Playground Publishing, the first international games publisher seeking growth from Finland
Says Finnish gaming landscape is one of the most interesting in the world at the moment
Helsinki, Finland, 22nd of May, 2013 – The Euro-Japanese games publisher Playground Publishing has today announced it will seek future growth from the Finnish gaming industry. The company will nominate Mr. Markus Råmark, one of the most seasoned Finnish gaming professionals, to act as General Manager in Finland. Mr. Råmark will bring the best new game titles from Finland to the global market place:
“This is truly a great opportunity for the Finnish gaming industry, both for game developers and investors alike,” says Markus Råmark. “I feel that Playground Publishing possesses all the right ingredients to accelerate the Finnish gaming industry even further and I’m really happy to join the company.”
A set of fresh ingredients and new kind of thinking
Playground’s philosophy of games publishing stems from the idea of “challenging the status quo”. The company focuses only on titles that bring something new to players worldwide. With a maturing consumer base and device pool, the importance of innovation is becoming the key to success. The company was founded by Maarten Noyons, an esteemed professional in the international mobile gaming industry and an advisor to many games companies.
“Finland is one of the most interesting places to be in the gaming industry at the moment,” says Maarten Noyons, CEO of Playground Publishing. “For instance, there was a time last year, when the App Store’s number one selling, number one free and number one grossing games were all from Finland. And they were all three different games! Finland has one of the best – if not the best – games developed per capita ratio. And this ratio still seems to be growing fast. New titles are pushed out constantly, making Finland an amazing country to operate in. Being locally present means that we can truly help the partners we work with and focus on accelerating their games to become global phenomenon.”
Playground Publishing will open its offices in Kotka and focus on the Finnish market place throughout the country. Developers who wish to work with a different type of publisher who manages a small yet highly focused portfolio of innovative games are encouraged to contact Playground directly at www.plgnd.com.
Playground Publishing in brief
Playground Publishing is a joint venture between MTI Group Ltd., a Japanese mobile content provider and Maarten Noyons, Founder and Chairman of the International Mobile Gaming Awards, based in Amsterdam and Marseille. Playground publishes games that exhibit innovation in the fields of augmented reality, location, contextual content, new types of control mechanics or game-play, audio or exceptional visuals. Playground does not copy and offers players immediately accessible & playable mobile and tablet games that can extend to PCs, Smart TVs, Consoles and beyond. Playground’s first mobile and games are coming out in June 2013. www.plgnd.com
For more information:
Wilhelm Taht
COO
Playground Publishing
+33 648 452 692
