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Kolibri Games: Flying even higher
makinggames.biz:
“Making Games spoke with Guillaume Verlinden about where the journey with Kolibri Games is headed.”
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Optimizing games for millions of gamers with just a small team Kolibri Games seizes on the cloud
microsoft.com:
“When it comes to building that into the weekly schedule, speed is the name of the game, which is why the company has used the Microsoft Azure cloud platform to develop and update its products since the day it was founded.”
Tech.eu Podcast — Interview Special: Daniel Farkas (Drops) and Janosch Sadowski (Kolibri)
tech.eu:
“This time, Tech.eu’s founding editor Robin Wauters talked to two entrepreneurs who founded very different ventures — the language-learning startup Drops and the gaming company Kolibri Games, which was acquired by Ubisoft earlier this year.”
Kolibri Games: “Am Ende kommt es darauf an, den Value auf die Straße zu bringen”
business-punk.com:
“Gegründet wurde Kolibri Games im Februar 2016 in einer Studenten-WG in Karlsruhe. Mit erfolgreichen Spiele-Apps wie “Idle Miner Tycoon” machte sich die Firma schnell einen Namen im Mobile-Gaming-Markt.”
Ubisoft acquires a 75% share of Kolibri Games
pcgamer.com:
“Ubisoft has announced the acquisition of Kolibri Games, a mobile game company that develops and publishes free-to-play idle games. Ubisoft acquired a 75 percent share in Kolibri January 31 with plans for its stake to increase to 100 percent over the next several years.”
Fluffy Fairy Games: Heidenheimer machen mit Handy-Spiel Millionen
Heidenheimer Zeitung:
“Die Erfolgsgeschichte findet ihre Fortsetzung in Berlin. Seit Anfang des Jahres findet man dort das Software-Unternehmen „Fluffy Fairy Games“, welches im Frühjahr 2016 von vier Heidenheimern und einem Stuttgarter in einem WG-Wohnzimmer in Karlsruhe gegründet wurde. Seither geht es steil bergauf.”
Start-up „Fluffy Fairy Games“ macht Millionen-Umsätze
BNN:
“Angefangen haben sie in einer Drei-Zimmer-Wohnung, mittlerweile setzen sie täglich 100 000 Euro um. Die fünf ehemaligen KIT-Studenten Janosch Sadowski, Daniel Stammler, Sebastian Karasek, Tim Reiter und Oliver Löffler sind mit ihrer Firma „Fluffy Fairy Games“ praktisch aus dem Nichts durchgestartet. „Wir wollten was Cooles bauen, das Millionen begeistert“, sagt Janosch Sadowski.”
GamesWirtschaft Studiotour Episode 9: Fluffy Fairy Games – Berlin
Gameswirtschaft:
“Wenn man die Zahl der Stockwerke als Maßstab nimmt, ist Fluffy Fairy Games (“Idle Miner Tycoon”) bereits fast ganz oben angelangt: Vor wenigen Wochen haben die Appstore-Senkrechtstarter neue Büros im Berliner Postbank-Hochhaus bezogen – Folge 9 der GamesWirtschaft-Studiotour.”
Red Herring Europe Award 2018: Fluffy Fairy Games ausgezeichnet
Gameswirtschaft:
“Das eben erst bezogene Büro in Berlin wird schon wieder zu klein: Das 2016 gegründete Mobilegames-Studio Fluffy Fairy Games (‘Idle Miner Tycoon’) wächst in rasantem Tempo. Jüngster Beleg: Das Startup wurde mit dem Red Herring Europe Award 2018 ausgezeichnet.”
The Future Of Idle Games – Fluffy Fairy Games Interview
Game Analytics:
“Ahead of the release of Idle Factory Tycoon, I spoke to Nate Barker, Director of Business Development at Fluffy Fairy Games, about the history of the studio, what makes the genre of Idle Games so appealing, and the company’s future aspirations of becoming the Supercell of the genre.”
Keep on shipping: How Fluffy Fairy Games updated its game 50 times in a year
Pocketgamer:
“With over 70 updates to its game Idle Miner Tycoon since it launched in 2016, Fluffy Fairy Games is averaging almost one update a week. Founder and CTO Oliver Löffler explains the challenges and advantages of this iterative approach to development.”
Fluffy Fairy Games: Umzug nach Berlin abgeschlossen
Gameswirtschaft:
“Es kommt eher selten vor, dass ganze Unternehmen ihren Firmensitz mitsamt aller Mitarbeiter ans andere Ende der Republik verlegen. Im Falle des Mobilegames-Startups Fluffy Fairy Games (‘Idle Miner Tycoon’) ist genau das passiert: Die Karlsruher haben neue Büros in Berlin bezogen.”
Ask the Developer: Fluffy Fairy Games on the importance of community
Applovin:
“AppLovin is a global brand and platform, which means we have the opportunity to work with developers from different markets all around the world. In our Ask the Developer series, we speak with developers to learn their strategies, best practices, and expert insights.”
Publisher Spotlight: Fluffy Fairy Games
Ad Colony:
“Not every mobile game company follows their dreams from the get-go, and not every app is a success. Sometimes though, the stars align and a company turns a moment of disappointment into a huge opportunity and sometimes that opportunity spawns a winner. Just ask German publisher Fluffy Fairy Games.”
Press Information
Panos Semitekolos
Corporate Communications
Kolibri Games GmbH
Elisabeth-Schwarzhaupt-Platz 5
10115 Berlin
E-Mail: pr@kolibrigames.com
ABOUT KOLIBRI GAMES
Founded in 2016 by a group of IT and Business students, Kolibri Games is a mobile games studio based in Berlin, Germany. The company’s first title, Idle Miner Tycoon, which was developed in just eight weeks, has achieved over 100 million downloads worldwide as of 2021. Continuously refining its games for long-term success, Kolibri Games has since added several new titles to its growing product portfolio, and has also released on cloud gaming platforms. In February 2020, Kolibri Games was acquired by French gaming giant Ubisoft. The company’s games have been downloaded millions of times by players around the world, establishing Kolibri Games as a leader in the idle genre, and enabling the company to grow to more than 140 "Kolibris".
Kolibri Games’ exceptional growth story has been recognized several times: LinkedIn added the company to the 2018 and 2019 list of Top 25 startups in Germany; Red Herring placed Kolibri Games among the 2018 Top 100 Global and Deloitte awarded the company with a first place in the "Rising Stars" category of 2018’s Deloitte Technology Fast 50.