We are the games company where players are the closest thing to a boss. Currently growing fast with
@mergemansion
and developing our next hit game candidates.
2023 couldn’t have had a more exciting start! We’re thrilled to announce that Metacore is working on the next iteration of Supercell’s free-to-play mobile game – Everdale.
@deantak
@venturebeat
has the full story.
We’ve announced a €150M credit line from
@Supercell
, covered here by
@VentureBeat
@deantak
. The funding will be used to lift
@MergeMansion
to the top of game charts – and to hire a few key players to help us do that.
We're overwhelmed by the response and the trust we've been shown – although we can't promise when (or even if) Everdale will ever become a live game again, we're excited about the challenge of delving into Everdale's market fit.
"The simple reason for this [€150M funding round] is two words: Merge Mansion. This game has been so spectacularly successful that
@Supercell
clearly wants a stake in that success." –
@mikebutcher
@TechCrunch
And the Small Screen Game of the Year 2020 award goes to...
@Mergemansion
! We couldn’t be more excited to celebrate this Finnish Game Awards success with the gaming community. Thank you 10 million times!
Hyped to announce my new role and adventures, as Audio Designer over at
@metacoregames
!
Very excited to lead the charge on what audio means at Metacore!
#gameaudio
#mobilegames
@OrangeJuice
@deantak
@VentureBeat
As a few people mentioned above, this indeed will be a hard reboot. Given that we are starting from scratch in many respects, there, unfortunately, won’t be a possibility to continue with the old progress.
It’s been a well-kept secret between our
@metacoregames
team and 200,000 beta testers – but now we’re thrilled to finally bring
@mergemansion
to the masses. Thanks
@supercell
for your on-going support:
Having raised a €150M credit line from
@supercell
, our eyes are on the game industry’s top talent to help us lift
@mergemansion
to the top of the charts – and keep it there for years. Our CEO
@mtammenkoski
shares what this funding round means for us:
”Can you build a 130 million euro business around a grandma? You can, if your faith is strong and the grandma is interesting enough.”
–
@Kauppalehti
Optio sat down with our CEO and Co-Founder
@mtammenkoski
(article in Finnish):
"Tänä vuonna Tammenkoski uskoo, että liikevaihto nousee jo 150–180 miljoonan euron tasolle. Sillä yhtiö nousisi hyvin todennäköisesti Suomen viiden suurimman peliyhtiön joukkoon."
@hsfi
@ElinaLappalaine
wrote about our growth (in FI):
Better Games Together strives to take meaningful actions to support the LGBTQIA+ community and to move towards a more diverse and inclusive game industry.
Read more about our collaboration with Helsinki Pride here:
Grandma is going places with Hollywood! Do you wanna go places with Metacore? Check out our open positions, and join us in building our first hit game
@Mergemansion
→
Powered by pies as we run for an important cause! 🥧🏃🏻♀️
This year again, we are taking part in
@Yritysmaraton
- a running charity event that supports youth's physical education. Catch two teams of Metacoreans in the beautiful surroundings of Töölönlahti!
#yritysmaratonviesti
@SandwichClash
Since we will be starting development from scratch, with fresh eyes, we will need to understand at some point, with a smaller audience, how players feel about what we are working on. We’re going to try our best to get that far!
"Ambitious goals have already turned into rapid growth. Driven by its hit game Merge Mansion, the company grew its revenue by over 120% to €129M last year."
Our CEO
@mtammenkoski
sat down with
@talouselama
to shed light on Metacore's growth [in Finnish]:
It's all fun and games (like, literally!) when Metacoreans get together ☀️
We kicked off the summer festivities with a great party a few weeks ago! Good folks, city adventures, live music – a perfect way to welcome the Finnish summer 🤩🎶
📸: Janne Saarinen
#LifeAtMetacore
It's always a great time when the industry gets together 🙌 Last Thursday, we celebrated the success of the Finnish game industry at the Finnish Game Awards 2023.
Big congratulations to all the nominees and the winners of this year! ✨
#FGA23
📸: Katariina Salmi
100+ Finland-born growth companies, including us, have today formed The Finnish Startup Community (
@startupyhteiso
). We join forces to ensure that our ecosystem will be the world's best place for the world's best talent and tech companies:
“There’s something incredibly soothing about cleaning up the dilapidated areas of the mansion. Plus the dopamine hit when I finally get the object I’ve been after for days is real.”
@WIRED
is hooked on Merge Mansion and we think there’s no shame in that.
You may know our hit game Merge Mansion - it's time you meet Metacore, too. 😎👋
We are 130 passionate, creative, data-driven, and
- above all - ordinary people that love to create extraordinary entertainment.
.. and we are growing fast. Wanna join? 🤩
Exciting times ahead! We're expanding beyond Helsinki – Metacore is also in Berlin moving forward.
Read what our CEO Mika has to say about the expansion in his new blog post. 👇
Last week, we celebrated the book launch of Juho-Kustaa Kuorikoski’s new book, “Matopelin perilliset – Suomalaisten mobiilipelien uskomaton tarina” at our main lounge! 🥳📚
Congrats, Juho, for the big accomplishment and thank you for the active work you do for our industry!
Most of the €150M credit line we raised from
@supercell
goes to marketing. Here
@tapiotuomola
sheds a bit light on how we're gonna use the budget to top the charts with
@Mergemansion
(article in Finnish):
We are committed to the statement made by the Finnish Startup Community and wish to see corrections to the new government programme regarding work-based immigration.
metacore is the passion-first game company where small teams create chart-topping mobile experiences. We’re in this for the long haul – and hope to have you along from early on:
We’re looking to hire a Wellbeing and Performance Lead to optimize Metacore’s work environment from the cognitive perspective. Why? Our CEO
@mtammenkoski
sheds light on that:
Mysterious, story-driven ads have worked well for
@Mergemansion
. This time one of them went viral and made some headlines (more articles in the thread):
Stop the scroll, it's time to apply! 👋🤩
Ready for hands-on experiences, guidance from team and mentors, and a chance to share your own creativity during a 6-month trainee program?
We've got you 🤝 Apply to Press Play by April 30th:
#CareerInGames
Tune into
@elitegamedev
newest podcast episode on Building Metacore where host
@joakim_a
chats with our CEO
@mtammenkoski
on his long journey in gaming, building teams and finding hit games:
Together with the Finnish Startup Community, we sat down with CEO's of
@gubbeio
,
@woltapp
and Metacore to talk about leadership during fast growth; best learnings, mistakes to avoid, importance of recruitment, and best tips for future leaders.
Super insightful panel discussion!
How did
@MergeMansion
find its market fit? What does it take to build successful mobile games? And what kind of trends might shape the upcoming years for the industry?
Interviewed by
@futucast
, our CEO
@mtammenkoski
gives his answers to these questions:
Want to be a part of how games are made behind the scenes? If you want to kickstart your career in the game industry – you might be the Associate Producer we’ve been looking for ↓
We are hiring an experienced Technical Development Manager up for driving tech & infra development areas of our hit game, Merge Mansion. Is this you? ↓
We are hiring a highly-organized Producer for the Merge Mansion team in Berlin up for ensuring that we create the best possible features & content for our hit game. Is this you? ↓
We have put a ton of effort in creating a company culture that fosters creativity, trust and longevity, and it feels wonderful to have that work recognized – especially with the newly granted Future Workplaces certificate.
@notmrcup
@deantak
@VentureBeat
Given that we are starting from scratch in many respects, it is not possible to make any promises as to when – or even if – the game we create will ever be released to the app stores. We sure hope it will be though!
The Finnish business daily
@KauppalehtiFi
interviewed Metacore's Sandra and Anna about branding mobile games and attracting international talent – and about how fierce the competition is in both cases. (article in Finnish)
“Finnish gaming & tech companies are painfully aware of the need for new types of skills, instead of just new talent.” – our CEO
@mtammenkoski
underscores the need for new skills and mindsets, and how game companies could make this happen:
Teknologiakentän osaajapulasta on kirjoitettu paljon. Julkinen keskustelu on kuitenkin pitkään pyörinyt lukumäärien ympärillä – kuinka monta koodaria tai designeria Suomeen tarvitaan tulevien vuosien aikana.
“It feels like we’re just getting started. It feels like we have so many great ideas and so much more we want to do.”
Our CEO
@mtammenkoski
had a chat with
@rachelkaser
@GamesBeat
about Merge Mansion hitting 50M+ downloads and our expansion to Berlin:
@GeertTweet
@deantak
@VentureBeat
Thank you for the trust! This is a great question. The way we define a “live game” at Metacore is similar to how most game developers do – a globally released game.
Get ready for a wild ride on the latest episode of
@DeconFun
, where Metacore's CEO
@mtammenkoski
and Chief Business Officer
@tapiotuomola
reveal their daring approach to marketing and game development, including their epic collaboration with Pedro Pascal👇
What makes a games industry professional to swap a budding career in Munich to start anew in Helsinki? Here’s our Backend Programmer Jon Jelinski on why he made this leap:
We are hiring a skilled Talent Acquisition Partner up for developing and running smooth recruitment processes for a great candidate experience. Is this you? ↓
Introducing Press Play by Metacore, a trainee program for emerging talent who are passionate about games and eager to enter the industry.
We’re now looking for three Game Programmers and three Game Artists to start at Metacore in September 2022:
We are looking to hire a skilled Art Producer with experience in art direction for external artists and production partners, and a good knowledge of partner management, contract negotiations and art production planning. Is this you? ↓
Come start fires, bake pies, hide secrets, entertain millions of players and build hit games! Aspiring Game Artists and Game Programmers, join our trainee program Press Play by sending your application by May 1 at
According to our VP Performance Marketing
@tapiotuomola
his never-an-average day at Metacore ranges from brainstorming creatives to testing the best tracking tools unique to mobile marketing:
We are looking to hire an experienced Product Manager up for engaging millions of Merge Mansion players, who's ready to play their part in one of Europe’s fastest-growing game companies. Is this you? ↓
@joe150321
@deantak
@VentureBeat
Amazing news indeed! Unfortunately, there won’t be a possibility to continue where you left off – the game that was in the app store now resides in the past. But we’re thrilled to have you return to the game if and when it becomes available again!
“How can we replicate the success of
@Mergemansion
? That’s the phase we are in at the moment & it really is exciting” our CEO Mika Tammenkoski shares with
@Neil_Long_
@mobilegamerbiz
A big shoutout to our 30M+ player community & the whole Metacore team. The best is yet to come!
Supercell-backed studio Metacore has more games on the way and has figured out a process for replicating the success of Merge Mansion, says CEO and cofounder Mika Tammenkoski:
.
@DeloitteFinland
's Technology Fast 50 list is out and we made it to top 10! Thrilled to be rubbing shoulders with the some amazing companies - and here’s to another year of topping the charts.