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Kongregate News Sep 27, 2019
'Bit Heroes' Celebrates 3rd Anniversary

On September 27th 2019, Kongregate’s popular pixel dungeon-crawler RPG turns 3 years old! With the recent acquisition of the title from our friends at Juppiomenz earlier this year, the Bit Heroes team is working hard to bring loads of new dungeons to explore, bosses to beat and loot to plunder. It’s been an incredible run so far, with even more adventure on the way, and we cannot wait to show you what we’ve got in store. To help celebrate this special occasion, we’ve got some new anniversary features to showcase this weekend we think folks will enjoy: A new quest is available in town, featuring unique anniversary gifts and items Daily buffs are boosted for a limited time Special anniversary bundles Legendary sales A new expedition! We’re also running a limited time fan art contest to engage with our fantastic and passionate community, so be sure to check that out! Thanks for making the last 3 years so so so great. Here’s to more to come! Happy looting, Heroes!

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Kongregate News Sep 26, 2019
Much Anticipated Garbage Town Builder, 'Flotsam,' Available Now on PC

Kongregate, in collaboration with Pajama Llama Games, has launched Flotsam on PC in Early Access. Flotsam is the award-winning, post-apocalyptic city builder at sea. You’ll need fresh water, seafood and scrap to make sure your drifters can make the best of this wet situation. Flotsam is available for download on Kartridge, Steam, Humble, and GOG.

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Kongregate News Sep 12, 2019
'Animation Throwdown' Turns 3 Years Old

September 12th marks the 3rd anniversary of the launch of our popular collectible card game Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards! Three years ago, we took a chance and published a cross-platform game with five of Fox’s most popular properties in a single crossover that continues to be a fan favorite today. We’ve come a long way since then, and our most recent improvements to the game have us excited for the future. Already, we have a ton of new features that have been released just in the past year: Deck Management Tools: Save partially created decks, clear decks, more sort options to find exactly what you’re looking for! Swap Decks Even Faster: You can now edit or change to a different deck in the adventure, arena, and event screens. Skip the Daily Grind: Short on time? You can now use auto-play all of your battles at once for arena, adventure, and challenges. Drop Rates: Exact percentages to pull cards and any other store items are now displayed in-game. Mythic Buffs: Old-time favorites like Louise and Stewie

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Kongregate News Aug 13, 2019
July 2019 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 5 by VasantJ 2nd Place: $1,250 Cursed Treasure by IriySoft 3rd Place: $1,000 Amidst the Sky by Ferociter 4th Place: $750 Mini Blocks by NoaDev 5th Place: $500 Miner Dash by dabontv 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 5: Well, this is it. I think I finally managed to mentally destroy the audience by presenting them with the unholy spawn of Hell that even the Devil doesn't want anything to do with. This game was actually supposed to be Wolf's Bane 2 with the paradox setting and Ada acting as the undercover cop. But when I thought of a crossdressing Dregg and the chance to declare him pregnant, I made it into the game as you see now. I am pretty sure God

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Kongregate News Jul 25, 2019
Kongregate Launches Western-Themed 'Idle Frontier' Mobile Game

Kongregate today announced the launch of its newest mobile game, Idle Frontier. The game was designed and built by Kongregate’s San Diego-based game development studio Ultrabit. Idle Frontier is available globally for download today on both Google Play and Apple App stores. Idle Frontier has a unique western theme drawing inspiration from classic, familiar games like Oregon Trail. Players can interact with a diverse set of characters, including cowboys and settlers, and businesses, such as trading posts, general stores, and dairy farms, across 50+ levels. Users will enjoy a traditional idle game experience, where the player sets up various tasks and businesses that continue to run and develop even when the user is not playing the game. Some of the unique and core features of Idle Frontier: 80 characters, a robust number for an idle game! 20 businesses to build and expand across the frontier. 52 different levels/towns, with further expansions planned for endless exploration. 4 seasons that each provide unique challenges to navigate your supply chain across. Custom event systems to enhance progress and player interaction. Build

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Kongregate News Jul 18, 2019
Kongregate to Acquire the Hit Mobile & Web RPG 'Bit Heroes'

Kongregate today announced the acquisition of the hit web and mobile RPG Bit Heroes. The game is being acquired from Reno-based developer Juppiomenz, and all game operations and community support will be managed by Kongregate’s San Diego-based game studio Ultrabit. The retro RPG Bit Heroes first launched on Kongregate.com in September 2016. It became an immediate favorite among users with over 14 million gameplays to date and a stellar 4.5 user rating on Kongregate’s web gaming platform. Bit Heroes then moved to mobile, with Kongregate serving as the publisher, supporting Juppiomenz with product, analytics, and marketing. The mobile version of Bit Heroes earned an Editors’ Choice award on Google Play and has amassed over $10 million in net revenue. Josh Larson, Chief Business Officer at Kongregate, said of the acquisition, “Juppiomenz is a great indie developer success story, and Bit Heroes has been a star in our publishing portfolio. We’re thrilled to take on and expand the Bit Heroes franchise.” Larson concluded, “This deal exemplifies the acquisition model we’ve established -- prove out an

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Web Jul 16, 2019
June 2019 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 The Final Earth 2 by flori9 2nd Place: $1,250 missed messages. by zephybite 3rd Place: $1,000 Demented Shadows: Prologue by VasantJ 4th Place: $750 A Pirate and his Crates by FeatherHatGames 5th Place: $500 Overlord's New Mansion by saantonandre 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 flori9, developer of The Final Earth 2: Hi everyone! I’m very happy to have won first place in this contest! :) Before I started making The Final Earth 2, I made quite a long list of features I wanted to have in it. Then, after making the very basics, I threw that list out the window and just started making whatever I liked to work on. For example, I thought horizontally connected sprites for parks would be cool, so I added that. After that, I

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Kongregate News Jun 20, 2019
'The Powerpuff Girls: Monkey Mania' Breaks Through on Android and iOS Devices This Year

Kongregate has partnered with Cartoon Network, the #1 animated series network in the U.S., and game developer Juicy Beast to announce The Powerpuff Girls: Monkey Mania, a spectacular launcher game by the renowned indie devs behind Burrito Bison: Launcha Libre. Set to launch later this year, the game combines the polish and style one associates with Juicy Beast’s games with the incredible charm of Cartoon Network’s The Powerpuff Girls. Mojo Jojo is up to no good again, this time harnessing his wicked Chemical-Xtractor to steal the Powerpuff Girls’ powers and use them to generate a massive army of evil gummy monkeys. Despite losing their powers, the Powerpuff Girls must fight back against this new gummy menace in addition to the villains that are now wreaking havoc in Townsville. "The Powerpuff Girls: Monkey Mania is such an incredible pairing of characters, gameplay, and developer," said Kongregate's Director of Publishing Peter Eykemans. "Juicy Beast has a way with creating whimsical and funny worlds that pairs incredibly well with the Powerpuff Girls universe. Giving them the keys

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Web Jun 13, 2019
May 2019 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 5 Step Steve by EPGstudios 2nd Place: $1,250 Magirune by Fluffy_Lotus 3rd Place: $1,000 ANOVA by MontiGames 4th Place: $750 When he jump, he go up like this by Gun_Safety 5th Place: $500 FireBlob by NoaDev 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 EPGstudios, developer of 5 Step Steve: Hello, everyone! I'm Ethan Clark, a high schooler/game developer. 5 Step Steve started out life as a game jam entry made in 2 days. After the positive feedback I received, I decided to turn it into a full game. This game was pretty challenging, from both a design and technical standpoint (this was my first big project using C++ and WebAssembly). Overall, I'm happy with the way it turned out. Due to popular demand, I'm going to make a

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