We at Kongregate are thrilled to announce that we'll be publishing Pine! As announced at this year's Nintendo Nindies, Pine is an open-world action adventure simulation game. Take on the role of Hue, a brave young adult who belongs to the last remaining tribe of humans on the island of Albamare. Find your way through an ever-changing world in which all creatures have lives, goals and quests of their own. Albamare’s factions trade and fight with each other over food and territory, while Hue learns about ways to influence the ecology, in search of a new home for the humans. Features: A stirring open world with beautiful biomes to explore, puzzles to solve, and secrets to discover A continuous ecology in which everyone struggles for survival, even when you’re not involved An engaging combat system that learns from your every move An exciting range of tools and contraptions to help you explore, fight and trade your way to a new home Pine will be available on the Nintendo Switch, Kartridge and other PC platforms in August 2019. Wishlist

Kartridge, the new PC gaming platform from Kongregate, has partnered with some stellar indie game studios to curate "Premiering on Kartridge," a set of limited-time PC exclusive titles. Starting in late spring, Kartridge users will be able to play some of the best upcoming games before anyone else. The first batch of games include Anodyne 2: Return to Dust, Hell is Other Demons, and Swords & Souls: Neverseen. Also, Kongregate is partnering with Damp Gnat to announce the sequel to the indie hit Wonderputt! “We're excited and honored to be the launch partner for these very talented developers and their fantastic games,” says Anthony Pecorella, Director of Kartridge Content. “With nods both to our Flash game roots and our indie origins, these games are perfect matches for Kartridge.” "Anodyne 2,” he continued, “is the sequel to the critically acclaimed hit RPG, this time exploring its surreal world in both two and three dimensions. Hell is Other Demons is a challenging action-platformer whose symphony of bullets is as mesmerizing as it is deadly. Turn-based RPG Swords & Souls:

We’re proud to share that we have partnered with Indie MEGABOOTH to bring a new, wonderful curation system to Kartridge! When we set out to build Kartridge we wanted to build a place where curation wouldn’t be a uniform, one-size-fits-all approach. Ultimately we see curation as many different types of content filtering: editorial, algorithm-supported, player-rated, and more. Our hope with this multi-pronged process is to help shine a light on games players want to play and the developers who make them. We don’t think that can be accomplished with just one method. Indie MEGABOOTH coming in as a content partner helps us drive an incredible editorial view of the content on Kartridge, and brings their booth curation into the digital space! Indie MEGABOOTH is a traveling showcase of independent developers and their games at major shows such as PAX and GDC. They carry tremendous expertise in finding incredible games and providing them a public showcase, providing on-site support at shows. At PAX West 2018 alone they had over 75 teams showcasing their games! They’ve had many

Hey developers! Kartridge, the new PC gaming platform from Kongregate, is proud to offer a special limited-time opportunity to join the IGDA at a discounted rate! Join now for 20% off with the promo code 2018-KONG-PROMO. The IGDA is the world's largest professional association for game developers. They help game developers of all disciplines and experience levels create great games and build sustainable, fulfilling careers. They host a ton of local networking events, presentations, job fairs, and reach to their other IGDA members. Both Kongregate and the IGDA share a strong commitment to helping game developers thrive, both new and veteran, and feel that an IGDA membership provides unmatched value to every developer. We’re thrilled that the IGDA has provided us this exclusive 20% discount for Kongregate developers and hope you take advantage of it! One amazing part of the IGDA is that they offer a ton of savings on things you’re already likely subscribing or signing up for, including: Save 25% on Unity Plus and 10% on Unity Pro Save 10-30% on passes to major industry events