Chicago, Illinois–based developer Young Horses (Bugsnax, Octodad: Dadliest Catch) switched to four-day workweeks in July in the hopes of achieving a healthier work-life balance.

Creating a better work-life balance has been a topic of discussion in the games industry for a while. Dontnod and Fingersoft have become the latest studios to make steps in this direction by introducing new policies to make their employees’ work more comfortable.

Angry Birds creator Rovio has made a deal to use Moomin characters in its upcoming mobile games. The studio also made an investment into Gutsy Animations, hoping to diversify its IP portfolio.

Small Giant Games has officially become the second largest game developer in Finland after Supercell. The studio’s net sales were over €400 million last year, with its other financial metrics also increasing.

Tencent Holdings acquired 3.8% of shares in Remedy Entertainment, something that the Control and Alan Wake creators have been informed of after the deal.

A group of scientists from Finland is now developing a “therapeutic action game” to treat depression. It won’t replace therapy or drugs but will help ease the symptoms.

Control has sold over 2 million units across all platforms, according to Thomas Puha, Communications Director at Remedy. It took the title 15 months to get there.

Supercell has just announced it’s cancelling its latest soft launch game, Hay Day Pop. So far, the game has generated nearly $1 million.

A federal jury in Marshall, Texas, ruled that Supercell’s titles like Clash of Clans, Clash Royale and Brawl Stars infringe four patents held in the US by Japanese studio Gree. Supercell will now have to pay $8.5 million in royalties to Gree.

Paradox Interactive has bought the Finnish developer, Iceflake Studios.

Remedy Entertainment announced has signed with a “major publisher” for two multi-platform titles.

As announced at E3 2019, online tactical first-person shooter CrossFire that came out on PC about ten years ago is launching on Xbox One in 2020 rebranded as CrossFire X. Remedy has been working on a single-player campaign for CrossFire X since 2016.

Supercell’s Rush Wars, soft-launched three months ago, will close on November 30, 2019. All IAPs have already been disabled.

Finland’s gaming organization Neogames explores the state of video games markets of China, Japan and South Korea in their latest study.

Playtika makes another big purchase. An Israeli company acquired Seriously, which is known for the Best Fiends series.

Redhill Games founded in 2018 by Remedy and Wargaming alumni has secured $11.4m in investment for its first project.

Sensor Tower analyzed 100 top publishers by game revenue on App Store and Google Play. In Q1 2019, App Store game publishers grossed 48 percent more than their counterparts on Google Play.

Google announced yesterday it would open a new data center in Hamina, Finland. The company will be investing about 600 million euros ($672 million) in the new facility.

Every summer, the White Nights conference for game industry is preceeded by Finnish Game Day. This year is no exception.