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May 2018 Contest Winners

Each month, developers win cash prizes for having the highest-rated new games! Click here for official rules. Check out the official contest page here. TOP WINNERS 1st Place: $1,750 Three Goblets by adventale 2nd Place: $1,250 Scalak by chomi3 3rd Place: $1,000 ZS Dead Detective - Roving Eyes by Lu_Muja 4th Place: $750 Hat Wizard 2 by taccommandeur 5th Place: $500 Faraday's Flaw by esthetix We reached out to the top 5 winners to ask about their inspirations and experiences developing last month's top games on

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'GRIDD: Retroenhanced' Now Available on the Nintendo Switch

Kongregate has teamed up with the indie developers at Antab Studio to launch GRIDD: Retroenhanced on the Nintendo Switch. This marks the second Switch release for Kongregate and the first for the Italian indie developer, Antab Studio. GRIDD: Retroenhanced is an intense arcade-style shoot 'em up heavily influenced by '80s hacker culture and cyberpunk. Players will fly their ships through a computer system filled with an evolving set of glowing gates, obstacles, and enemies as they attempt to take down an unrelenting security mainframe in a nod to previous rogue

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Kartridge Working with Top Game Developers to Have an Expansive Game Library for Open Beta

Kartridge, the upcoming PC gaming platform from Kongregate, is partnering with an all-star selection of developers including Double Fine, Versus Evil, and Ninja Kiwi to bring over 100 games to the highly anticipated open beta, coming later this summer. The growing beta Kartridge catalog includes a robust combination of new and legacy titles from legendary and indie game developers, and will also include Kongregate-published titles and fan favorites. Nearly 50 developers have committed to bringing their titles to the Kartridge platform, with more coming daily. Double Fine’s collection of

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Web Jun 12, 2018
May 2018 Contest Winners

Each month, developers win cash prizes for having the highest-rated new games! Click here for official rules. Check out the official contest page here. TOP WINNERS 1st Place: $1,750 Three Goblets by adventale 2nd Place: $1,250 Scalak by chomi3 3rd Place: $1,000 ZS Dead Detective - Roving Eyes by Lu_Muja 4th Place: $750 Hat Wizard 2 by taccommandeur 5th Place: $500 Faraday's Flaw by esthetix We reached out to the top 5 winners to ask about their inspirations and experiences developing last month's top games on Kongregate! First-Place Winner adventale, developer of Three Goblets: So, I have been developing games on and off for years. Most of them were RPG Maker games that never got finished. I learned a lot from them and decided to actually make a game that others will get to play -- that was Monster Clearer. After that, I decided to go big and make a truly large and awesome game... but that got canceled after eight months of development hell. With that, I wanted to share some tips I learned from

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Kongregate News Jun 07, 2018
'GRIDD: Retroenhanced' Now Available on the Nintendo Switch

Kongregate has teamed up with the indie developers at Antab Studio to launch GRIDD: Retroenhanced on the Nintendo Switch. This marks the second Switch release for Kongregate and the first for the Italian indie developer, Antab Studio. GRIDD: Retroenhanced is an intense arcade-style shoot 'em up heavily influenced by '80s hacker culture and cyberpunk. Players will fly their ships through a computer system filled with an evolving set of glowing gates, obstacles, and enemies as they attempt to take down an unrelenting security mainframe in a nod to previous rogue computers of the cinema world. With its pulsing synthwave soundtrack by Melbourne-based musician Dream Fiend, and its early home computing style, GRIDD: Retroenhanced takes a classic era and evolves it into a modern arcade experience. GRIDD: Retroenhanced twists the tough-as-nails difficulty of classic arcade games by constantly adapting the difficulty to the player’s in-game performance. As players succeed and gain mastery of each element of the game, those elements become more difficult in future encounters. Likewise, obstacles too difficult to beat will relax until they reach just the right

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Kongregate News May 31, 2018
Kartridge Working with Top Game Developers to Have an Expansive Game Library for Open Beta

Kartridge, the upcoming PC gaming platform from Kongregate, is partnering with an all-star selection of developers including Double Fine, Versus Evil, and Ninja Kiwi to bring over 100 games to the highly anticipated open beta, coming later this summer. The growing beta Kartridge catalog includes a robust combination of new and legacy titles from legendary and indie game developers, and will also include Kongregate-published titles and fan favorites. Nearly 50 developers have committed to bringing their titles to the Kartridge platform, with more coming daily. Double Fine’s collection of cult classics, including Psychonauts, Day of the Tentacle Remastered, and Brutal Legend, will be available alongside Banner Saga 1 & 2, Antihero, and Guild of Dungeoneering from successful indie development team Versus Evil. Asymmetric is bringing the award-winning West of Loathing, and Ninja Kiwi will continue their close, long-time partnership with Kongregate with the additions of Bloons TD 5 and Bloons TD Battles to the new Kartridge platform. The beta library is packed with new and beloved titles from many acclaimed independent development studios, including Ironhide Game Studio, Thunder Lotus

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Mobile Publishing May 24, 2018
'BattleHand Heroes' Debuts Worldwide on Mobile Devices

Kongregate, in collaboration with Another Place Productions, has announced the worldwide mobile launch of the superhero collectible card game BattleHand Heroes. The spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed BattleHand, BattleHand Heroes follows local superhero Mr. Sunshine as he assembles an elite team of heroes, known as "The Sentinels," to repel a mysterious threat and ensure the safety of Silver City. BattleHand Heroes is now available for free on iOS and Android devices. BattleHand Heroes is a unique cocktail of both role-playing and collectible card games, set in a beautiful 3D world full of compelling lore and deep gameplay features. Players will recruit and level up a diverse group of Heroes with customizable powers gained from evolving a wide selection of uniquely humorous collectible cards. They can unlock incredible upgrades through each Hero's skill tree and tailor their cards to perfect a combat strategy using elemental strengths and weaknesses. With both single-player and multiplayer modes, BattleHand Heroes features a robust campaign and competitive player versus player challenges. BattleHand, the predecessor to BattleHand Heroes, was featured as an "Apple

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Web May 17, 2018
April 2018 Contest Winners

Each month, developers win cash prizes for having the highest-rated new games! Click here for official rules. Check out the official contest page here. TOP WINNERS 1st Place: $1,750 Tales of Nebezem: Gnomish Plot by Beranek 2nd Place: $1,250 Wolf's Bane by VasantJ 3rd Place: $1,000 ZS Dead Detective - A Curse In Disguise by Lu_Muja 4th Place: $750 Krystine and the Children in Chains by joquatrevingtdix 5th Place: $500 Red by bontegames We reached out to the top 5 winners to ask about their inspirations and experiences developing last month's top games on Kongregate! First-Place Winner Beranek, developer of Tales of Nebezem: Gnomish Plot: I’m very pleased that the Tales of Nebezem series has been received so well by the players despite the occassional glitches, which are inevitable, especially in web-based games, because of the large variety of browers and operating systems. I’m glad I can portray different parts of the world (of Nebezem) in these prequels to Elemental Link, and I hope I will eventually move to sequels –- to show some

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Kongregate News May 16, 2018
The High-Speed, Momentum-Driven Rooftop Brawler 'Speed Brawl' Hits PC and Consoles This Summer

Kongregate has teamed up with indie developer Double Stallion to reveal the stylish, anime-inspired 2D combat-racer Speed Brawl. Launching this summer on Kartridge, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Steam, Speed Brawl throws players into a balletic symphony of lightning-quick combat through the dank locales of a dystopian London in an all-out bloodsport. Filled with armored brutes, vicious aliens, and outlandish bosses, the world of Speed Brawl captures the humor and over-the-top action from over three decades of cult classic cinema. The fast and hard-hitting combat in Speed Brawl forces players to maintain momentum while judiciously managing the available energy used to unleash powerful special moves. Players can upgrade and customize their tag-team of fighters through the acquisition of equipment and unlocking new and improved skills. The game’s campaign can be played as a single or cooperative multiplayer experience the whole way through, both local and online. Furthermore, players can race their friends and players around the world for the best times across the game’s event leaderboards. The environment is furnished with a collection of physics-based contraptions and

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Mobile Publishing May 15, 2018
'Stormbound' Arrives on Kongregate, Kartridge and Steam

Kongregate, in collaboration with Paladin Studios, has announced that Stormbound: Kingdom Wars, the clever collectible card game, is now available for Windows and Mac platforms on Kongregate.com, Kartridge and Steam. The empire has been shattered and four distinct kingdoms have emerged; players will battle for control and charge their enemies with powerful cards that come to life when played. Stormbound’s innovative gameplay combines the compelling engagement of collectible card games with the calculated strategy of traditional board games. Set on a stunning 3D game board, players construct unique decks based on four factions and attempt to push their units into the enemy base by controlling the front line of the game. With over 100 unique cards to choose from, players collect and test their diverse strategies against others in real-time PVP, climbing the leaderboard and claiming monthly rewards. Stormbound is free-to-play and will feature Steam trading cards and achievements. It’s launching on top of a recent update featuring four new heroes and the introduction of a new class of cards, Dragons. The PC version will also allow

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Kongregate News May 10, 2018
Kongregate Kicks Off International Presence with Newly Opened Montreal Office

Kongregate has opened its first international office in Montreal, Canada. Open positions include a Senior Marketing Manager, Product Manager, and Publishing Producer. More details are available on Kongregate.com. Kongregate joins many other major game publishers in Montreal, but the company sees a special collaboration opportunity with the vibrant indie game development community. Indie developers have been and continue to be a big part of Kongregate’s brand and history, and Montreal is flourishing with the talent and projects Kongregate sees as innovative and valuable. The new office will also bring Kongregate closer to several long-time collaborators, including Juicy Beast, the award-winning indie development team behind the Burrito Bison franchise, the most recent of which, Burrito Bison: Launcha Libre, was published by Kongregate. “Montreal has become a hotspot for game development with a strong and diverse talent pool,” said Emily Greer, CEO and co-founder of Kongregate. “Expanding our resources and time zones allows us as a company to be closer to our Canadian and European partners.” The opening of Kongregate’s Montreal office brings the company’s location count to

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Mobile Publishing May 08, 2018
'BattleHand Heroes' Now Available for Pre-Registration

Kongregate, in collaboration with Another Place Productions, has announced that the upcoming mobile title BattleHand Heroes is now available for pre-registration on Android devices. The spiritual sequel to the critically acclaimed BattleHand, BattleHand Heroes follows local superhero Mr. Sunshine as he assembles an elite team of heroes, known as "The Sentinels," to repel a mysterious threat and ensure the safety of Silver City. To fight the forces of evil, players will recruit and level up a diverse group of Heroes with customizable powers gained from evolving a wide selection of uniquely humorous collectible cards. Players can unlock incredible upgrades through each Hero's skill tree and tailor their cards to perfect a combat strategy using elemental strengths and weaknesses. BattleHand Heroes is a unique cocktail of both role-playing and collectable card games, set in a beautifully 3D animated world full of compelling lore and deep gameplay features. With both single-player and multiplayer modes, BattleHand Heroes features a robust campaign and competitive player versus player challenges. BattleHand, the predecessor to BattleHand Heroes, was featured as an "Apple Editors' Choice&

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