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Today InnoGames announced to host the first ever large-scale game jam at Gamescom in Cologne: The InnoGames Jam, a 48-hour long event in the Congress Center. During the game jam, up to 300 participants from all over the world will team up and develop 75 entirely new games – from the very first idea to a playable product. The game jam starts on Wednesday, August 17 at 2pm and will end on Friday, August 19. In the afternoon that day, a jury will officially announce the winners. From now on until June 30, interested developers, game designers or artists can apply for the free submission process to become one of up to 300 participants. Those chosen to participate will receive a personal invitation via Eventbrite, where a game jam ticket can be booked. All information about the event and the sign up process can be found at www.igjam.eu. The Jam welcomes participants from all over the world and is centered on the idea of bringing more diversity to the games industry.

Today, InnoGames celebrates the first birthday of their fantasy city-builder Elvenar. Exactly one year ago, the online video games company launched Elvenar’s first international server. Since then, millions of players around the world have registered and the game currently supports over 20 languages.

With temperatures finally rising, the online games developer, InnoGames keeps it cool with the release of the June episode for InnoGames TV. The approximately 8-minute video features the Forge of Empires’ Soccer Cup, an update to Elvenar’s Ancient Wonders and Tribal War’s event, Capture the Crests. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4ZGMw6lawA

InnoGames just announced a new age in its popular city builder Forge of Empires: The Arctic Future. From today on, players around the world can unlock unique technologies, units and buildings in the snowy era. For the first time in Forge of Empires’ history, the new era is split into four parts – each having its own release date. These new content segments will be spaced to provide players with constant unique gameplay. InnoGames also released a video, featuring Forge of Empires’ game designers Thi and Kai discussing the recent additions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abZF2dLUa6A

InnoGames announced the release of a new feature in Elvenar: Tournaments. This new in-game addition lets players win various prizes by taking part in province competitions. The mobile games company published a video which shows an in-depth look into the feature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMZ6ypITj4Q

InnoGames just announced the release of a new feature in the cross-platform title Forge of Empires: The Guild Expeditions. The new cooperative gameplay brings guild members together on a completely new jungle-themed map. InnoGames also released a new video in which game designers Thi and Kai explain the new feature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSLZQiV_9A8

Peter Meyenburg, former EMEA Corporate PR Lead at Rakuten, Inc., has joined InnoGames as Head of PR with immediate effect. In this role, he will lead the department, which controls all external communication, as well as internal communication at the company’s Hamburg and Dusseldorf offices. Meyenburg will report directly to Chief Marketing Officer Christian Pern, and will be influential not only in employee relations, but in the representation of the InnoGames brand overall.

InnoGames just published their May episode of InnoGames TV. The approximately 8-minute video features Forge of Empires' new Guild Expedition feature, a Q&A with Elvenar’s game designer Timon and a summary of InnoGames’ art exhibition: Computer Fieber. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKiQ3qJutDA

InnoGames held its second charity fund raising event this past weekend dedicated to the often overlooked art behind games. The art exhibition, which took place on April 16th in the company’s Hamburg headquarters, included a silent auction, where the public could bid on private art collections, as well as concepts from InnoGames’ own studios, and attend workshops lead by InnoGames artists. All proceeds from the event will go to Gaming Aid Initiative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlAAu8D83Cg

InnoGames just announced early details of its new cooperative gameplay feature in the cross-platform title Forge of Empires – the Guild Expeditions.The feature brings players together in the common cause of gathering Expedition Points through battles and negotiations. Successful guilds will be rewarded with Guild Power. The feature includes a vibrant and interactive map, which initially leads guilds through an ancient Jungle civilization.

Today InnoGames springs into the new season with the release of the April edition of InnoGames TV. This month the approximately eight minute video revolves around Elvenar’s newest feature: Tournaments. In addition, the episode shows the spring events in Forge of Empires, Grepolis' Easter event and footage from our time at the Cartoomics Fair in Milan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4b7hjQwpv0

From today on the team, including the three managing directors of Funatics Software GmbH, reinforce the Dusseldorf studio of online game developer InnoGames. Headquartered in Oberhausen, Germany, Funatics is known in the industry for its games Culture and Valhalla Hills.

Easter might still be a week away, but for InnoGames’ cross platform hit Forge of Empires, the egg hunt starts now. Until April 4th, Players can conquer themed quests, unlock exclusive buildings and much more. The company also announced a brand new event in Grepolis and an annual one in The West fit for the occasion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCrO2uknGNs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF70UaC5eDw

InnoGames just published their March episode of InnoGames TV with an exclusive: the release of “Fairies” in Elvenar. The approximately 15-minute video shows never before seen footage of the new guest race, including battle units, buildings and new technologies. The episode also highlights new content for Forge of Empires, Tribal Wars and Grepolis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfWky_koWwc

InnoGames has hired Philip Bang to be Studio Director as part of a recent restructuring within its game development and live game management. In this role, Bang will be responsible for the developer’s current titles,Tribal Wars and Grepolis, as well as other strategy games in the works.

Game Developer, InnoGames, releases its annual financial figures today, which illustrates the company’s healthy growth of 25% in 2015- and revenue of 100 million euros. Much of this success is due to the company’s budding mobile focus, which has expanded in revenue by 100% over 2014 – with the cross platform title Forge of Empires making up the major portion of this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HITLG8k8GYM

InnoGames attracted 160 game makers to its Hamburg offices this past weekend to take part in the Global Game Jam – making it the largest of its kind in Germany. The international crowd consisted of developers, artists, game designers and those simply wanting to learn how games are made. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ska8e5DjshE

InnoGames just released the first episode of InnoGames TV for 2016 with exclusive information: the release of a new feature in its fantasy city builder Elvenar. The approximately 11-minute video explains the ins and outs of Spells (Elvenar’s recent game mechanic) and sums up the most recent news for Forge of Empires, Grepolis and Tribal Wars 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riO8zmPeUks

Forge of Empires begins its year of celebrating history today with its first of six special quest-lines: The Martin Luther King Event. In 2016, the cross-platform title plans to recognize past figures who made interesting contributions to our world, including lesser knowns such as Isadora Duncan, the famous American dancer who flouted social norms in the early 20th century, and Pope Gregory XIII for his introduction of the Gregorian calendar that includes our modern day leap year.

Er is lang aan gesleuteld, maar vandaag zet online ontwikkelaar InnoGames zijn tijdmachine eindelijk in werking, zodat we in de populaire city builder Forge of Empires zonder zorgen naar de toekomst kunnen reizen. Het nieuwe tijdperk zit boordevol nieuwe units, technologieën en gebouwen die door elke wereldheerser vrijgespeeld kunnen worden. Probeer maar eens om je enthousiasme te bedwingen na het bekijken van onderstaande video, waarin al dit futuristische lekkers door de designers in kaart wordt gebracht. https://youtu.be/MXvL6efqVa0