Monthly Archives: March 2010

Poll: How Long Should The Flash Gaming Summit Be Next Year?

Posted on March 11, 2010 by 8bit_admin

I have to tell you, after going to FGS (Flash Gaming Summit) on Monday, the rest of the week has been a complete drag.  I can’t “get over” meeting all the great, serious Flash Game Developers out there, and finding … Continue reading →

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Steve Woita: An Original Atari 2600 Game Developer Tackles Flash Games, Speaks-Up About Flash And CGE 2010

Posted on March 10, 2010 by 8bit_admin

“ 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 … Continue reading →

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Classic Gaming Expo Returns in 2010!

Posted on March 9, 2010 by 8bit_admin

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 … Continue reading →

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Yes Steve Job, SWF *IS* An open standard: Click Team’s Products Now Export Games in .SWf Format

Posted on March 8, 2010 by 8bit_admin

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 … Continue reading →

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Flash Gaming Summit: Role Call?

Posted on March 6, 2010 by 8bit_admin

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 … Continue reading →

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Video: An Adobe Employee (somewhat awkwardly) Discusses Flash/HTML 5/Apple with Mashable

Posted on March 4, 2010 by 8bit_admin

In an interesting video with surprisingly “marble-mouthed” audio (rivaling only our own terrible productions) and very nervous looking participants, an Adobe employee discusses Apple/Flash/HTML 5/Mobile/etc. with Mashable.

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Poll: Which Platform Have You Had The most “Success” Developing On?

Posted on March 4, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Another Thursday Poll over at our Ning Community.  Here is the question: Which Platform Have You Had The most “Success” Developing On? Tell us your answer!

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Tutorial: AS3: How to Blit an animation from a tile sheet embedded at compile time

Posted on March 3, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Tutorial: AS3: How to Blit an animation from a tile sheet embedded at compile time Today we are going to look at how to use a tile sheet embedded into an AS3 project at compile time.We will cover the embedding, … Continue reading →

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Some Troubling Tidbits On Flash And HTML 5…But Maybe Not For Flash Game Developers

Posted on March 3, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Today a couple stories arose that, on the surface seem to point to some troubles for Flash, but maybe not yet for flash game developers. The first comes via PC World: Virgin America Ditches Flash on Its Site. It looks … Continue reading →

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Still don’t Think Using someone Elses I.P., Even For a “Fan” Project, Is Not A Problem?

Posted on March 1, 2010 by 8bit_admin

So, do you still think that using the intellectual property that belongs to someone else is not a problem?  Do you think that if you are creating a “tribute” or “fan project” that you will be left alone? Think again. … Continue reading →

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Flash Indie Game Interweb-Mash-Up: March 1, 2010

Posted on March 1, 2010 by 8bit_admin

Flash Indie Game Interweb-Mash-Up: March 1, 2010 First off, Steve and I will be at the Flash Gaming Summit next Monday, so I hope to put a few faces to names, etc. Ning Community 8bitrocket is now part of the … Continue reading →

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