Nordic Game is a video game developer conference and trade show held annually in Malmö, Sweden. The conference hosts lectures from the computer gaming industry and serves as a company-dating venue where developers and marketers meet.

Next event is coming up, NG20 is November 25th-27th. You can register online here.

Also check out the new podcast of Oliver, listen here to his first one.

This week in Episode 41 I have the remaining parts of the interview with Ivan Filletti of MaltaGaming and Timothy Bendt of Tamatem Games. Both are the seconds parts of conversations I had earlier this month. Ivan is telling why gaming studios should land in Malta and Timothy is giving us a look inside his publishing company that is focussing on the Middle East.

The episode 39 and episode 40 have both first parts of their interviews. I got realy some interesting feedback on Malta and MENA. One fun example is that Pascal Claryssebecame more convinced to bring his studio Big Karma to Malta.

News & Insights

I have as now every Sunday a Weekly Game News Recap.

This week we had also other news;

• Gamescom 2020 Opening Night Live Event
• Fall Guys Crosses 7 million Mark
• Unity files IPO and reveals massive losses

If you want to read more news around gaming, then visit our News and Insights section.

GamingMalta

GamingMalta is an independent non-profit foundation set up by the Government of Malta and the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA).

Tasked with the remit of promoting Malta as a centre of excellence in the digital and remote gaming sector globally, it is also responsible for liaising with the local relevant authorities to improve Malta’s attractiveness as a jurisdiction and enhance the ecosystem surrounding the gaming industry.

GamingMalta primarily aims to: Promote Malta as the world’s premier online gaming jurisdiction and a centre of excellence and raise Malta’s profile as a quality jurisdiction for the licensing and regulation of gaming companies, both locally and internationally.

Ivan Filletti is the Chief Operations Officer for the Gaming Malta Foundation. Prior to joining GamingMalta, Ivan was CEO for advertising agency, TBWA/ANG across both Malta and Greece.

Tamatem Games

Tamatem is the leading mobile games publisher in the MENA market. Tamatem’s HQ is in Amman, Jordan.

The company works hand-in-hand with international studios and developers, to localize and make their games culturally relevant for the Arab gamer. They are entirely focused on serving Arab smartphone users with games tailored for the language and culture of the region.

Timothy Bendt is Chief Growth Officer of Tamatem Games.

If you want to listen to more episodes of our games podcast, then click here for all episodes.

The games podcast is back, a small break and re-energyzed. Look and feel of the site has changed, better hosting, fresh new logo, new intro and outr music. So I hope you like it!

Today two territories; India and the MENA. I have chat with Tim and Rahul are talking about the regions, their companies and lots about gaming what you should know.

Cris Reed is talking about Joe Rogan and his opinion about gaming & addiction. Check out what Cris what writing on linkedin!

Also I did start to work with Sergei and Anton on their project InvestGame.net. They keep track of all financials in and around gaming. Do check out the site if you want more financial information.

This episode you can listen on spotify here and youtube here!

So more information about the gaming companies that are featured in today's episode.

Games24x7

Founded by New York University alumni Trivikraman Thampy and Bhavin Pandya in 2006, Games24x7 is one of India’s leading gaming companies with a full-stack portfolio of Skill Games and Casual Games including RummyCircle and My11Circle.

Backed by the marquee firm Tiger Global and a host of investment entities from the US, Games24x7 continues to expand its stronghold in the Indian gaming industry, while diversifying and investing in other technology opportunities and expanding its gaming business to the international gaming markets. With a 450 strong team, Games24x7 has offices in Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Miami.

By leveraging technology, product innovation, data science, and experience, Games24x7 aims to become a 21st-century scientific gaming company: built out of India for the world.

Visit www.games24x7.com for more information.

Tamatem Games

Tamatem is the leading mobile games publisher in the MENA market. Tamatem’s HQ is in Amman, Jordan.

The company works hand-in-hand with international studios and developers, to localize and make their games culturally relevant for the Arab gamer. They are entirely focused on serving Arab smartphone users with games tailored for the language and culture of the region.

Their experience is in localization, user acquisition, distribution, cross-promotion, monetization, community, support and whales management can help get your game on the top of charts, increase revenue and ensure its success in the Arabic market. Whether you are looking to publish a newly successful international game or trying to revive an old hit title, Tamatem is your best partner in the MENA region.

Next week remaining parts of these interviews. If you want to listen to more episodes of our games podcast, then click here for all episodes.