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Kongregate News Mar 01, 2018

Peter Molyneux's 'The Trail: Frontier Challenge' Ventures onto the Nintendo Switch

Kongregate has reteamed with 22cans to launch The Trail: Frontier Challenge on the Nintendo Switch! Imagined by industry legend Peter Molyneux, creator of Black & White and the “God Game” genre, 22cans is bringing the popular PC game, with touch controls, to console for the first time. The Trail: Frontier Challenge is an innovative and exploration-driven simulation game -- taking players on a massive journey through the beautiful and expansive American wilderness. After choosing a character,

Marketing Feb 22, 2018

How to Build a Twitch Following: Twitch Is Hard, Yo!

For an indie dev with a small team, it can be overwhelming to think of everything that goes into successfully launching a game -- from actually building something unique and fun to picking the right art style [https://blog.kongregate.com/creating-an-art-style/]. By the time you get close to launch and have to think about how to market the game, it can seem like a herculean task. Should you have an advertising strategy [https://blog.kongregate.com/marketing-viability-when-should-i-consider-paid-u

Talks Feb 15, 2018

Mining the Web for Cross-Platform Gems

During a special Valentine’s Day session at White Nights Prague '18, Kongregate's CRO Josh Larson presented "Mining the Web for Cross-Platform Gems." The talk explored how Kongregate has used its web platform to discover games that have potential for cross-platform success on mobile, PC and console. By looking at hits like AdVenture Capitalist, Realm Grinder and Bit Heroes, the presentation extracts the characteristics and KPIs for cross-platform potential. Josh Larson’s Talk at White Nights Pr

Game Development Feb 13, 2018

Creating 2D Particle Effects in Unity3D

Hello, my name is David Finseth and I am a Technical Artist at Synapse Games. I work across multiple games to create visuals that require some technical and artistic components. A big part of my job is working on particle effects for our mobile games. I am very passionate about this work and wanted to share my process and some tips for creating these effects with you. Particle effects are a unique tool that can add interactivity and responsiveness to your games. They excel at creating a lot of

Web Feb 08, 2018

January 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]. Last month's big winner was VasantJ [https://www.kongregate.com/accounts/VasantJ/]'s Medieval Angel 4 [https://www.kongregate.com/games/VasantJ/medieval-angel-4-my-uprising-part-1]! For those who aren't familiar with the "Medieval" series, it all began with

Kongregate News Feb 01, 2018

Kongregate Web: 2017 in Review

It’s an exciting time for Kongregate! As Peter detailed in his blog post [https://blog.kongregate.com/2017-year-in-review-publishing/], our Publishing arm is expanding into new platforms and growing our established ones. But, I’m here to remind you that Kongregate started out as a web gaming company, and going into our 12th year, it’s still going strong! Let’s highlight some great facts and tidbits: Fast Facts * Over 6,000 games were uploaded in 2017 * 200+ games promoted through our Top Game

Mobile Publishing Jan 30, 2018

Kongregate Publishing: 2017 in Review

What’s the best word to describe Kongregate’s Publishing Program in 2017? Growth. We brought in over 52 million new players on mobile, and greatly expanded our presence on web, Steam, and console for the first time. Ongoing Support for Launched Games Games we launched in 2016 anchored the foundation of 2017. Hyper Hippo’s AdVenture Capitalist soared to new heights with extended marketing campaigns and Kongregate’s first experience with playable ads. Since the start of the year, AdCap tripled

Mobile Publishing Jan 25, 2018

A Fast and Fancy Dev Q&A with Brad Borne

Super Fancy Pants Adventure, previously released on Steam [http://store.steampowered.com/app/668210/Super_Fancy_Pants_Adventure/], is now available on iOS devices [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/super-fancy-pants-adventure/id1289903889]! We sat down with the series' creator, Brad Borne, to talk about all things fancy. KONG: You have been independently developing games for over a decade; what benefits and disadvantages come with being your own boss and team? Brad Borne: I enjoy being able to

Talks Jan 18, 2018

Clicker Cadences: Limited-Time Event Design in Idle Games

In this Casual Connect USA 2018 talk, Lead Product Manager Drew Levin discusses how three of Kongregate's idle games have designed different styles of limited-time events to satisfy a range of player motivations. The talk touches on the major business outcomes that each game's live operations strategy has driven and outlines how their business strategies for limited-time events align with their core game's design. Slides Video