Lawyer.se is happy to announce that we are teaming up with East Sweden Game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based out of Link\u00f6ping, Sweden, East Sweden Game is a business incubator where videogame studios in the region can come for advice, coworking space and events. But it\u2019s really about community, said Tomas Ahlstr\u00f6m, founder and general manager of East Sweden Game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou become a member by being active in our community,\u201d he explained. \u201cThere is no application. No monthly fees. If you come to our events, hang out in our office spaces and tag along on our after-work get-togethers, you\u2019re a member.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomas has been active in the videogame industry since the 90s, first by building games and then as an entrepreneur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI realized there were others better than me at developing games, while I preferred to meet people and get things done,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2017, Tomas founded East Sweden Game. After a request from a municipality-owned commercial real estate developer, he started thinking about how to grow the videogame industry in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSince it wasn\u2019t really established here, it wouldn\u2019t matter how much guidance or venture capital we offered. So, we started with the people.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
East Sweden Game became a venue for anyone in the region interested in videogame development. It\u2019s been a point of emphasis for him and his team to keep things local. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t want to just grow and grow and grow. If that happens, we risk losing that sense of community we\u2019ve established.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the same time, he is conscious of the international nature of videogames. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen it comes to investors, publishers, recruitment, we need to look beyond Sweden\u2019s borders,\u201d he said. \u201cOur roots grow local, but our foliage extends out into the world.\u201d
There are legal aspects to consider in all phases of creating a videogame. In teaming up with Lawyer.se, Tomas hopes to provide members of the East Sweden Game community with even more assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaybe you\u2019re working with a partner or a publisher reaches out to you or another studio wants to acquire you or merge. Those questions arise all the time, and then legal advice is crucial,\u201d he noted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEveryone at Lawyer knows so much about the industry and has so much personal experience. They often know right away what advice to give,\u201d said Tomas, adding, \u201cThey\u2019re always available so even if you\u2019re just grabbing a coffee and ask a legal question, you get a response right away.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lawyer.se is happy to announce that we are teaming up with East Sweden Game. Based out of Link\u00f6ping, Sweden, East Sweden Game is a business incubator where videogame studios in the region can come for advice, coworking space and events. But it\u2019s really about community, said Tomas Ahlstr\u00f6m, founder and general manager of East Sweden Game. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4923,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categorizar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n