Game development rising: Brno boasts international bestsellers as well as a growing business
20. August 2024
One million games sold, announced the counter on the Steam platform less than a month after the release of the brand-new game Gray Zone Warfare developed by Brno-based Madfinger Games in April. And it was Ashborne Games which drew attention not long ago with its strategy game Last Train Home, based on the stories of Czechoslovakian legionaries. Finally, mobile game developer Alda Games has seen unprecedented growth in recent months. These achievements show the advanced level of local developers when it comes to creativity and technical mastery and underline the economic importance of the gaming industry in this region as well as the Czech Republic as a whole.
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25. May 2024
[asiaone.com] Madfinger Games Celebrates the Successful Launch of Gray Zone Warfare and Will Talk Its Development at the Game Access Conference in Brno
Madfinger Games, a game development studio from Brno, Czech Republic, proudly announces the success of its newly released PC game, 'Gray Zone Warfare'. A realistic shooter game was one of the top ten most anticipated titles on the Steam platform and sold over 800,000 copies of the base game and 400,000 DLC editions within just two weeks of its release on April 30, 2024.
20. March 2024
Brno region has emerged as one of the leading European innovation hubs
The Brno region, The South Moravian Region (SMR) (Czech Republic, European Union) has emerged as one of the leading European innovation hubs, with its Regional Innovation Index (RII) jumping from 87.3 to 101% of EU average between 2016 and 2023, an improvement of 22.3%. A global leader in electron microscopy, with one-third of the world's electron microscopes coming from Brno, Brno region excels also in the semiconductor, space, cybersecurity, and game development sectors. Leading the Czech Republic in knowledge intensity and high-tech employment, Brno region matches Europe's top regions. Brno's high quality of life and ranking as a leading student city highlight its role as a center of innovation and growth. It stems from the data report on research, innovation, and business in South Moravia, published by the innovation agency JIC.