FREDRIK RUNDDQVIST

FREDRIK RUNDDQVIST

Fredrik Rundqvist, CEO of Sharkmob, photographed in in Malmö, Sweden, May 15, 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

FREDRIK RUNDDQVIST

FREDRIK RUNDDQVIST

Fredrik Rundqvist, CEO of Sharkmob, photographed in in Malmö, Sweden, May 15, 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

FREDRIK RUNDDQVIST

FREDRIK RUNDDQVIST

Fredrik Rundqvist, CEO of Sharkmob, photographed in in Malmö, Sweden, May 15, 2025. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

Mickey Mouse Copyright Expiration Inspires Video Game

Mickey Mouse Copyright Expiration Inspires Video Game

Handout screen grab of the horror version of Mickey Mouse as seen in the game Infestation: Origins. Steamboat Willie lost US copyright protection on January 1, 2024, prompting a stream of films, games and parodies that will likely displease Disney. Just in the last two days, independent video game creators and film directors have announced two horror movies and a video game featuring the character, while memes are spreading online showing Mickey in absurd and inappropriate scenes, including nautical accidents and terrorist attacks. On Monday, video game developer Nightmare Forge revealed the trailer for Infestation 88, a horror game that sees a haunted-looking Steamboat Willie hunt the player down in a dark warehouse – two weeks after game developer Fumi released a trailer for a noirish “jazz-filled shooter” called Mouse, in which you play a Steamboat Willie-like gangster mouse causing bloody havoc. Photo by Nightmare Forge Games via ABACAPRESS.COM

Mickey Mouse Copyright Expiration Inspires Video Game

Mickey Mouse Copyright Expiration Inspires Video Game

Handout screen grab of the horror version of Mickey Mouse as seen in the game Infestation: Origins. Steamboat Willie lost US copyright protection on January 1, 2024, prompting a stream of films, games and parodies that will likely displease Disney. Just in the last two days, independent video game creators and film directors have announced two horror movies and a video game featuring the character, while memes are spreading online showing Mickey in absurd and inappropriate scenes, including nautical accidents and terrorist attacks. On Monday, video game developer Nightmare Forge revealed the trailer for Infestation 88, a horror game that sees a haunted-looking Steamboat Willie hunt the player down in a dark warehouse – two weeks after game developer Fumi released a trailer for a noirish “jazz-filled shooter” called Mouse, in which you play a Steamboat Willie-like gangster mouse causing bloody havoc. Photo by Nightmare Forge Games via ABACAPRESS.COM

Mickey Mouse Copyright Expiration Inspires Video Game

Mickey Mouse Copyright Expiration Inspires Video Game

Handout screen grab of the horror version of Mickey Mouse as seen in the game Infestation: Origins. Steamboat Willie lost US copyright protection on January 1, 2024, prompting a stream of films, games and parodies that will likely displease Disney. Just in the last two days, independent video game creators and film directors have announced two horror movies and a video game featuring the character, while memes are spreading online showing Mickey in absurd and inappropriate scenes, including nautical accidents and terrorist attacks. On Monday, video game developer Nightmare Forge revealed the trailer for Infestation 88, a horror game that sees a haunted-looking Steamboat Willie hunt the player down in a dark warehouse – two weeks after game developer Fumi released a trailer for a noirish “jazz-filled shooter” called Mouse, in which you play a Steamboat Willie-like gangster mouse causing bloody havoc. Photo by Nightmare Forge Games via ABACAPRESS.COM

Mickey Mouse Copyright Expiration Inspires Video Game

Mickey Mouse Copyright Expiration Inspires Video Game

Handout screen grab of the horror version of Mickey Mouse as seen in the game Infestation: Origins. Steamboat Willie lost US copyright protection on January 1, 2024, prompting a stream of films, games and parodies that will likely displease Disney. Just in the last two days, independent video game creators and film directors have announced two horror movies and a video game featuring the character, while memes are spreading online showing Mickey in absurd and inappropriate scenes, including nautical accidents and terrorist attacks. On Monday, video game developer Nightmare Forge revealed the trailer for Infestation 88, a horror game that sees a haunted-looking Steamboat Willie hunt the player down in a dark warehouse – two weeks after game developer Fumi released a trailer for a noirish “jazz-filled shooter” called Mouse, in which you play a Steamboat Willie-like gangster mouse causing bloody havoc. Photo by Nightmare Forge Games via ABACAPRESS.COM

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi pose at the headquarters of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on April 17, 2023. Rovio Entertainment, best known for Angry Birds video games, has agreed to be taken over by Japanese gaming giant Sega Sammy Holdings. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi pose at the headquarters of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on April 17, 2023. Rovio Entertainment, best known for Angry Birds video games, has agreed to be taken over by Japanese gaming giant Sega Sammy Holdings. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi pose at the headquarters of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on April 17, 2023. Rovio Entertainment, best known for Angry Birds video games, has agreed to be taken over by Japanese gaming giant Sega Sammy Holdings. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi pose at the headquarters of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on April 17, 2023. Rovio Entertainment, best known for Angry Birds video games, has agreed to be taken over by Japanese gaming giant Sega Sammy Holdings. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi pose at the headquarters of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on April 17, 2023. Rovio Entertainment, best known for Angry Birds video games, has agreed to be taken over by Japanese gaming giant Sega Sammy Holdings. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi

Chief Executive Officer of Rovio Alexandre Pelletier-Normandi pose at the headquarters of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on April 17, 2023. Rovio Entertainment, best known for Angry Birds video games, has agreed to be taken over by Japanese gaming giant Sega Sammy Holdings. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The headquarters of the Rovio Entertainment

The headquarters of the Rovio Entertainment

The headquarters of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment at the company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on April 17, 2023. Rovio Entertainment, best known for Angry Birds video games, has agreed to be taken over by Japanese gaming giant Sega Sammy Holdings. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The headquarters of the Rovio Entertainment

The headquarters of the Rovio Entertainment

The headquarters of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment at the company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on April 17, 2023. Rovio Entertainment, best known for Angry Birds video games, has agreed to be taken over by Japanese gaming giant Sega Sammy Holdings. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The headquarters of the Rovio Entertainment

The headquarters of the Rovio Entertainment

The headquarters of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment at the company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on April 17, 2023. Rovio Entertainment, best known for Angry Birds video games, has agreed to be taken over by Japanese gaming giant Sega Sammy Holdings. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The headquarters of the Rovio Entertainment

The headquarters of the Rovio Entertainment

The headquarters of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment at the company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on April 17, 2023. Rovio Entertainment, best known for Angry Birds video games, has agreed to be taken over by Japanese gaming giant Sega Sammy Holdings. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The headquarters of Rovio Entertainment

The headquarters of Rovio Entertainment

The logo of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment at the company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on January 23, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The headquarters of Rovio Entertainment

The headquarters of Rovio Entertainment

The logo of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment at the company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on January 23, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The headquarters of Rovio Entertainment

The headquarters of Rovio Entertainment

The logo of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment at the company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on January 23, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The headquarters of Rovio Entertainment

The headquarters of Rovio Entertainment

The logo of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment at the company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on January 23, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The headquarters of Rovio Entertainment

The headquarters of Rovio Entertainment

The logo of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment at the company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on January 23, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The headquarters of Rovio Entertainment

The headquarters of Rovio Entertainment

The logo of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment at the company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on January 23, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The headquarters of Rovio Entertainment

The headquarters of Rovio Entertainment

The logo of the Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment at the company's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, on January 23, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Smartphone game developer creates romance in virtual world

Smartphone game developer creates romance in virtual world

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 12, 2013 in Tokyo shows Waka Yoshida, executive officer who heads the social business unit at Voltage Inc., where she leads a team creating stories for smartphone game applications. One such game is "A Prince's Proposal," a romance game popular among women in their 20s and 30s.

New "Dragon Quest" title hits Japanese market

New "Dragon Quest" title hits Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - The Tsutaya movie and music rental shop in Tokyo's Shibuya district is packed Aug. 2, 2012, with people buying a new title in the popular "Dragon Quest" game series. Japanese game developer Square Enix Co. launched the same day "Dragon Quest 10 -- Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku (five awakened tribes) Online" for Nintendo Co.'s Wii home game console.

New "Dragon Quest" title hits Japanese market

New "Dragon Quest" title hits Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - Yuji Horii (L), the creator of "Dragon Quest," hands a new software title in the popular game series to Kensuke Matayoshi, a 33-year-old part-time employee who became the first person to purchase the game at the Tsutaya movie and music rental shop in Tokyo's Shibuya district, on Aug. 2, 2012, its launch day, after waiting outside the shop from the previous day. Japanese game developer Square Enix Co. launched "Dragon Quest 10 -- Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku (five awakened tribes) Online" for Nintendo Co.'s Wii home game console.

Tecmo to enter merger talks with Koei

Tecmo to enter merger talks with Koei

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Matsubara (L), president of game maker Koei Co., and Yasuharu Kakihara, president of game software developer Tecmo Ltd., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 4. They announced that the two companies have agreed to launch merger talks.

Chipmaker launches sports software making Jackie Chan coach

Chipmaker launches sports software making Jackie Chan coach

TOKYO, Japan - Action movie superstar Jackie Chan gives live demonstrations of the exercises using a sports game software developed by semiconductor chip developer SSD Co. during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 6. SSD Co. will launch a sensing-port peripheral and four interactive sports game titles, including two that make Jackie Chan a virtual coach.

Serious games teach players important skills

Serious games teach players important skills

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - A developer of the game ''A Force More Powerful'' explains its content on a screen at the Serious Games Summit held in San Francisco on March 10.

New version of 'Dragon Quest' to be marketed in Sept.

New version of 'Dragon Quest' to be marketed in Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Game software developer SQUARE ENIX Co. will put on the market Sept. 19 a new version of its popular ''Dragon Quest'' home video game software that includes a plastic sword (foreground) and a small camera (background). If users move the 40-centimeter sword some 1.5 meters away from a TV screen, the camera captures the sword's movement and shows it on the screen.

CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-WORLD VOICE EXPO (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-WORLD VOICE EXPO (CN)

(221117) -- HEFEI, Nov. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member interacts with an intelligent robot applied to the teaching of Go game, known as Weiqi in Chinese, at the 5th World Voice Expo in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 17, 2022. The 5th World Voice Expo and Global 1024 Developer Festival kicked off here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-ECONOMY-MOBILE GAMING

TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-ECONOMY-MOBILE GAMING

(220908) -- ANKARA, Sept. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A computer game developer works at a startup company in Ankara, capital of Türkiye, on Sept. 2, 2022. Over the last few years, Türkiye has become one of the world's fastest growers in mobile gaming, attracting investments from at home and abroad despite the country's economic downturn. TO GO WITH "News Analysis: How Turkish mobile gaming thrives against economic downturn?" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-ECONOMY-MOBILE GAMING

TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-ECONOMY-MOBILE GAMING

(220908) -- ANKARA, Sept. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A game developer demonstrates a video game equipment at a startup company in Ankara, capital of Türkiye, on Sept. 2, 2022. Over the last few years, Türkiye has become one of the world's fastest growers in mobile gaming, attracting investments from at home and abroad despite the country's economic downturn. TO GO WITH "News Analysis: How Turkish mobile gaming thrives against economic downturn?" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-ECONOMY-MOBILE GAMING

TÜRKIYE-ANKARA-ECONOMY-MOBILE GAMING

(220908) -- ANKARA, Sept. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A game developer demonstrates a video game equipment at a startup company in Ankara, capital of Türkiye, on Sept. 2, 2022. Over the last few years, Türkiye has become one of the world's fastest growers in mobile gaming, attracting investments from at home and abroad despite the country's economic downturn. TO GO WITH "News Analysis: How Turkish mobile gaming thrives against economic downturn?" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

Online gaming industry booms in Türkiye with increasing foreign investment

STORY: Online gaming industry booms in Türkiye with increasing foreign investment DATELINE: Sept. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:26 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of young developers working in gaming studio in Ankara 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): OMER AKYOL, Game developer STORYLINE: Türkiye's online gaming industry has witnessed immense growth over the past few years, making it a regional powerhouse that attracts international venture capital funds. According to experts, Türkiye offers great opportunities for publishers to invest in amazing hyper-casual gaming studios. Türkiye has produced some really successful unicorn companies such as Peak Games, Gram Games and Masomo. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): OMER AKYOL, Game developer "Türkiye has a considerable young population and a pyramid in the industry has to be formed. Game companies, such as Peak Games or Gram Games, were formed and consecutively became unicorns; therefore, an interest was formed for the sector. Big publishers such as Voodoo or Supers

Chipmaker launches sports software making Jackie Chan coach

Chipmaker launches sports software making Jackie Chan coach

TOKYO, Japan - Action movie superstar Jackie Chan gives live demonstrations of the exercises using a sports game software developed by semiconductor chip developer SSD Co. during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 6. SSD Co. will launch a sensing-port peripheral and four interactive sports game titles, including two that make Jackie Chan a virtual coach. (Kyodo)

Tecmo to enter merger talks with Koei

Tecmo to enter merger talks with Koei

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Matsubara (L), president of game maker Koei Co., and Yasuharu Kakihara, president of game software developer Tecmo Ltd., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 4. They announced that the two companies have agreed to launch merger talks. (Kyodo)

Shigeru Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Video game developer Shigeru Miyamoto during an interview at the Tokyo branch of Nintendo Co. The photo was taken Nov. 4, 2003. (Kyodo)

EA unveils new Star Wars themed game

EA unveils new Star Wars themed game

U.S. video game developer Electronic Arts Inc. introduces its new "Star Wars Battlefront" game at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles on June 15, 2015. The game is planned for release in November 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Train with images of role-playing characters promotes tourism in Saga

Train with images of role-playing characters promotes tourism in Saga

A train decorated with characters from a popular animation role-playing game series known as "SaGa" departs from JR Saga station in Saga, southwestern Japan, in March 2015 during a ceremony to launch a joint project by Saga Prefecture and game software developer Square Enix Holdings Co. to promote local tourism. The two-carriage train will run along the Karatsu and Chikuhi lines of Kyushu Railway Co. until June 28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Serious games teach players important skills

Serious games teach players important skills

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - A developer of the game ''A Force More Powerful'' explains its content on a screen at the Serious Games Summit held in San Francisco on March 10. (Kyodo)

Fortnite vs. Apple

Fortnite vs. Apple

Photo taken in June 2019 shows Epic Games Inc.'s booth featuring its popular video game "Fortnite" in Los Angeles. Apple Inc. removed Fortnite from its App Store on Aug. 13, 2020, after the game's developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses Apple's platform.

Japanese video game developer Capcom

Japanese video game developer Capcom

File photo taken Nov. 19, 2019, shows the logo of Japanese video game developer Capcom Co. at its head office building in Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Esports event featuring football game

Esports event featuring football game

J-League Chairman Mitsuru Murai (L) and Konami Digital Entertainment Co. President Hideki Hayakawa pose for photos in Tokyo on March 1, 2019. They announced the co-hosting of an esports event in July featuring the video game developer's popular "Pro Evolution Soccer 2019," known as "Winning Eleven 2019" in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

82-year old Japanese app developer speaks at U.N.

82-year old Japanese app developer speaks at U.N.

Masako Wakamiya, an 82-year-old Japanese programmer known for creating the Hinadan app, a smartphone game based on Japan's traditional festival Hinamatsuri, or Doll's Day, meets the press after delivering a keynote speech at a U.N. meeting on digital technology in New York on Feb. 2, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese game app

Japanese game app

A woman in Beijing shows a scene from "Tabikaeru" (Travel Frog), a Japanese game app, on Jan. 30, 2018. Hit-Point Co., developer of the title called "Lvxing Qingwa" in China, said 96% of users are in China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese game app

Japanese game app

A woman in Beijing shows a scene from "Tabikaeru" (Travel Frog), a Japanese game app, on Jan. 30, 2018. Hit-Point Co., developer of the title called "Lvxing Qingwa" in China, said 96% of users are in China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New "Dragon Quest" title hits Japanese market

New "Dragon Quest" title hits Japanese market

A girl holds up the 11th title in the popular "Dragon Quest" game series in Tokyo on July 29, 2017. Fans of the series dating back to 1986 lined up from early in the morning as Japanese game developer Square Enix Co. released a new title of the main series for the first time since 2012. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New "Dragon Quest" title hits Japanese market

New "Dragon Quest" title hits Japanese market

A man holds up the 11th title in the popular "Dragon Quest" game series in Tokyo on July 29, 2017. Fans of the series dating back to 1986 lined up from early in the morning as Japanese game developer Square Enix Co. released a new title of the main series for the first time since 2012. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo