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Company Profile
InnoGames
Website
www.innogames.de/en
About
InnoGames is a developer and publisher of online games, many of which are hosted on its own online portal.
Related People
Christian Reshöft
Studio Director
Marc Morian
Senior PR manager
Michael Zillmer
Co-founder and chief operating officer
Stephan Dilly
Head of Frontend Engineering
Philip Bang
Studio Director
Nino Protic
Senior Product Manager
Andreas Giesa
HR Director
Thomas Friedmann
Studio Director, Dusseldorf
Felix Janzen
Chief Marketing Officer
Zoran Gjorgiev
Product Manager
Sebastian Seeber
Product Owner
Mathias Wuerdemann
Senior Online Marketing Manager
Hendrik Klindworth
CEO
Ulrike Kunkel
Product Manager
Anna Sieprawska
Product manager
Stefan Walter
Senior Product Manager
Omoloro Oyegoke
Senior Backend Software Developer
Sven Miketta
Head of Social Networks Advertising
Thomas Cartwright
Implementation Manager
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Pgc Nordics
InnoGames' Zoran Gjorgiev on rebuilding Heroes of History's live ops one layer at a time
The product manager of Heroes of History on rhythm over frequency, rewards over mechanics and the shift to multi-week "Big Beats"
Pgc Nordics
InnoGames' Zoran Gjorgiev joins PGC Nordics speaker lineup
From QA to product lead: InnoGames' product manager, Zoran Gjorgiev joins Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics this October
New Games
New release roundup: Maneater, Sengodai, Cozy Coast: Merge Adventure, and more
We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
Jobs Roundup
October 2025’s Movers and Shakers: Unity's latest leadership shift, new Kokku execs, InnoGames names CEO, and more
Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
Nordic Games Industry
How hard times are making game developers more creative and resilient
Regional industry experts take the pulse of the Nordic games market ahead of Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2025, October 7th to 8th
Understanding Players
Decision traps in live game development
InnoGames product manager Anna Sieprawska discusses player feedback and understanding context
Pre-regs Case Study
The challenges of running a pre-registration campaign
A comparison of the App Store and Google Play from the InnoGames team working on Heroes of History
Milestone
InnoGames has surpassed €2 billion in lifetime revenue
Tribal Wars, Grepolis, and Elvenar each contributed over €200m to the milestone
Decade Of Growth
A decade of Elvenar: €200 million in revenue and still growing
Product manager Anna Sieprawska speaks on a decade of the fantasy city-builder, offering insight on the games longevity
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Why InnoGames’ Marc Morian left the games industry and what brought him back
In this series, we highlight the talented team members working in the games industry and how they got their break
Jobs News
Mobile Movers: All the latest appointments and job moves from around the industry
Who's moving where?… There's new roles at FRVR, Raptor PR, Supercell, Krafton, Gadsme, Zynga, Xsolla, Netflix and more…
New Appointments
InnoGames appoints Sebastian Goldt as its new CMO
The former director of growth will now oversee all marketing activities for the company behind $1 billion-earner Forge of Empires
Subtenant Startups
InnoHub returns as InnoGames rents out office space to aspiring gaming startups
InnoGames is renting private workspaces ranging from 14m² to 200m² in size
Podcast
Innogames’ Deniz Kekeç on building long-lasting relationships with narrative marketing | Podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team and guests give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and what's inside this week's episode…
Podcast
Innogames’ secrets for extending the lifespan of legacy games | Podcast
The PocketGamer.biz podcast team and guests give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode…
Hot Five
Hot Five: Candy Crush’s latest game, Apple fights Epic and the DMA, and InnoGames salaries revealed
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Earning Equality
InnoGames reveals staff salaries: So how do your compensations compare?
Equal Pay Day is taking place on March 6 in Germany - a day when brave, pro-active companies reveal the pay grades of their staff
Feature
Mass games industry job losses in 2023, but is the end in sight?
Not counting the losses at Alphabet, these collective layoffs surpass 3000 jobs
Job News
Innogames appoints Christiane Gäb as director of people and culture
In her new role, Gäb will head the company’s HR department
Major Milestone
InnoGames' Forge of Empires surpasses $1 billion in lifetime revenue
Forge of Empires is responsible for half of all revenues
Strategy
InnoGames to undertake a “strategic realignment” and job cuts
The studio - home to Forge of Empires - is owned by Modern Times Group
2022 Highlights
2022 In Review – December’s Best Bits
As the year draws to a close, we take a look back with our pick of the stories that shaped the last twelve months. Time for December
Recruitment
InnoGames boasts of salary transparency success
InnoGames has boasted of filling all 19 of their available vacancies within two months after publishing the salary bands for their roles
Views Week
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The PocketGamer.biz team reflect on a week of hot new games, success stories and legal worries…
Mtg Game Makers Day
How to keep your mobile title on top and earning for 10 years plus
InnoGames' Forge of Empires is the hit mobile game that's kept on giving for over a decade. At MTG Game Makers Day their CEO explained its secrets
Mtg Game Maker's Day
In Depth With MTG's Flow Platform And Behind-The-Scenes With Its CEOs
MTG’s Game Makers Day brought out some interesting and insightful comments into how their ‘Game Village’ concept works across their studios
Financials
Modern Times Group report steady growth through Q3 in recently released financials
MTG (Modern Times Group) the mobile gaming company that recently stepped-back from its efforts in esports, has released its financial data.
Salary Transparency
InnoGames publishes salary bands for 80% of employees
Salary transparency is a matter of fairness, says COO Michael Zillmer
Rising Up The Ranks
Michael Lenz promoted to newly created CAO role at InnoGames
Responsibilities range from video ads to data science
Marketing Movement
InnoGames appoints Felix Janzen as chief marketing officer
Former CMO moves up to lead Modern Times Group’s games marketing efforts
Ua All The Way
Careers in games: how to get started in user acquisition (UA)
What does it take to forge a successful career in the rapidly evolving area of user acquisition? Peggy Anne Salz speaks to the people on the front lines
Hiring Now
10 games industry jobs to apply for this week
Job vacancies from Sega, Activision Blizzard, Square Enix and Bandai Namco
Howdy Partner(ship)
InnoGames relaunching partnership programme for mobile and browser markets
The new programme is said to offer a "personalised approach"
Money Money Money
InnoGames saw record-breaking revenues of $266 million in 2020
The pandemic and mobile titles have been cited as the driving force
Investment
Modern Times Group increases its investment in InnoGames
"We already have a successful long-term relationship with MTG"
Poc In Mobile
InnoGames's Omoloro Oyegoke on why "removing barriers of entry" will attract more people of colour to games
"Most of these problems stem from the larger society..."
Moving Up
InnoGames appoints Christian Reshöft as its new CPO
"Christian contributed heavily to InnoGames’ sustainable growth in previous years and achieved many important milestones"
Over $114 Million
Live and Kicking: How Elvenar players amassed more than 43,186 years of playtime
InnoGames' studio director Christian Reshöft and senior product manager Nino Protic speak on the title's five-year legacy
Drop The Remote
Why we need to drop the "remote": Five tips for digitally leading a team
InnoGames studio director Christian Reshöft offers up his suggestions
Gaming's Image Change
InnoGames CEO Hendrik Klindworth on how Covid-19 might change the image of gaming
"Although these are unpredictable times, they have also been times of growth and learning."
Feed The Beast
Five tips to feed Facebook's algorithms right
InnoGames' Sven Miketta gives you advice on feeding the beast
Long Player
Mobile drives Innogames’ FY19 sales to $208 million
Forge of Empires leads the charge
On The Up
Majority mobile developer InnoGames surpasses $1 billion in revenue
Hardcore success
Live Ops
Devcom 2019: InnoGames has 35 people maintaining the €500 million revenue Forge of Empires
Stefan Walter discussed the details surrounding live ops for the strategy title
Financials
Mobile fuels games growth at MTG in Q2 2019
Mobile games now represent more than half of all gaming revenue
Expanding
GDC 2019: InnoGames looking to acquire new mobile IP
First purchase was made in 2017 with Warlords of Aternum
Forging Ahead
InnoGames revenue at all-time high as mobile sales grow 37% in 2018
Mobile takes 50 per cent revenue share in key US market
War And Peace
InnoGames on taking over Warlords from Wooga and making it all its own
“We had to keep track of our existing community, whatever changes we did had to be considered with them in mind as they like the game as it is”
Brexit Nightmare
Living with Brexit: "The complete legal basis for staying in the place I consider home was suddenly brought into question"
InnoGames implementation manager discusses the impact Brexit has had on his life and why he obtained German citizenship