main

BusinessExclusive InterviewsIndustryNewsNews BusinessServices

Juhani Honkala: Hatch-ing New Mobile Gaming Experience

December 27, 2016 — by Orchid

HATCH-UI-Live-still-960x540.jpg

Netflix for movies, Spotify for music, but nothing like that for games… so Rovio, who many just know as creators of Angry Birds, have corrected it by coming up with Hatch: a free-to-play mobile game streaming service that will first come to the Android platform. Instead of downloading a game on your phone, you stream it through an app, whose backend cloud infrastructure makes it possible to play without lag. What is more, you can hand the controls to a friend, therefore turning a single-player game into a multiplayer experience. Hatch founder and CEO Juhani Honkala told Gamesauce more about Hatch-ing the new project.


Europe 2016Video Coverage

Steejo: YouTube as a Game Business | Casual Connect Video

April 20, 2016 — by Catherine Quinton

1920x750-banner-960x375.jpg
'I’m amazed by the sheer number of awesome people I interact with on a day-to-day basis.' - SteejoClick To Tweet

Ever since the rise of PewDiePie, streaming and Let’s Play videos have played an increasingly important role in the way games are promoted and experienced, and are now in many ways more important than traditional exposure. Listen and learn from a panel at Casual Connect Europe that was made up of streamers on YouTube. They talked about the role of streamers in the relationship between indie developers, streamers and their respective audiences from the perspective of both developers and streamers. One of the panelists, Steejo (Justin Slater), observed: “Just as Let’s Play replaced traditional media, streamers are replacing Let’s Play.” Steejo has also witnessed, “Sales lift(ing) during live streams.” Tune in below for more insights from Steejo and other YouTubers.

logo
SUPPORTED BY