Today Kongregate will be launching the Konduit application platform, an attempt to encourage browser-based gaming. Developers will be able to integrate Kongregate’s community features into any browser-based game.
In the past, Kongregate has had game developers upload their games to the website. From there, the games could be accessed. Now, with the Konduit application platform, developers will be able to create browser-based games in programming languages such as Javascript (like those on Facebook) and host the games on their own servers. In addition, Kongregate will also exist in case players want to use its social features.
Kongregate has been fairly successful. Founded in 2006 by Jim Greer and his sister Emily Greer, the website has eight million unique visitors per month and hosts 21,000 flash-based games. Most games are monetized with advertisements. In a recent interview, Greer, chief executive of San Francisco-based Kongregate, expressed his interest in increasing the amount of social games on the website. Social browser-based games are fast becoming a trend in the online gaming market.
Via VentureBeat.
Tags: Emily Greer, Javascript, Jim Greer, Konduit, Konduit App Platform, Konduit Application Platform, Kongregate, Kongregate Community, Social Browser-Based Games
Developer Software, Kongregate, Social Networking & Browser-Based Games | JJ | 
December 15, 2009 11:06 am | 
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As social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace become ever more popular, an integration of cross-platform browser-based games may become much more likely and on a relatively much wider scale as we head into 2010.
With companies like Unity releasing free (though not necessarily cross-platform) software for developing browser-based games, even you yourself can jump on the bandwagon and start creating what could be the next greatest video game. Sounds like a lofty goal, but hey, go big or go home right?
Tags: Facebook, MySpace, Social Gaming, Twitter, Unity
Browser-Based Games News, Facebook, MySpace, Social Networking & Browser-Based Games, Twitter, Unity | JJ | December 13, 2009 11:10 am | Comments (3)
Who says an app store’s just for Apple products? Unity, a company that creates game engine software for developers, is planning on introducing its own “App Store” of sorts.
Unity’s user base currently includes over 25,000 individuals and has grown tremendously ever since Unity’s Chief Executive, David Helgaon, announced at a developer conference a few months ago that the $199 version of the Unity game engine software would be free. The company’s continued popularity is due to its release of helpful tools that allow pretty much any developer off the street to more easily adapt game engines. Usually, such advanced resources are only available to major publishers and skilled developers.
The $199 version of Unity’s software was originally intended for hobbyists and start-ups. Ideally, as these entities grow, Unity is hoping for them to upgrade to the $1,500 version of the software that has more advanced features. Add-ons to the current software is provided by current members of the Unity community.
According to Helgason, “There’s already an ad-hoc marketplace for extensions, both free and commercial. One guy didn’t like how we built user interfaces in Unity, so he built his own version of how to do this and is selling it for about 200 bucks.”
The Unity game engine powers many games, including those for the iPhones, browser-based games, and games played in Facebook, the ever-so-popular social networking site. Unity was originally founded in the country of Denmark, but is currently headquartered in San Francisco’s So-Ma startup district. It employs roughly 50 people.
Via FinancialTimes.
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