GameDuell in the news
- Ranking of the 35 biggest German game developers published by Gameswirtschaft.de
11.01.2017
- Our tool tip in Making Games Magazine December 2016
20.12.2016
- Gamasutra: First Grand Gin Rummy Tournament has started
16.11.2016
- Office Drop In - A tour of GameDuell's Office
29.08.2016
- GameDuell Studio Portrait on Gamesauce.biz
27.06.2016
- Our tool tip HAXE at Making Games Magazine 04/16
22.04.2016
- Guest article at Heise Developer about glassfish / JEE7 migration
23.03.2016
- GameDuell joins the federal games association GAME (German)
01.12.2015
- Belote.com organizes World Championship (French)
17.11.2015
- The Importance of High-Quality Artwork in Mobile Games
06.11.2015
- JAXenter Java Magazin: JEE-7-Migration im laufenden Betrieb (German)
12.08.2015
- Q & A with our lead developer at Freie Universität Berlin (German)
31.07.2015
- Cross-Platform Game Development with the GameDuell DuellTool
24.07.2015
- How to get a job at Berlin casual developer GameDuell
24.07.2015
- GameDuell hires Nintendo
03.07.2015
- The Duell Tool is finally out there
02.06.2015
- Under the blue sky (German only)
26.05.2015
- Deutschlandradio Kultur on GameDuell's healthy lifestyle (German only)
19.05.2015
- El Passion features GameDuell as one of the 10 most promising Berlin startups
13.05.2015
- Making Games Magazine: From Core to Casual
05.05.2015
- Berliner Morgenpost lists the most popular apps from Berlin
14.01.2015
- Tagesspiegel about meeting of games industry with Berlin Senator of Economic Affairs (German)
17.10.2014
- Gründerszene publishes virtual GameDuell office tour (German)
30.09.2014
- Berliner Zeitung about the boom of creative industries (German)
30.09.2014
- Interview Feature with our new art director on Gamasutra
19.09.2014
- Deutsche Startups: “Als Gründer sollte man nicht an den Exit denken” (German)
25.06.2014
- Making Games Magazine 3/2014 (German)
04.06.2014
- Skillgaming.de Review Balloon Blast (German)
19.05.2014
- Gamesindustry.biz about GameDuell's Casual Connect Presence
20.02.2014
- Bloomberg TV: What Merkel's Re-Election Means to German Startups
23.09.2013
- Die Welt: Weniger Bauchgefühl, mehr Analyse (German)
18.09.2013
- Muensterlandzeitung.de: 18, 20, weg - Skatspiel wird 200 Jahre alt (German)
04.09.2013
- Tagesspiegel: Das liebste Spiel der Deutschen (German)
04.09.2013
- Pocketgamer: Don't count on chat apps being the next big gaming platform, warns GameDuell
10.08.2013
- GDC Europe: Michael Kalkowski talks about 120 new game positions GameDuell intends to fill this year
08.08.2013
- GamesMarkt: GameDuell investiert in Wachstumsmärkte (German)
30.07.2013
- Westfalenpost: Entwickler-Branche boomt - Smartphone-Spiele immer beliebter (German)
24.06.2013
- Morgenweb: Trend zu einfachen Spielen (German)
14.06.2013
- Gamesauce: Casual Connect Asia - GameDuell founder Michael Kalkowski talks about "What Brings Out the Best in People"
21.05.2013
- Deutsche-Startups: "Und herzlich winkt die Queen – Hausbesuch bei GameDuell" (German)
17.05.2013
- RBB Inforadio: "Berliner IT-Branche im Aufwind" (German)
26.04.2013
- TV Berlin: "Politik trifft auf Online-Spiele" (German)
25.04.2013
- Tagesspiegel: "Spielend informiert" (German)
25.04.2013
- IHK Berlin: "Angekommen im Mittelstand? Wirtschaft und Politik zu Besuch bei erfolgreichen Berliner Start-Up Unternehmen" (German)
25.04.2013
- Berliner Zeitung: "Außer Berlin nur noch das Ausland" (German)
12.04.2013
- Gamesindustry.biz: "GameDuell: Langfristig komplexere Spiele schaffen" (German)
27.03.2013
- Telecomsemea.net: "tyntec verifies GameDuell's 80m users"
22.03.2013
- IT-Director.com: "Leading Casual Games Provider Selects tyntec For SMS Verification"
21.03.2013
- Pandodaily.com: "GameDuell turns to tyntec for SMS-based verification of gamer identities"
21.03.2013
- Pocketgamer.biz: "GameDuell CEO Bolik on how mobile fits into the social publisher's aggressive cross-platform plans"
21.03.2013
- Pocketgamer.biz: "Berlin special: A snapshot of how German online game companies are successfully going mobile"
21.03.2013
- Pockergamer.biz: "Gis a job: GameDuell kicks off mobile push with 130 new jobs"
28.02.2013
- Siliconallee.com: "GameDuell Eyes Up Casual Gaming; Recruiting 120 New Staff"
27.02.2013
- Gamasutra.com: "Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 - A Showcase"
12.02.2013
- Gruenderszene.de: "Berlin 2.0: Eine Gründung ist kein Sprint, sondern ein echter Marathon" (German)
22.08.2012
- Insidesocialgames.com: "GameDuell: Cross-platform players monetize 25% more than those on a single platform"
20.07.2012
- Gamesindustry.biz: "HTML5: Too Good To Be True?"
11.05.2012
Ever since the founding of GameDuell back in 2003, a cornerstone of our business model has been a commitment to our fans, team members and community. As we grew to become one of the largest online gaming communities in the world, that commitment has never wavered but only grown larger and stronger.
Our Community Impact
We believe in helping those who are socially in need and as such, we donate a substantial amount to many varied and worthwhile causes such as educational, disaster relief and children needs. Team members are actively encouraged to donate to a recognized public charity of their choice after which GameDuell matches their donation up to 500 Euros per year.
We also strongly believe in properly educating the millions of players who play across our gaming platforms each day on a healthy online gaming life.
Our Commitment to Sustainability
Today, we continue to integrate sustainable practices across our business with an emphasis on using our resources responsibly. A major achievement was moving our IT infrastructure to a data center operated exclusively with certified green energy. Some other small steps we’ve undertaken are:
- Using recyclable paper and limiting our printing needs
- Buying fair trade coffee and tea
- Serving only organically produced fruits, vegetables and muesli (cereal) in our office kitchen
- Properly sorting and recycling waste
- Encouraging team member to bike to work and collaborating with car sharing providers
A Commitment to a Healthy Lifestyle
Happy, healthy team members are better able to address our players’ concerns, are more innovative and creative which leads to the creation of the many fun and exciting games GameDuell is known for!
GameDuell supports flexible working hours, ergonomic work stations, and weekly back training classes. Team members who are passionate about running sometimes do so during their lunch breaks either alone or in groups. During the summer months, team members can enjoy a weekly volleyball session after work.
While we are proud of the progress we’ve made, we’re aware that there is still a lot more to be done and will continue working to get better every day.