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The thriving video game industry carries Sweden

2021-12-23T16:55:36.248Z


The sector's revenues are exploding. Exports are becoming one of the major pillars of the economy.


Stockholm

Avalanche Studios Group is doing well.

The video game publisher, which has become known in particular by

Just Cause

,

The Hunter

or

Mad Max

in collaboration with Warner, occupies the top four floors of a building in Södermalm, the trendy district in central Stockholm.

The interior, which looks more like a lounge bar than an office suite, is rather empty, and the challenge today is to get 550 employees, almost all working from home, to collaborate, some of whom are based in Liverpool or New York.

But CEO Pim Holfve remains optimistic:

“In the last month alone, we brought together 2 million players, our turnover has increased from 65 to 80 million euros this year, and we are constantly hiring new people. . "

This is not without difficulty:

With 70 video game studios, Stockholm is saturated,

he continues

.

The French

Ubisoft

has just arrived;

across the street you have the American giant Electronic Arts;

at the bottom it's Paradox ...

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Source: lefigaro

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