Empire: Four Kingdoms – Goodgame Studios’ top ranking strategy MMO game turns two!
Hamburg,
One of the most successful German titles across iOS and Android platforms
Goodgame Studios, leading developer and publisher of gaming software, is celebrating the two year anniversary of its successful mobile game, Empire: Four Kingdoms. Since its launch two years ago, over 40 million players have registered for the free-to-play strategy game, and almost 400,000 users sign up every week. The US is the biggest market with 6.5 million registrations since the game’s launch.The game continues to rank among the top 10 in app stores around the world. According to the leading market research firm App Annie, E4K is one of the highest-grossing apps from a German developer worldwide.
“Empire: Four Kingdoms was our first venture onto mobile platforms two years ago. We’re proud to see how successful the game has become since then. This success is due to our loyal fans and of course to our committed team, who is diligently developing exciting new content for the game,” said Dr. Christian Wawrzinek, COO of Goodgame Studios.
Empire: Four Kingdoms is based on the award-winning browser game Goodgame Empire. Players can produce resources, form alliances, and prove themselves worthy against their opponents. The game is set in an enchanting medieval world. It was also recently crowned the “Best European Mobile Game” at the 2014 European Games Award and has even proven successful in Japan, where it shot straight to 1st place in the download charts after its release.
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Goodgame Studios Wins Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award 2014
Hamburg,
Hamburg-based game developer is Germany’s fastest-growing technology company
Goodgame Studios, the leading free-to-play, online games development company was awarded first position at the German edition of the internationally renowned Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award. The company’s revenue has increased by 28,000 percent over the past 5 years.
With a rich talent pool of over 1000 employees from more than 50 nations, the Hamburg based Goodgame Studios is dedicated to developing best in class mobile and browser games. Dr. Kai Wawrzinek, cofounder and CEO of Goodgame Studios, commented on the award: “Our sustainable growth, both in terms of staff and revenues, would have been impossible without our focus on technological innovation. We are delighted to be the winners of the Technology Fast 50 Award. This recognition from Deloitte is a firm endorsement of our work, and our commercial success reinforces our goal of becoming the leading global gaming company.”
Goodgame Studios is one of the contenders for the Technology Fast 500 EMEA Award scheduled on November 27th in London. Even though the game developer will be competing against top technology companies from across Europe, Middle East, and Africa, they are hopeful of securing a winning spot at the awards.
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Dirk Hensen new Head of Communications & Public Affairs at Goodgame Studios
Hamburg,
Since October 20th, Dirk Hensen (42) has been in place as the new Head of Communications & Public Affairs at Goodgame Studios. In his new position, Dirk Hensen will take charge of the strategic and content-related organization of corporate communications in order to develop Goodgame Studios‘ presence across various channels. read more…
Goodgame Studios breaks the 1000 employee mark
Hamburg,
After just five years, company staff includes 1000 people from 50 nations. Hundreds more jobs still available at the rapidly expanding game developer in Hamburg.
Goodgame Studios, the specialist in free to play mobile and browser games, welcomed the thousandth employee into its ranks today. Goodgame Studios is the largest game software developer in Germany in terms of employees. It has grown from a start-up to a major enterprise in only five short years. At the end of 2013, the total number of employees at the company’s headquarters in Hamburg and at the subsidiaries in Tokyo and Seoul still barely exceeded 600.
Shadow Kings Launch a Success
Hamburg,
The new building strategy MMO from Goodgame Studios is available now on Android, iOS and browser.
The shadow kings have begun building outposts and populating smartphones, tablets and the internet. “Shadow Kings“, the new building strategy MMO (massively multiplayer online game) from the Hamburg-based developer, Goodgame Studios, is now available on iOS, Android and as browser version. The game got off to a successful start, with over one million users registering for the game within the first week alone. The elaborate TV commercial, which launched in 16 countries at the same time as the game, certainly contributed to this success.
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Goodgame Studios begin developing core games
Hamburg,
Goodgame Studios, the successful free to play specialists from Hamburg, are working on new and elaborate games projects for the core gaming market. Unreal Engine 4 will be brought into action with a specially tailored license to make the most of the technology’s potential. Games are being planned for PC as well as for various console systems in the mid-term future.
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