) attending and meeting with the Nordic group. Not the worst way for the 35 Nordic representatives to get acquainted with the Japanese games industry…

Read more about the Tokyo visit here...

For more information contact Jacob Riis at info@nordicgame.com.

FULL HOUSE AT THE NORDIC GAMESCOM BOOTH IN COLOGNE
Nordic Game participated in Europe’s largest games event, Gamescom in Cologne, Germany on 19-23 August. The Nordic Game booth was located in the Gamescom Business Area (Hall 4.2), showcasing a record-breaking 26 Nordic game companies and organisations, and once again exemplifying the diversity of the ever-growing Nordic games industry. Read more here.

NORDIC  GAME CONFERENCE 2009, 19-20 MAY, MALMÖ, SWEDEN
On 19-20 May 2009, Nordic Game celebrated the sixth gathering of the Nordic and international games industry, academics and the media in Malmö, Sweden, focusing on one of the most exciting growth sectors in the entertainment business.

Nordic Game 2009 drew more than 1100 participants from the Nordic region and around the globe, as well as industry and educational exhibitors and extensive international press coverage.

The organisers would like to thank all delegates, sponsors and partners for their participation and support at this year's event. We hope you had a good time and that you will join us next year. Where and when? TBA soon...

Until then, click here to see a selection of photos from the event.