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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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Kongregate News Aug 16, 2017
'The Trail: Frontier Challenge' Is Now on Steam

Journey across land and sea in an epic adventure in The Trail: Frontier Challenge, now available on Steam! From legendary game developer Peter Molyneux and 22Cans, The Trail: Frontier Challenge takes players to a new world where they’ll collect, craft, and trade in an unexplored land as they journey to Eden Falls, a bustling frontier town. As you amass fortune and notoriety, you'll work together with other players to build a thriving community in Eden Falls and ultimately become the Mayor of t

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Kongregate News Aug 09, 2017
Kongregate Announces $10 Million PC & Console Fund to Expand Cross-Platform Publishing Initiative

San Francisco, CA (August 9, 2017) -- Kongregate, a leading game publisher, today announced a new $10 million initiative to help fund promising PC and console titles from independent developers to continue Kongregate’s expansion into cross-platform publishing. This fund is inclusive of both paid and free-to-play titles. This fund complements Kongregate’s push onto PC and console, and provides independent developers customized marketing, financial assistance, and production support. As both a pr

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Kongregate News Jul 26, 2017
'GRIDD: Retroenhanced' Now on Xbox One

We at Kongregate are incredibly excited to be launching GRIDD: Retroenhanced on Xbox One [https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/store/p/gridd-retroenhanced/bx2dkfvvg3kz] today! GRIDD is a unique mix of anti-gravity racing fused with an old-school arcade shooter, currently with a 93% positive rating on Steam! GRIDD is Antab Studio's love letter to games, hacking movies, and cyberpunk culture that emerged from the 1980s, imagining what a hardcore coin-op game would be like if we had today's technolo

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Kongregate News Jul 25, 2017
Fancy Pants Man Is Running to Steam

Super Fancy Pants Adventure, the definitive title in the Fancy Pants saga, is coming to Steam this August! This modern reboot of the series brings incredibly fluid parkour-inspired platforming to Steam for the first time. Super Fancy Pants Adventure will be the fourth and most fully featured entry in the beloved franchise. Players will be able to slide, jump, and hack-and-slash their weapon through enemies across 56 all-new levels and 7 unique worlds. Discover hidden items throughout each world

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Mobile Publishing Jul 20, 2017
Challenge Accepted! 'The Trail: Frontier Challenge' Coming Soon to Steam

Are you ready to discover the undiscovered? Are you ready to climb the tallest mountains, wear the finest clothes, and earn a fortune beyond compare? Then welcome to the New World! Welcome to Peter Molyneux’s The Trail: Frontier Challenge [http://store.steampowered.com/app/584370/The_Trail_Frontier_Challenge/], launching this summer on Steam! The Trail: Frontier Challenge is an innovative game in which players from across the globe can explore together as they collect, craft, trade, and journe

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Kongregate News Jun 20, 2017
Exciting News: Kongregate Will Be Joining the MTG Family

Hi everyone, I wanted to share some exciting news: Kongregate is being purchased by Modern Times Group (MTG), a Swedish-based entertainment company (you might be familiar with some of MTG’s other game-related brands: ESL (eSports), DreamHack, and InnoGames). My brother Jim and I co-founded Kongregate in 2006 with a mission to help independent game developers succeed, building out an open platform for browser games, with fair treatment and monetization for developers, and lots of social feature

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Kongregate News May 18, 2017
Hack Your Way into 'GRIDD: Retroenhanced'

We’re excited to announce that our first original Steam title is now available: GRIDD: Retroenhanced [http://t.gamesight.io/aff_c?offer_id=638&aff_id=1014]! GRIDD is a tough-as-nails shoot ‘em up with the nostalgia of an old-school arcade game but the souped-up graphics and dynamic gameplay of a modern racing game. Hack your way into an AI-protected super-advanced mainframe. Race through cyberspace, avoiding the viruses sent by the AI, and eventually go head-to-head with the corrupted artif

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Kongregate News May 11, 2017
Dungeon Crawling Goodness Comes to Mobile in 'Bit Heroes'

Descend into a nostalgic 8-bit adventure in Bit Heroes, now available free on iPhone, iPad, & Android [https://app.adjust.com/1dvhjs?fallback=http://www.kongregate.com/pages/bit-heroes-mobile&campaign=2017_05_11-BitHeroes-Free-All-S&adgroup=Blog] ! A Kongregate.com [http://www.kongregate.com/games/Juppiomenz/bit-heroes] standout, Bit Heroes has been charming players with its strategic turn-based gameplay, robust multiplayer features, hundreds of pieces of loot, and unique pets like floating pi

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