Blue Byte GMBH

having opened their doors in 1988, blue byte’s first hit came in 1991 with battle isle, followed by the ever-popular development strategy game the settlers® - which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2013. following their acquisition by ubisoft in 2001, the studio continued to work on the settlers® series, and began overseeing the production of anno® in 2007. winner of 2012 "best european studio" award (european games awards), blue byte expanded in 2014 with the acquisition of a new branch in mainz. the teams are developing and operating hd, browser-based and mobile games, including might and magic® heroes® online, anno® online and the settlers® online, captivating millions of players worldwide. in 2014 the studio successfully launched anno®: build an empire on mobile devices. the settlers®: kingdoms of anteria for pc and assassin’s creed® identity for smartphones and tablets are currently in development at blue byte’s düsseldorf studio, while the mainz teams are working on anno® 2205,