The 2009 Nordic Game Program ceremony has taken place in Malmö, Sweden, with three million Danish kroners’ worth of funding going to the Nordic industry.
The Nordic Game Program was launched in 2006 and focuses on making Nordic games more readily available to Nordic consumers. A total of 84 projects were submitted to the Nordic Computer Game Program with only eight companies granted funding support.
The Nordic game companies that received funding were:? ?
Virtual Air Guitar Company Oy (Finland), DKK 500,000 for Kung-Fu Live - a game set in the mythical world of martial arts. The player's movements are tracked by a camera, which replaces the gamepad as control mechanism and puts the player inside the game.
APEX Virtual Entertainment ApS (Denmark), DKK 500,000 for Riders & Ranches Online – a game mixing the passion for horses with strong gameplay and MMORPG features.
Gogogic ehf. (Iceland), DKK 400,000 for Rapture - Collectable Card Game – a classic-style collectable card game for the iPhone and Facebook. Prepare for a Magic the Gathering meets the iPhone experience.
Everyplay Oy (Finland), DKK 400,000 for Kamu Town – Lead the Kamus to build your dream town! Take care of the them, gather resources to create a thriving town with your friends, and use your creativity.
Uplause Ltd (Finland), DKK 400,000 for Uplause Crowd Game –introducing a brand new game genre, the MMCPG (Massively Multiplayer Crowd Playing Game), this game is played by spectators in large arenas.
Cockroach Inc (Sweden), DKK 300,000 for The Dream Machine - a classical point and click adventure. A compelling world in claymation style and a dark story for “grown ups” makes this a unique game experience.
GuppyWorks (Denmark), DKK 200,000 for GuppyLife - a free-to-play 3D virtual world appealing to tween girls, where they meet with friends and care for a virtual character, the Guppy.
Unified Game ApS (Denmark), DKK 200,000 for Pinball DJ - a casual music game and composition toy for handheld & mobile platforms, based on a new music-interaction concept that will appeal to kids without any necessary prior musical skills.
It was also reported that in addition to the above, one of the applicants was granted DKK 100,000 to improve their application.