Tag: Gaming
Finland makes history with a record number of medals at the Abylympics
Saga Naumanen The most creative person from the vocational college won the gold medal in the Character Design category, where the contestants had to design a futuristic human. He was inspired by the cyberpunk genre and the Mad Max movies. Naumanen is a second-year student and his future plans include working in the gaming industry. […]
Rovio is still looking for a buyer after the Playtika negotiations have ended
Israel-based gaming company Playtika offered to buy Rovio for 683 million euros.
Screen time on the rise: Finnish youth spend late evenings in front of screens
The study also showed that boys and men spent more time on computers and gaming than girls and women, while girls and women were more active on social media. In addition, social media has become increasingly popular among all age groups, as almost everyone under 45 uses social media and 85% of those over 65 […]
The word cool is no longer cool
– The worst thing I know is when adults use the word cringe, says Belmin Nuhic23, presenter at Juniornyheterna. He explains that no young person uses the words, cringe, cool or swag anymore and explains what the more viable words gähda, ströga and ajde mean. Many of the words young people use today come from […]
Why has the online casino industry flourished in recent years?
If you know anything about online casinos, you will know that this industry has had a boom in recent years. This industry was relatively new and unknown until now. We now have an online casino industry that seems to be growing almost exponentially. But why is the online casino industry doing so well? Let’s take […]
Netflix takes over a Finnish gaming company
Netflix plans to acquire Finnish gaming company Next Games. The takeover bid for the streaming giant has been accepted by shareholders who own a 94 percent stake in Next Games. Netflix’s stake in the company would rise to 94.5 percent when options are considered. Under the agreement, the other shareholders may accept the offer at […]
Fnatic character poizon, promoting Peppzor
Fnatic made two changes to their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive list on Thursday, recruiting Valentin “poizon” Vasilev on a trial basis and promoting Peppe “Peppzor” Borak to the top lineup. Fnatic is currently competing in the ESL Pro League season 15 in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished third in Group A to qualify for next month’s playoffs. […]
Pros and cons of mobile casino games
It is safe to say that online casino games are among the most popular games today. Some people play them because they want to win money, but most men and women play them for the sake of entertainment. If you are a casino enthusiast, you have definitely heard of mobile casino games. There are a […]
How to make sure that an online casino in Denmark is safe – a pocket-sized guide
If you look at the landscape of popular hobbies and pastimes in Denmark and the rest of the world, for that matter, you will see that the most popular hobbies today are digital. People would rather play video games than play basketball outside, and they would rather indulge in online gambling than visit a land-based […]
Are you stuck at home on a Friday night? Here are some fun things you can do
Play video games Do you know something you love to do but don’t have time for it? Now you have the opportunity to order junk food and play video games. People think video games are a waste of time, but that’s not always true. There are many games with great stories and you can learn […]
Netflix collects the following games in Finland
Games developed by Gaming Studio will be available exclusively to Netflix paid subscribers. “Our vision of games – building a library of great games for members to enjoy – has always been clear and simple. But getting there is not a simple achievement; takes time to develop games that people like. told me Mike VerduNetflix […]
Microsoft will buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard for $ 68.7 billion
According to The Verge, the deal is Microsoft’s biggest gaming effort, and the company says it will be “the third-largest gaming company after Tencent and Sony” after the deal expires. The popularity of online gaming has grown in all genres, including iGaming which has also grown in popularity during the pandemic. The growth of iGaming […]
Schools will later begin to prioritize teen sleep
Morning rarely starts at 8 am in high schools in Helsinki, Turku and Tampere. This school year, high schools in these cities have postponed start times after years of debate on the subject. In most cases, delays require arrival one hour 15 or 30 minutes later. This autumn, Turku will pilot a program to ensure […]
Tax information: The former director of the gaming company will be the most deserving in Finland in 2020
Mikko Kodisoja, the former game director and founder of the mobile gaming company Supercell, was the most profitable in Finland in 2020, according to the tax information published by the Tax Administration on Wednesday morning. Kodisoja, who left Supercell last summer and founded the virtual production company Fireframe, earned € 93.5 million and paid more […]
zai leaves Team Secret to join Team Liquid
Swedish offender Ludwig “zai” Wahlberg left Team Secret to join Team Liquid on Wednesday. “Surprise! Welcome @ zai_2002 to the TL family,” Team Liquid wrote on Twitter. The 24-year-old spent the last three years with Secret after previous visits with OpTic Gaming, The Dire and Evil Geniuses. “I would like to thank my teammates and […]
Shekarabi: This is how match-fixing should be fought
Minister of Social Insurance Ardalan Shekarabi holds a press conference together with investigator Gunnar Larsson, due to the fact that the Inquiry into measures against match-fixing and unlicensed gambling activities reports on its assignment. Among other things, it is proposed that online gambling should be covered by the Gambling Act if the player is in […]
U.S. authorities suspect Angry Birds maker of violating children’s privacy
The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the State of New Mexico has filed a lawsuit against the very popular Angry Birds game maker Rovio, accusing a Finnish company "commercially exploitative" children. The lawsuit alleges that the company "consciously collects personal information" from children under the age of 13 and sells this information to third-party marketing companies, […]
Gaming trains your brain
The brain changes throughout life and is shaped by the things we do. So it’s not hard to imagine that gaming is also making its mark in the organic think tank. – Can gaming change the way the brain works ?, asks young Jonathan from the Science Club, which is a free leisure offer for […]
Angry Birds developer Rovio’s second-quarter profits down 50% from a year earlier
The Finnish mobile gaming agency Rovio reports that its adjusted operating profit in the second quarter was EUR 6.2 million, compared to EUR 13.8 million last year. Like the mobile gaming industry in general, the company’s second-quarter 2020 profits were reinforced by the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic. Rovio’s net sales in April-June remained stable […]
Leading Israeli gaming firm CrazyLabs acquired by Swedish company of Israel
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SK Gaming’s Jesiz returns to the head coach role
SK Gaming will once again turn to Jesse “Jesiz” Le to fill their head coaching position. The move will take place with “immediate effect”, the organization said on Tuesday. SK Gaming also announced Philipp “Lilipp” Englert from Germany will serve as the team’s support player. These decisions come on the heels of mixing Erik “Treatz” […]
G2, Ninjas in Pajamas advances at BLAST Premier Spring Final
G2 Esports gathered to defeat Complexity Gaming 2-1 and Ninjas in Pajamas swept BIG 2-0 on Friday in the bottom bracket of the 2021 BLAST Premier Spring Final. G2 and Ninjas secured the top four and ends on Saturday. In Saturday’s second match, Gambit Esports will face Natus Vincere in the final in the upper […]
Betting on young people’s sports gives a fine of 350,000 kroner
Violating rules prohibiting the provision of games on young people’s sports can result in a hefty fine. It shows a judgment handed down by the Court in Odense. The company Betfair has been punished with a fine of 350,000 kroner, the prosecution in the Funen Police informs. In 2017, the company had offered games at […]
VMA in Borås, Västra Götaland County
The Swedish computer game industry has grown significantly in recent years and has become a new kind of basic industry with annual sales of around SEK 25 billion. In the next few years, the gaming industry globally is expected to grow by approximately 9 percent per year, but Sweden can grow even more. “Sweden succeeds […]
A record number of people apply for Boden’s game educations
Almost a thousand people have applied to Boden Gamecamp this year. Mattias Bergqvist is involved in driving the initiative and hopes that it can attract new talent to Norrbotten. The Swedish gaming industry suffers from a large labor shortage, which means that many companies are interested in students’ projects.
Zlatan is being investigated by Uefa
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is now being investigated by the European Football Association Uefa. The reason is the Swede’s financial interest in a gaming company – something that is forbidden for players who participate in UEFA’s and the international football association Fifa’s competitions. Uefa announced on Monday night that they have initiated a disciplinary investigation into the […]
Research: Teenagers face cyberbullying on a daily basis
Cyberbullying and cyberbullying of young people is not a rare phenomenon but a daily occurrence, according to a Commission study Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (MLL). The Child Welfare Association asked young people about cyberbullying and harassment through an online survey in the fall of 2020. More than 1,100 responses were received. The answers showed […]
They remove slot machines from their stores
Olís, Snælandsvídeó, Núpalind and Skálinn in Þorlákshöfn have stopped using slot machines in their stores. The reason for this decision is that store reps say it is their social responsibility. Two weeks ago, a lawyer from the Gambling Addiction Association (SÁS) sent a letter to the University Lottery stating that using slot machines with any […]
The pandemic cut ten percent of Danes’ gaming consumption
Center Manager at the Center for Gambling Michael Bay Jørsel is not surprised. The pandemic’s shutdowns of major sporting events have had a major effect on the Danes’ desire to gamble. – No commercials, no ball on the turf, no draft beer, no cheerful songs. Everything was just shut down, he says. Michael Bay Jørsel […]
Zlatan violated Fifa rules – risks fines and suspension
Zlatan Ibrahimovic risks both a fine and also being suspended from national team games, reports Sportbladet. The reason is that Ibrahimovic is still a partner in a gaming company, which violates the rules of the International Football Association. The Swedish Football Association has known about this for several years and Secretary General Håkan Sjöstrand says […]
The Danish Cancer Society will make money at online casinos
In the near future, you can win money for yourself at the online casino winwin.dk. If you lose, the money goes in return to the organization Kræftens Bekæmpelse, which is behind the new online casino. It writes Radio4. – We make an online casino, because in recent years we have experienced a decrease in our […]
Save the Children wants a night walk in the gaming world
Save the Children wants to start wandering the night in the digital gaming world to be able to help children who feel bad and who play there. The organization, in collaboration with large gaming platforms, wants to be able to take part in information in order to be able to pick up signals about children […]
The gaming company Roblox is directly listed on the New York Stock Exchange
After postponing the listing several times, the American gaming company Roblox will be listed directly on the New York Stock Exchange today. That the company chooses to be listed on the stock exchange right now is not surprising, says Tomas Otterbeck, analyst at the stock analysis company Red Eye. Last year, the entire so-called IPO […]
LCS leaders continue to roll in Spring Split
The top five teams in the league championship series Spring Split standings all won victories on Friday when week 4 started. Cloud9 (8-2) defeated the Golden Guardians (2-8) in 28 minutes, 100 thieves (7-3) topped Counter Logic Gaming (1-9) in 41 minutes, and Dignitas (7-3) beat Immortals (4- 6) in 29 minutes. TSM (7-3) overtook […]
The NHL chooses DreamHack Sports Games to run sporting events
The NHL announced a multi-year deal with DreamHack Sports Games to host live and online sports events. DreamHack Sports Games will partner with the NHL to attract new sponsors while running events and livestream coverage for the NHL Gaming World Championships brand. The NHL and DreamHack Sports Games will also work to attract new sponsorship […]
The young hacker will receive a 20-month suspended sentence after € 600,000 in gambling fraud
In the early twenties, a man who exploited a vulnerability in an online game run by state-owned gambling monopoly Veikkaus managed to win hundreds of thousands of euros but was only able to hold on to his victory for a moment. On Monday, the Pirkanmaa District Court sentenced him to one and eight months in […]
A young hacker tricks a gambling site into paying 600,000 euros before being caught
A man in his early twenties who managed to exploit a vulnerability in an online game run by the state-owned gambling monopoly Veikkaus managed to win hundreds of thousands of euros but was only able to keep his profits for a moment. On Monday, the Pirkanmaa District Court sentenced him to one and eight months […]
NaVi and FaZe advance in BLAST Premier Spring Groups
FaZe Clan and Natus Vincere advanced to the finals of Group C on Friday in the upper console of the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2021 event. FaZe did quick work with Team Liquid, recorded a 16-11 victory on the Dust II map and then rolled 16-1 on Nuke to reach Saturday’s final in the top […]
Cases of possible terrorist financing have tripled in five years
In just five years, the number of notifications to Søik – the Public Prosecutor for Special Economic and International Crime – about possible terrorist financing has tripled. During the last year, 494 reports of possible terrorist financing came to Søik, also known as the Bagmandspolitiet. In 2016, the number was 169. This appears from figures […]
Ubisoft creates Star Wars games in the open world
Paris [France]January 13 (ANI): French video game company Ubisoft announced that its Swedish studio Massive Entertainment is making an open-world video game that will be played in the Star Wars universe. The studio behind ‘The Division’ makes a game in a galaxy far, far away. According to The Verge, there are no details on when […]
Finnish slot machines now require a player ID
On Tuesday, January 12, the use of slot machines owned and operated by the state slot machine Veikkaus requires mandatory authentication. Gaming on these machines in shops, restaurants, kiosks, petrol stations and the agency’s own arcades can only be accessed after an identity card. The new practice is part of the agency’s social responsibility program, […]
Important apps for children are missing in advice for criminal investigations
Several of the most common apps for children and young people are not included in the Public Prosecutor’s Office’s guide for how to obtain evidence from the Internet in criminal investigations, Ekot’s review shows. This is despite the fact that it is known that children are exposed to crime on the apps. This risks having […]
The state gambling company closes most of Finland’s slot machines and arcades
The Finnish state-owned gaming company Veikkaus is closing gaming halls and slot machines in areas of the country that are in the process of accelerating or mediating the epidemic. They will remain closed until at least mid-December, the company said Thursday. The shutdown process of the planes began immediately and was scheduled to be completed […]
Sweden is suspected of violating Finnish airspace
Finland says it suspects that a Swedish gaming helicopter violated airspace off the coast of Vaasa on Friday. The attack lasted about a minute over the Kvarken on Friday, November 20th. The Border Guard is investigating the case after the Ministry for Foreign Affairs has contacted the Swedish Embassy.
Ekonomiekot Extra
Host:Hanna Malmodin Producer:Anders Diamant Participants and voices in the program:Maria Landeborn, senior economist at Danske BankPär Ivarsson, Head of FinanceJan Leopoldson, prosecutor EBM, EkobrottsmyndighetenJoakim Bornold, savings economist Söderberg and PartnersKristin Björklund, new shareholderBirgitta Hagenfeldt, CFO of AvanzaLars-Åke Norling, CEO of NordnetVlad Tenev, CEO and Founder RobinhoodCait Lamberton, Professor University of PennsylvaniaDave Portnoy, stock and gaming […]
Woman spent stolen money at online casino
Among other things, she transferred thousands of kroner to a gaming account on the Internet. Here the money was spent at an online casino. In addition, she used stolen payment cards to shop at a large number of stores on the Internet – including Matas, Imerco and H&M. Everything was committed from an address in […]
Ekot’s Emelie Rosén nominated for the Grand Journalist Award
Ekot employee Emelie Rosén and P1 Dokumentärs Ylva Lindgren are nominated for the Grand Journalist Award for the review “Gamer”. In the documentary series, which was published last winter, Rosén and Lindgren examined the consequences of adults having a lack of insight into the gaming world. The review was based on young people’s own stories […]
Money laundering tips are pouring in to the authorities
That is almost 15,000 more notifications than in the same quarter last year. Almost every third notification results in a case which is passed on to the police or other authorities. In the first half of 2020, it has grown to more than 16,000. – We need many notifications in our work, so the marked […]
The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded
Very soon we will know which author the Swedish Academy has chosen to give this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. The announcement is made by Permanent Secretary Mats Malm at Börshuset in Stockholm. So far, everything is as usual, but the Nobel party itself is canceled and this year’s announcement also takes place in a […]
New fee can take the life of TV bingo on dk4
Sifa TV-Bingo, which is broadcast every day on the TV channel dk4, is threatened with closure after a new law that raises the tax on gaming income from 20 percent to 28 percent, enters into force at New Year. It writes Sifa in a press release. – It will simply take our lives, says Samvirkende […]
New tax can take the life of TV bingo on DK4
Sifa TV-Bingo, which is broadcast every day on the TV channel DK4, is threatened with closure after a new law that raises the tax on gaming income from 20 percent to 28 percent, enters into force at New Year. According to Sifa TV-Bingo, which has been in existence since 1985, the tightening aims to reduce […]
Dreamhack at digital book fair
This year’s book fair, which is only digital due to the corona pandemic, is starting and for the first time, representatives of the digital computer festival Dreamhack are participating. The idea is that they will reach new target groups, says David Jawette, who is project manager at Dreamhack. “We will have five different panels for […]
Game providers on the edge of the law almost 400 times since 2017
Since 2017, the Gambling Authority has issued almost 400 injunctions, injunctions and warnings to the gaming industry to break or be on the edge of rules that must ensure accountability in the industry in relation to, among other things, gambling addiction and money laundering. It writes Politiken. Exactly, the control body has intervened 396 times […]
Are Trump’s odds of winning better than the polls indicate?
The US presidential election is approaching every day, and it is constantly reported which candidate is ahead in the polls. So far, the Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, is apparently ahead of incumbent President Donald Trump. However, if we look at the world of gaming and betting sites, some indicators point to a different period for […]
