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                  North Rhine-Westphalia

           COME
                  is Germany‘s No. 1 games hub. No other federal state unites more
                  media companies with more employees. The local conditions in the
                  „Digital Media Region NRW“ are first-class.

                  > The State Government provides the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
                  with 3 million Euros funding for the games industry. As a co-initiator,

             TO
                  the federal state of NRW supported the setting up of the esports
                  player foundation. Prime-Minister Armin Laschet established a
                  successful dialogue event with the creation of the „Games Summit“.

                  > The international computer and games industry comes together

           NRW!
                  each year at the gamescom. Whether virtual or physical present in
                  Cologne – it is the world‘s largest trade fair for digital games. The
                  presentation of the German Developers Award is also a top industry
#connect          event in North Rhine-Westphalia.

                  > The Mediennetzwerk.NRW provides visibility to the media hub
                  and its games companies and supports with networking and
                  internationalisation. Cross-sectoral meetups and global networking
                  at trade fairs and conferences are bolstering the sector.

                  We are presenting a selection of the players in the NRW games
                  industry in this brochure. We are successful together with such
                  industry players as publishers, developers, creatives and experts –
                  including from the research and academic communities: the next
                  level for North Rhine-Westphalia‘s games hub.
                  The high score is our goal. #gameonrw

                  Nathanael Liminski            Petra Müller                   Sandra Winterberg
                  Head of the State Chancellery CEO                            CEO
                  of the Federal State of       Film- und Medienstiftung NRW   Mediennetzwerk.NRW
                  North Rhine-Westphalia		                                     c/o Mediencluster NRW
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FACTS & FIGURES                                                                                                                                                          5

Games industry                3 Mio. EUR
in North Rhine-               funding budget per annum for Digital
                              Games and Interactive Content by the                                                 The German games industry
Westphalia                    Film- und Medienstiftung NRW                                                         has its roots in NRW
                                                                                                                                            10 years   20 years     30 years

  The games sector                                                                                                 Blue Byte

 287
                                                                                                                   1988                                  32 years
  in NRW

                              „NRW is
                                                                     373.000
                                                                                                                   Egosoft
                                                                                                                   1988                                  32 years

                              the home of                            visitors at gamescom 2019
                                                                                                                   Aerosoft
                                                                                                                   1991                                29 years

                              the games
                                                                                       1.153
                                                                                                                   Piranha Bytes
  companies                                                                                                        1996                          24 years

                              industry
  3.856
                                                                                                                   astragon
                                                                                                                   Entertainment            20 years
                                                                               exhibitors at gamescom 2019

                              and central
                                                                                                                   2000

  employees
                              meeting
  The core market of          point for                              Gaming Hotspot
                                                                     Germany has a total of 614 games com-
                                                                                                                   Big Player
                                                                                                                   The German games industry has its roots

 108
                              national and
  developers and publishers                                          panies, 287 of which are located in North     in NRW with developers such as Blue Byte
                                                                     Rhine-Westphalia. This puts NRW in second     (founded in 1988 and taken over by Ubisoft

                              international
                                                                     place among the federal states. But the       in 2001) and Egosoft (founded in 1988).

FACT   &
                                                                     long-term goal is clear: North Rhine-West-    Global players like Electronic Arts has also
                                                                     phalia is aiming to be the No. 1 games hub    located their German office in the heart of

  companies
                              gamers.“                               in Germany. “The heart of gaming” – this
                                                                     is the self-proclaimed title of gamescom,
                                                                     the world’s largest consumer fair for video
                                                                                                                   NRW. The German computer game publis-
                                                                                                                   her astragon Entertainment was founded in
                                                                                                                   2000 and is celebrating its 20th anniversary
                              Sandra Winterberg                      games, which brings together all the big      this year. But Indies also feel comfortable

 1.260
                              CEO, Mediennetzwerk.NRW                names of the video game industry and nu-      and prosper well due to the well networked
                                                                     merous fans year after year. With ESL One     infrastructure, which NRW provides. Many

FIGURES
                                                                     Cologne, the largest “Counter Strike: Glo-    start-ups, such as Rivers and Wine Studios,
                                                                     bal Offensive” eSports tournament in the      find their business location in NRW.
  employees                                                          world takes place annually in NRW.

                                                                                                                   sources:
                                                                                                                   • www.filmstiftung.de
                                                                                                                   • www.gamescom.de/
                                                                                                                      die-messe/gamescom/gamescom-report/
                                                                                                                   • Jahresreport der deutschen Games-Branche 2019
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Simulatoren

   #evolve                                                 Aerosoft
                                                           The Aerosoft GmbH was founded in 1991.
                                                           In the beginning, the development of soft-
                                                           ware for training and exam preparation of
             Fata Deum
                                                           pilots and the distribution of professional
                                                           procedure trainers were the main focal
             42 Bits Entertainment                         points. These days, the label Aerosoft
             The young indie developer studio 42 Bits      houses an even broader range of titles in
             Entertainment with headquarters in Jüchen     different genres. About 30 employees and
             develops strategy and simulation games        more than 50 freelancers work for Aerosoft
             for PC and console (Xbox and PlayStation)     today. Aerosoft can be counted as one of

COMPANIES
             for the international market. The com-        the world’s leading publishers in the simu-
             pany’s first work is the Fata Deum “god       lation genre. Thanks to strong distribution
             simulation” which follows in the tradition    partners Aerosoft today generates over
             of such games as Black&White, FromDust,       50% of their turnover abroad. Numerous
             Populous or Reus by letting the player slip   international awards from the industry re-
             into the role of a god in a fantasy world.    peatedly prove the high-quality standard
             The production of Fata Deum is supported      of the products.
             by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.          Games: XPlane 11, OMSI 2, Fernbus Simulator,
             Game: Fata Deum                               Tourist Bus Simulator, Notruf 112 – Die Feuerwehr
                                                           Simulation 2, On The Road, Rescue HQ –
                                                           The Tycoon, Autobahn Polizei Simulator 1 & 2

             Contact                                       Contact
             Bedburdycker Str. 42                          Lindberghring 12
             41363 Jüchen                                  33142 Büren
             T +49 2181 818 279 0                          T +49 2955 760 310
             info@42bits-entertainment.com                 info@aerosoft.com
             www.42bits-entertainment.com                  www.aerosoft.com
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                                                                                              articy:draft 3

                                                                                              articy Software
                                                                                              Articy Software is an innovative software
                                                                                              developer focused on solutions for inter-
Fiete Sports                                     PRIMAX®-MemoApp
                                                                                              active storytelling and game narrative. We
                                                                                              believe that the future of stories is interac-
                                                 AppPlusMobile                                tive and made it our mission to transform
Ahoiii Entertainment                             Systemhaus                                   the way that interactive narrative experien-
                                                                                              ces are created. We want to provide wri-
The Cologne-based specialists for children’s     The mobile experts for developing mobile     ters and narrative designers with the best
apps have managed to generate over 6.5           solutions, platforms, games and enterprise   tools that enable them to execute their          Viking Rage
million downloads and inspire children           solutions. For native, cross platform and    creative vision in a fast and more efficient
around the world with their Fiete apps.          gaming apps and gaming engines such as       way. Our latest product is articy:draft 3, a
The apps are translated into 20 languages        Unity or Unreal including VR and AR tech-    complete solution that helps game writers        Arvur Interactive
and have already won numerous awards.            nologies.We create the idea, design the      and narrative designers plan, write and or-      Small, Cologne-based Game Development
Apart from the apps, the Fiete brand is also     concept and implement for any mobile         ganize all narrative content in a visual and     Studio focused on Virtual Reality Games &
available in book form. A TV series about        platform and web. Our apps combine ele-      writer friendly way with easy exports to         Applications.
Fiete is also being planned. The Ahoiii team     ments of Gamification and technology.        game engines.                                    Game: Viking Rage
also works as a consulting agency for com-       Games: PRIMAX®-MemoApp, Volksbanken und      Game: articy:draft 3
panies in the children’s segment and has a       Raiffeisenbanken, Devilstriker
wealth of experience to offer on all aspects
of digital value creation.
Games: Fiete World, Fiete Sports, Fiete Soccer
                                                 Contact
Contact                                          Technologiepark der TU Dortmund              Contact                                          Contact
Gilbachstr. 24                                   Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 20                Massenbergstrasse 15                             Wallensteinstraße 25
50672 Cologne                                    44227 Dortmund                               44787 Bochum                                     51067 Cologne
T +49 221 169 107 81                             T +49 231 985 380 90                         T +49 23454 458 955                              T +49 1577 606 45 34
mail@ahoiii.com                                  kontakt@appplusmobile.de                     info@articy.com                                  contact@arvur.com
www.ahoiii.com                                   www.appplusmobile.de/en                      www.articy.com                                   www.arvur.com
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Landwirtschafts-Simulator

astragon Entertainment
Simulation games – who likes to play stuff            Kniffel Dice Clubs                             Resort                                         Game of Goats
like that? We at astragon encounter this
question quite often and not just since the
amazing success of the Farming Simulator              b-interaktive                                  Backwoods Entertainment                        Bootcamp Bros.
series. Our answer is as easy as it is plea-          We love what we do and we’re translating       Backwoods Entertainment is an award-win-       Bootcamp Bros. is a mixed team out of ne-
sing: Just about everyone! Core gamers and            this passion into our products. The core of    ning indie game studio from Germany.           wcomers and professionals, who commit-
casual players, teenagers and pensioners,             our international team consists of talented    We set out to make original and fun sto-       ted themselves to develop the best mobile
whole families, bus drivers and office wor-           individuals with decade-long mobile games      ry-driven games. In 2018 we released our       game in 2020. Our studio was founded in
kers – the sometimes small, sometimes                 experience working together in Germany         debut title Unforeseen Incidents, which        September 2017 and is based near Bonn.
gigantic but always lovingly modelled vehi-           and Poland. We have founded b-interaktive      was well received all over the world. We’re    Over the time we quickly grew to up to
cles and machines of our simulation games             in 2011 and today, our multicultural team      currently working on two new games: The        nine members who highly focus on quality
manage to enthrall and inspire new fans               speaking over six native languages is an es-   interactive mystery Resort and Pen & Paper     and “friendship-destroying” PVP mobile
every year. Players around the globe are              tablished creator of innovative social games   Stories: Morriton Manor.                       games. Our first baby is called Game of
digging, ploughing and transporting left and          for the broad audiences world wide.            Games: Unforeseen Incidents (2018),            Goats and will be available in your favou-
right on PC, consoles and mobile devices.             Games: Kniffel Dice Clubs,                     Resort (in production), Pen & Paper Stories:   rite app store soon.
                                                                                                     Morriton Manor (in production)
With that in mind: Simulation games – who             Mensch ärgere Dich nicht!                                                                     Game: Game of Goats
doesn’t like to play them?
Games: Bus Simulator, Landwirtschafts-Simulator,
Construction Simulator, Drone Swarm, Liftoff: Drone
Racing

Contact                                               Contact                                        Contact                                        Contact
Am Wehrhahn 33                                        Ostkirchstr. 177                               Annastr. 66a                                   Bertha-Sander-Str.49
40211 Düsseldorf                                      44287 Dortmund                                 45130 Essen                                    50829 Cologne
T +49 211 540 515 0                                   T +49 231 586 923 93                           T +49 174 970 574 7                            T +49 152 543 037 90
info@astragon.de                                      info@binteraktive.com                          contact@backwoods-entertainment.com            Info@bootcamp-bros.com
www.astragon.de                                       www.b-interaktive.com                          www.backwoods-entertainment.com                www.bootcamp-bros.com
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Rail Nation                                                                                        Artwork aus M.O.L.L.Y. Alone

Brigth Future                                                                                      Ducks on the Water
From soccer management and magical             Notruf 112                                          To catch a players attention in today‘s       X4: Split Vendetta
plant cultivation to railway entrepreneurs-                                                        fast-paced world, one element is key:
hip, Bright Future‘s mission is to create                                                          a good story. Our Cologne-based studio
compelling scenarios for many different        Crenetic                                            Ducks on the Water has specialized in         EGOSOFT
tastes. The company started business in        Looking back on 20 years and more than              narrative content. We enjoy dissolving        EGOSOFT, founded in 1988, is one of Ger-
early 2006 in Cologne to further develop       250 projects, Crenetic gained a lot expe-           the boundaries between digital and classic    many‘s leading game developers. Its team
the Football Manager series. We have been      riences developing casual games, multi-             content and telling stories in several dif-   of industry veterans and dedicated game
part of the Travian Games family as an ex-     player games, simulations and some seri-            ferent media at once. Our app No Money,       enthusiasts entered the international stage
ternal development studio since 2012.          ous games. Currently we work on mobile              Dude! e.g. is a small readable story with     with the widely-acclaimed X-Beyond the
While our roots lie in the development of      apps and simulations. Emergency Call 112-           playable content. With our combined           Frontier space simulation game in 1999.
sports management games for PC, we now         The Fire Fighting Simulation was developed          knowledge of apps/games and book/             EGOSOFT is now exclusively dedicated to
follow our passion to create successful        in close cooperation with the Fire depart-          storytelling we are located exactly at the    setting new standards in the space game
and appealing video games for various          ment in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany,               interface between games and books and         genre and continuing to improve the game-
platforms. Our games Rail Nation and Mira-     and a second part is in progress. All of our        can boldly go where no duck has gone          play experience for fans of the X Universe.
magia are just two wonderful examples of       projects are created with high-quality 2D           before ...                                    Games: X4: Split Vendetta (2020),
how we have inspired more than 5 million       and 3D graphics and love for detail.                Games: M.O.L.L.Y. Alone, No Money, Dude!,     X4: Foundations (2018)
players with our cooperative gameplay          Games: Notruf 112 (Emergency Call 112), Pet World   Arschleder (WDR)
approach.                                      – My Animal Hospital, Horse World – Show Jumping
Games: Rail Nation, Miramagia, Truck Nation,
Admirals: Caribbean Empires, FUSSBALLFAN –
Das Browserspiel                                                                                   Contact
Contact                                        Contact                                             c/o Cologne Game Haus, R. 4.24                Contact
Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 56                       Kreuzstraße 3                                       Deutz-Mülheimer-Straße 30                     Heidestr. 4
50968 Cologne                                  45468 Mülheim a. d. Ruhr                            50679 Cologne                                 52146 Würselen
T +49 221 789 821 70                           T +49 208 444 214 2                                 T +49 221 291 709 2                           T +49 2405 423 997 0
info@brightfuture.de                           info@crenetic.de                                    post@ducks-on-the-water.com                   info@egosoft.com
www.brightfuture.de                            www.crenetic.de                                     www.ducks-on-the-water.com                    www.egosoft.com
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EA SPORTS FIFA 20                               Faith+Honor: Barbarossa

Electronic Arts                                 encurio
Electronic Arts is a global leader in digital   Founded in 2007 by Sebastian Rahmel,
interactive entertainment. The Company          encurio is an internet company and game       LOCH                                            Swan Song
develops and delivers games, content and        studio based in Cologne, Germany. encurio
online services for Internet-connected con-     has been developing software, portals,
soles, mobile devices and personal compu-       websites and online shops for the finance,    epicsauerkraut studio                           Fantastic Foe
ters. In fiscal year 2020, EA posted GAAP       beauty, gaming and entertainment indus-       Epicsauerkraut is an indie game studio          Fantastic Foe is a small indie studio based
net revenue of $5.5 billion. Headquartered      try. Using the knowledge and expertise        based in Cologne Germany. The studio fo-        out of Cologne, Germany. We build ima-
in Redwood City, California, EA is recogni-     from their internet and gaming business       cuses on visually attractive and minimalistic   ginary worlds that hit close to home. Our
zed for a portfolio of critically acclaimed,    ventures has naturally led to the develop-    hypercasual games for mobile. The illustra-     goal is to make games that leave a lasting
high-quality brands such as EA SPORTS           ment of video games. Valnir Rok was the       tor and concept designer Paul Kolvenbach        impact on how people feel about the world
FIFA, Battlefield, Apex Legends, The Sims,      first game from encurio GmbH. It is an        is the founder of the studio and is respon-     around them. We believe that experiences
Madden NFL, Need for Speed, Titanfall and       online sandbox survival RPG inspired by       sible for the games. Always with the epic       do not have to compromise fun to be mea-
Plants vs. Zombies.                             Norse mythology. Our second game, Faith       taste of sauerkraut!                            ningful. Our team is supported by the Colo-
Games: EA SPORTS FIFA 20, Apex Legends,         + Honor: Barbarossa entered the produc-       Games: KLOTZ, LOCH, PLOP (in production)        gne Game Lab incubator program and the
The Sims 4, Need for Speed Heat                 tion phase in June 2020 and is a turn-based                                                   Gründerstipendium NRW startup fund. We
                                                tactical RPG set in an authentic medieval                                                     also develop VR training games for the in-
                                                world during the crusades.                                                                    dustry, with a focus on emergency services
                                                Games: Valnir Rok, Faith+Honor: Barbarossa                                                    and firefighting.
                                                                                                                                              Games: CPR Rescue, Swan Song (in production),
                                                                                                                                              Enclosed Encounter (in production)

                                                Contact                                       Contact                                         Contact
Contact                                         Cologne Game Haus                             Cologne Game Haus                               c/o Cologne Game Lab
Im Zollhafen 15-17                              Deutz-Mülheimer Str. 30                       Deutz-Mülheimer Str. 30                         Schanzenstr. 28
50678 Cologne                                   50679 Cologne                                 50679 Cologne                                   51063 Cologne
T +49 221 975 821                               T +49 221 992 221 60                          T +49 170 786 460 9                             T +49 176 210 235 26
info@ea.com                                     info@encurio.com                              info@epicsauerkraut.com                         hello@fantasticfoe.com
www.ea.de                                       www.encurio.com                               www.epicsauerkraut.com                          www.fantasticfoe.com
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Knights of Fortune                                   Rough Justice                                                                                 Siebenstreich

Flying Sheep Studios                                 Gamma Minus                                                                                   Golden Orb
Flying Sheep Studios uses HTML5 to create            Gamma Minus is a young, independent                                                           Golden Orb is an award-winning indie
mid-core mobile games playable in mobile             game development studio founded in April       Maze Slaughter                                 game studio located in the beautiful Ger-
browsers, instant messengers and native              2018 by Jeremiah Costello. Currently in                                                       man Ruhr area. We take traditional lore,
apps. Our focus lies on adapting game con-           development are two titles: Cold Comfort                                                      rewrite it and then generously sprinkle
cepts in a way that they can be played in            – an asymmetrical, tactical 5v5 PvP FPS, set   Giant Gun Games                                it with current day topics to create fun,
short sessions on mobile. We are currently           in the immediate aftermath of the zombie       Giant Gun Games is a small developer from      yet thought-provoking games. Currently,
working on a hero brawler as well as a so-           apocalypse, and Rough Justice – a sing-        Duisburg in the Ruhr region. The team of       we are working on Siebenstreich, a hand-
cial farming and collecting game.                    le-player, time management game, where         about nine people is currently working on a    drawn pop culture adventure about susta-
Since the company’s founding in 2014                 you run a private security agency. Manage      rogue-like first person shooter called Maze    inability in times of magic. The heroes: An
in Cologne, we have produced over 150                and deploy agents, deal with fugitive reco-    Slaughter. The team is a closely-knit mix of   awesomely hip tailor & his vegan carnivo-
HTML5 games, often working with world                very, repossession, and private investiga-     veterans and juniors, and some prototy-        rous plant Trudie. Their epic quest: Saving
renowned brands such as LEGO, Barbie and             tive tasks. The remote, multi-cultural teams   pes had already been created by the core       the kingdom of Mirrormore from very
DreamWorks. We use this experience and               include industry veterans that have worked     team prior to the company being set up.        contemporary troubles! A soy free 2D indie
know-how to create our own IPs and usher             on franchises such as Battlefield, Call of     Development is done exclusively on the Un-     adventure made with love and free-range
in the next generation of high quality web           Duty, Homefront or Tomb Raider before,         real Engine and only for PC/console. Giant     pixels. May contain nuts and humor.
games.                                               and consists of a majority of developers       Gun Games was founded in 2018 by Sascha        Games: Cinderella - An Interactive Fairytale,
Games: Knights of Fortune - 3v3 hero brawler,        from NRW.                                      Henrichs. He began his career in 1998 as a     Siebenstreich
Sunrise Roots - social farming and collecting game   Games: Cold Comfort, Rough Justice             3D environment artist at Piranha Bytes. He
                                                                                                    worked on Gothic 1-3 and Risen 1-3.
                                                                                                    Game: Maze Slaughter

Contact
Cologne Game Haus                                    Contact                                        Contact                                        Contact
Deutz-Mülheimer Str. 30                              Schulze-Delitzsch-Strasse 24                   Uthmannstr.14                                  Ardeystraße 193
50679 Cologne                                        33100 Paderborn                                47057 Duisburg                                 58453 Witten
T +49 221 986 588 48                                 T +49 1512 756 323 0                           T +49 177 872 625 0                            T +49 151 750 914 98
info@flying-sheep.com                                office@gammaminus.com                          hq@giantgungames.com                           mail@golden-orb.de
www.flying-sheep.com                                 www.gammaminus.com                             www.giantgungames.com                          www.golden-orb.de
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                                                 Holocafé                                        Stranded Sails

                                                                                                 Lemonbomb
                                                 Holocafé                                        Entertainment
The Inner World                                  The Holocafe GmbH with its HQ in Düssel-        Since its founding in 2015 Lemonbomb           Project MMM
                                                 dorf is Germany’s first location-based vir-     Entertainment focused on the develop-
                                                 tual reality franchise to develop exclusive     ment of games for PC and Consoles. Both
Headup Games                                     games and an entire store management            the action packed Nova Nukers! and the         Ludopium
Headup is a hybrid games publishing and          platform. The company was founded in            upcoming farming adventure Stranded            Ludopium is an independent game de-
development company providing players            2016 by three game developers and after         Sails – Explorers of the Cursed Islands were   velopment studio based in beautiful Co-
worldwide with the best content in the           a successful pop-up store collaboration         built around distinctive characters, strong    logne Germany. We specialise in creating
independent gaming sector. Established           with Media Markt, Metro and Unibail-Ro-         mechanics and stylized art. For Stranded       games with an emphasis on gripping game-
in 2009, it is active on all major platforms     damco, the company quickly established a        Sails – Explorers of the Cursed Islands Le-    play and music. Our passion for sound, vi-
such as consoles, mobile devices and PC,         franchise of virtual reality cafés in Aachen,   monbomb Entertainment teamed up with           sually striking art and relentless experimen-
and was awarded as “Best Publisher” at the       Troisdorf and Düsseldorf. After building        roka play while Nova Nukers! got published     tation powers the creation of our games.
German Developers Awards in 2012, 2013           an internationalized platform for ticketing,    by Assemble Entertainment. Lemonbomb           Games: Vectronom, Noclip (working title,
and 2017. With over 80 million customers         business intelligence and store automiz-        Entertainment is capable of developing ori-    in production), Project MMM (in production)
served on mobile and further several mil-        ation, the company is now expanding its         ginal IPs creating games out of pre existing
lion players on the PC and consoles, Hea-        licensing business to new territories, inclu-   ideas of a partner.
dup is always looking to raise awareness         ding venues in Cologne, Bochum, Finland,        Games: Nova Nukers!, Stranded Sails
and commercial success for developers            Canada and USA.
thinking outside the box.                        Games: Fun Factory, Pulse, Holo Arena,
Games: Bridge Constructor Portal, Trüberbrook,   Chaos Commando, Carpe Lucem
The Inner World

Contact                                          Contact                                         Contact                                        Contact
Nordstr. 102                                     Am Wehrhahn 41                                  Graf-Adolf-Str. 41                             Deutz-Mülheimer Str. 30
52353 Düren                                      40211 Düsseldorf                                40210 Düsseldorf                               50679 Cologne
T +49 2421 486 870 0                             T +49 211 781 749 90                            T +49 211 924 169 56                           T +49 160 958 140 94
info@headupgames.com                             hello@holocafe.de                               business@lemonbomb.de                          contact@ludopium.com
www.headupgames.com                              www.holocafe.de                                 www.lemonbomb.de                               www.ludopium.com
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MagentaGaming
                                                                                                   Spitlings                                       Meister Cody – Namagi

MagentaGaming                                                                                      Massive Miniteam                                Meister Cody
Deutsche Telekom is Europe‘s largest tele-      Adventure Roots                                    We make games to make friends – Massive         Meister Cody provides parents, teachers and
communications company. We operate                                                                 Miniteam is a young indie studio with a         therapists an award-winning, clever training
technical networks for the operation of         Manatea Entertainment                              love for feel-good gameplay. We started         concept that’s proven through research
information and communication services          Manatea Entertainment is an independent            with four people in Cologne in 2018, now        studies to improve math, reading and writ-
(landline and mobile), data networks or on-     studio located in Paderborn. Founded in            we‘re ten in a shiny new office with space      ing skills of elementary and primary school
line services as well as the in-house televi-   2020 by students from the University of            to grow in Pulheim. Our first title, the        children. Meister Cody is an integral part of
sion service MagentaTV. In addition to the      Paderborn, we strive to deliver exciting ga-       action arcade platformer Spitlings was          dyslexia and dyscalculia therapy. We partner
eSport engagement with SKGaming, our            ming experiences and satisfying gameplay           published by HandyGames (THQ Nordic)            in close cooperation with leading scientists,
offer in the gaming area also includes the      for everyone. Our first release Q – A Neon         on Google Stadia in 02/2020, with all other     researchers, psychologists and pedagogic
mobile radio option StreamOn Gaming and         Platformer is a 2D jump ‘n’ roll platformer        consoles to follow soon. We‘re also build-      experts and listen carefully to our users.
the cloud gaming offer MagentaGaming.           which challenges the player as a physics           ing a portfolio in porting games to console,    Through this feedback loop, we improve our
                                                cube through spike-filled obstacles in a           relying on our technical expertise and          concept every day and ensure our products
                                                neon world.                                        release experience.                             always lead with latest research.
                                                Games: Q – A Neon Platformer (released 18th June   Games: Spitlings, Beethoven: Folge der Musik,   Games: Meister Cody – Talasia (live & on-going),
                                                2020), Adventure Roots (unreleased)                Squishies                                       Meister Cody – Namagi (live & on-going), Meister
                                                                                                                                                   Cody – Testcenter (live & on-going), Meister Cody –
                                                                                                                                                   Schule (live & on-going), Ferdi-Screening (live)
                                                                                                   Contact
Contact                                         Contact                                            Rommerskirchener Str. 21                        Contact
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140                       Büskerweg 8                                        Atelier 55 im WALZWERK                          Graf-Adolf-Strasse 69
53113 Bonn                                      33161 Hövelhof                                     50259 Pulheim                                   40210 Düsseldorf
T +49 228 181 0                                 T +49 176 420 841 90                               T +49 159 060 321 38                            T +49 211 730 635 11
Magenta-Gaming-Program@telekom.de               contact@manateaentertainment.com                   contact@massiveminiteam.com                     team@meistercody.com
www.magentagaming.com                           www.manateaentertainment.com                       www.massiveminiteam.com                         www.meistercody.com
COMPANIES                                                                                                                                                                                    23

SuperBAMM
                                                                                                   Laufen und Raufen                                ELEX

MOVR                                            Panini Adrenalyn XL™ Evolution Liga BBVA 2019-20   Nurogames                                        Piranha Bytes
The MOVR team specializes in professional                                                          Nurogames GmbH is an independent game            Piranha Bytes are based in Germany’s old
games and apps for business clients.            Neopoly                                            development and software engineering             industrial heartland, the Ruhr region. It was
We have many years of experience in the         Neopoly is a German tech agency that               company founded in 2006 in Cologne, Ger-         founded in 1997 and have since developed
fields of VR, AR and AI, but also in making     focused on developing online and mobile            many, which covers the entire value chain        various singleplayer open world RPGs for
games and gamification for small, medium        games for clients in B2B. Our games sup-           of game development from the initial idea        PC and consoles. Piranha Bytes have acqui-
and large enterprises. With our know-how        port campaigns, sport events and promo-            to the final product and develops games          red fame with their RPG successes Gothic
we have successfully implemented projects       tions since 1998. With projects such as the        for all major mobile, web, PC, console,          (2001), Gothic II (2002), Gothic – Night of
for brands such as Bayer, E.ON, Fraunhofer      virtual sticker album for the FIFA World Cup       VR, AR, and XR platforms with a track re-        the Raven (2003), Gothic 3 (2006), Risen
IAIS, Samsung, Staufenbiel Institut, toom,      2018 (6.7 million users), the official fantasy     cord of more than ten years. Nurogames           (2009), Risen 2: Dark Waters (2012), Risen
Westwing, ZooRoyal and more. Further-           manager of the Bundesliga, as well as nu-          has developed over 15 games to multiple          3: Titanlords (2014) and ELEX (2017) that
more, our expertise also supports B2B and       merous tailor-made prediction games for            platforms, such as World of Kingdoms for         have sold several million copies worldwide.
B2C live communication at events and            Red Bull, the Neopoly team recommends              iOS and Android. Currently, Nurogames is         Games: Gothic, Risen, ELEX
trade fairs. Whether you have a first idea in   itself today more than ever as the leading         working on new games for PC, consoles and
your mind, or a finished concept already in     provider of complex game platforms.                also for VR.
your hands - let’s get in touch.                Games: Red Bull Rally Dakar Predictor, Official    Games: The Expendables Game, Bibi›s Stardust
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!      Bundesliga Fantasy Manager, Panini FIFA 365        Chase, Fast Fin, School for Vampires, World of
                                                Adrenalyn XL™, Red Bull UCI Mountain Bike World    Kingdoms, Laufen und Raufen, Tales of Times
Games: Power Pigs Race, SuperBAMM /             Cup Predictor, Panini FIFA virtual Sticker album   (in production)
SuperBAMM SMASH!, Bobby2Go, Xix – Samsung       World Cup Russia, SRF World Cup Russia Predictor
VR Training
Contact                                         Contact                                            Contact                                          Contact
Im Mediapark 5D                                 Hellweg 5-7                                        Schaafenstraße 25                                Ruhrallee 63
50607 Cologne                                   44787 Bochum                                       50676 Cologne                                    45138 Essen
T +49 221 455 803 80                            T +49 234 369 177 17                               T +49 221 398 808 40                             T +49 201 806 720
contact@movr.com                                sw@neopoly.de                                      info@nurogames.com                               info.spamblock@piranha-bytes.com
www.movr.com                                    www.neopoly.de                                     www.nurogames.com                                www.piranha-bytes.com
COMPANIES                                                                                                                                                                                       25

                                                                                                Upside Drown                                    The Innsmouth Case

Colt Canyon                                       Mars Vice
                                                                                                Rivers and Wine Studios                         RobotPumpkin Games
                                                                                                Rivers and Wine Studios offer conception,       Founded in 2019, RobotPumpkin Games
Retrific                                          Rho Labyrinths                                development and production of authentic         is an up and coming game development
Retrific, founded in 2013, is a German,           Rho Labyrinths is an Indie game studio        games, with a versatile full-time team of ar-   studio from Germany. We’re a mix of expe-
independent, one-man game studio by               founded with a diverse team of developers     tists, programmers, designers and writers.      rienced game developers and newcomers
Jonathan Mannshoven that specializes in           from a wide range of experiences in the       Framed by an overall emphasis on high           to the gaming industry. Together we’ve
gameplay focused 2D games, prioritizing           Video Game Industry, focusing on develo-      quality and deep meaning, the focus lays        decided to swim against the tide of idle and
fun over narrative and following the pas-         ping Narrative driven Experiences and Se-     on worldbuilding and storytelling. Rivers       freemium games and produce captivating
sion of making small but polished gaming          rious Games. Currently in production with     and Wine Studios are working on their up-       story-based games.Our first titles are text
experiences. From time to time, Retrific          our debut title: Mars Vice, a Queer Biopunk   coming title Upside Drown, a game with a        adventure games, but in the future we also
also works on even smaller and completely         Adventure Game.                               strong focus on emotions, exploration and       want to play around with other genres. In
free game prototypes and demos for game           Game: Mars Vice                               story. Upside Drown won multiple awards         any case we put great value on a humorous
jams or as experiments that might become                                                        already and early concepts of the game          undertone.
full games later on. The most recent exam-                                                      could be playtested on several occasions        Games: The Innsmouth Case (Release Date: June
ple being Colt Canyon, an atmospheric and                                                       before.                                         23rd2020), Plan B From Outer Space (Project title,
                                                                                                                                                starting August 1st 2020)
punchy cowboy shooter with roguelike ele-                                                       Game: Upside Drown, Tba.
ments and an emphasis on game feel. Re-
leased Summer 2020 for PC and consoles.
Games: Colt Canyon, Just Get Through, Invisibox

Contact                                                                                         Contact                                         Contact
Beverfördering 34                                 Contact                                       Hohenzollernring 58                             Siebachstr. 29
59071 Hamm                                        Opladener Str. 126                            50672 Cologne                                   50733 Cologne
T +49 1578 856 190 0                              40764 Langenfeld                              T +49 177 288 668 0                             T +49 1575 154 173 1
contact@retrific.net                              T +49 1764 197 656 0                          hello@riversandwine.de                          hello@robotpumpkingames.de
www.retrific.net                                  Ruairi.rodinson@rho-labyrinths.com            www.riversandwine.de                            www.robotpumpkingames.de

                                                        RHO
                                                  LABYRINTHS GmbH
                                                  Game Development and Consultancy
27

The Lost Shapes                                  Super Paperman

RockAByte                                        Secret Item Games
                                                                                                                                                    Igor – the electrician
Founded in 2008, we focus on the produc-         Secret Item Games is an indie game de-
tion of games and apps for the platforms         veloper, a console porting service provider
Online, Mobile (iOS & Android), Handheld         and an indie game publisher all in one. We
                                                                                                                                                    Springwald Software
and Console. As a full service provider we       are a small flexible team working on brin-                                                         Springwald Software is located in Bochum
manage all levels easily - starting with the     ging our own games, as well as the games            Hell Pie                                       in the heart of the Ruhr area and can look
idea up to the final product. Taking over        of our partners and clients to consoles.                                                           back on 25 years of experience in computer
contractual work, we offer both turnkey          Our company has worked on over a dozen                                                             game development. Already in the early
solutions as well as the implementation          games and we always have a new secret               Sluggerfly                                     1990s the members published graphic
of parts of the production chain. We think       project (a “secret item”) in the pipeline.          We are Sluggerfly, a small, independent        adventures and jump´n´run games. In addi-
ahead as well as along the lines of our          You want your game on consoles but can-             game development studio. Founded 2015          tion to multimedia projects and intelligent
customers. We love to pick up your idea,         not port or publish it yourself? Let us take        in Essen, Germany, we released our first       assistants, the focus of game development
craft a cradle, tailor the cloth and rock your   care of that. We port and publish your              game Ben and Ed the same year. We try to       in the recent past has been primarily on
“baby” until it’s mature enough to walk          game. No need to figure out how compli-             create games with charme and personality,      virtual reality and arcade games.
on its own. And even then, we’ll continue        cated console publishing can get. We do it          characters you can remember, and think         Games: Igor – the electrician, MiniTrue - in security
watching your back. We develop internally        for you!                                            that dark and funny work well together.        we trust!, PumpkinJumpin, MWK Touchgames
– no offshoring! Made in Germany. Made           Games: Super Paperman, Grave Danger, 3D Billiard,   We are inspired by a wide range of influen-
with love in Cologne.                            3D MiniGolf                                         ces, from silly entertainment to meaningful
Game: The Lost Shapes                                                                                art and want this to show in our products.
                                                                                                     Games: Ben and Ed, Ben and Ed - Blood Party,
                                                                                                     Hell Pie (in production)

Contact                                                                                              Contact                                        Contact
Schaafenstr. 25                                  Contact                                             Annastraße 66a                                 Alter Eistreff 36
50676 Cologne                                    Hohe Str. 16                                        45130 Essen                                    44789 Bochum
T +49 221 801 479 50                             44139 Dortmund                                      T +49 173 263 952 5                            T +49 234 298 788 46
info@rockabyte.com                               contact@secret-item-games.com                       contact@sluggerfly.com                         info@springwald.de
www.rockabyte.com                                www.secret-item-games.com                           www.sluggerfly.com                             www.springwald.de
COMPANIES                                                                                                                                                                                      29

                                                 Ultimate ADOM

                                                 Team ADOM
                                                 Team ADOM is a small indie studio foun-                                                             Fairyfail
                                                 ded by the original team behind the classic
                                                 rogue-like ADOM in March 2019. Led by
One Hundred Ways
                                                 Dr.-Ing. Thomas «The Creator» Biskup,                                                               TeraKnights
                                                 Team ADOM seeks to revolutionize the ro-                                                            Our team of 3D animation specialists with
Sunlight Games                                   gue-like genre once again. The small team                                                           headquarters in Niederkassel is pathing its
                                                                                                    Blautopf VR
Cologne-based Sunlight Games was foun-           is scattered all over Northrhine Westphalia                                                         way towards the gaming industry. Since
ded in 2008 and transformed into a GmbH          and has already worked together for years                                                           TeraKnights‘ foundation in 2015 we always
in May 2013. Sunlight Games consists of a        on various previous projects, including the        TELLUX next                                      took a lot of time between clients and after
team of experienced game designers led by        2012‘s relaunch of the original ADOM. We           TELLUX next produces cross-platform              work to concept our own game. With the
development veteran Marco Sowa-Israel.           are creating the games we want to play -           entertainment projects for film & TV as          current project Fairyfail in progress the stu-
Marco Sowa-Israel has worked on over 90          full of depth, choice and complexity but not       well as the online and games sector, and         dio is breathing the professional IndieDev
titles for PC, Mac, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo       complicated to play. Our design philosophy         serves as both a production house and cre-       Air for the first time. Using our expertise in
DS, Android, iOS and Xbox One. Sunlight          is to allow our players to play the games          ative agency for its partners. As part of the    aesthetics, visual storytelling and animation
Games creates games for PC, Mac, consoles        the way they want to, including allowing           TELLUX Group, TELLUX next is one of Ger-         we are keen to keep on producing beautiful
and mobile. Since 2019 Sunlight Games is         them to dive in as deep as they wish.              many’s largest independent film and media        game experiences.
member in game – The German Games In-            Games: Ultimate ADOM: Caverns of Chaos (Win,       companies. With its vision of telling original   Games: History Voices (Art), Fairyfail
dustry Association (game).                       Mac, Linux) - Q4 2020, Ultimate ADOM: Caverns of   and moving stories, TELLUX next produces
                                                 Chaos (PS4/5, Switch, Android, iOS) - Q3 2021
Games: Gold Rush! Anniversary, Game Tycoon 2,                                                       high-quality dramas, impressive documen-
One Hundred Ways, Gold Rush! 2, Gangsters 1920                                                      taries and transmedial experiences.
                                                                                                    Games: Blautopf VR, goRome!

Contact                                          Contact                                            Contact                                          Contact
Gottfried-Hagen-Str. 60-62                       Zu den Tannen 5                                    Schönhauserstr. 8                                Karl-Hass-Straße 17
51105 Cologne                                    58456 Witten                                       50968 Cologne                                    53859 Niederkassel
T +49 221 168 234 66                             T +49 172 634 987 3                                T +49 221 952 903 12                             T +49 2208 933 951 5
kontakt@sunlight-games.com                       marketing@team-adom.com                            next@tellux.tv                                   info@teraknights.com
www.sunlight-games.com                           www.team-adom.com                                  www.telluxnext.de                                www.teraknights.com
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                                               Jessika

                                               TriTrie Games
Squirrel & Bär: Lernen Englisch                                                               The Settlers series                                 VR Chemical Technician
                                               TriTrie Games is an international micro-in-
                                               die with roots in Cologne and Bonn. Taken
the Good Evil                                  together, the three founders combine           Ubisoft Düsseldorf                                  Weltenmacher
the Good Evil is an award-winning Indie        knowledge, creativity and the demand for       Ubisoft Düsseldorf is home to diverse               At Weltenmacher we combine the import-
Game Studio based in Cologne, Germany.         high-quality software solutions and digital    teams dedicated to deliver AAA excellence           ance of education with the amusement of
We create games, that make the world a         games with a narrative focus. They have        and innovation across a wide portfolio of           gaming: All in the realm of Virtual Reality
better place! Our games are designed to        been part of the German developer scene        games and technologies. The studio is the           technology. This allows us to create inno-
inspire and educate audiences with stories     for many years and are committed to play-      leading developer behind beloved games              vative training applications for companies
and topics that matter! Made for mobile,       ing a role in the up-and-coming industry on    like The Settlers and the innovative VR             whose biggest asset are its employees.
console, desktop or web and audiences          the banks of the Rhine. The goal is to de-     escape room experience Prince of Persia:            Our digital laboratories are workspaces
including kids, teens, adults, and cats. For   velop sustainable, commercially successful     The Dagger of Time. As renowned co-de-              of the future. Since 2017 our Duesseldorf
our clients, ranging from private enterpri-    and socially relevant entertainment soft-      velopers within the Ubisoft group, Ubisoft          based team forges innovation in digital
ses to educational institutions and NGOs,      ware. The long-term plan as a multicultural    Düsseldorf contributes to high-profile              education, goal oriented, cross-functional
we co-design experiences around their          employer in Cologne includes accessibility,    projects such as Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six           and fully committed. It consists of experts
requirements, ensuring high-quality games      unconditional equality and inclusion of        Siege and Uplay. Ubisoft Düsseldorf is part         for didactics, programming, Game- and UX-
through iterative development, rapid-pro-      employees of all faiths, regardless of their   of the Ubisoft Blue Byte studio network,            Design. Immersing our users in digital wor-
totyping, and user-testing. Right now we       origin and according to European standards     consisting of the three studios Ubisoft Ber-        lds is what we truly know best – for it is su-
are developing Squirrel & Bear: Rascal’s       and values.                                    lin, Ubisoft Düsseldorf and Ubisoft Mainz.          rely not by chance that Weltenmacher can
Escape – a European Jump & Travel Adven-       Game: Jessika – Underneath the system          Games: The Settlers series, Prince of Persia: The   be loosely translated as World Creators.
ture for 1-2 players.                                                                         Dagger of Time (VR-Escape Room), Tom Clancy’s       Games: VR peritoneal dialysis training (in progress),
                                                                                              Rainbow Six Siege (Co-Development)                  Titanium Space, VR Chemical Technician, VR perito-
Games: Squirrel & Bär: Lernen Englisch,
Serena Supergreen, Simkult, Marla                                                                                                                 neal dialysis training (in progress)
                                               Contact
Contact                                        c/o Cologne Game Lab                           Contact                                             Contact
Gilbachstraße 22                               Schanzenstraße 28                              Luise-Rainer-Straße 7                               Binterimstraße 8
50672 Cologne                                  51603 Cologne                                  40235 Düsseldorf                                    40223 Düsseldorf
T +49 221 168 942 48                           T +49 176 457 023 92                           T +49 211 540 895 80                                T +49 211 936 728 98
hello@thegoodevil.com                          contact@tritriegames.de                        duesseldorf@ubisoft.com                             info@weltenmacher.de
www.thegoodevil.com                            www.tritriegames.de                            www.duesseldorf.ubisoft.com                         www.weltenmacher.de
COMPANIES                                                                                                                                    33

                                                                                                             Mediennetzwerk.NRW
                                                                                                             c/o Mediencluster NRW GmbH,
                                                Pilot Sports
                                                                                                             Kaistraße 14, (D) 40221 Düsseldorf
                                                                                                             T: +49 211 930 50 301
                                                                                                             info@medien.nrw.de
                                                Z-Software                                                   www.medien.nrw.de
                                                Z-Software is an independent game studio                            MedienNRW

RoboManiac - Heavy Metal auf Centerra?!
                                                founded in 2008 in Dortmund. In this time
                                                                                                             Represented by
                                                the company developed and shipped more
                                                                                                             Sandra Winterberg (CEO)
                                                than 15 games for a variety of platforms.
YEPS!                                           These include current generation platforms                   Managing Editor:
YEPS! develops and operates exciting, lively    like Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo                       Paulina Lempa
                                                                                                             paulina.lempa@medien.nrw.de
online games that are completely playable       Switch, PC, iOS and Android. Simulators,
in the browser and mobile. Founded in Co-       sports games, arcady casual games, story-                    Editor:
logne in 2015, the development studio fo-       driven adventures … Z-Software loves to                      Sophia Henning
                                                                                                             sophia.henning@medien.nrw.de
cuses on cross-platform multiplayer games       put its spin on different game genres. Some
                                                                                                             Constanze Peltzer
and is currently working on its own produc-     highlights: Pilot Sports, a colorful casual                  constanze.peltzer@medien.nrw.de
tion of ROBOMANIAC – Heavy Metal auf            flying simulation with a hilarious local mul-
Centerra! In addition, YEPS! is reinterpret-    tiplayer mode, Dustwind, a postapocalyptic                   Translator: Dr. Martin Blaney
ing the term of “social gaming”: genuinely      real time tactics game, developed together                   Design: www.bfg-cremer.de
social, not just “playable” on Facebook &       with Dustwind Studios UG and the success-
Co., and is promoting lasting social projects   ful Autobahn Police Simulator series, which      #GAMEONRW   Please be aware that this industry
related to the topic. Revenues are genera-      already spawned various sequels.                             register does not represent the entire
ted by the sale of creative, novel premium                                                                   developer or publisher landscape in
                                                Games: Pilot Sports, Dustwind, Autobahn Police
                                                                                                             North Rhine-Westphalia. The Medien-
content.                                        Simulator 2
                                                                                                             cluster NRW GmbH does not claim the
Game: RoboManiac - Heavy Metal auf Centerra?!                                                                brochure to be complete. The Medien-
                                                                                                             cluster NRW GmbH is not liable for the
                                                                                                             accuracy and/or completeness of the
Contact                                         Contact                                                      information provided by the individual
Aachener Str. 431                               Wittekindstr. 30                                             companies. If you are a developer or
                                                                                                             publisher based or with a local office
50933 Cologne                                   44139 Dortmund
                                                                                                             in NRW and are missing your company,
T +49 221 336 699 5                             T +49 231 330 150 31                                         please contact info@medien.nrw.de
sunshine@yeps.de                                contact@z-software.net
www.yeps.de                                     www.z-software.net                                           August 2020
35

                NETWORKING
                      Mediennetzwerk.NRW                              Film- und Medienstiftung NRW GmbH,
                      c/o Mediencluster NRW GmbH,                     Kaistraße 14, (D) 40221 Düsseldorf
                      Kaistraße 14, (D) 40221 Düsseldorf              T: +49 211 930 500
                      T: +49 211 930 503 01                           info@filmstiftung.de
                      info@medien.nrw.de                              www.filmstiftung.de
                      www.medien.nrw.de                                    filmedienrw
                             MedienNRW

  #accelerate

KEY
                      On behalf of the State Chancellery of North     With an annual funding volume of 40 mil-
                      Rhine-Westphalia we support the develop-        lion Euros, the Film- und Medienstiftung
                      ment of the digital media industry through      NRW is one of the largest regional funding
                      sustainable networking and placement ac-        institutions in Europe. Its shareholders are
                      tivities, both within the industry and across   the federal state of North Rhine-Westfalia
                      disciplines. Our main industry events for       (NRW) and the broadcasters WDR, ZDF and
                      the games sector are the meetup „Game-          RTL.

PLAYERS
                      treff NRW” as well as the streaming format
                      „IndieZone NRW“. Further events include         Within its responsibility for film and media,
                      the webvideo meeting “Content Creators          the Film- and Medienstiftung NRW holds

                                                                                                           FUNDING
                      Club” and our networking event “Match           interests in institutions and companies such
                      Me If You Can!“ – twice a year across all       as ifs internationale filmschule köln, Medi-
                      media sectors. We offer founders and            engründerzentrum NRW and Medienclus-
                      young creatives a comprehensive range           ter NRW/Mediennetzwerk.NRW.
                      of advice and information on funding and
                      financing in NRW.                               The Filmstiftung’s brief includes the promo-
                                                                      tion and presentation of the media region.
                      In this context we collaborate with our         As the central point of contact for film and
                      local partners such as Film- und Medienstif-    media in NRW, the Film- und Medienstif-
                      tung NRW and Mediengründerzentrum               tung provides funding for the development
                      NRW plus the associations games.nrw and         and production of films, series, web con-
                      EDFVR. We create visibility for the digital     tent and games.
                      media location NRW and its companies at
                      trade fairs and markets in Germany and
                      abroad. We offer international networking
                      opportunities via digital or physical presen-
                      ces at gamescom, Slush Helsinki, GDC San
                      Francisco and others.
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           42 Bits Entertainment           astragon Entertainment
                                                                      D
                                                                      Ducks on the Water
           Bedburdycker Straße 42          GmbH                       (DOTW GmbH)
           41363 Jüchen                    Am Wehrhahn 33             c/o Cologne Game Haus,
           T +49 2181 818 279 0            40211 Düsseldorf           R. 4.24
           info@42bits-                    T +49 211 540 515 0        Deutz-Mülheimer-Straße 30
           entertainment.com               info@astragon.de           50679 Cologne
           www.42bits-                     www.astragon.de            T +49 221 291 709 2
           entertainment.com                                          post@ducks-on-

                                           B                          the-water.com

           A                               b-interaktive GmbH
                                                                      www.ducks-on-the-water.com

                                                                      E
           Aerosoft GmbH                   Ostkirchstr. 177
           Lindberghring 12                44287 Dortmund
           33142 Büren                     T +49 231 586 923 93       EGOSOFT GmbH
           T +49 2955 760 310              info@binteraktive.com      Heidestr. 4
  #learn   info@aerosoft.com               www.b-interaktive.com      52146 Würselen
           www.aerosoft.com                                           T +49 2405 423 997 0
                                           Backwoods Entertainment    info@egosoft.com
           Ahoiii Entertainment UG         Annastr. 66a               www.egosoft.com
           (haftungsbeschränkt)            45130 Essen

INDEX
           Gilbachstr. 24                  T +49 174 970 574 7        Electronic Arts GmbH
           50672 Cologne                   contact@backwoods-         Im Zollhafen 15-17
           T +49 221 169 107 81            entertainment.com          50678 Cologne
           mail@ahoiii.com                 www.backwoods-             T +49 221 975 821
           www.ahoiii.com                  entertainment.com          info@ea.com
                                                                      www.ea.de
           AppPlusMobile                   Bootcamp Bros. GmbH
           Systemhaus GmbH                 Bertha-Sander-Str.49       encurio GmbH
           Technologiepark der             50829 Cologne              Cologne Game Haus
           TU Dortmund                     T +49 152 543 037 90       Deutz-Mülheimer Str. 30
           Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 20   Info@bootcamp-bros.com     50679 Cologne
           44227 Dortmund                  www.bootcamp-bros.com      T +49 221 992 221 60
           T +49 231 985 380 90                                       info@encurio.com
           kontakt@appplusmobile.de        Bright Future GmbH         www.encurio.com
           www.appplusmobile.de            Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 56
                                           50968 Cologne              Epicsauerkraut Studio
           articy Software                 T +49 221 789 821 70       Cologne Game Haus
           GmbH & Co. KG                   info@brightfuture.de       Deutz-Mülheimer Str. 30
           Massenbergstrasse 15            www.brightfuture.de        50679 Cologne
           44787 Bochum                                               T +49 170 786 460 9
           T +49 234 544 589 55
           info@articy.com                 C
                                           Crenetic GmbH Studios
                                                                      info@epicsauerkraut.com
                                                                      www.epicsauerkraut.com
           www.articy.com

                                                                      F
                                           Kreuzstraße 3
           Arvur Interactive               45468 Mülheim a. d. Ruhr
           Wallensteinstraße 25            T +49 208 444 214 2        Fantastic Foe UG
            51067 Cologne                  info@crenetic.de           c/o Cologne Game Lab
           T +49 157 760 645 34            www.crenetic.de            Schanzenstr. 28
           contact@arvur.com                                          51063 Cologne
           www.arvur.com                                              T +49 176 210 235 26
                                                                      hello@fantasticfoe.com
                                                                      www.fantasticfoe.com
INDEX

Flying Sheep Studios GmbH
                               L                           MOVR GmbH               Rivers and Wine Studios
                                                                                                                T                             Y
                                                                                                                                              YEPS! GameStudio
                               Lemonbomb Entertainment                                                          Team ADOM GmbH
Cologne Game Haus              GmbH                        Im Mediapark 5D         GmbH                         Zu den Tannen 5               Aachener Str. 431
Deutz-Mülheimer Str. 30        Graf-Adolf-Str. 41          50607 Cologne           Hohenzollernring 58          58456 Witten                  50933 Cologne
50679 Cologne                  40210 Düsseldorf            T +49 221 455 803 80    50672 Cologne                T +49 172 634 987 3           T +49 221 336 699 5
T +49 221 986 588 48           T +49 211 924 169 56        contact@movr.com        T +49 177 288 668 0          marketing@team-adom.com       sunshine@yeps.de
info@flying-sheep.com          business@lemonbomb.de       www.movr.com            hello@riversandwine.de       www.team-adom.com             www.yeps.de
www.flying-sheep.com           www.lemonbomb.de                                    www.riversandwine.de

G                              Ludopium GmbH
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                                                           Neopoly GmbH
                                                                                   RobotPumpkin Games GmbH
                                                                                                                TELLUX next GmbH
                                                                                                                Schönhauserstr. 8
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                                                                                                                                              Z-Software GmbH
                               Deutz-Mülheimer Str. 30                             Siebachstr. 29               50968 Cologne
Gamma Minus UG                                             Hellweg 5-7                                                                        Wittekindstr. 30
                               50679 Cologne                                       50733 Cologne                T +49 221 952 903 12
Schulze-Delitzsch-Strasse 24                               44787 Bochum            T +49 1575 154 173 1                                       44139 Dortmund
33100 Paderborn                T +49 160 958 140 94        T +49 234 369 177 17                                 next@tellux.tv                T +49 231 330 150 31
                               contact@ludopium.com                                hello@                       www.telluxnext.de
T +49 1512 756 323 0                                       sw@neopoly.de           robotpumpkingames.de                                       contact@z-software.net
office@gammaminus.com          www.ludopium.com            www.neopoly.de                                                                     www.z-software.net
                                                                                   www.robotpumpkingames.de     TeraKnights GbR
                               M
www.gammaminus.com
                                                           Nurogames GmbH                                       Karl-Hass-Straße 17
                                                                                   RockAByte GmbH               53859 Niederkassel
Giant Gun Games UG (haf-       Magenta Gaming Deutsche     Schaafenstraße 25       Schaafenstr. 25
tungsbeschränkt)                                           50676 Cologne                                        T +49 2208 933 951 5
                               Telekom                                             50676 Cologne
Uthmannstr.14                                              T +49 221 398 808 40                                 info@teraknights.com
                               Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140                           T +49 221 801 479 50
47057 Duisburg                                             info@nurogames.com                                   www.teraknights.com
                               53113 Bonn                                          info@rockabyte.com
T +49 177 872 625 0            T +49 228 181 0             www.nurogames.com       www.rockabyte.com
hq@giantgungames.com                                                                                            the Good Evil GmbH
                               Magenta-Gaming-Program@
www.giantgungames.com          telekom.de
                               www.magentagaming.com
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                                                           Piranha Bytes GmbH
                                                                                   S
                                                                                                                Gilbachstraße 22
                                                                                                                50672 Cologne
                                                                                                                T +49 221 168 942 48
Golden Orb UG (haftungsbe-                                                         Secret Item Games UG
                                                           Ruhrallee 63                                         hello@thegoodevil.com
schränkt)                      Manatea Entertainment UG                            (haftungsbeschränkt)
                                                           45138 Essen                                          www.thegoodevil.com
Ardeystraße 193                (haftungsbeschränkt)                                Hohe Str. 16
                                                           T +49 201 806 720
58453 Witten                   Büskerweg 8                                         44139 Dortmund
T +49 151 750 914 98                                       info.spamblock@                                      TriTrie Games UG
                               33161 Hövelhof                                      contact@secret-item-
                                                           piranha-bytes.com                                    (haftungsbeschränkt)
mail@golden-orb.de             T +49 176 420 841 90                                games.com
www.golden-orb.de                                          www.piranha-bytes.com                                c/o Cologne Game Lab
                               contact@                                            www.secret-item-games.com
                                                                                                                Schanzenstraße 28

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                               manateaentertainment.com
                               www.manateaentertainment.
                               com
                                                           R
                                                           Retific Game Studio
                                                                                   Sluggerfly GmbH
                                                                                   Annastraße 66a
                                                                                                                51603 Cologne
                                                                                                                T +49 176 457 023 92
Headup GmbH                                                                                                     contact@tritriegames.de
                                                           Jonathan Mannshoven     45130 Essen
Nordstr. 102                                                                                                    www.tritriegames.de
                               Massive Miniteam GmbH       Beverfördering 34       T +49 173 263 952 5
52353 Düren
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                               Rommerskirchener Str. 21    59071 Hamm              contact@sluggerfly.com
T +49 2421 486 870 0
                               Atelier 55 im WALZWERK      T +49 1578 856 190 0    www.sluggerfly.com
info@headupgames.com
                               50259 Pulheim               contact@retrific.net                                 Ubisoft Düsseldorf
www.headupgames.com
                               T +49 159 060 321 38        www.retrific.net        Springwald Software GmbH     Luise-Rainer-Straße 7
                               contact@                                            Alter Eistreff 36            40235 Düsseldorf
Holocafe GmbH
                               massiveminiteam.com         Rho-Labyrinths GmbH     44789 Bochum                 T +49 211 540 895 80
Am Wehrhahn 41
                               www.massiveminiteam.com     Opladener Str. 126      T +49 234 298 788 46         duesseldorf@ubisoft.com
40211 Düsseldorf                                                                   info@springwald.de
                                                           40764 Langenfeld                                     www.duesseldorf.ubisoft.com
T +49 211 781 749 90
                               Meister Cody GmbH           T +49 1764 197 656 0    www.springwald.de
hello@holocafe.de
www.holocafe.de                Graf-Adolf-Strasse 69
                               40210 Düsseldorf
                               T +49 211 730 635 11
                                                           Ruairi.rodinson@
                                                           rho-labyrinths.com      Sunlight Games GmbH
                                                                                   Gottfried-Hagen-Str. 60-62
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                                                                                                                Weltenmacher GmbH
                               team@meistercody.com                                51105 Cologne                Binterimstraße 8
                               www.meistercody.com                                 T +49 221 168 234 66         40223 Düsseldorf
                                                                                   kontakt@sunlight-games.com   T +49 211 936 728 98
                                                                                   www.sunlight-games.com       info@weltenmacher.de
                                                                                                                www.weltenmacher.de
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