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IGDA and Kongregate Offering Discounted Memberships

Hey developers! Kartridge, the new PC gaming platform from Kongregate, is proud to offer a special limited-time opportunity to join the IGDA at a discounted rate! Join now for 20% off with the promo code 2018-KONG-PROMO. The IGDA is the world's largest professional association for game developers. They help game developers of all disciplines and experience levels create great games and build sustainable, fulfilling careers. They host a ton of local networking events, presentations, job fairs, and reach to their other IGDA members. Both Kongregate and the IGDA share a

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October 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 Medieval Chronicles 2 by VasantJ 2nd Place: $1,250 Gragyriss, Captor of Princesses by snowroadgames 3rd Place: $1,000 Labyrneath by 44Magdalene 4th Place: $750 Idle Skilling by lavaflame2 5th Place: $500 COLORUID-2 [HTML5] by PasKuda13 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

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Kongregate News
Kartridge Launches with Hundreds of Games, Chat, Badges, and Player Rewards

Note from Emily It’s here. After nearly a year of hype Kartridge is finally available for everyone to check out and play with. We have poured what we’ve learned from our players, development community, partners, employees, and years of metrics and analytics into what we are revealing today. I, along with the entire Kartridge team and Kongregate family, want to thank the following individuals and companies for their continued efforts, feedback, and involvement with Kartridge: The founding developers and our developer advisory council, who have been involved early

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Kongregate News Dec 11, 2018
IGDA and Kongregate Offering Discounted Memberships

Hey developers! Kartridge, the new PC gaming platform from Kongregate, is proud to offer a special limited-time opportunity to join the IGDA at a discounted rate! Join now for 20% off with the promo code 2018-KONG-PROMO. The IGDA is the world's largest professional association for game developers. They help game developers of all disciplines and experience levels create great games and build sustainable, fulfilling careers. They host a ton of local networking events, presentations, job fairs, and reach to their other IGDA members. Both Kongregate and the IGDA share a strong commitment to helping game developers thrive, both new and veteran, and feel that an IGDA membership provides unmatched value to every developer. We’re thrilled that the IGDA has provided us this exclusive 20% discount for Kongregate developers and hope you take advantage of it! One amazing part of the IGDA is that they offer a ton of savings on things you’re already likely subscribing or signing up for, including: Save 25% on Unity Plus and 10% on Unity Pro Save 10-30% on passes to major industry events

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Web Nov 13, 2018
October 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 Medieval Chronicles 2 by VasantJ 2nd Place: $1,250 Gragyriss, Captor of Princesses by snowroadgames 3rd Place: $1,000 Labyrneath by 44Magdalene 4th Place: $750 Idle Skilling by lavaflame2 5th Place: $500 COLORUID-2 [HTML5] by PasKuda13 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 VasantJ, developer of Medieval Chronicles 2: Happy late Halloween everyone. This episode was a Halloween special with lots of references and parody humor. This was also a trial to check new mechanics for me. As you may have already noticed, almost all the clues are interconnected and some required talking to another person before it can be collected. This made the game more complicated than usual and also gave other recurring characters the spotlight, as usually they have little to no input. Seeing as how the fans breezed through it,

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Kongregate News Nov 01, 2018
Kartridge Launches with Hundreds of Games, Chat, Badges, and Player Rewards

Note from Emily It’s here. After nearly a year of hype Kartridge is finally available for everyone to check out and play with. We have poured what we’ve learned from our players, development community, partners, employees, and years of metrics and analytics into what we are revealing today. I, along with the entire Kartridge team and Kongregate family, want to thank the following individuals and companies for their continued efforts, feedback, and involvement with Kartridge: The founding developers and our developer advisory council, who have been involved early on in Kartridge’s development, providing feedback, testing out our SDKs, and helping us prioritize features that really matter to developers Early Beta testers and Kongregate.com players who tested Kartridge’s features and chat system MTG Creative (Kartridge logo animation and Kartridge trailer production), Eduardo Ortiz (Kartridge startup sound design), omniboi (Kartridge trailer music) Our family and friends, who encourage our endeavours And all of the employees at Kongregate across our Development, Product, Design, Community, Support, Marketing, Games, Business Development, Network, QA and Office teams who have worked so

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Kongregate News Oct 30, 2018
Kongregate Participates in 25-Hour Charity Event 'Extra Life' for Third Consecutive Year

UPDATE: Our Extra Life event has concluded, and it was by far our most successful yet, with more than $18k raised! Thank you to everyone who tuned in and donated -- you can watch the full stream (or just highlight clips!) on our Twitch channel. Kongregate has been building a gaming community of developers and players for twelve years, and people are important to us. We're participating in Extra Life to help children in need by gathering as many donations as we can for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! We'll be livestreaming our gaming marathon on our Kongregate Twitch channel! We're also celebrating the launch of Kartridge this year! Kartridge is Kongregate's new curated premium downloadable games platform, featuring developer-friendly terms and tools, plus custom badges and a metagame that allows you to earn coupons and free games while you level up, among other features. Even though we're still in closed beta, Kartridge already has an excellent selection of games ready to be purchased and played. It launches to open beta on November 1, so come check us out! Extra Life

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Mobile Publishing Oct 25, 2018
Kongregate Taps into Endless Business Fun with 'Idle Payday: Fast Money'

Kongregate and its independent game development studio Ultrabit are tapping into the corporate world with Idle Payday: Fast Money, the idle business simulator now available on iOS and Android devices. Players will rise through the business ranks one position at a time, gain endorsements from the biggest celebrities around, and watch their businesses earn trillions! After selecting a side, "city" or "country," players invest in themed businesses with the help of wacky celebrities. Using their ability to automate their businesses and raise infinite idle cash, players can become the richest business leader in the world! And when they are finished, they can prestige, starting their game over, to gain reputation and watch their business empire grow even more. Players can compete in all new event leaderboards for massive profit multipliers to become the richest, most successful business leader ever! You can find additional information about the game and get the latest news on the official Facebook account.

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Web Oct 16, 2018
September 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 ZS Dead Detective - Rats in a Hole by Lu_Muja 2nd Place: $1,250 Sticky Sorcerer by eddynardo 3rd Place: $1,000 Landor Quest 2 by Tenfor 4th Place: $750 Re:Archer by RecastStudios 5th Place: $500 Supply Chain Idle by UpturnGames 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 Lu_Muja, developer of ZS Dead Detective - Rats in a Hole: First of all, as always I really have to thank my fans for their great support, the nice comments, and the opportunity they gave me to win the first prize once again. And, as always, I'd also like to thank Kongregate and its staff, too. Being part of this large community is an incredibly good feeling. Working on “Rats in a Hole” has been particularly fun, and I guess it showed.

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Developer Spotlight Oct 09, 2018
How 'YesGnome' Wanted a Sequel to 'Trexels,' and Made It So...

YesGnome, the small game development team based in both India and the U.S., has made a mark on the industry with high-profile hits Champions and Challengers - Adventure Time and Star Trek™ Trexels. With the recent release of Star Trek™ Trexels II: The Next Resolution, YesGnome continues to demonstrate their ability to create exceptional games for big brands. In this interview, YesGnome discusses making sequels, Star Trek fandom, and navigating big brands. [KONGREGATE]: Today we are chatting with YesGnome, creators of Star Trek™ Trexels and the recently released sequel Star Trek™ Trexels II: The Next Resolution. YesGnome is a social mobile gaming company based out of the United States and India. What is the YesGnome origin story? What were your backgrounds previous to starting the team? [YESGNOME]: Ravi: YesGnome is a spinoff of PurpleTalk, Inc. (DBA [x]cube) -- PurpleTalk was started to build games for iPhone, and it actually had a Match 3 game called Firedrop in the App Store when there were fewer than 70 free games in the store, but due to market pressure, they became

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Kongregate News Sep 25, 2018
Kartridge Open Beta Date Announced, Players Level Up to Earn Free Games

Kongregate has revealed that Kartridge, the upcoming downloadable gaming platform currently in closed beta, will become available to the public on November 1st, 2018. The Kartridge Open Beta will launch with several distinct features; most notably, it will reward playtime by providing tangible perks to those who level up their accounts. Players accrue experience by completing game-specific achievements and collecting unique badges, co-designed by Kartridge and selected development teams. As players earn experience, their Kartridge account will increase in level; as a reward for their progress, they’ll receive substantial benefits at specific levels that allow them to purchase any game at a discount or receive a game of their choice for free. “For over a decade we’ve cultivated an environment where players not only care about their in-game accounts, but about their entire platform persona; we’ve found that players respond well to empowerment and choice,” said Alison Huffman, Director of Product at Kongregate. “We hope that players will find the substantive benefits of gaming on Kartridge to be a personally rewarding experience.” With over 200 games from

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Sep 18, 2018
‘Speed Brawl’ — the High-Speed, Momentum-Driven Rooftop Brawler — Hits Consoles & PC

Independent developer Double Stallion and Kongregate today announced the launch of Speed Brawl, the stylish, anime-inspired 2D combat-racer. Gear up and get ready to tear through an otherworldly gauntlet in Speed Brawl, available now* on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Steam and GOG. Set in Victorian-era London, the world has been dramatically changed by a war with the insect-like lunar invaders called Selenites. After claiming victory, humanity created a vicious bloodsport, "Speed Brawl," which has attracted would-be brawlers from across the world to compete for fame and fortune. After forming a tag-team of two, combatants run the gauntlet against an onslaught of Selenites and bad-tempered human enforcers. The faster the brawlers are, the better their rewards... and the bigger the roar of the massive crowds of fans and spectators. Here’s a quick rundown of the roster of brawlers that players will be able to tag into the fray. Ebba Ebba’s making her debut on the Speed Brawl circuit! She’s an all-rounder whose infectious optimism belies her venomous punch. As agile on the ground as

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