In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.
Nordic Game Discovery Contest – Season I (2016-2017):
6-7 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
19 Oct: Konsoll 2016 – Bergen, Norway
21 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-22 Apr: Reboot Develop – Dubrovnik, Croatia
21 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark
24-26 Apr: Quo Vadis – Berlin, Germany
8 May: NGDC Season I wild cards announced
17-19 May: NGDC Season I Finals/NG17 – Malmö, Sweden
NGDC Season I was sponsored by Nordisk Film Games, GamesIndustry.biz and Nordic Game Ventures.
Nordic Game Discovery Contest – Season II (2017-2018):
11-12 Sep: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
16-17 Sep: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
29-30 Sep: Slovenian Games Conference – Ljubljana, Slovenia
5-6 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
18-20 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
27-29 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
24 Nov: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
29-30 Nov: AzPlay – Bilbao, Spain
13 Jan: NM in Gameplay – Oslo, Norway
23 Jan: Ludicious Game Festival – Zurich, Switzerland
25 Jan: Gamesforum – London, UK
16 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark
19-21 Apr: Reboot Develop – Dubrovnik, Croatia
8 May: NGDC Season II wild cards announced
23-25 May: NGDC Season II Finals/NG18 – Malmö, Sweden
NGDC Season II was sponsored by Nordisk Film Games, Appodeal, Nordic Game Ventures and Steam.
Nordic Game Discovery Contest – Season III (2018-2019):
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: GIC – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
28-29 Nov: Make Games Africa – Cape Town, South Africa
7-10 Dec: F&S Play – Bilbao, Spain
5 Jan: NM in Gameplay – Oslo, Norway
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious Game Festival – Zurich, Switzerland
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop Blue – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark
9 May: NGDC Season III wild cards announced
22-24 May: NGDC Season III Finals/NG19 – Malmö, Sweden
NGDC Season III was sponsored by Xsolla, Dolby, Valve, Plan of Attack, Matchmade, 80 Level and Nordic Game Ventures.
Our warmest congratulations to the NGDC Season I-III qualifier winners and grand champions. It will be very exciting to follow all of these talented developers in the future.
Also a very big thank you to our NGDC Season I-III sponsors – Nordisk Film Games, GamesIndustry.biz and Nordic Game Ventures (Season I), Nordisk Film Games, Appodeal, Nordic Game Ventures and Steam (Season II) and Xsolla, Dolby, Valve, Plan of Attack, Matchmade, 80 Level and Nordic Game Ventures (Season III) – as well as our partners across Europe, Africa and South America.
The NGDC’s fourth season features a new (and exotic!) contest locales, enhanced live pitch format and audience/jury interaction, new expo and mentorship opportunities at NG20, and much more. Follow all the action right here on discovery-contest.nordicgame.com.