Creating Ally AI That Locates Nearest Enemy and Attacks In this tutorial, you will learn: Basic for loop usage Basic array usage How to find the distance between two points How to use Math.atan2() to have MovieClips follow each other How to fire projectiles How to split a velocity vector into two perpendicular lines using [...]

Winner’s Circle This week’s Flash Game Friday winner is Monsters in Bunnyland by Limex Games! Monsters in Bunnyland is a fresh new look at puzzle games…and monsters! Your task is simple in this puzzle platformer- solve the puzzle of each level in order to move on (and unlock) the next one. You have two monster [...]

FGS 2012 Advisory Board Interview Series This is part three in a series of interviews of the Flash Gaming Summit 2012 Advisory Board. This is your chance to get to know the folks who determine the content of Flash Gaming Summit, getting their thoughts on both the conference and the games industry in general. This week’s [...]

Mochi Media is one of the most popular ways for Flash game developers to make money with their games using  their in-game ads product Mochi Ads. Mochi is also a one-stop solution for game analytics, achievements, leaderboards, and virtual currency. StencylWorks is an easy way to visually create Flash and iOS games for non-coders and [...]

FGS 2012 Advisory Board Interview Series This is part two in a series of interviews of the Flash Gaming Summit 2012 Advisory Board. This is your chance to get to know the folks who determine the content of Flash Gaming Summit, getting their thoughts on both the conference and the games industry in general. This [...]

Winner’s Circle This week’s Flash Game Friday winner is Stunt Crazy by thePodge! You are a stuntman (or stuntperson?), and you are looking for work to build up your reputation in the film industry and make a lot of money! You take jobs to drive through movie scenes. As you progress, you build fortune and [...]

FGS 2012 Advisory Board Interview Series This is part one in a series of interviews of the Flash Gaming Summit 2012 Advisory Board. This is your chance to get to know the folks who determine the content of FGS, and hear their thoughts on both the conference and the games industry in general. This week’s [...]

Winner’s Circle This week’s Flash Game Friday winner is Prizma Puzzle Challenge by Silen Games! Silen Games strikes again with another fantastic installment in the Prizma Puzzle series. It has been a while since we have had a puzzle as our Flash Game Friday winner, and this game definitely fits the bill as a high-quality [...]

Winner’s Circle This week’s Flash Game Friday winner is Bad Eggs Online by Rob Donkin! You are an egg. You have weapons. Your job is to take out your enemies, which depending on the type of battle you are in could be the other team or literally every egg on the screen! Bad Eggs Online [...]

Building a retro platform game in Flixel, Part 1 Note: This tutorial was originally written for .net magazine. I’m now allowed to publish it here, so read on and enjoy! Grab the files for download before starting! Retro style games are becoming more popular than ever online. Commonly referred to as “8-bit” these games have [...]