Slush expands tech startup event to Kuala Lumpur with KL Slush’D 2023 Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 12, 2023 4 min Slush, the tech startup event started in Finland, is expanding with a new conference this fall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The KL Slush’D 2023... Continue Reading 4 min
How Twitch became huge … but still misses Ninja Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 3, 2019 17 min Twitch, the Amazon-owned livestreaming service, has made livestreaming and content creators into worldwide phenomena. Fortnite broke out as one of the top battle royale... Continue Reading 17 min
Iceland’s Sólfar Studios gets $2.1M for VR games from Asian and Nordic investors Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 11, 2015 3 min Sólfar Studios announced today that it has received a seed investment of €2 million, or $2.15 million, to make new virtual reality games and... Continue Reading 3 min
How an office sauna might help make Finland’s next tablet game blockbuster Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 30, 2013 8 min The maker of Supernauts is taking its time as it aims to create the next generation of user-generated gaming. Continue Reading 8 min
In the land of Angry Birds: Rovio reveals its global entertainment ambitions (photo gallery) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 24, 2013 9 min Rovio is building an entertainment empire and trying to become more than a one-brand company. Continue Reading 9 min