Hiber raises $2.25 million for user-generated web game platform Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 20, 2020 3 min Hiber has raised $2.25 million in a second round of seed funding for its web platform that makes it easy to create user-generated games.... Continue Reading 3 min
Beyond Spotify and iZettle: How Sweden became Europe’s capital of startup exits Posted byby GamesBeat September 7, 2018 10 min The exits earlier this year by two of Sweden’s biggest startup names would be enough to swell the pride of any regional ecosystem. Spotify’s... Continue Reading 10 min
Sweden’s game revenue hit $1.54 billion in 2016 Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 4, 2017 2 min The Swedish game industry is enjoying a renaissance, as it has seen revenue grow 950 percent since 2010 to 1.3 billion euros, or $1.54... Continue Reading 2 min
Ubisoft opens Stockholm office to plug into its studio-collaboration dev model Posted byby GamesBeat August 8, 2017 1 min A new Ubisoft office is opening in Stockholm, and its lead is Patrick Bach, the former general manager of Electronic Arts’ DICE studio that... Continue Reading 1 min
Mag Interactive hits revenues of $29.8 million in 2016 via casual puzzle mobile games Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 15, 2017 2 min Mag Interactive’s 2016 sales surpassed 28 million euros ($29.8 million), up 70 percent from a year earlier thanks to revenues from casual puzzle mobile... Continue Reading 2 min
Sweden’s Stugan game accelerator takes shape Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 25, 2015 2 min Stugan's mentors include developers of titles such as Candy Crush Saga and Minecraft. Continue Reading 2 min
Stugan starts taking applications for its game developer incubator in Sweden Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 22, 2015 3 min The eight-week program will take game developers into the Swedish countryside for mentoring. Continue Reading 3 min