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Kongregate Launches Kongregate Arcade, World's Largest Collection of Free Mobile Flash Games
<p class='bwalignc'> <i><b>New Android App Now Offers Social Gaming Site's Most Popular Games</b></i> </p>
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Kongregate Launches Kongregate Arcade, World's Largest Collection of Free Mobile Flash Games09:00 EST Tuesday, January 18, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (Business Wire) -- Kongregate (www.kongregate.com),
one of the leading free browser-based game sites with more than 13
million monthly unique visitors, today launched Kongregate Arcade, the
world's largest collection of free mobile games for Android using Adobe®
Flash® Player. Kongregate Arcade blends a growing library of more than
300 games with player achievements, profiles and a robust navigation
layer to create the most complete gaming experience on Android.
Kongregate Arcade - Android App (Photo: Business Wire)
The introduction of Kongregate Arcade signals another strategic step by
Kongregate to allow gamers to access and play hundreds of games anytime,
anywhere from their desktop or on their mobile device, and gives game
developers yet another viable platform to design and showcase their
games. Kongregate Arcade will also be promoted in parent company
GameStop's, (NYSE: GME), 4,600 stores in the US.
Games are increasingly dominating America's growing appetite for mobile
Apps. Given that Android OS is the fastest growing smartphone operating
system, making a move into the Android Marketplace is the next logical
step for the rapidly growing Kongregate.
“In creating the Kongregate Arcade, we wanted to solve the game
discovery problem that all Android owners have shared,” said Jim Greer,
CEO of Kongregate. “It was important to reinforce our mission to provide
gamers with great free games anytime, anywhere, and to broaden the reach
of the Kongregate community across multiple platforms. The arrival of
Kongregate Arcade is the perfect next step in that strategy.”
Initially launching with more than 300 free Flash based games – one of
the largest libraries of mobile games in the industry – new titles will
be added to the App weekly with selection based on compatibility with
the mobile platform and the ability to play on a touch screen device. In
addition, Kongregate is actively looking to identify opportunities to
work with its community of more than 8,500 developers to create new
Flash based game content exclusively for the Kongregate Arcade library
which should further jumpstart Android as a viable gaming platform.
Top Kongregate Arcade Features Include:
World's largest collection of free mobile Flash games
One App install includes 300+ games, with more added each week
Best game-discovery tools on Android
Available on any device running Android 2.2 (Froyo) or higher, with
Flash 10.1
Fully integrated with Kongregate web accounts
Gamers can share and review game ratings, achievements and comments
with community
Ability to collect exclusive, mobile-only badges on top titles
Select games can also be downloaded for offline play
With the launch of Kongregate Arcade, the company -- voted one of TIME
Magazine's “50 Best Websites 2010” -- brings some of its most
popular free Flash based games to the Android Marketplace, with top
titles including mobile versions of Vector
Runner, Assembler,
Perfect
Balance 2, Barry
Lost His Marbles, Billy's
Hill, Gem
Grab, Pel
Plus and G-Switch.
Games featured on Kongregate Arcade span all of the top categories
currently on Kongregate.com, including action, adventure, RPG, MMO,
strategy, defense, and puzzle games, with all featured content rated
PG-13.
About Kongregate
Kongregate is a leading browser-based game site with over 13 million
monthly unique visitors who spend more than 23 million hours playing per
month. As part of the GameStop Corporation network, the site features a
unique community and social platform including achievements, profiles,
chat, messaging, forums, and levels, which unifies over 35,000 games
into a cohesive and addicting experience. Kongregate shares revenue from
advertising and virtual goods directly with over 8,500 developers who
have uploaded games to the site. Advertisers include brands like
Electronic Arts, Sony Pictures, Sprint, Frito Lay, Axe, Xbox 360, Nokia,
and Toyota. While all games on Kongregate are free, the site also
features a virtual currency called kreds, which can be used to unlock
additional features in some games. Based in San Francisco, CA, the
company was founded in 2006 by brother-and-sister team Jim Greer, a game
industry veteran, and Emily Greer, an interactive marketing executive.
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