Forge of Empires developer InnoGames sees revenue increase thanks to U.S. and mobile

As the mobile market continues to expand, game makers that previously focused on other platforms are starting to discover renewed success by embracing smartphones and tablets. InnoGames is one of those studios.

The German developer reported today that it generated more than $100 million in revenue during its fiscal 2014. That’s up in large part thanks to two factors: mobile and the United States. The company, which made a name for itself by releasing browser-based games Forge of Empires and Grepolis, finally started moving these to mobile. The result was more than a 500 percent increase in mobile revenue from those games on smartphone and tablet, which is a market that is expected to grow to $21 billion this year. InnoGames also saw a surge in the United States where its revenues grew by 100 percent over 2013.