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Sports from Northworks at gamescom 2009

08-10-2009 07:12 PM CET | IT, New Media & Software

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/ PR Agency: Quinke Networks

Browser game specialists to present their sports games at gamecity:Hamburg booth

Hamburg, 10 August 2009: The newest forum for the fans of digital gaming to discover the latest trends is the “gamescom” trade show. Under a new name, and held for the first time in Cologne, the leading European industry convention is the mecca for all gamers in Germany. The line-up this year includes Hamburg-based developers northworks Software GmbH, who will be presenting their sports games “Goalunited” and “Ballersunited” at the joint gamecity:Hamburg booth.

“We look forward to meeting all the international visitors and participants,” says Sascha Kaddatz, co-founder and managing director of northworks, “we are curious to see how the show will evolve under its new name and after the move to Cologne.” The team from Hamburg will be presenting current games and planned projects at the joint booth of the gamecity:Hamburg initiative (Hall 4.2, Booth L41/M40) along with six other companies.

Northworks Software GmbH has gained a respectable market share with its two sports management games Goalunited and Ballersunited. To date, more than 1.3 million users have embraced the sports games, whose look and feel differ markedly from the competition and which have already garnered a number of awards. Of course, both Goalunited and Ballersunited will be available for you to try and test, live at the trade show booth.

The “Hamburg boys” have found a strong partner in gamecity:Hamburg, organizer of the joint trade show appearance. The largest regional gaming industry network in Germany is engaged in numerous projects to support games companies in the Hanseatic city. Fledgling companies, for example, can use the initiative’s prototype financing programme to access the funds required to put their initial ideas into practice. Northworks received prototype support for their game Ballersunited.

Additional information, screenshots and images
Please visit www.goalunited.org and www.ballersunited.org for additional information about the games. You can find out more about northworks Software GmbH at www.northworks.de.

About northworks
Established in Hamburg in 2006, northworks develops and operates browser-based computer games that match the quality of PC and console games. The three company founders, Sascha Kaddatz, Thomas Lehr und Axel Würthele, head a team that currently consists of 14 employees and 67 independent community supporters. Northworks Software GmbH’s first release, “Goalunited”, has already attracted more than 1.3 million players around the world and is available in 15 languages. The online football manager game has garnered a number of awards, such as “Best Browser-Based Game 2007” (gdynamite), “Best Graphics 2007” (GalaxyNews), First Runner-Up “Hamburg@work Games Award 2005” and First Runner-Up “Best German Sports Game” (Deutscher Entwicklerpreis 2007). In February 2009, northworks launched “Ballersunited”, which was named “Browser Game of the Year 2008” in the sports category by German magazine, GalaxyNews. Prototype development for the browser-based basketball manager game was supported by Gamecity Hamburg. Seed financing for the company is provided by DuMont Venture Holding GmbH & Co. KG and High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH.

Company contact
northworks Software GmbH
Sascha Kaddatz
Stahltwiete 23
22761 Hamburg
Phone: +49/40/78 10 70 75
Fax: +49/40/78 10 70 74
press@northworks.de
www.northworks.de

Press contact
Quinke Networks
Achim Quinke
Bei den Mühren 70
20457 Hamburg
Phone: +49/40/43 09 39 49
Fax: +49/40/43 09 39 97
mail@quinke.com
www.quinke.com

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