On 2-5 November, as part of the NG21 Autumn online conference, the fifth season of the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) will draw to a rousing close in highly-anticipated finals competition, streamed live and on the Nordic Game Discord.
The 12 NGDC Season V finalists will meet in the NGDC semi-finals on Thursday, 4 November, with the final three competitors battling for the NGDC Game of the Year crown in the season’s NGDC Grand Final on Friday, 5 Nov at 15:45 CET.
Since last December, the road to NGDC glory has been paved with many challenges, but will pay off with some wonderful prizes for the season’s finalists and winners, courtesy of our fabulous NGDC Season V sponsors and partners. Just take a look:
Games Branding: All NGDC Season V finalists have received press releases, and the NGDC Season V Game of the Year winner will get a full PR campaign.
80 Level: 80 Level interviews have been done with each of the season’s NGDC finalists, and the NGDC Season V Game of the Year winner will also receive a newsletter feature with promotion of their project in 80 Level media, as well as a job post published on 80 Level Talent.
Xsolla: NGDC Season V finalists receceived dedicated consultancy prior to the finals, free access to a variety of Xsolla developer products, an invitation to the Xsolla Funding Club, with further co-investment commitment from the Xsolla Funding Club for the NGDC Season V Game of the Year winner.
Tencent Games: The NGDC Season V Game of the Year winner will receive professional consulting from Tencent Games, including guidance by global publishing and marketing experts, as well as game, level design and programming experts, in addition to a project finance evaluation by Tencent Games.
Intel: An Intel NUC (small form factor PC) will be awarded to the NGDC Season V Game of the Year winner.
A big thanks to all of our NGDC Season V sponsors and partners – and good luck to all 12 of the season’s NGDC finalists!
Follow the exciting NGDC finals competition live by registering for NG21 Autumn now – and welcome to Nordic Game!
NGDC Season V is sponsored by Xsolla, Intel, Microsoft, Tencent Games, WhisperGames and Nordic Game Ventures, in partnership with Games Branding, DDM and 80 Level.
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About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
Building on fourteen years of organising successful games industry activities, including the annual Nordic Game conference, regional funding programs, overseas networking events and other developer support initiatives, Nordic Game launched the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) in 2016 – an exciting, competitive challenge where selected game projects are showcased live in pitch competitions at partner events across Europe and around the globe.
Learn more NGDC Season V qualifiers, wild cards and finals, and get all the latest results at discovery-contest.nordicgame.com!
About the Nordic Game conference
Nordic Game is the leading games conference in Europe, and 2021 marks its nineteenth and twentieth editions. Gathering thousands of industry professionals in the spring and autumn each year, Nordic Game is the one and only “home turf” meeting place for the highly successful game developers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Nordic Game doubles up online following our spring edition with NG21 Autumn on 2-5 November, and returns to Slagthuset in Malmö for NG22 Spring, both online and in the venue, on 17-20 May.
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