> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://blog.playables.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # February Newsletter: Playable Ads Are Hot. So Is the Nordic Tech Scene. - URL: https://blog.playables.ai/february-newsletter-playable-ads/ - Published: 2026-03-02T11:47:47.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-25T11:41:09.000Z - Description: One new merge playable ad, two tech hubs, and a market moving fast - Author: Elina Arponen - Tags: Newsletter, #Migrated-1782387652249, #Import 2026-06-25 11:41 Hi, it’s Karo from Quicksave!👋 February? Busy. New playable live, Barcelona to Stockholm in one week, and plenty of conversations about what’s next for AI and game growth. Here’s what went down. ### **In This Post 👇** - New Client Project: Love & Pies playable ad, merging sweet treats into performance-driven engagement - From Barcelona to Stockholm: key takeaways from Gamesforum and TechArena - A big milestone: Quicksave turns 9 years (more on that next month 👀) [Subscribe now](#/portal/signup) --- ## A Sweet New Playable Ad: Love & Pies ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c5/c8/c5c8c005-e76f-4f83-b5c0-e558df553846/content/images/2026/06/92bf3cb8-cec4-473e-a342-d0a04fd719e6_1920x1080-jpeg.jpg) February brought **another fresh customer project**. This time, we teamed up with **Trailmix** to create a playable ad for [**Love & Pies**](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Trailmix.LoveAndPiesMerge&hl=en&ref=blog.playables.ai). In the popular merge game, players rebuild and design a café while uncovering the story of Appleton. Players follow Amelia as she restores her family café after a mysterious fire. By merging cakes, cookies, and other yummy ingredients, they serve customers, renovate rooms, unlock decorations, and gradually transform the café into a thriving business, all while discovering secrets along the way. Our playable focuses on a tighter, satisfying slice of that experience: **merging tasty treats to directly upgrade Amelia’s café**. Combine items, unlock improvements, and see instant progress. **Simple, rewarding, and immediately engaging, exactly what a strong playable ad should deliver**! Built with our **AI-powered ad creation tools, this merge experience was turned into a fully interactive playable in record time**. Huge thanks to Trailmix for choosing us to help bring Love & Pies to new audiences through the power of playable ads! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c5/c8/c5c8c005-e76f-4f83-b5c0-e558df553846/content/images/2026/06/57a1306b-6a18-43fe-bcdb-212546ec3bb2_1250x668-jpeg.jpg) [Try Love & Pies Ad](https://loveandpies.qs.app/?ref=blog.playables.ai) --- ## One Week, Two Conferences: Barcelona & Stockholm ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c5/c8/c5c8c005-e76f-4f83-b5c0-e558df553846/content/images/2026/06/c0c2be7b-06d7-4e81-a2fd-e3beed986632_1920x1080-jpeg.jpg) Mid-February was all about movement. Our CEO Elina kicked things off at **Gamesforum in sunny Barcelona (9.2.–10.2.)** before heading straight to **Stockholm (11.2.–12.2.) to join Ville-Kalle and Timo at TechArena**. As always, the meetings, conversations, and overall vibe delivered. Here are Elina’s main takeaways from those events: 📍 **Gamesforum, Barcelona** > “Very varied agenda. In just one day I enjoyed meetings, a roundtable, workshop, and an evening mixer. A very nice combination of content! And as ever, playables are hot.” 📍 **TechArena, Stockholm** > “Lots of talk about AI realities and how it’s changing the startup landscape, what to keep an eye on.” > “Attended a roundtable with great takeaways. Due to the rapid change in the market, you need to grab your position fast, but also clearly show there is a real need and demand for the problem you’re solving, not just how you’re technically solving it. That’s what builds the business case.” > “Overall, the Nordic tech scene is booming!” From game monetization conversations in Barcelona to AI-driven growth strategies in Stockholm, one theme connected them all: **speed, clarity, and real value matter more than ever**. [Follow Elina on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elinaarponen/?ref=blog.playables.ai) --- February was full speed in the best possible way: a sweet new customer project, back-to-back conferences across Europe, and conversations that confirmed we’re building in exactly the right direction. And one more thing: this month, **Quicksave turned 9 years!** 🎉 Nine years of building, experimenting, learning, and pushing interactive experiences forward. We’ll share more about that milestone in next month’s newsletter. Until then, onward! See you in March! 👋 [Subscribe now](#/portal/signup) --- Find & Contact us: ⚡️ [**Playables.ai website**](https://playables.ai/?ref=blog.playables.ai) 💼 [**LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/quicksaveinteractive/?ref=blog.playables.ai) 📽️ [**YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/@quicksaveltd?ref=blog.playables.ai) --- *Quicksave Interactive is building a vibe creation platform: a secure, data-driven tool for publishing interactive and playable ads and web content. Powered by AI-driven tools, our platform makes it fast and easy to create high-performing formats. Interactive ads perform over 3x better than video ads, but have been costly and time-consuming to make, until now.* *Our Finland-based team has a strong track record in interactive WebGL experiences, including Treasure Tails (Facebook), Werewolf Friends (Zoom), and Axie Infinity: Raylights (Ronin blockchain). Our game development Toolkit is also available for licensing.*