Tampere Hub: December Meetup with Colossal Order

A Colossal Meetup

The Tampere Hub: December Meetup was sponsored by Colossal Order, a Tampere based game company known for their renowned simulation series, Cities. Colossal Order celebrated their 10th anniversary this year, since being founded in 2009.

IHKU and more

The December Meetup was held at a new location, IHKU bar, a karaoke establishment in the heart of the Tampere city center. Attendees were treated to a variety of delicious foods including: ribs, roast potatoes, an assortment of salads and more. As with most of Tampere Hub meetups, the evening was relaxed, laid back with community members performing some of the best karaoke in Tampere.

IGDA Foundation Scholarships for GDC are Open

The IGDA Foundation is accepting applications for its IGDA Scholar, Velocity, and Next Gen Leader programs at GDC 2020 through November 29, 2019.

The IGDA Foundation focuses on improving the lives of game developers by making game development a more diverse and inclusive community. We believe that diversity of all kinds in game development leads to better and more successful products and companies, and happier and more successful game developers.

One of the best ways we work to achieve that is through our scholarship programs where we select participants both for their excellence as individuals and for the promotion of a more inclusive industry.

Each GDC 2020 program includes a Conference + Summits GDC pass (thanks to the generosity of UBM Tech Media), as well as a travel stipend and a variety of program specific experiences.

For more information about these programs visit the IGDA Foundation.

Save 15% on Tickets to DevGamm Minsk

DevGAMM Minsk will take place from November 21-22 and features 80 sessions from top speakers, 100 games and 2000 industry professionals.

The speakers' line-up includes Jay Britton, who voiced Frostpunk, Elite Dangerous, Divinity: Original Sin 2; Adrian Vershinin, the scriptwriter of Battlefield, Star Wars: Battlefront, Crysis 3; Cvetan Rusimov, the creator of Imperia Online, among others!

Also, expect the sessions from the representatives of Google, 1C Entertainment, Voodoo, Playgendary, tinyBuild, Wargaming, Sperasoft, Unity, Gameloft, Plarium, MRGV, and other companies.

Tickets are on sale now: https://devgamm.com/minsk2019/buy-tickets/

IGDA Finland members get 15% off the ticket price using promo code IGDA_Finland15 when ordering.

Belarus has a 30-day visa free travel program for citizens of many countries, but only when arriving by plane to Minsk National Airport (MSQ). Participants will need to provide proof of health insurance at passport control. For more information visit: https://www.belarus.by/en/travel/travel-visas/visa-free-travel-program-belarus

IGDA Finland & Press Start!

Press Start is the official kickoff to the Slush Week for game developers on Nov 19th - 1,000 developers, studio founders and investors gather at the Helsinki Cable Factory to compare notes and celebrate games. No service providers, no middleware - just games. The event is free with or without a Slush Pass and attendance is by application only.

Joining us on stage and in mentoring sessions are names like Supercell Game Designer Camilla Avellar, Small Giant Games Co-founder & CTO Markus Halttunen, former Epic Games UX Director Celia Hodent, Jam City VP of Consumer Insights Lisa Spano, and Riot Games Senior Producer Maxwell Zierath.

The Slush Matchmaking Tool is in use for scheduling meetings and investor matchmaking. Studios will also have a chance to apply for our hour-long demo showcase with their unreleased projects. The evening itself concludes with an afterparty!

Apply at slush.org/press-start

Last Call for Pocket Gamer Connects

Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki, Finland’s biggest B2B event for the games industry, returns to the mobile gaming motherland for its sixth iteration NEXT WEEK on October 1st and 2nd.

Over the course of the two days, more than 1,500 industry professionals from all around the world will gather at our new and larger venue, The Cable Factory to hear from 200 of the world’s leading authorities from the games industry from companies such as Rovio, Remedy Entertainment, Small Giant Games, Epic Games, Zeptolab, Square Enix Montreal and many more. The full schedule for Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2019 is now live!

A-Z List of Companies Attending

You can expect to meet the biggest developers, investors, publishers and global megabrands all the way to lone developers, students and press representing 650 companies. You can see the list of confirmed attendees here. This list has been updated as of Thursday, September 26th. Make sure you check out all the new companies attending!

Fringe Events

There will also be fringe events in and around the conference enabling you to network with the entire games industry.

● Free online meeting scheduler

● Big Indie Zone

● The Very Big Indie Pitch

● PC Indie Pitch

● Publisher SpeedMatch

● Investor Connector

● Pechakucha

● Global Connects Party

Every one of these amazing fringe events are free to all attendees.

IGDA Discount

IGDA members are entitled to 20% off any ticket, using code IGDAPARTNER20 or by signing up using this direct link.

For more information visit: https://www.pgconnects.com/helsinki/