HandyGames
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| Private | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2000[1] |
| Founder |
Christopher Kassulke CEO & Founder[2] Markus Kassulke CEO & Founder[3] Udo Bausewein CFO & Founder[4] |
| Headquarters | Giebelstadt, Germany[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Number of employees | 55+ (March 2014)[5] |
| Website | HandyGames |
HandyGames is an independent developer and publisher of mobile games headquartered in Giebelstadt, Germany.[1] The company develops downloadable and pre-installed games and applications for mobile phones.[6]
Company
The company was founded in 2000 by brothers Christopher and Markus Kassulke along with Udo Bausewein. In 2006, HandyGames released its first free, ad-funded game and began the gradual transition to a largely ad-funded business model. Since 2010, all new HandyGames titles are either free or freemium. By 2014 HandyGames had 150,000 app downloads per month and more than 100 million downloads in total.[7]
HandyGames went "Beyond Mobile" in early 2012 and has since released games for the 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.[8]
In January 2014 and 2015, the company were main sponsors for the "HandyGames Charity Day" in Würzburg, which aimed to raise funds for cancer research. On both occasions the event was able to raise roughly 50000 Euros.[9][10]
HandyGames was one of the first companies to launch games for wearable technology in 2014.[11] The games are working on Android Wear devices, including the Moto 360 by Motorola, the Sony SmartWatch and the LG G Watch.[12]
The company has started developing VR (Virtual Reality) Games 2015 and released titles like "Hidden Temple - VR Adventure".[13] They can be played in a 360° mode or in another dimension using one of the supported head-mounted displays like Google Cardboard or Samsung Gear VR.[14]
Games
Published and developed by HandyGames
| Year | Title | Platforms | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iOS | Android | WP | W8 | FP | FTV | OUYA[15] | J2ME[16] | PS4 | PC | ||
| 2015 | 1944 Burning Bridges[17] | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2015 | Clouds & Sheep 2[18] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2015 | I Slay Zombies – VR Shooter[19] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2015 | Hidden Temple - VR Adventure[20] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2015 | Max - My Fitness Dog[21] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2015 | 1942 Pacific Front[22] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2014 | Dynamite Fishing – World Games[23] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| 2014 | Devils And Demons[24] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2014 | Stage Dive Legends[25] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2013 | Ninja Hero Cats[26] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| 2013 | Guns'n'Glory Zombies[27] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2013 | 1941 Frozen Front[28] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2013 | Aces of the Luftwaffe[29] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2012 | Guns'n'Glory Heroes[30] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2012 | Rocket Island[31] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2012 | Epic Battle Dude[32] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2012 | Save the Puppies[33] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| 2012 | Townsmen[34] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2012 | Farm Invasion USA[35] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| 2011 | Clouds & Sheep[36] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2011 | Guns'n'Glory WW2[37] | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| 2011 | Happy Vikings[38] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| 2011 | Aporkalypse[39] | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| 2011 | Townsmen 6[40] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| 2011 | Super Dynamite Fishing[41] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2010 | Guns'n'Glory[42] | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| 2010 | infeCCt | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| 2008 | Gothic 3: The Beginning[43] | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| 2003 | Townsmen-Series | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Wearable Games
Published and developed by HandyGames
| Year | Title | Wearable | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony SmartWatch | Motorola Moto 360 | Samsung Gear Live | LG G Watch | LG G Watch R | ||
| 2015 | Bouncing Bandit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2015 | Photo Party Puzzle[44] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2015 | Kitty – My Fitness Cat[45] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2015 | My Fitness Maze[46] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2015 | Max – My Fitness Dog[47] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2015 | My Fitness Racer[48] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | Vegas Fruit Slots - Wear[49] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | Guns 'n' Glory Heroes - Wear[50] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | SPS: Football Wearable edition[51] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | Remote Effects Pro[52] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Apps
Published and developed by HandyGames
| Year | Title | Platforms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android | iOS | |||||
| 2015 | Clouds & Sheep – AR Effects[53] | Yes | No | |||
| 2015 | Live Watch Face for Instagram[54] | Yes | No | |||
| 2015 | style Collection – Watch Face[55] | Yes | No | |||
| 2015 | party Collection – Watch Face | Yes | No | |||
| 2015 | diamond Collection – Watch Face | Yes | No | |||
| 2015 | nice Collection – Watch Face | Yes | No | |||
Awards
HandyGames has won:
- German Game Developer Award 2006: Best Game / Story and Best Sound[56]
- German Game Developer Award 2008: Best Mobile Game[57]
- Samsung Smart App Challenge 2012: 1st prize[58]
- Samsung Smart App Challenge 2013: 2nd prize[59]
- Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2014: Innovationspreis (innovation award)[60]
- Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2015: Bestes Studio (Best German Game Studio)[61]
- Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2015: Bestes Mobile Game (Best German Mobile Game)[62]
- Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2015: Sonderpreis für soziales Engagement (Social Commitment Award)[63]
References
- 1 2 3 June 17, 2013 9:59 AM. "HandyGames* Now Offers Guns'n'Glory Zombies Game for Intel(r) Atom Tablets for Android*". mygtn.tv.
- ↑ 2014. "Christopher Kassulke". 2014.qvprogram.com/.
- ↑ 2014. "Markus Kassulke". 2014.qvprogram.com/.
- ↑ April 25, 2008 1:40 PM. "8th Birthday". GamesIndustry International.
- ↑ March 03, 2014. "HandyGames mehrfach international prämiert". b4bmainfranken.
- ↑ "About Us". www.handy-games.com/.
- ↑ February 04, 2014 10:13 AM. "Ins Spiel gebracht: Effektiv werben in Mobile Games von HandyGames". finanzen.ch.
- ↑ "AS3 goal reached, almost to C#!". Kickstarter.com. 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ↑ January 17, 2014 16:18 PM. "Gummersbach kommt: Großer Handball-Benefiztag für Krebshilfe". mainpost.de.
- ↑ February 2, 2015. "HandyGames Charity Day 2015 - ein voller Erfolg". www.b4bmainfranken.de.
- ↑ August 26, 2014 03:50 PM. "HandyGames' CEO on why he's looking to take a leading role in the world of wearables". pocketgamer.biz.
- ↑ November 19, 2014 11:08 AM. "Handy Games on why it's backing smartwatch gaming not VR". pocketgamer.biz.
- ↑ January 13, 2015. "HandyGames released a VR Game on Google Play". www.androidpit.de.
- ↑ "Play Hidden Temple - VR Adventure with Google Cardboard". www.droidgamers.com. January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Save the Puppies". www.ouya.tv.
- ↑ June 2, 2013. "Top 15 best Java mobile games of all time". portablegamingregion.com/.
- ↑ "HandyGames release 1941 Burning Bridges". toucharcade.com/.
- ↑ "HandyGames veröffentlicht Clouds and Sheep 2". www.newsslash.com/.
- ↑ "I Slay Zombies – VR Shooter Release". www.handy-games.com/.
- ↑ "Play Hidden Temple - VR Adventure with Google Cardboard". www.droidgamers.com.
- ↑ "Max My Fitness Dog". happinessapps.challengepost.com/submissions/30914-max-my-fitness-dog.
- ↑ "1942 Pacific Front brings us back to childhood". androidcommunity.com/.
- ↑ "Dynamite Fishing – World Games – il gioco di pesca più pazzo per Android!". xantarmob.altervista.org/.
- ↑ "Devils and Demons". www.pocketgamer.co.uk/.
- ↑ "Stage Dive Legends makes your rockstar dreams come true". androidcommunity.com.
- ↑ December 13, 2013. "HandyGames Releases Ninja Hero Cats, A Tale Of Fierce Armed Felines Saving The World". Bertel King, Jr.
- ↑ October 18, 2013. "HandyGames Releases Ninja Hero Cats, A Tale Of Fierce Armed Felines Saving The World". www.androidmag.de/.
- ↑ "1941 Frozen Front". playboard.me.
- ↑ October 19, 2013 3:34 PM. "Shooting game Aces of the Luftwaffe gets new campaign and plane". www.androidcentral.com.
- ↑ "Guns'n'Glory Heroes". www.pocketgamer.co.uk.
- ↑ March 11, 2013 10:06 AM. "Rocket Island – highly addictive puzzle game, escape the sinking island!". www.androidtapp.com/author/paulwilks/.
- ↑ "Fantasy-Action mit Epic Battle Dude". www.check-app.de.
- ↑ October 05, 2012. "Save The Puppies PREMIUM Review". www.appspy.com.
- ↑ October 23, 2012 11:24. "Townsmen Review: Like an ant farm, but with people". www.droidgamers.com/.
- ↑ "Farm Invasion USA". httpwww.pocketgamer.co.uk/.
- ↑ October 14, 2011. "Clouds & Sheep Review". www.androidrundown.com.
- ↑ May 25, 2012. "Guns 'N' Glory WW2: Review and Strategies for Victory". www.gameyum.com.
- ↑ June 10, 2012. "Happy Vikings". www.pocketgamer.co.uk/.
- ↑ "Aporkalypse Review". www.androidrundown.com.
- ↑ March 25, 2011 09:45 AM. "Townsmen 6 review - The Revolution is coming!". www.droidgamers.com.
- ↑ August 10, 2011 09:45 AM. "Super Dynamite Fishing review". www.lifeofandroid.com.
- ↑ August 10, 2011 09:45 AM. "Guns'n'Glory - I'm Sure This Will Offend Someone". toucharcade.com/.
- ↑ February 8, 2008. "GOTHIC 3 - THE BEGINNING MOBILE GAME NOW AVAILABLE". www.ign.com.
- ↑ "Photo Party Puzzle Release on Google Play". www.handy-games.com/.
- ↑ "Kitty – My Fitness Cat". www.handy-games.com/.
- ↑ "My Fitness Maze". www.handy-games.com/.
- ↑ "Max My Fitness Dog". challengepost.com/.
- ↑ "Wrist racing Android Wear action in My Fitness Racer". www.pocketgamer.co.uk/.
- ↑ "GFirst fitness casino game Vegas Fruit Slots coming to smartwatches". www.pocketgamer.co.uk/.
- ↑ "Guns 'n' Glory Heroes - Wear brings fantasy epic to your smart wrist". www.pocketgamer.co.uk/.
- ↑ "20 best apps & watch faces for the Moto 360". Phandroid.
- ↑ "Remote Effects Pro". Androidpit.
- ↑ "Augmented Reality (AR) Apps". Handy Games.
- ↑ "Live Watch Face for Instagram Android Wear app". Best Android Wear Apps.
- ↑ "style Collection Watch Face". Android Pit.
- ↑ "Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2006 | Handy Spiele, Handy Games + kostenloser Download Link | News | Airgamer". Airgamer.de. 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ↑ "Deutscher Entwicklerpreis | Handy Spiele, Handy Software, Mobile Apps | Trends, News, Termine | News | Airgamer". Airgamer.de. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ↑ "SAMSUNG SMART APP CHALLENGE 2012". Developer.samsung.com. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ↑ "Main | SAMSUNG SMART APP CHALLENGE 2013 for GALAXY S4". Developer.samsung.com. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ↑ "Die Liste der Sieger 2014". deutscher-entwicklerpreis.de/gewinner-2014. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
- ↑ "Gewinner Bestes Studio". deutscher-entwicklerpreis.de. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ "Gewinner Bestes Mobile Game". deutscher-entwicklerpreis.de. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ↑ "Gewinner Sonderpreis für Soziales Engagement". deutscher-entwicklerpreis.de. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
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