It's only been a month since Fishlabs, purveyor of the Galaxy on Fire series, boosted its numbers by bringing three new team members into its fold.

Now the Hamburg-based developer continues its expansion with two more developers joining as it prepares for freemium.

Mark Intelmann joins the team as online game designer and will focus on free-to-play monetisation and online multiplayer, whilst Eva Jobse will be taking the role of senior game system designer.

She will be aiding in the creative construction of new sci-fi MMOs and the design of new in-game trading systems.

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Intelmann brings his experience from browser giant Bigpoint, where he was primarily responsible for monetisation and for balancing the quest editor of the online game Sea Fight. He has also held positions as a level designer at Spellbound where he worked on the two titles Helldorado and Desperados.

Jobse worked with CCP Games on its MMO Eve Online, where she held the illustrious title of member of the council of stellar management.

"Thanks to the numerous new additions to our team, we are now well prepared to expand our successful Galaxy on Fire series and win over a whole new target group by the implementation of multiplayer gameplay on the one hand and a new free-to-play business model on the other," said Fishlabs CEO Michael Schade.

"Furthermore, in addition to the upcoming MMO, we also have a brand-new mobile gaming experience set in the Galaxy on Fire universe up our sleeves.

"So our hardcore fans, who have supported us from the very beginning, won't miss out on anything either."