http://www.gotoandplay.it/_gapBlog ...addicted to Flash games Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:55:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've added the Theo Avatar Chat in our games page! The chat is based on a realtime 3D isometric engine called TheoEngine and powered by SmartFoxServer. The chat features fully customizable characters, detailed environments, moderators, smilies etc... Also TheoEngine allows an almost infinite number of modifications thanks to TheoSDK. You can ... http://www.gotoandplay.it/_gapBlog/?p=223 Hello, SmartFoxServer Basic and PRO were updated to version 1.3.0! The new release addresses some minor bugs that were reported in our Support forums, introduces new features, new examples and updated documentation. You can download the new update from the official site or from the Multiplayer Central http://www.gotoandplay.it/_gapBlog/?p=222 It looks like this second half of the year will be very prolific for Macromedia. We've just put our hands on the latest Flash 8 and very cool new things are just behind the corner. Macromedia announced the imminent release of Flash Player 8.5, Flex 2 and Flex Builder 2 (based ... http://www.gotoandplay.it/_gapBlog/?p=220 Frédéric Heintz submitted his Mode 7 prototype to our Articles section. it was developed using the new Flash 8 capabilities, and it shows the impressive speed improvements of the new Flash platform. For more informations, or to contact the author, you can refer to this post in our forum. http://www.gotoandplay.it/_gapBlog/?p=219 Joep van Leijsen submitted his Striking Saints, in which you have to shoot at "saints" (?) falling from the sky using a flower (quite strange, isn't it?). They carry a symbol: the "X" indicates the enemies, trying to reach and kill you after they touch the ground, while those with ... http://www.gotoandplay.it/_gapBlog/?p=218 Our Games collection has 3 new entries: X-treme Ball 2 is a strange game developed by LinkOne, where you have to control a ball and fire at other balls crossing the screen; the game's menu graphics and soundtrack are nice, while the concept should be refined to increase its longevityJawbreaker is ... http://www.gotoandplay.it/_gapBlog/?p=217 Mariam Dholkawala and Macromedia gave us the permission to publish Mariam's article Cryptic Capers: Best Practices for Mobile Game Development that first appeared on the "Mobile and Devices Developer Center" on the Macromedia website. In this article you will learn the basic steps in building complex mobile games for Flash ... http://www.gotoandplay.it/_gapBlog/?p=216 Our contributor Neodroid submitted a new prototype implementing a class to create particle effects, and a game named Scrabbler which is a good example of use of those FXs. Happy experimenting and playing! http://www.gotoandplay.it/_gapBlog/?p=213 A new action game is hosted in our showcase: it's Lord Of The Stars, developed by Strout's Ink Games. Choose your hero and start a journey in mysterious lands to collect the stars of power! Find it in our Games section and... have fun! http://www.gotoandplay.it/_gapBlog/?p=214 After the summer break we're back with our monthly issue of the Spotlight. This month we feature maybe one of the most ambitious projects ever attempted with Flash: DOFUS, a huge MMORPG (massive-multiplayer-online-rpg) created by the talented French guys of Ankama Studio. Enjoy the reading. http://www.gotoandplay.it/_gapBlog/?p=212