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Hero Interactive: Video of the Flash Gaming Summit Now Available!

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:25:48 +0000

Again I would like to apologize for putting up the wrong link for the live streaming video of the Flash Gaming Summit last weekend. By the time I received the accurate link the summit was more than half over. However, after-the-fact I happen to have at my disposal TONS of video footage/coverage of the entire summit!

So if you’d like to have a front row seat at this years summit click here!

Just a quick update: we were honored this year by being nominated for a Best Strategy Mochi Award for our game Bubble Tanks Tower Defense. We didn’t come home with the award but are still so thrilled by the nomination. You can check out a video of the nominees here! And the winners are here!

Jay is Games: REDDER

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000

[Platform: Flash] It's bigger, badder, and, yes, REDDER than other platformers. A retro-styled adventure of space exploration set in your browser, REDDER offers a big map to explore chock full of challenges. Collect the gems you need to escape and make your way back home... or settle in to stay with the scenic vistas, strange environments, and hostile red robots. We won't judge you.

Armor Games Blog: Ido Tal - The Flash Guru

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:54:45 +0000

Hi, could you tell us a little about yourself and what you do?
Sure thing! I’m Ido. It’s a tricky one to pronounce, it’s originated from Hebrew. I love video games, and I’m an independent game developer. A highschool student as of today, but this is my last year. Hurray!

When and how did you become involved in Flash game development?
I was always curious about what’s happening behind the scenes in video games. I found video games and interactive worlds inspiring since I was a little kid. Eventually I got my hands on Flash 5 back in the day, and started out as an animator. I was never good at animating but it was fun, and in the long run also useful as I began to program games in Flash, using Actionscript 2 and then 3.

What do you like most about developing games in Flash?
I love how smooth it is to deliver the game to the player, since it’s played online. And everybody’s online. It’s incredible how a single indie production can reach millions. It gives the developer exposure and space to express creativity, while it gives the player a free game to play (well, in most forms). Win-win!

What were some of the first games you developed?
I developed little games in my early Flash years but none of them were worthy of a release. The first game I developed and actually released was the fan made game Portal: The Flash Version with my partner Hen who nailed the graphics. It was my ‘breach’ to the online game scene. I guess that’s how I am here!

Could you tell us about your future game trilogy, Echoes?
Echoes is an action-strategy game. It’s set in an extensive universe on a torn Earth almost three-hundred years in the future. It joins the famous Real Time Strategy genre with many elements from the Third Person Shooter genre, in a side-scrolling environment.
It is explored in three Acts, released as three games. Every Act is built from 5 stages and an unlockable challenge game-mode. Every stage has its own learning curve and objectives, and is loaded with dialogues carrying on the storyline of the series.

What kind of game-play can we expect to see in Echoes?
The gameplay in Echoes is combined. As mentioned, it joins RTS and Shooter. Ingame, this means you can switch live between Strategy-mode and Combat-mode.

- In Strategy-mode, you’re able to construct a base, recruit an army and control them around. To encourage that, some of the resources in the game are collected throughout the map by capturing Control Points.
- In Combat-mode, you’re able to join your army in the mission to repel the enemies. The cursor turns into a crosshair and the camera focuses on the hero - D.e.m. (name is storyline-related). Controls in Combat mode turn into action game controls. Dem is packed with abilities and weapons which he can carry out during the battle, to support allies and resist enemies. So basically you join your own army, and fight with them side by side in Echoes.

Every stage is filled with dialogues and cutscenes, each time revealing more about the universe of Echoes. All dialogues in the game are voiced, not a single line out!

How long has Act 1 been in progress and when will it be released?
We’ve been developing Act 1 and Echoes in general for some time now - the original design is over two years old! Echoes is a massive project, and it was not easy to develop independently, especially not for a perfectionist :). However I’m happy to say it’s a few weeks to release now.

When you are not developing games, what are some things you enjoy doing?
Hmm, random things I enjoy… I enjoy listening to music (I am pretty open about the genres), playing the drums (on and off for around two years), hanging out with mates… and I can drown myself into a 2 hour movie at 4AM after work spontaneously. And when I am not being teeny, I talk: I try to take opportunities to talk in front of a crowd. This is an opportunity that was given to me through the game industry after the first game I released, and I realized it’s a skill I must develop, especially because it’s not natural for me, deep down I’m kinda shy!

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Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions Ido. We look forward to playing Echoes.

8 Bit Rocket: 3/10/2010 Steve Woita: An Original Atari 2600 Game Developer Tackles Flash Games, Speaks-Up About Flash And CGE 2010

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:14:20 +0000

New Flash Game Development Blog Entry :

' I feel like I've got more ideas for new types of games to build now then I did back then because there are so many great games to get inspired from now'

- Steve Woita, March 9, 2010

If you know 8bitrocket.com then you know we love Flash games. You also know that we love retro games. You also know that we love retro-evolved games, and that we love to interview and gleen game development knowledge from the masters and creators of the genre, the 8-bit and 16-bit programmers for systems like the Atari 2600, atari 800 and Atari ST. Last week we were please to find out a 'perfect storm' was brewing along these lines, and was visiting our site. Steve Woita, A genuine Atari 2600 programmer not only contacted us, but told us that he was using our tutorials and information to help make his own Flash games. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING could be more exciting to us than to have one of our heroes not only contact us, but treat us like peers in this odd and fascinating journey through the world of Flash games.

(more information and an interview after the jump)

Jay is Games: Babies Dream of Dead Worlds

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000

[Platform: Flash] In this unique offering, you dive into the dreams of sleeping babies only to find yourself taking on the guise of strange aliens in an even stranger universe. Through the dreams of infants you will explore the lives of each of these aliens, experience their hopes and help them attain their dreams. You will do this despite the encroaching darkness, and the ever growing warnings of a dying world.

Free Game News: StoneAgeGames – Cave Labyrinth

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:59:56 +0000

Cave Labyrinth is the latest creepy Room Escape game from StoneAgeGames (White and Black Room, Leprechaun’s Gold, Theft at the Museum, No Name Room Escape and many more). “Trapped in the creepy cave…try to make your way out…alive!” Have fun! Cave Labyrinth walkthrough (thanks NoviceG!) Cave Escape video walkthrough!

Free Game News: The Sleeping Beauty 2500

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:30:06 +0000

The Sleeping Beauty 2500 is a new Point’n'Click Adventure game created by Andrey Polyakov, the author of Volcano Escape. The action takes place in 2500, in a devastated world where women can no longer bear children. You mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find the last health woman on Earth, before the “others”! She sleeps [...]

Jay is Games: Condition

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

[Platform: Flash] When does science go too far? How advanced can an artificial intelligence get before it is too advanced? And at what point does an homage cease to be an homage? The answers to these questions and more can be found in Condition, a sci-fi platform shooter by abielins and Lycheesoup that's just a little reminiscent of Cave Story.

Free Game News: Layers

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:01:07 +0000

Layers is a Room Escape game created by Sharon, the author of Gears Escape. Once again, you find yourself locked in a room for an unknown reason. Look around closely, search for useful items, use the Tab key if you get stuck and eventually escape the Layers room! Have fun! Layers walkthrough (thanks monte!)

Free Game News: Diner Dash 5: BOOM

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:41:44 +0000

When a sneaky prankster removes the word “fat” from Flo’s “Fat Free Breakfast” sign, a huge wave of hungry DinerToons overrun the diner. BOOM – Flo’s Diner is smashed to bits! As Flo you must serve customers in unusual locations, as you customize your own diner to play as the final level. Earn the necessary cash to rebuild [...]

Photon Storm Blog: Stop Telling Me What To Do!

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:59:59 +0000

“Games, you see, are about having control.

Videogames, most often, present the player with a world with a single end goal of “winning”. They are a perfect contrast to the real world, in which one makes one’s own goals, where goals and desires are constantly shifting, and the only ending anyone ever sees involves the main character dying.

News flash: most people in the world are not astronaut supervisors or rock-star-slash-helicopter-pilots. Most people never get an opportunity and/or have the balls to be the guy who shows up to his job in a big stuffy corporate office on his first day in a leather jacket and sunglasses, tell the boss “You codgers need to change your game!”, and be the flip-flop-wearing CEO by Friday. Games like Dynasty Warriors give us a world with the invincibility code turned on: now we are the badass warrior capable of killing 300 guys before learning what a flesh wound is.

We do — and this is a trite a thing as one can say — play games, sometimes, to escape the real world. People talk about that all the time. What I am proposing is that we play games precisely to avoid the parts of the world that tell us what to do, and when to do them, dangling “a more comfortable life” in front of our eyes all the while.

Though that’s not all: games also present us with things we can finish. Things we can see through to an intended end. And we want to see the end. And the makers want us to see the end. Hence their trying to help us.”

From Tim Rogers excellent article. I read it last year, and recently had reason to read it again. It requires a time investment to read it all, but it’s one I feel will pay back on itself many times over.

Free Game News: Annie’s Millions

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:57 +0000

How well do you think you could spend one million dollars? Go on a million dollar spending spree and find out in Annie’s Million’s, an engaging Hidden Object challenge! Join Annie as she tries to spend one million dollars faster and more wisely than her cousins in a week-long challenge presented by her Uncle. If she wins, she’ll [...]

Free Game News: Chokokai – Toy Room Escape

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:37:21 +0000

Toy Room Escape is the latest Room Escape game from Choko-Chai, the author of the Three Cats series and the Concert series. For a reason I’m not sure of, you find yourself locked in a toys store. Enjoy this cute game, which is unfortunately all in Japanese. Have fun!

Jay is Games: Dad (Otoosan)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

[Platform: Flash] Dad is a sentimental journey through a room that you're not even trying to escape at all. It's not a long game, nor is it terribly difficult, but it is one of those gems that really hangs together well. A gentle, easy, sentimental mid-week break. Slow down, relax, let the soothing piano tune lull you into a serene place, and logic your way through the search for answers. Just remember, it's not easy being a Dad.

Jay is Games: Air Pressure

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000

[Platform: Flash] What happens when infatuation becomes complacency? Or dependence? You take on the role of a young man having doubts about his current relationship, and whether it really is what he wants out of his life. Air Pressure, a visual novel by Bento Smile, might be a simple story about falling out of love... or something else entirely.

MochiLand: Announcing Mochi Social & the Mochi GAME Developer Fund

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:38:25 +0000

During Jameson’s Flash Gaming Summit keynote yesterday, we made two important announcements for the Flash game development community.

Introducing Mochi Social

We’ve launched the private beta of Mochi Social, a platform which gives you all the tools you need to build easily distributable social games. Familiar actions such as inviting friends, sending gifts, or posting to a stream are quick and easy, and automatically work across social networks. Features of Mochi Social include:

Social features integrated directly into the game, such as friend invites, gifts and messaging
In game notifications to message all your fans, no matter where they are
A single API to access Facebook, MySpace and Twitter networks at once, with more networks to be integrated in the future. Reach an even wider audience by allowing your players to interact with their friends across multiple networks
Social graph and fully customizable data access and storage. Access gamer profile to get stats about them and your game, save or retrieve levels or other game information, and access gamer social graphs

Read more here: http://www.mochimedia.com/social

The Mochi GAME Developer Fund

We’ve announced a $10 million Mochi GAME Developer Fund dedicated to helping promising Flash and social game developers support their games through sponsorship, licensing and publishing deals. The fund will assist small Flash game development studios and independent game developers worldwide in building world-class games and businesses.

For details and application visit: http://www.mochimedia.com/fund

We are very excited to finally unveil both of these announcements as the product of many months of hard work from entire Mochi Media team. As always, we’re looking forward to your thoughts and comments. Please let us know what you think!

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MochiLand: Congratulations to The Mochis Flash Game Award Winners

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:48:10 +0000

Following up on my re-cap of Flash Gaming Summit, congratulations to the winners of The Mochis! The Mochis Award Show this year recognized the best Flash games created in 2009. Winners were announced at Flash Gaming Summit yesterday in a live awards show, co-presented by Mr. Shen and Jim Greer of Kongregate. You can view the full list of finalists here or watch the recorded livestream of the award show here

Meet The Finalists

The Winners

Category: Best Flash Game Port

Canabalt onto iPhone by Semi Secret Software: Flash version – iPhone version

Category: Best Indie Game

The Company of Myself by 2DArray

Category: Best Game Art

Machinarium by Amanita Design

Category: Best Multiplayer Game

Zilch by Gaby Vanhegan

Category: Best Strategy Game

Shadez 2: Battle For Earth by Sean Cooper

Category: Best Puzzle Game

Rustyard by Nitrome

Category: Best Social Game

Bejeweled Blitz by Popcap

Category: Best Shooter Game

Captain Forever by Farbs

Category: Most Creative Game

Time Fcuk by Edmund McMillen

Category: Best Kongregate Kreds Game

Sacred Seasons by Emerald City Games

Category: People’s Choice Award

Cube Colossus by Lucidrine

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MochiLand: Session Recordings from Flash Gaming Summit

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:15:13 +0000

Thanks to everyone who joined us at Flash Gaming Summit to make it a success! We had over 500 attendees registered who participated in two tracks. Visit the Flash Gaming Summit Website for the full program details.

Robertson Auditorium Presentations

Fisher Room Presentations

Photos

Hop on over to Flickr or watch the slide slow below.

Coverage

3D engine in 10 lines* – Seb Lee-Delisle’s 3D Particle code from FGS preso
Monetizing Your Game Outside of Sponsorship – Great panel transcript and recap by Adrian Crook of FreeToPlay.Biz
Addicting News: Flash Gaming Summit (The First Three Hours) – AddictingGames.com blog
Flash Gaming Summit 2010 – Untold Entertainment
Flash Gaming Summit Report #1: The Longest Day – 8bitrocket
Top Flash games honored at The Mochis 2010 – Gamezebo
The 7 Elements Of Social Game Success – Social Times
Flash Indie Game Interweb Mash-up: March 9, 2010: Flash Gaming Summit Edition – 8bitrocket

Until next year, follow @fgsummit on Twitter and also subscribe for updates to the mailing list (right side-bar) on the Flash Gaming Summit website.

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8 Bit Rocket: 3/9/2010 Flash Indie Game Interweb Mash-up: March 9, 2010: Flash Gaming Summit Edition

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:30 +0000

New Flash Game Development Blog Entry :

Flash Indie Game Interweb Mash-up: March 9, 2010: Flash Gaming Summit Edition

The 2010 Flash Gaming Summit was a great day all around (with a few strange exceptions). Today's mash-up will be based on things we saw and people we met during this long day

Who we met:

Untold Entertainment
During a couple of the presentations there was one dude who kept asking some pretty 'hard-hitting' questions. For example, he asked Joel from Addicting Games why his content has adult themes but is targeted at children. Ada Chen also seem to not want to say anything on record to him. He turned out to be Ryan Henson Creighton of Untold Entertainment. Ryan (like everyone else) turned out to by quite a nice dude. He had an iPhone demo app he tried to show us, but somehow we got distracted in any case it was good to meet him. Ryan, let's talk further about that one. I have two new Objective C books that I am going through right now...

The Push Button Engine
Ben Garney (pretty tall dude) was there doing a talk on his amazing Push Button Engine (Flash game development framework/engine). We didn't get to see his panel discussion as we were stuck taking notes on some other presentations (I'll get to those in a minute). We did get to talk to Ben for a few minutes as we waited for the ill-fated ride to the over-crowded after party. I think I will have to take some time and build something with his engine soon and test it out. I feel very late in the game on this one... [more]

Jay is Games: Turnellio

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0000

[Platform: Flash] Turnellio is match-3 the way only Tonypa can do. All of the trademarks are here, from the exotic title and simple but attractive graphics to the infectious background track, all of which surrounds a unique twist on a classic casual gameplay genre. With beat poet like coolness, he offers up his own twists and garnishes them with his penchant for quiet elegance. The result is a game that keeps the heart and inherent fun of match-3 games while experimenting with new and intriguing territory.

Free Game News: New Layout

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:41:57 +0000

With the arrival of Spring, it’s time to clean and freshen up the site! As some of you may have already noticed, I decided to change the previous layout and adopt a more colorful one (no big changes though). I hope you like it (clear your cache and refresh this page if you don’t see [...]

Free Game News: Escape Fever – Oscar Escape

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:14:14 +0000

Oscar Escape is a Room Escape game by EscapeFever, the author of Olympia Cabin Escape, Valerie Room Escape, Boom Escape, Dark Room Escape and many more. “You are late to the Oscar Gala and locked behind this wooden door! Escape and take your prize!” Have fun! Oscar Escape walkthrough (thanks dg!) Oscar Escape video walkthrough!

Free Game News: Jolls

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:38:32 +0000

Jolls is the next physics puzzler created by A. Kovalishin, the author of the Civiballs series. “The Jolls’ kids have run off. Help collect them by dropping Jolls!” The game features 31 levels of increasing difficulty. The gameplay is similar to Civiballs, but it’s nicely done and well worth playing. Have fun! Jolls video walkthrough!

8 Bit Rocket: 3/9/2010 Classic Gaming Expo Returns in 2010!

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:15:09 +0000

New Atari Nerd Blog Entry : I've been 'off' retro games for the past few months. I gave them up for lent (actually, I gave them up after some ex-classic gaming a-hole personality decided that the well received interview I did with him was not good enough for him). I still like making and playing 'retro inspired' and especially 'retro evolved' games, I'm just not that into actual retro games because there are just too many great developers doing great things right now to waste my time on the past too much any longer)...but I really digress.

Today I received this announcement of the Classic Gaming Expo 2010 in the email. I've never been to one of these, but they are the premier event in the Classic Gaming World. Right now, I would not be a good person to interpret this thing, so instead, I'll just post the press release. It looks like fun.

(larger, thrilling images that you can actually read after the jump)

Jay is Games: Dragondot

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

[Platform: Java] Ever wonder what it's like to be a dragon? How about a Dragondot? Turns out, it's pretty much the same ol', same ol'. Defend your territory from ghosts, hobgoblins, and more, and bask in the adulation of your defenseless kobold followers. Simple and simply cute, Dragondot is a short but fun hack and slash romp.

Free Game News: Taberinos

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:46:13 +0000

In Taberinos, the latest skill puzzler from Tonypa, your goal is to clear the board by “skillfully launching the ball”. Aim and click to fire the ball around the game window and bounce into lines to remove them. Clear lines connected to the node to get rid of it. You have a limited number of shots in [...]

Free Game News: Yuki Escape – Snowy Night

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:40:59 +0000

Yuki Escape – Snowy Night is a Japanese Room Escape game created by candy pot. For an unknown reason, you find yourself locked in what seems to be a hotel room. Look around closely, search for useful items and eventually escape from the Yuki Room. Have fun! Yuki Escape video walkthrough!

Free Game News: Cute Knight Kingdom

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:05:42 +0000

As a mysterious orphan raised by a kindly couple, your destiny is whatever you choose! Will you find your true origin, marry a prince, become a hero, or settle down to life on the farm? It’s all up to you! Take a hold of your life and become what you’ve always wanted to be! Choose your outfit and [...]

8 Bit Rocket: 3/9/2010 Flash Gaming Summit Report Num. 1: The Longest Day

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:01:04 +0000

New Flash Game Development Blog Entry :

(edit: I was so tired I smiised that the title for this story was 'Flah Gaming Summit:' for the past 7 hours. Duh!)

We just returned from our day in at the UCSF Mission Bay conference Center attending The Flash Gaming Summit 2010.

I left my house at 4:00 A.M. this morning, picked up my brother, drove the airport, parked in the $30 maximum a day lot, received my boarding passes, got scanned my airport security, boarded the plane, flew for 1:30 minutes, disembarked, caught a taxi, rode to UCSF, waited in line for a badge, got my free t-shirt and bag, ate the free breakfast, listened to a key-note by Jameson Hsu, attended 3 more successive panel discussions, ate lunch, got a free Zynga t0shirt (I'm not sure why) attended 4 more panel discussions, rode a bus to after party, had a beer, walked through downtown SF looking for a restaurant, ate at CPK, fooled the Westin concierge that I was guest so she would call taxi, rode in taxi with foul-mouthed driver named Sam to the airport, got scanned by airport security a second time, changed my flight so that I would not be stuck until 10:45 on delayed flight, boarded the plane, flew back home for 1:30, got in my car, paid $30, dropped my brother off at his house, and drove and returned home at 11:00 PM.
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Hero Interactive: HI’s Trip to San Francisco: Part 1

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:07:43 +0000

Saturday morning at around 5:00 a.m. Jared, Eric, Jimmy, K.C., and Pete all grouped and drove to the airport to take off for San Francisco, California for the 2nd annual Flash Gaming Summit! A long flight later and they were checked into their hotel, enjoying much warmer weather, and gearing up for a fun weekend with old and new friends.

(Above: Jared, Jimmy, and Eric wait around at the airport.)

Day 1: The guys met up with some Californian friends for food, drinks, and fun on the town! Hope they got lots of r&r!

(Above - L to R: Jimmy, Eric, Pete, and Jared enjoy themselves in a cool garden! Below: Jared frolics in the warm weather!)

Jay is Games: Ugly Americans: Citizen Ugly

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

[Platform: Flash] It might be a game to promote Comedy Central's new show, but the point-and-click adventure from ClickShake is a barrel of paranormal, devil-infused fun. Welcome to New York City, the traditional landing port for foreigners eager to build their own American dream. It is Mark's job, as an employee at the Department of Integration, to help these newcomers out with jobs and make sure they do not get deported because of some technicality. Such as losing their immigration papers or eating gray matter at the Brain Depository.

Jay is Games: Dual Transform

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:30:00 +0000

[Platform: Flash] Enter into the experience of visualizing visualizing (whoa, meta!) in the CGDC7 award-winning interactive fiction title Dual Transform by Andrew Plotkin. Take on the role of a virtual engineer, of sorts, feeling the pressure of really making this project something to remember... something that really feels real.

Free Game News: Snow Garden Escape

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:01:08 +0000

Snow Garden Escape is a Japanese Room Escape game available in both Japanese and English. For an unknown reason, you find yourself locked outside a house. It’s cold outside and you really want to get into the house. There are 2 endings in this one. Have fun! Snow Garden Escape walkthrough (thanks monte!) Snow Garden Escape video [...]

Free Game News: Delaware St. John: The Seacliff Tragedy

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:38:03 +0000

The sound of a hundred voices call to Delaware St. John and lead him to the site of a decrepit amusement park. The site closed four years earlier after a collapse killed more than a hundred people. As Delaware explores the area he discovers the tragic accident is only the beginning of the dark events taking place. Delaware [...]

Free Game News: Cogito Ergo Sum – Exit not Found

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:19:19 +0000

Exit not Found is the latest Room Escape game from Cogito Ergo Sum, the author of Multiple of 3 Escape Game, Balcony Escape, Snack Escape: Starring Wan, Nyan and Monjiro, A Cold Escape and more. You find yourself in an unknown room, and there is no visible exit… Have fun! Exit not Found walkthrough (thanks [...]

Free Game News: Usawanhouse – Exit not Found

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:07:45 +0000

Exit not Found is the latest Room Escape game created by Usawanhouse, the author of Oni San Kororin, Ghost House Escape, Hana-Chan Room Escape, Escape from the Supermarket and Nursery Escape. You find yourself in an unknown room, and there is no visible exit… Have fun!

Jay is Games: Robot Wants Kitty

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

[Platform: Flash] Where oh where has my kitty cat gone? Only robot can find out, and it's up to you to help him get there by guiding him past hazards and to power ups, keys, and ultimately kitty-cat-havin'-glory in this retro-themed, pixel platform adventure.

Free Game News: DuckLife

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:19:14 +0000

DuckLife is a pet raising game where you have to “train your duckling to become the champion of racing ducks and save your farm.” Run, swim, and fly your way to be the leader of the flock as you train and race your duck. Don’t forget to feed your duck to help him progress [...]

Vortix Games Blog: Bold Pixel Engine v2 Annoucement

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:09:49 +0000

Hi everyone, just a quick note to let you know of some stuff going on regarding Bold Pixel Engine. Collaboration with Arne G. Strout It really felt great to hear about a developer wanting to build on BPE to make it go further. That’s what I felt when I read Arne G. Strout blog post about BPE. [...]

Free Game News: Glass Balls Escape

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:27:05 +0000

Glass Balls Escape is a new Room Escape game created by PVCdzseki, the author of Poor Pantry Escape. For an unknown reason, you find yourself locked in a gray room. Look around closely, search for useful items and eventually find a way to escape from the Glass Balls room! Have fun! Glass Balls Escape walkthrough (thanks [...]

Free Game News: Air Pressure

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:16:00 +0000

Air Pressure is an intriguing visual novel originally created by Bentosmile and ported to Flash by Raitendo. Air Pressure features three different endings, “but a lot of branches”. Now the question is what is the happy ending? interesting work. Have fun!

Jay is Games: Mobile Monday

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:30:09 +0000

[Platform: Mobile (iPhone, iPod Touch)] One of the darling developers on the iTunes App Store, NimbleBit, has released yet another simple but crazy fun game. Sometimes I wonder if those guys stay up at night thinking of ways to make me stare at my iPod for hours on end. Between Text/Fishtropolis and Dizzypad, I'm going to have a hard time putting that little device away for long periods of time...

8 Bit Rocket: 3/8/2010 Yes Steve Job, SWF IS An open standard: Click Team's Products Now Export Games in .SWf Format

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:00:50 +0000

New Flash Game Development Blog Entry : Click Team, the company that has it's roots in STOS, AMOS and Klik And Play, has recently released a new product that will export applications made in their popular development tools (Multimedia Fusion and The Games Factory) in a .SWF format. The Games Factory is a basic version of their too lset, while Multimedia Fusion is the full blown tool suite. both applications have a large following, and are fairly inexpensive. This is a great move to help open-up Flash to a whole new set of developers.

The train keeps running Apple. HTML 5 is still not here, and Flash is not going away. What to do, what to do?

MochiLand: Watch Flash Gaming Summit Online

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:36:40 +0000

We are super-excited to bring you the second annual Flash Gaming Summit tomorrow! This year’s conference is bigger and better than ever with two different tracks and a renewed focus on successful game design, development and monetization. We’re also really grateful for the support of our sponsors, including Adobe, Palm and FlashGameLicense for their help in pulling the whole event together.

For those of you watching online, I want to make sure you have all the details:

Robertson Room Streaming: http://partners.adobe.acrobat.com/flashgamingsummit/
Fisher Room Streaming: http://partners.adobe.acrobat.com/flashgamingsummit2/

Also, follow us on Twitter @fgsummit and tweet your comments with event hashtag #fgs.

Need to know which room to watch? Check out the conference program: http://www.flashgamingsummit.com/program.html

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Jay is Games: Caster Episode 2: The Lydonia Chronicles

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:45:19 +0000

[Platform: Download (Windows)] Caster is a third-person action-shooter with distinct influences from the glory days of console gaming; it cooks up some of the most-enticing features of high-energy, super-powered shooter action and serves it up on a silver platter.

Hero Interactive: Want to go to the Flash Gaming Summit?

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:54:33 +0000

Well you can’t. Sorry, but it’s just too late. However, you can feel like you’re at the summit by watching the streaming video here!

You should be able to catch Jared as the moderator for the panel on licensing, and you never know! You might just catch some of the rest of the team, too.

The 2010 Flash Gaming Summit runs all day Monday - check it out!

[UPDATE:] Unfortunately the link for the live streaming of the summit was changed this morning and I didn’t notice in time to post the new link. I apologize. However, you should still be able to view the panels and the Mochi Award ceremony later on.

Free Game News: Give Me pudding

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:15:31 +0000

Give Me pudding is a Japanese Room Escape game available in both Japanese and English where you learn that it is not recommended to feed pets with human food. If you like ferrets, give this game a try; there are two endings in this one. Have fun!

Jay is Games: Secret Mission: The Forgotten Island

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:00:10 +0000

[Platform: Download (Windows)] Secret Mission: The Forgotten Island is a hybrid hidden object/adventure game with a slight leaning towards the latter. That's no surprise, really, as the game was created by Frogwares, veteran adventure game studio that also crafted Secret Missions: Mata Hari and the Kaiser's Submarines. Explore the island one still screen at a time, gathering items, poking your nose in every corner, and assembling things in your inventory to help you uncover more secrets on this strange tropical paradise.

Free Game News: Robot Wants Kitty

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:46:33 +0000

Robot Wants Kitty is a retro sci-fi platformer where you gradually gain abilities letting you explore more of the space station until you finally catch the cat. use the arrow keys to move, press Z to jump and X to shoot. More instructions in game. Nice little platformer! Have fun! Robot Wants Kitty video walkthrough!

Free Game News: Circles and Squares

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:03:41 +0000

Circles and Squares is a puzzle game where you turn the world “upside down as you move your heroic blue shapes home and free them from the tyranny of their red shape oppressors! “ Use your left mouse button to spin and click or shift click a shape to increase or decrease its size. With 50 levels [...]

Photon Storm Blog: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000

@zwetan I get 50GB/month, do you honestly use that much? what use is unlimited when the speed is so shit it may as well be capped? in reply to zwetan #
RT @CoLDSToRAGE: "TIK TAK" is the new 6 track mini-album from CoLD SToRAGE. Name your price! (from £1) http://bit.ly/bazWyR #
wow, you must need some major reflexes to be a hockey camera man #
kaboom… our Home Sheep Home game hits and storms past the 1 million plays barrier in less than 3 days.. result! #
@JamFactory surely you couldn't seriously eat that many crackers anyway? in reply to JamFactory #
@peter_nitsch http://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/index.html in reply to peter_nitsch #
made the fatal mistake of buying G'nRs Chinese Democracy album… what a pile of utter wank. Tuneless souless dull music. Avoid! #
gaming gurus – can any of you shout out some titles of "character nurturing" style games? (ideally with animals) #
absolutely essential reading re: the internal Flash timer in FP 10.1: http://bit.ly/aroade #
Wii fail big time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNIqArJj8Eo #
Minas Tirth from Lord of the Rings.. made from matchsticks http://bit.ly/c7FVPl #
Jay is Games reviews Home Sheep Home (4.4/5) strange but cute review http://bit.ly/baFerU #
@llamasoft_ox pronounce it Fux News and it suddenly becomes much more clear in reply to llamasoft_ox #
RT @CoLDSToRAGE: OMG… they sent a Tweet from a Commodore VIC20! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsX0M-zNcMw #
we got balls of boing … #
@Chronotron they're just trying to protect you in reply to Chronotron #
Home Sheep Home does 514,476 plays in a single day (a new record for us) #
wow, Winamp just crashed while changing skin colour. I knew there was a reason I hadn't used it since 2004. #
@vortixgames nice, but it was a desktop player i wanted in reply to vortixgames #
@Solivagant @vortixgames I usually use VLC Player, but it's pretty crap for remember net streams and the like in reply to Solivagant #
@Solivagant thanks man, downloading foobar200 now! looks hot in reply to Solivagant #
@jobemakar Media Player Classic (not the MS version) in reply to jobemakar #
@Solivagant no skin needed, that's just great proper cue support too, awesomeness! in reply to Solivagant #
Ghouls 'n Ghosts Poltergeist Mix – genius synth work http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01478/ #
Forest dialect is like a cross between Hobbit and Bristolian #
@neurofuzzy someone like Thomas Vian perhaps? http://code.google.com/p/as3sfxr/ in reply to neurofuzzy #
I just hate working with GIT.. I just don't understand why everyone raves about it #
@danhilton do you need to drink a gallon of it to be so wired that it makes sense? in reply to danhilton #
wow I had no idea so many of you hated Git too I *love* the speed of it, but easier than svn? my arse is it #
a week in the wild and Home Sheep Home is still doing 570,000+ plays per day… rock on! #
@zwetan I work for Aardman Digital, and we created HSH, yes! (coding by physics game genius @deeperbeige) in reply to zwetan #
@mcquinny your pension will pay for the OAP Deluxe Hover Car (waterproof edition) in reply to mcquinny #
"Sony, back then, required all employees in the Computer Entertainment division to fill out a Game Design Idea Submission form *every day*" #
@UntoldEnt nope, not worth the travel and full body scan airport hassle in reply to UntoldEnt #
@nGrinderJP it was a great, well researched post, summed-up everything I felt about the subject! in reply to nGrinderJP #
@pperon MUDs took up like 50% of my free time too and talkers and moos and mushes! in reply to pperon #
Just Cause 2 demo is superb! Sandbox mayhem, looks gorgeous, fun to play. Roll on March 26th #

Free Game News: Road to Riches 2

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:55:20 +0000

John is fresh out of the army and needs your help to succeed in the trucking business! Make deliveries and earn truckloads of money in Road to Riches 2! After his brother-in-law lends him a truck, it’s up to John to make enough money to pay him back. Drive around the city earning cash and purchasing newer [...]

Hero Interactive: A New Poll!

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:01:58 +0000

Note: There is a poll within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.

8 Bit Rocket: 3/6/2010 Flash Gaming Summit: Role Call?

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:44:24 +0000

New Flash Game Development Blog Entry :

The Flash Gaming Summit is now sold-out. Jeff and I were both going to go this year, but Jeff got called back home, so I have to hoof-it alone. Still, it looks to be a fun day. Most people going are also going to the GDC, but that is not possible for me this year. I'll be making it the 'longest day ever', flying in staying as long as possible, and flying out the same day.

Is anyone else who frequents this site going? If so, please tell me so I can look out for some friendly faces (that I have never met or seen in real life..oops)

-Steve

Jay is Games: Eden's Quest: The Hunt for Akua

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:31:45 +0000

[Platform: Download (Windows)] Eden Hunt has received a mysterious letter informing her of prize money to be had for finding the elusive Akua. Unable to resist an adventure, she immediately heads out the door. Helping Eden on her quest is all about solving puzzles ranging from riddles to sliding puzzles, logic puzzles, and dozens upon dozens more.

Toonminator Blog: BalanZ Trailer

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:52:31 +0000

We want to show you the trailer of our upcoming game BalanZ!.
BalanZ is a challenging physics style game where you must to build the highest towers by placing very carefully (and as fast as possible) the blocks!

You can get more info HERE.
You can try the game at FGL HERE. The game is open for sponsor view and for developers with at least 1 game, community level 1 or higher and market level 1 or higher. Don’t forget to rate the game at give us some feedback if necessary ;D !

Jay is Games: Weekend Download

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:30:44 +0000

[Platform: Download (Mac, Linux, Windows)] Why spend all of your time toiling away on one game when you can make a ton of them? The 529-in-1 Klik & Play Pirate Kart II: Kart Harder is all about that, and the games featured below are from this recent event. 102 people contributed a total of 529 games over the weekend, each made in under two hours. It's quantity over quality, so don't expect the next Sprout, but do expect a lot of wacky ideas, one-trick games, and maybe even a few things that, once seen, can never be unseen. Check out a random selection of the 529 games, and don't be afraid to download and play many more!

Hero Interactive: The HI Team Takes Off for the Flash Gaming Summit!

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:21:48 +0000

Early this morning Jared, Eric, Jimmy, K.C., and Pete drove to the airport and took off for San Francisco, California for the second annual Flash Gaming Summit. As we’ve mentioned before our newest game, Bubble Tanks Tower Defense, has been nominated for a Best Strategy Game Mochi Award. Last year we came home with the Mochi for Best Shooter for Bubble Tanks 2 so we’re crossing our fingers for a repeat. In addition to this Jared has been selected to be a moderator for a panel in the summit!

So there’s lots of really great things happening this weekend! I’ll do my very best to keep you updated and show you pictures of all the awesome fun they’re having. Stay tuned!

Free Game News: Jane’s Zoo

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:08:46 +0000

Help Jane save some of the most endangered wild animals and feel the spirit of freedom as you plunge into the world of wild nature! Save the world from an upcoming catastrophe and take care of our planet by using your fantastic Time Management skills. Travel around the world while playing fascinating mini-games, take on changing weather [...]

Free Game News: Just Graduation 2

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:54:07 +0000

Here is your weekly Minoto’s Point’n’Click Adventure game! Today, Just graduation 2! If you enjoy this game, don’t forget to check out Morning Time, Rescue Baby, Princess Thumb of Winter, Valentine and Cupid, Choco Valentine 2, Red Carpet, Monkey and Uncle, Fox Marathon, Tiger New Year, Sent Santa, Reindeer of Santa and many more by [...]

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Jay is Games: Babies Dream of Dead Worlds

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Free Game News: The Sleeping Beauty 2500

Jay is Games: Condition

Free Game News: Layers

Free Game News: Diner Dash 5: BOOM

Photon Storm Blog: Stop Telling Me What To Do!

Free Game News: Annie’s Millions

Free Game News: Chokokai – Toy Room Escape

Jay is Games: Dad (Otoosan)

Jay is Games: Air Pressure

MochiLand: Announcing Mochi Social & the Mochi GAME Developer Fund

Introducing Mochi Social

The Mochi GAME Developer Fund

MochiLand: Congratulations to The Mochis Flash Game Award Winners

Meet The Finalists

The Winners

Category: Best Flash Game Port

Category: Best Indie Game

Category: Best Game Art

Category: Best Multiplayer Game

Category: Best Strategy Game

Category: Best Puzzle Game

Category: Best Social Game

Category: Best Shooter Game

Category: Most Creative Game

Category: Best Kongregate Kreds Game

Category: People’s Choice Award

MochiLand: Session Recordings from Flash Gaming Summit

Robertson Auditorium Presentations

Fisher Room Presentations

Photos

Coverage

8 Bit Rocket: 3/9/2010 Flash Indie Game Interweb Mash-up: March 9, 2010: Flash Gaming Summit Edition

Jay is Games: Turnellio

Free Game News: New Layout

Free Game News: Escape Fever – Oscar Escape

Free Game News: Jolls

8 Bit Rocket: 3/9/2010 Classic Gaming Expo Returns in 2010!

Jay is Games: Dragondot

Free Game News: Taberinos

Free Game News: Yuki Escape – Snowy Night

Free Game News: Cute Knight Kingdom

8 Bit Rocket: 3/9/2010 Flash Gaming Summit Report Num. 1: The Longest Day

Hero Interactive: HI’s Trip to San Francisco: Part 1

Jay is Games: Ugly Americans: Citizen Ugly

Jay is Games: Dual Transform

Free Game News: Snow Garden Escape

Free Game News: Delaware St. John: The Seacliff Tragedy

Free Game News: Cogito Ergo Sum – Exit not Found

Free Game News: Usawanhouse – Exit not Found

Jay is Games: Robot Wants Kitty

Free Game News: DuckLife

Vortix Games Blog: Bold Pixel Engine v2 Annoucement

Free Game News: Glass Balls Escape

Free Game News: Air Pressure

Jay is Games: Mobile Monday

8 Bit Rocket: 3/8/2010 Yes Steve Job, SWF *IS* An open standard: Click Team's Products Now Export Games in .SWf Format

MochiLand: Watch Flash Gaming Summit Online

Jay is Games: Caster Episode 2: The Lydonia Chronicles

Hero Interactive: Want to go to the Flash Gaming Summit?

Free Game News: Give Me pudding

Jay is Games: Secret Mission: The Forgotten Island

Free Game News: Robot Wants Kitty

Free Game News: Circles and Squares

Photon Storm Blog: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07

Free Game News: Road to Riches 2

Hero Interactive: A New Poll!

8 Bit Rocket: 3/6/2010 Flash Gaming Summit: Role Call?

Jay is Games: Eden's Quest: The Hunt for Akua

Toonminator Blog: BalanZ Trailer

Jay is Games: Weekend Download

Hero Interactive: The HI Team Takes Off for the Flash Gaming Summit!

Free Game News: Jane’s Zoo

Free Game News: Just Graduation 2

8 Bit Rocket: 3/8/2010 Yes Steve Job, SWF IS An open standard: Click Team's Products Now Export Games in .SWf Format