The Swedish gaming industry continues to set new sales records. “We made some really great games in Sweden last year,” says Johanna Nylander, head of analysis at the Swedish Games Industry. But the number of employees is basically unchanged.
BusinessTwo of Sweden's largest game developers, Massive Entertainment and Sharkmob, want to team up with other companies in the industry to develop a collective agreement. We take it seriously and see it as an important journey that begins now, says Thomas Andrén, CEO of Massive Entertainment, which has around 700 employees.
BusinessThe creative and cultural sector in Sweden generates 650 billion kronor and employs nearly 250,000 people. This is shown by a new mapping of the sector's economic value.
EntertainmentThe Swedish gaming wonder has slowed down. The positive trend is still holding, seen in a global context. Even when things are going to hell in the world, things are going well here, says Johanna Nylander, chief analyst at the Gaming Industry.
BusinessYou do not own the games you have purchased digitally, only a license to use them. A forthcoming law makes the gaming giant Steam clarify what applies. Good, says the Video Games Industry. Abuse of power, says a consumer organization.
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