Mika Sorvari Email & Phone Number

Malmö, Skane County, Sweden

Working as a senior writer on Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.

Finland

Researched and wrote the content for an unannounced mobile app dealing with local history. Also performed the translation work for the English version.

Turku

Having joined up with the studio when it was originally founded, I got to serve as the Lead Writer for The Detail, which is an episodic neo-noir crime adventure. It was our debut, and a personal crash course into how video games are made.The many lessons learned helped us then create Thief of Thieves: Season One, another crime story, this time based on a comic by Robert "The Walking Dead" Kirkman. Thief of Thieves, which I co-wrote and served as the Narrative Designer for, bagged the… Show more Having joined up with the studio when it was originally founded, I got to serve as the Lead Writer for The Detail, which is an episodic neo-noir crime adventure. It was our debut, and a personal crash course into how video games are made.The many lessons learned helped us then create Thief of Thieves: Season One, another crime story, this time based on a comic by Robert "The Walking Dead" Kirkman. Thief of Thieves, which I co-wrote and served as the Narrative Designer for, bagged the Best Story / Storytelling and the Most Promising IP awards from Game Connection in 2018. It also won the Pro category at the 2018 Game Development World Championship.Our regrettably last release was Alien: Blackout, a premium mobile title that continued the saga of Amanda "Daughter of Ellen" Ripley, which I wrote. It stands at 95/100 on GamesBeat, and was a Best on iOS 2019 pick from Apple.I also worked as an editor, wrangling a group of ten writers who produced some additional content for a prototype we created, and had a couple of speaking engagements based on my experiences at the studio (MIGS 17 & ECGC 2019).(I also served as the studio health and safety representative from 2015 onwards.) Show less

Finland

Being responsible for the majority of news pieces at Gamereactor.fi, while also writing or editing articles and reviews on games and movies. The job also included large amounts of translation work, visiting industry events in various European countries, as well as doing interviews and writing studio profiles for both the magazine and the website.

Finland

Writing articles and translating others for the Finnish poker magazines owned by the company. Also attending poker events and reporting about them.

Finland

Light news work, selecting and writing stories for the Tilt.fi website.

Bachelor'S Degree, Comparative Religion

Hum.Kand., Comparative Religion

Major in Comparative Religion, minors in Psychology and Sociology.