Kongregate’s Kartridge downloadable PC game store opens on November 1

Kongregate has announced it will launch a community-driven downloadable PC games platform dubbed Kartridge starting on November 1.

Kartridge has been in closed beta testing for a while, and it is aimed at helping game developers of all sizes succeed by getting their games noticed and shared with no upload fees. The Kartridge Open Beta will launch a system that will reward play time by providing tangible perks for players.

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Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.