Advantage Hamburg (Die Welt, 02/20/2012)
Although the start-up scene is busy in Berlin, Hamburg is becoming more and more attractive. Renowned German newspaper “Die Welt” reports on American enterprises such as Google, Facebook and Airbnb choosing the location at the Elbe River for their German headquarters. In the game development industry Goodgame Studios is one of the most important companies in the city. Read more
Goodgame Empire Conquers Miniclip.com (OGLabs, 02/16/2012)
The construction and strategy title by Goodgame Studios is now available on the world’s largest website dedicated to games
Nearly four million users have registered with the medieval-themed online game Goodgame Empire (http://empire.goodgamestudios.com/) since its launch half a year ago. As of today, the 70 million players who visit Miniclip.com each month also have the opportunity to rise from being a minor lord of a castle to become the ruler of their own empire, and battle for control of the kingdom at http://www.miniclip.com/games/goodgame-empire/. “We are very pleased to be able to make our successful game available to more enthusiastic users through the world’s busiest online game portal Miniclip, offering them the unique online gaming experience that is Goodgame Empire,” says Patrick Abrar, Head of Sales at Goodgame Studios.
Continue (in German): http://www.oglabs.de
GGS Introduces Itself at the Education Fair “Einstieg” Together with the School for Games (Gamecity:Hamburg, 02/15/2012)
Young people interested in a career in the booming game industry can learn about the possibilities on February 24 and 25, 2012 at booth S 5, hall B6 of the trade fair in Hamburg.
Felix Wittkopf, one of the managers of the School for Games (www.school4games.net), explains the cooperation between the school and the game developer: „We didn’t just want to exhibit our training courses but to offer a glimpse into the industry, too. We contacted renowned Goodgame Studios from Hamburg and are very excited about their participation.“
Continue (in German): http://www.gamecity-hamburg.de
Casual Connect Europe 2012 (ARD Nachtmagazin, 02/09/2012)
From February 7 – 9 Hamburg was host to the Casual Connect Europe, one of the world’s most important conferences on online and casual games. The renowned “ARD Nachtmagazin” reported on the rapid growth of this market. For Goodgame Studios press officer Andreas Haase provided some information.
Download report (in German): ARD_casualconnect_12.02.10.mpg
Mission: Customer retention (IGM, 02/08/2012)
The games industry is changing rapidly and so is its community management. The last edition of the International Game Magazine presented managers and their responsibilities. For the second part of the series in the latest issue they were asked again: What are the different demands of retail and online games for community management? What’s the role of social media? Bettina Korb, Head of Community Management at Goodgame Studios, provided her expert opinion.
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Communication is everything (IGM, 01/18/2012)
The games industry is changing and with it the Community Management: The tasks are complex, the demands on staff increase. How will game companies handle the new challenge? IGM asked Bettina Korb, Head of Community Management of Good Game Studios.
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Talking A Good Game (gamesindustry.biz, 01/06/2012)
At the beginning of 2009, Goodgame Studios had 10 employees and was about to start developing its first game. Today, it is one of the fastest growing companies in Germany’s crowded free-to-play development scene, with more than 54 million registered users across a portfolio of 9 browser-based social games.
When I visited the company’s Hamburg office recently, co-founders Kai and Christian Wawrzinek – both doctors, the former in law, the latter in dentistry – were preparing to welcome a crop of new employees that would send Goodgame’s headcount past 160. I’m told that, by the end of next year, that number will reach 250.
In this exclusive interview, Kai and Christian Wawrzinek discuss their unconventional route to game development, the decision to develop social games outside of Facebook, the value of recruiting from outside the games industry, and why start-ups need to focus their efforts to achieve success.
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Eyes On Young Talents (Always On, 12/30/2011)
At the “Making Games Talents” event companies from Hamburg presented themselves to potential recruits on November 5th. Goodgame Studios was also there.
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Social Online Game Developer: “Goodgame Studios” (dw-world.de, 12/21/2011)
Social online games are booming and the game developer Goodgame Studios from Hamburg profits from it. With family-friendly, intuitive games they gained over 50 million users within two years. The daily magazine of “euromaxx” reports on the young start-up.
Watch (in English): http://mediacenter.dw-world.de
Goodgame Empire nominated for the German Game Developer Award in two categories (OGLabs, 12/06/11)
The latest Goodgame Studios title has been nominated in the “Best Browser Game” and “Best Casual Game” categories by the Academy of the German Game Developer Award.
Half a dozen members of the Goodgame Empire development team (http://empire.goodgamestudios.com/) will be sitting excitedly among the 1,000 other invited guests this Wednesday when the renowned German Game Developer Award is presented for the eighth time. The nomination for the award, which will be presented at a ceremony in front of the monumental backdrop of the Altes Kesselhaus in Düsseldorf, is the team’s well-earned recognition for many months of hard work on the design, graphics, and programming of the strategy game. Since the game launched in August of this year, the team has also updated it every week to add new functions, buildings, and equipment. The nearly three million registered players that the game has garnered within less than four months and the dedicated fans from around the world are almost a greater reward than any award nomination.
Continue (in German): http://www.oglabs.de
Goodgame Studios has a new Press Officer (OGLabs, 11/24/11)
Andreas Haase to head up the PR Department
Andreas Haase is now in charge of all PR activities at Goodgame Studios. As the first point of contact for the media at this successful online games developer, his responsibilities will include company and product PR, social media channels and the studio’s new blog. He will also handle internal communications and develop concepts for events and video game expos.
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Goodgame Studios develops Goodgame Farmfever (OGLabs, 11/21/11)
Goodgame Studios Develops a New Farm-Simulation Which is Titled Goodgame Farmfever
At the annual Browsergames Forum OGLabs met Andreas Haase (press officer at Goodgame Studios). We learned exclusively that the Goodgame Studios developers have started the open-beta of a new farm simulation titled Goodgame Farmfever a few days ago.
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My Biggest Mistake (OGLabs, 11/08/11)
OGLabs asked the founders of Goodgame Studios about their biggest mistake. Dr. Christian Wawrzinek (COO): “Very important was that we already had experience with setting up and managing an Internet company before we founded Goodgame Studios.”
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Goodgame Studios Welcomes its 5000th Partner (GamesMarkt, 11/02/11)
The social games by Goodgame Studios convince partner websites all around the world. According to company information Brazilian enterprise Universo Online with its popular portal uol.com.br has become the 5000th partner.
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Christian and Kai Wawrzinek Are Entrepreneurs of the Year (Venture Capital Magazin, 11/01/11)
Dr. Christian Wawrzinek and Dr. Kai Wawrzinek were honored as “Entrepreneur of the Year 2011”. The founders of Goodgame Studios, which develops family-friendly online games, won the start-up category.
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One Day at Goodgame Studios (Making Games Magazin, 10/31/11)
Goodgame Studios from Hamburg have been developing and running social games for about two years and have been growing ever since. Making Games ventured into their Hamburg headquarters and shows where their more than 150 employees work, drink coffee and have creative breaks.
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Interview with Valeria Pagano – Country Manager of Goodgame Studios (Girl Geek Life, 10/31/11)
Girl Geek Life interviewed Country Manager Valeria Pagano and asked about her job at Goodgame Studios.
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Young Pioneers (manager magazin, 10/28/11)
Many talents look for alternatives to a classic career within a company. They find their dream jobs as entrepreneurs. The founders of Goodgame Studios, Dr. Christian Wawrzinek und Dr. Kai Wawrzinek, also decided to follow this path.
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Distinguished (GamesMarkt, 10/12/11)
At the end of September consulting firm Ernst & Young granted Dr. Christian Wawrzinek and Dr. Kai Wawrzinek, founders of Goodgame Studios, the award “Entrepreneur of the Year 2011”.
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Teamwork for Growth and Success (FAZ, 09/29/11)
Hamburg-based startup Goodgame also invests in personnel and comes up with unique technologies that make online games more complex and enable interactions between participants: an advantage over the strong international competition.
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