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Mobile Publishing Mar 29, 2018

'Heroes of Rings: Dragons War' Launches on Mobile

Kongregate has teamed up with Spanish indie studio Codigames to launch Heroes of Rings: Dragons War, the turn-based, free-to-play RPG, on iOS & Android devices [http://app.adjust.com/xkaxif]. Heroes of Rings: Dragons War starts players on an amazing 3D island, tasked with saving the world from evil creatures intent on destroying the Pillars of Creation. The turn-based RPG is driven by a compelling hero collection structure and unique battle system. Players will develop complex strategies based

Talks Mar 27, 2018

All the Families: The Making of 'Animation Throwdown' (GDC 2018)

This year at GDC, Kongregate Senior Producer Peter Eykemans and Producer Katrina Wolfe gave a talk titled "All the Families: The Making of 'Animation Throwdown.'" Check out the description and slides below! Talk Summary Ever wonder what it would be like to create a AAA game with a skeleton crew, split between two developers, one publisher, one IP owner, and five individual IPs? Join two producers from Kongregate to hear how "Animation Throwdown" was created in an unusual way, and how they tur

Talks Mar 23, 2018

Going Cross-Platform: Is It Worth the Effort?

This year at GDC, Kongregate's VP of Publishing Tammy Levy gave a talk titled "Going Cross-Platform: Is It Worth the Effort?" Check out the description and slides below! Talk Summary Today's mobile market is extremely competitive. How can you find additional success? Kongregate has launched a number of truly x-platform games on Mobile, Web, and Steam. Through several case studies from live Kongregate games, including Animation Throwdown, AdVenture Capitalist, and Bit Heroes, Tammy shared the

Engineering Mar 20, 2018

Serverless: Up and Running

What is serverless hosting? In 2018, the requirement for a dedicated server running 24/7 seems a bit antiquated. With the invention of AWS Lambda, it is now possible to own and maintain an API application that only exists on-demand, and only costs resources based on what it uses while running. It’s never been cheaper to run an API thanks to Lambda. To do that, however, there are a handful of hoops that need to be jumped through to get a working application. For the sake of this blog, the tool

Culture Mar 15, 2018

The Culture of Kongpanions: What’s in a Name?

Synapse joined the Kongregate family on October 2, 2017. When we were first granted access to Kongregate’s Slack rooms I joined several player-focused chats for both camaraderie and commiseration. Many of the rooms featured ways to engage or support players, but it was the #whos-that-kongpanion room that gave me an instant sense of culture and connection with the company. Kongpanions are collectables found on Kongregate.com; each Kongpanion is charmingly designed by staff and obtained by play

Web Mar 13, 2018

February 2018 Contest Winners

Each month, developers win cash prizes for having the highest-rated new games! Click here [http://www.kongregate.com/monthly_contest_rules] for official rules. Check out the official contest page here [http://www.kongregate.com/contests]. TOP WINNERS * 1st Place: $1,750 Medieval Angel 4 -My Uprising- (Part 2) [https://www.kongregate.com/games/VasantJ/medieval-angel-4-my-uprising-part-2] by VasantJ * 2nd Place: $1,250 Tales of Nebezem: Golden S

Kongregate News Mar 08, 2018

Kongregate at GDC 2018

Kongregate will be back at the Game Developers Conference later this month; please join us at our booth, talks, or other events! Kongregate Booth: Expo Hours - Wednesday-Thursday: 10am-6pm | Friday: 10am - 3pm 108 (South Hall) Talks from Kongregate Speakers: Going Cross-Platform: Is It Worth the Effort? [http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/going-cross-platform-is-it-worth-the-effort/854530] Summit Speaker: Tammy Levy [http://schedule.gdconf.com/speaker/levy-tammy/40707] (VP of Publishing, K

Kongregate News Mar 06, 2018

Announcing Kartridge, a New Downloadable Gaming Platform

First, a Message from Emily Greer, Co-Founder and CEO of Kongregate It hasn’t been long [https://blog.kongregate.com/exciting-news-kongregate-will-be-joining-the-mtg-family/] since our last big announcement, but we’re ready to share more exciting news: Kongregate is creating a new community-driven, developer-centric PC platform -- Kartridge. Kartridge is designed to be rich in social and community features and will allow us to provide more games and features to our playerbase (full screen mod

Culture Mar 01, 2018

Hiring for Culture: Beyond the Résumé

As a hiring manager, one of the hardest and most serious endeavors you can take on is deciding to grow your teams by hiring more people. The people you choose to bring in will affect the shape of your business for years to come by not only impacting the products and services you are able to deliver, but also by altering the dynamics of your team. Finding the right person can greatly change your team’s personality and productivity, helping them work smarter and build better things. However, findi