Howdy Partner(ship)
InnoGames relaunching partnership programme for mobile and browser markets
The new programme is said to offer a "personalised approach"
Jackpot
Azerion acquires social casino developer Whow Games
"We will take our game distribution platform to the next level"
Recruiting Now
Gamigo hires Simon Prytherch as new head of mobile development
Two games set to launch in the near future.
Upside
Fyber's 2020 revenue soars 76% to $255 million
And continues to grow during Q1 2021
More Store
GoodGame Studios releases Empire: Four Kingdoms via Huawei's AppGallery
Second title to hit that app store
Privacy Laws
As iOS 14.5 goes live, German businesses file antitrust complaint against Apple
"Apple is effectively shutting out all competitors"
Indie Spotlight
How Studio Fizbin's Say No! More digs into our 'absurd, rotting relationship with work'
Studio Fizbin on coming back from the brink
Biggest And Best
Klaas Kersting on why mobile gaming remains best for revenue and growth
Phoenix Games’ CEO on the future
Lotta Loot
Games with loot boxes might be given automatic 18 rating in Germany
This is the result of changes to the country's youth protection laws
Indie Spotlight
Headup Games CTO Mark Aldrup on returning to office life in Germany
"Every two to three years the market seems to shift completely and you always have to be up-to-date."
Not Banned
Germany is not banning Coin Master
Though stricter rules could be placed
"all Abuzz"
Gamescom digital event confirmed for August 2020
Opening Night live hosted by Geoff Keighley due to return
Long Tail
Deca Games adds DragonVale to its live ops portfolio
Backflip Studios' breed-and-nurturer acquired
Coronavirus Concerns
Gamescom organisers confirm trade show is still happening
Cologne-based event not affected by restrictions on gatherings in the city just yet
Regional Taste
Moon Active, Playrix and Supercell dominate the German mobile game charts
Crunching the data with App Annie
Keeping Culture
Tripling your team - keeping your culture
Softgames' head of people and culture Amei Ott on how to grow without losing focus
Long Player
Mobile drives Innogames’ FY19 sales to $208 million
Forge of Empires leads the charge
Case Closed?
Nintendo defeats Germany and Norway in court case over eShop pre-orders
The decision has been appealed
Phoenix Rising
Phoenix Games acquires German developer Sixteen Tons Entertainment for its growing development group
Emergency series creator joins the flock
Funding
Hamburg to invest $2.2 million into local games industry over next four years
Open to developers of any size in the city
Hex-o World
Location-based Catan: World Explorers mobile game using Niantic's Real World Platform
Pre-registration now live
On The Up
Majority mobile developer InnoGames surpasses $1 billion in revenue
Hardcore success
On And On
Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night Live returns for Gamescom in 2020
Cologne repeating
Cloud Gaming
Vodafone and Hatch team up to bring the first premium cloud gaming service to Germany
There is a three month complimentary period for Hatch premium
New Studio
Epic Games opens new studio in Cologne
The company is currently hiring for 200 positions globally
German Games Market
Employee numbers in the German games industry on the decline despite market growth
Number of games companies also rose from 524 to 614 in 2018
Devcom 2019
What's new at Devcom 2019?
Ahead of the Cologne show's third year, we caught up with managing director Stephan Reichart to find out more
Mobile Gaming
18.6 million people in Germany play games on their smartphones
Mobile games and in app purchases earn €1.5 billion
Live And Kicking
Two years on: How Flaregames’ community kept Zombie Gunship Survival alive
"It’s no exaggeration to say that our players kept the game alive during its quieter periods"
The Debate Continues
Germany considering new minor protections laws against loot boxes and mobile monetisation
The state of Bavaria has proposed new guideline citing the “exploitation of the inexperience and credulity of adolescents”
Acquisition News
Jam City acquires Berlin studio 231 Play
Opens new Berlin studio where the team will operate from
Chicago To Asia
Niantic details worldwide summer events for Pokemon Go in 2019
I will travel across the land, searching far and wide
Viel Geld
German mobile games studio Sviper raises nearly $3 million in funding
Investment lead by Modern Time Group
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
Ich Bin Ein Berliner
From Gram Games to Voodoo: Alexander Willink's vision for the new Berlin studio eyeing a future outside of hyper-casual
"Berlin has a unique video games community that embodies a passion that is exciting and vibrant, while highly skilled"
Out
Goodgame founders relinquish leadership positions following Stillfront deal
Doctors Kai and Christian Wawrzinek to focus on new roles as Stillfront shareholders
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
Job Losses
Flaregames restructure leads to 45 layoffs as CEO Klaas Kersting steps down
Todd English takes over as CEO
Wunderbar
German games industry set to enjoy $56.7m government games fund from 2019
New fund to be headed up by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
New Digs
Hole.io developer Voodoo set for new office in Berlin
The French outfit is also hoping to snap up ‘dozens’ of new recruits by the end of 2019
Limitless
Hatch is offering Deutsche Telekom subscribers in Germany limitless gaming data
Mobile provider's StreamOn program expands to include Hatch's streaming catalogue of games
Job News Klaxon
Softgames taps ex-Smilegate Europe head of studio to lead its in-house development team
Bernd Beyreuther joined the games developers as Head of Studio on August 1st
Pocket Money
Ubisoft Berlin receives $1.84m in subsidies from city senate
Newly formed studio hopes to use funding to expand up to 150 staff
Go Wild
170,000 Pokemon Go trainers flood Dortmund during Safari Zone event
Trainers from across the world caught over 28.6 million Pokemon in the city last week
Taking The Reins
German games distributor Libredia launches publishing business
Outfit plans to release half a dozen titles by the end of this year
New Job
Chimera signs up ex-Ubisoft Blue Byte designer to head up game design
Sebastian Bombera joins with over 13 years on industry experience
Moving Day
InnoGames closes Dusseldorf studio and shifts production to Hamburg HQ
The decision to shift production focus from Duesseldorf came in in late 2017
Big Marketing
Goodgame plots major TV and influencer marketing campaign for Big Farm: Mobile Harvest
Partners with YouTube channel Bibi's Beauty Palace to detail latest game update
On The Move
Farming Simulator dev Giants Software opens new studio in the Czech Republic
Swiss company also set to move offices as part of the shakeup
On The Rise
Mobile games drove $589 million in revenue in Germany last year
Total games market valued at €3.3 billion