HandyGames

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www.handy-games.com GmbH
Industry Mobile Games and applications
Headquarters Giebelstadt, Germany
Key people

Christopher Kassulke
CEO & Founder

Markus Kassulke
CEO & Founder

Udo Bausewein
CFO & Founder

Products Games for smartphones, tablet computer and feature phones
Employees ~60
Website HandyGames

HandyGames is a leading independent developer and publisher of mobile games and is headquartered in Giebelstadt, Germany. The company develops downloadable and pre-installed games and applications for mobile phones.

History

The company HandyGames was founded in 2000 by the brothers Christopher and Markus Kassulke and Udo Bausewein. HandyGames is still an owner-managed medium-sized company, although it is active in the high-tech and software industries. In 2006, HandyGames released its first free, ad-funded game and began the gradual transition to a largely ad-funded business model, effectively turning its game portfolio into an effective advertising platform. Since 2010, all new HandyGames titles are either free or freemium. HandyGames went "Beyond Mobile" in early 2012 and has since then released several games for PC and the Ouya console. HandyGames™ is one of the six top-tier backers of the Android-powered OUYA Video Game Console project on Kickstarter and also backed the animation tool Spine.[1][2]

Company

Business divisions and plattforms

HandyGames works with world leading mobile phone manufacturers, network providers and app stores. They publish their own games and applications in more than ten languages around the world. The company develops for the following platforms:[2]

Awards (selection)

HandyGames has won more than 100 international awards.

  • German Game Developer Award 2006: Best Game / Story and Best Sound[3]
  • German Game Developer Award 2008: Best Mobile Game[4]
  • Samsung Smart App Challenge 2012: 1st prize[5]
  • Samsung Smart App Challenge 2013: 2nd prize[6]

Games (selection)

  • Townsmen-Serie (2003–2013)
  • Gothic 3: The Beginning (2008)
  • infeCCt (2010)
  • Guns'n'Glory (2010)
  • Super Dynamite Fishing (2011)
  • Townsmen 6 (2011)
  • Aporkalypse (2011)
  • Cyberlords (2011)
  • Happy Vikings (2011)
  • Tattoo Tycoon (2011)
  • Guns'n'Glory WW2 (2011)
  • Clouds & Sheep (2011)
  • Farm Invasion USA (2012)
  • Townsmen (2012)
  • Save the Puppies (2012)
  • Epic Battle Dude (2012)
  • Rocket Island (2012)
  • Guns'n'Glory Heroes (2012)
  • Aces of the Luftwaffe (2013)
  • 1941 Frozen Front (2013)
  • Guns'n'Glory Zombies (2013)
  • Ninja Hero Cats (2013)

Responsibility

Technology

HandyGames believes in supporting innovative technology and has contributed generously to the Kickstarter campaigns for the OUYA[7] game console and the SPINE 2D[1] skeletal animation software.

Game Development

HandyGames is a sponsor of the Global Games Jam,[8] Berlin Mini Games Jam[9] and Devmania[10] events for the purpose of promoting innovative game design and supporting young talented game developers. In cooperation with the Scottish partner YoYo Games [11] HandyGames™ equips a complete GameLab of the Macromedia University for Media and Communication in Munich [12] and Mediadesign University MD.H[13] in Düsseldorf with pro licenses of the development environment GameMaker: Studio.

Business and Industry

HandyGames is committed to local and regional economic development and takes an active role in the employers’ associations bayme,[14] the Bavarian government’s MedienCampus Bayern[15] and the local Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK)[16] as member of the examination board. Christopher Kassulke is also a member of the advisory comittee Quo Vadis.[17]

Culture and Education

HandyGames promotes education and cultural life in the local community. HandyGames fosters IT education in local schools and participates in the Girls' Day campaign.[18] In 2012, HandyGames sponsored the 'Pressefoto 2012 Unterfranken'[19] photo competition.

Sports

HandyGames is the official mobile advertisement partner of s.Oliver Baskets[20] and one of the sponsors of the handball team DJK Rimpar Wölfe.[21] HandyGames is also a member in FLM,[22] an organisation that aims at enabling talented athletes to pursue their career in sports and vocational training or higher education at the same time.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/esotericsoftware/spine
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 HandyGames.
  3. ↑ Deutscher Entwicklerpreis.
  4. ↑ Deutscher Entwicklerpreis.
  5. ↑ http://developer.samsung.com/ssac2012/eng/main.html
  6. ↑ http://developer.samsung.com/ssac2013/s4/main.do
  7. ↑ http://www.ouya.tv/
  8. ↑ http://globalgamejam.org/
  9. ↑ http://www.berlinminijam.de/
  10. ↑ http://devmania.org/
  11. ↑ http://www.yoyogames.com/
  12. ↑ http://www.macromedia-fachhochschule.de
  13. ↑ http://www.mediadesign.de/
  14. ↑ http://www.baymevbm.de
  15. ↑ http://www.mediencampus-bayern.de/
  16. ↑ http://www.wuerzburg.ihk.de/
  17. ↑ http://www.die-entwicklerkonferenz.de/
  18. ↑ http://www.girls-day.de/
  19. ↑ http://www.bjv.de/
  20. ↑ http://www.soliver-baskets.de/
  21. ↑ http://www.rimparerhandballer.de/
  22. ↑ http://fl-mainfranken.de/

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