Nordic Game Conference 2018

The Romanian studio drew from the country's culture for its debut, and won the Nordic Discovery Contest in the process

Following its acquisition by Nordisk Film and a fine showing at E3, the 15 year-old Swedish studio has an even brighter future ahead

Once seen as carrying too high a risk of motion sickness, Erik Odeldahl now believes that free movement in VR is too popular to leave out

The Romanian studio's Yaga named the best of more than 400 games at the Nordic Game Conference

Ultra Ultra's sci-fi adventure wins three categories, including Game of the Year, while Tarsier Studios' dark title takes two

Mike Gallagher warns against "over-reactions" to loot boxes influencing the industry

At the Nordic Game Conference, Siobhan Reddy offered advice on protecting people and culture against the pressures of development

VCs want companies thinking several years ahead, says London Venture Partners' Are Mack Growen, and are prepared for some failure on the road to success

Jens Andersson left Starbreeze and LucasArts to escape long dev cycles; with Yoku's Island Express, he discovered that all good games take time

Swedish developer conference has finalised its schedule with talks from Siobhan Reddy, Angie Smets and Robin Hunicke

But Ultra Ultra's Echo leads the pack with six, Tarsier Studios' Little Nightmares and Image & Form's SteamWorld Dig 2 close behind

Swedish conference has an indie-focused year, with second Nordic Discovery Contest and a new equity funding event

But VC investors care about opportunities and not problems, says Jason Della Rocca, and this year's Nordic Game Conference will feature an event to show the difference