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Game Development Oct 10, 2017
The Perfect Stormbound Q&A with Paladin Studios

We sat down with the team who works on Stormbound [http://www.kongregate.com/pages/stormbound-kingdom-wars-mobile] to learn more about their studio and development process. When not developing the next smash hit, they enjoy “Thundering Thursday,” an after-hours event full of food and board/video games. KONG: Paladin Studios is an independent development studio located in The Netherlands; can you give our readers a better understanding of how Paladin came to be and what types of games you have

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Kongregate News Oct 04, 2017
Kongregate to Acquire Synapse Games

We at Kongregate are excited to announce the acquisition of Synapse Games! This acquisition expands Kongregate’s family of in-house game development studios to two, following the addition of San Diego-based Ultrabit in 2015. Synapse will continue to grow their library of popular games for Kongregate’s web and mobile portfolio. Synapse Games was founded in 2009 in Chicago by current CEO Alex Reeve, and has 22 employees. They started working with Kongregate in 2011 with the studio's first web g

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Kongregate News Oct 02, 2017
Stick It to the Man! 'Office Space: Idle Profits' Coming Soon to Steam

Do you hate your job? Have you had to move desks 5 times this year? Do you always miss out on the office birthday cake? Well, get ready to stick it to the man because Office Space: Idle Profits is coming soon to Steam [http://store.steampowered.com/app/626010/Office_Space_Idle_Profits/]! Based on Mike Judge’s cult '90s film, the hit idle game features all your favorite characters including Milton, Lumberg, and Michael Bolton. In the game, players take on the role of a disgruntled Initech emplo

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Game Development Sep 28, 2017
Devcom 2017: The Art of Building Amazing Demos

Kongregate's John Cooney gave a talk at Devcom this year about building amazing demos. Check out his slides below: The Art of Building Amazing Demos [//www.slideshare.net/Kongregate/the-art-of-building-amazing-demos] from Kongregate [https://www.slideshare.net/Kongregate]

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Kongregate News Sep 21, 2017
'Stormbound' Kicks Off for Mobile Gamers

Stormbound, the tactical collectible card game from Paladin Studios, is available now for Android and iOS devices [http://kon.gg/2hjCmAQ]! The game immerses players in a rich world with a unique art style as they strategically construct a deck of powerful cards and dive into online PvP battles on a “living” gameboard. Stormbound’s innovative gameplay combines fan-favorite aspects of collectible card games with the tactical strategy of traditional board games. It includes more than 90 cards f

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Kongregate News Sep 20, 2017
'Super Fancy Pants Adventure' Is Now on Steam

Super Fancy Pants Adventure, the definitive title in the Fancy Pants saga, is now available on Steam [http://store.steampowered.com/app/668210/Super_Fancy_Pants_Adventure/]! The modern reboot of the series brings the popular parkour-inspired, side-scrolling platformer to Steam for the first time, letting players run and jump through a hand-drawn, remastered world. Super Fancy Pants Adventure explores the full story of spiky-haired Fancy Pants Man in his trademark, triangular-shaped pants as

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Kongregate News Sep 15, 2017
'Animation Throwdown' Celebrating One Year of Bird Being the Word and Touching Butts

It’s official: Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards is a year old -- freakin’ sweet! Launched last September 15th, the game has been a huge project for us at Kongregate and we’re happy that it’s been so well-received! To celebrate this big milestone, we put together an awesome new update including a mythic Bob Belcher, new heroes, and a 1-year anniversary gift for all our amazing players. Thanks for your support throughout this last year, and we’re looking forward to bringing you even more a

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Developer Spotlight Sep 05, 2017
'Castaway Cove' Q&A: How Synapse's New Tidal Idle Came to Be

We sat down with the co-founder of Synapse Games, Alex Reeve, to explore their newest launch Castaway Cove [https://app.adjust.com/ek72lt?fallback=http://www.kongregate.com/pages/castaway-cove-mobile&campaign=2017_09_05-CastawayCove-Free-All-S&adgroup=Blog] , an idle game set on a far-off deserted island. Synapse is responsible for hit titles like Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards [https://app.adjust.com/83cgg4?fallback=http://www.kongregate.com/games/Throwdown/animation-throwdown&campa

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Mobile Publishing Aug 31, 2017
Go on a Tropical Adventure in 'Castaway Cove'

We at Kongregate are excited to announce today's launch of Castaway Cove, a tropical island-themed idle mobile game from Synapse Games! Marooned on a deserted island, players in Castaway Cove are tasked with collecting survivors to help find food and resources, explore the mysteries of their new island home, and build a tropical paradise. The fifth mobile game collaboration between Kongregate & Synapse Games, Castaway Cove is the first game to delve into the idle genre, mixing traditional idl

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