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Gmoffi Corner - Industry Highlight: W Love Games

W Love Games on a Mission to Build a More Inclusive Future for Game Development W Love Games is a Finland-based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within…

Gmoffi Corner - Game Maker Spotlight: Natasha Skult

Dr. Natasha Skult currently works as CEO and Creative Director at MiTale, an indie game company established in Turku in 2017. Besides leading the company, she is also an academic who recently defended…

Gmoffi Corner - Gmoffi Insight: Stress and burnout – How to get through?

Stress and burnout are not new to the game industry, nevertheless as the industry continues to turmoil and change the topic is more relevant than ever. What it is? Occupational burnout is not simply…

Gmoffi Corner - Industry Highlight: Sustainable Games Alliance

The Sustainable Games Alliance (SGA) helps game companies to optimise resource usage through data-driven insights, provides reporting support, and fosters industry-wide knowledge sharing and efficient…

Gmoffi Corner - Gmoffi Insight: What are workers’ rights? – A practical guide

Working in the game industry can be exciting, creative, and fast-paced, but like in any field, it’s important to understand your rights at work. Whether you’re a developer, artist, QA tester, or…

Brand new office accessibility guidelines released!

We in Games Finland ry have released brand new office accessibility guidelines. The guidelines provide a very approachable easy-to-understand look into office accessibility. It includes a solid…

The salary levels of Finland are attracting globally

The latest game industry salary and labour market report from the international recruitment service 8Bit gives a good picture of Finland’s position as part of the Nordic region. Together, the Nordic…

Gmoffi Corner - Industry Highlight: We in Games Finland ry

We in Games Finland ry is a non-profit association dedicated to promoting equality and diversity in the Finnish game industry. A More Equal Game Industry for Everyone Although the game industry has…

Gmoffi Corner - Gmoffi Insight: Finding work in the game industry

Finding work in the game industry isn't easy, as many can attest to, but it doesn't mean it's not possible. While getting hired is a two-way street with the applicant and the future employer, the…

ENDGAME-project by Tampere University Game Research Lab

Exploring the limits and margins of game cultural participation and agency The ENDGAME project will produce a new theoretical model for game cultural agency that takes into account both intersecting…

Gmoffi Corner - Industry Highlight: Finnish Game Industry QA Meetup Group

The Finnish Game Industry QA Meetup Group is a non-profit group whose goal is to improve understanding of what quality assurance (QA) does in the game industry as well as why it is done. Strengthening…

Gmoffi Corner - Game Maker Spotlight - Milla Pennanen

Milla Pennanen - Founder and Executive Director Milla Pennanen currently works as the Executive Director of both Game Makers of Finland and Tietoala ry. These two roles complement one another,…

GDC - 2026 State of the Game Industry Report

In January [GDC] Festival of Gaming released their 2026 State of the Game Industry report. The report includes insights into demographics, industry layoffs, generative AI, engines, platforms, and…

Gmoffi Corner - Gmoffi Insight: Starting a new job

Starting a new job – what you should do and how to prepare

Gmoffi Corner - Industry Highlight: Gamebadges

Gamebadges – Making Game Industry Competence Visible The game industry is built on highly specialised skills, rapidly evolving roles, and project-based work that do not always fit neatly into…

Registration for Bit1 2026 is now open!

Teams, it’s time to start your engines – especially your game engines – and prepare for this amazing adventure that’s about to begin! Registration is open until Sunday, 22.2. at 23:59, so you have…

Discounted tickets for Assembly Winter!

Members of Tietoala and Game Makers of Finland now have a unique opportunity to purchase Assembly Winter tickets at a special member price of €39 (regular price €49)! Each member may purchase up to 5…

Gmoffi Corner - Introduction

As we begin the new year and the term of a new board, we're aiming to activate our communication to our members as well as those interested in the industry. To move toward that aim we're starting a…

Salary Survey 2025

We invite you to participate in our Salary Survey, an essential tool for understanding the current state of the game industry in Finland. By sharing your insights, you help us gather valuable…

Game & esports industry’s blood donation campaign starts

The purpose of the LastOnline blood donation campaign is to bring players together to save lives and help patients by donating blood. The campaign was born from the cooperation of the e-sports…