Founded in 2008 by Tobias Kringe, Christopher Lörken, and Felix Faber, Bytro Labs has cultivated a rich legacy of collaboration, driving the company to remarkable heights in the online strategy game industry. Reflecting on his tenure, Kringe shared, “Working at Bytro has been a journey of immense fulfillment and innovation. It has been an honor to collaborate with an exceptionally talented team, creating globally acclaimed games.”

As the incoming CEO, Christopher Lörken is poised to propel Bytro Labs into its future, building on its history of innovation and growth. “The contributions of Tobias always have been pivotal to our success. We have achieved incredible milestones together. Now I am keenly looking forward to continuing our journey of excellence, guiding Bytro into an exciting new era,” Lörken expressed.

This transition period also heralds the elevation of Julian Werner to the role of Managing Director, in addition to his ongoing duties as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Marvin Eschenauer will maintain his pivotal role as Chief Operations Officer (COO), while Jan-Michel Saaksmeier is set to join as the new Chief Product Officer (CPO) in January.

Bytro Labs remains steadfast in its commitment to crafting outstanding strategy games. The whole team conveys its heartfelt appreciation to Tobias Kringe for his unwavering dedication and significant contributions, wishing him the utmost success in his future endeavors.

For media inquiries or more information, our Public Relations representative is readily available for assistance at press@bytro.com.

About Bytro Labs
Bytro Labs GmbH is an owner-managed company that develops and publishes technically sophisticated, browser-based, and mobile online games including Call of War 1942, Conflict of Nations: World War III (jointly developed with sister company, Dorado Games), and Supremacy 1914. Bytro’s games have been played by over 50 million registered users and are available in 15 different languages. Bytro, part of the Sweden-based global group of gaming studios, Stillfront since 2013, was founded in 2009 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

After months of teasing the release of Call of War 2.0, the moment for players to jump in, start new battles, and join forces with other strategy enthusiasts has finally arrived! We listened to our community feedback and our team got ready to release a completely revamped and redesigned UI and map. Naturally, Call of War 2.0 still offers relentless battles taking time in the World War II era, now completely revamped and redesigned to give players an unmatched, modern, and historically authentic strategy gaming experience.

What’s New?

Revamped menu panels, which now have a cleaner, more modern design, and most importantly, it’s easier to navigate in the midst of a heated battle. Whether you need to call for help, reach out to a comrade, or access the map, it’s all now as simple as ABC. 

Although the historic accuracy remains, the look of the maps is one of the most noticeable visual changes, now showing slicker lines but keeping the rustic look of a real battle map.

Like a seasoned general would do, you can now create their own command center by pinning all armies, provinces, and units in one place, giving them instant access to their arsenals when calling for backup. 

Does This Mean That The Gameplay Has Changed In Any Way? 

Luckily for our hardcore long-term strategy fans, the gameplay remains as challenging and intense as always. Our team was careful to maintain the same revitalizing feel of intense battles while focussing on improving the design and functionality of Call of War‘s interface.

All improvements are available now in the desktop version, as well as on iOS and Android devices.

Today, we’re raising our flags upon new ground by fully conquering the desktop world. Iron Order 1919 is now available on the Microsoft Store and Steam, making it truly cross-platform.

This means more comrades to play with, more opportunities for growth in the community, and even more available battles with up to 101 players fighting for weeks to determine the last nation standing.

With an ever-expanding collection of maps, factions, and towering war machines that roam the battlefield, Iron Order brings a unique, long-term strategy warfare experience that intrigues the hardcore veteran gamer.

From the second you come out of the tutorial, you’ll be met with a one-of-a-kind community and a fully-fledged ecosystem with treaties, diplomatic relations, economic agreements, and much more, adding that extra layer of realism and immersion to your experience.

As victory requires strategic thinking, solid leadership, and cunning diplomacy, the long-lasting battles of Iron Order 1919 will put your gaming chair to the test. With each decision followed by consequences in real-time, you’re presented with a unique experience that you’ll not find in any other MMO out there

Join the Iron Order 1919 alliance today, and experience a true combat experience, now available on Steam and the Microsoft Store! 

Take it from the pros, you don’t want to miss out on this one.

Iron Order 1919 on Steam

Iron Order on the Microsoft Store

We could fill several pages with fancy ways of describing how great of a journey it has been so far, how Supremacy 1914 has laid the foundation for what Bytro is today: A workplace of more than 60 people from over 20 different nationalities working on things they’re passionate about.

While all of the above is true we couldn’t be prouder of the team’s accomplishments, we simply want to say one thing: Thank you.

Thank you for making all of this possible. Thank you for playing Supremacy 1914. Whether you’ve been with us for years or just installed it recently. Whether you’re actively providing feedback, pointing out issues, suggesting new features, or just enjoying playing our game. Whether you’re on top of the rankings, a member of the community volunteers, an avid roleplayer, or just started learning the ropes. Each and every single one of you plays a vital part in reaching this incredible milestone that we wouldn’t have dared to dream of reaching a few years ago. 

We’re blown away by the success story that Supremacy 1914 keeps writing over 12 years after its initial release. Where other games have long passed their prime, Supremacy does not only hold strong but keeps reaching all-time record user numbers and simultaneously running game rounds.

As a story like that speaks for itself, not needing further explanation, we’ll close by saying thank you once more. Stay sharp, stay awesome, and most importantly: keep having fun playing.

Sincerely,

your Bytro Team

The platform will make Call of War accessible in more than 10 different languages in 240 countries. This partnership will bring the game to the billion monthly active devices within the global Microsoft community, and we hope they enjoy getting immersed in the long strategy world of our games.

As for our other products, we are currently working on adapting them to the platform and will be released in the following months.

Play Call of War in the Microsoft Store: ms-windows-store://pdp/?ProductId=9PMCB5L27KFF

We think of our colleagues from both countries and how they and their loved ones are being affected by the latest events.

To show our support to those who need it the most, we are donating 100 crisis packages with relief supplies for emergencies and 50 winter clothing packs for children affected by war through Unicef.

We create strategy games not to support the war or to glorify it. We create games to bring people together. #StopTheWar

This is who we are, this is Bytro.

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You can find all the information about our job openings at bytro.com/career. Your contact person is Michael Kögel. If you are currently not looking for a new challenge, we are happy to invite you to follow us on Social Media!

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1919 – “The Great War” continues. Europe has been trapped in a fierce fight over dominance. Continuous research and several technological breakthroughs lead to the creation of so-called Mechs. Towering war machines that roam the battlefield clad in thick armor, wielding never before seen firepower. Soldiers become mere bystanders in a war that will be decided in a cataclysmic clash of both man and machine, as well as a nation’s sheer will to pay the toll of blood and iron.

“We are excited to finally present our newest game Iron Order 1919 . For the first time in our company’s history, we are extending beyond a historical World War scenario with a fictional, alternative post World War 1 world. This project was driven by a lot of passion from the whole team since there are no borders pre-defined by history. “ says Sebastian Teuber, lead producer.

With the emergence of towering Mechs, altered country borders, names, governments, and an alternate history preceding the setting, Iron Order 1919 takes Bytro’s long-term strategy genre to a whole new level . While nations will be strongly inspired by the actual nations in Europe and the world, some will also have distinct differences such as changed forms of government or ideology, as well as drastic changes to their borders. All of this, combined with massive units like a giant, walking airfield or flying fortresses, acting as airborne artillery , will let players experience long-term strategy games like never before.

To best prepare you for the battles to come, here’s a sneak peek at some features :

• Real-time multiplayer / PVP with a minimum of 26 players
• Control epic units such as the Titan, the Flying Fortress, and the Siege Mech
• Experience an alternative post World War 1 world 
• Join an alliance and forge coalitions
• Massive research tree with 3 major unit levels for each unit
• Unlock special capabilities for units
• A grim but captivating setting where world war 1 never truly ended
• Playable on mobile and desktop

There are still some things to iron out during the following weeks, and many great ideas for future additions to the game. New mechanics, units, features and maps are on the horizon and the German developer looks forward to building upon the foundation laid today.

Play Iron Order 1919 on iOS and Android or join the fight on any device at ironorder1919.com .

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About Bytro

Bytro Labs GmbH is an owner-managed company that develops and publishes technically sophisticated, browser-based, and mobile online games including Call of War 1942, Conflict of Nations: World War III (jointly developed with sister company, Dorado Games), and Supremacy 1914. Bytro’s games have been played by over 20 million registered users and are available in 15 different languages. Bytro is part of the Sweden-based global group of gaming studios, Stillfront since 2013 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

Since technology plays a crucial role at Bytro we decided to start with our long-time collaborator Tobias Axenbeck. Tobias is the Technical Director at Bytro, and if you are wondering what exactly does a Technical Director does, what does a typical workday looks like for him, wonder no more! In this video, Tobias also shares his favorite projects he’s worked on, challenges his team faces, and even some things about our videogames that you might be surprised to know.

Want to be on board?
You can find further information about our job openings at  bytro.com/career/open-positions /. Your contact person is Michael Kögel. If you are currently not looking for a new challenge, we are happy to invite you to follow us on Social Media!

Since technology plays a crucial role at Bytro we decided to start with our long-time collaborator Tobias Axenbeck. Tobias is the Technical Director at Bytro, and if you are wondering what exactly does a Technical Director does, what does a typical workday looks like for him, wonder no more! In this video, Tobias also shares his favorite projects he’s worked on, challenges his team faces, and even some things about our videogames that you might be surprised to know.

Want to be on board?
You can find further information about our job openings at  bytro.com/career/open-positions /. Your contact person is Michael Kögel. If you are currently not looking for a new challenge, we are happy to invite you to follow us on Social Media!