A GUIDE TO THE GERMAN GAMES INDUSTRY
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BLUE BYTE . "FOR HONOR"<br />
The German games industry features a large number of developers, publishers and service<br />
providers (see company register on page 40). On the following pages, we will present some of<br />
the studios and technology developers.<br />
BLUE BYTE<br />
Location: Dusseldorf, Mainz<br />
Founding Year: 1988<br />
Number of Employees: 305<br />
The development studio Blue Byte was already<br />
founded in 1988, making a name for itself with<br />
games like "Battle Isle" and, above all, "The Settlers".<br />
In 2001, Ubisoft took over the studio, and from then<br />
on the Dusseldorf-team mainly worked on further<br />
"Settler" games until Ubisoft acquired the Mainzbased<br />
developer Related Designs in 2014, turning<br />
it into the second Blue Byte studio. Since then, the<br />
"Anno" series has been part of the portfolio, and today<br />
the team is increasingly working on PC implementations<br />
of Ubisoft blockbusters, currently, e.g.,<br />
"For Honor".<br />
CRYTEK<br />
Location:<br />
Frankfurt/Main, Kiew<br />
Founding Year: 1999<br />
Number of Employees: 550<br />
Crytek made a mark on the international market early<br />
in the new millennium with visual masterpieces like<br />
"Far Cry" and later the "Crysis" series, and at the same<br />
time developed CryENGINE, a competitive game engine<br />
which today is used by Amazon for their Lumberyard<br />
engine or until recently by Cloud Imperium<br />
Games for "Star Citizen". Crytek is now one of the few<br />
pioneers to deliver AAA quality for the new medium<br />
VR, with recent titles like "The Climb" (Oculus Rift)<br />
and "Robinson: The Journey" (PSVR).<br />
DAEDALIC ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Location: Hamburg,<br />
Dusseldorf<br />
Founding Year: 2007<br />
Number of Employees: 120<br />
Daedalic Entertainment is known for their adventure<br />
games, since the company is acting as both developer<br />
and publisher. "Edna & Harvey: The Breakout", the<br />
"Deponia" series or the implementation of the Ken<br />
Follett novel "The Pillars of the Earth" are just a few<br />
examples of the successful and<br />
highly anticipated adventure<br />
games. Daedalic is also a publisher<br />
of titles like "Divinity:<br />
Original Sin", "Valhalla<br />
Hills" or "Bounty<br />
Train". In 2014, the<br />
Hamburg-based<br />
company opened<br />
an office in Dusseldorf<br />
where they are<br />
currently working<br />
on the rogue-like<br />
"The Long Journey<br />
Home".<br />
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