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Flash, A Gateway to Cross Platform Development

After careful consideration of a number of options for cross platform game development, We at Divine Knight Gaming have decided to go with Flash. I mentioned this in my last article about game development for Linux, but I didn’t really delve much further into it. So here I will be explaining exactly what went into [...]

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Why Do We Hate the Penguin?

After my review of game development on the PC, I came to realize that there is very little if any support for Linux as a viable platform from the creators of game engines for the PC. Even those that advertise that they are cross platform engines only go so far as to be cross platform [...]

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From the Outside Wanting In: The PC

In my last two articles in this series, I focused on two heavily closed systems, XBox Indie Games and iPhone Games. Those systems have specific dev kits and a single source of distribution. The PC is vastly different. There is no central point of contact for game development. There is no single distribution source. The [...]

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From the Outside, Wanting In: Introduction

As a non-games programmer looking to get into game development, I am absolutely astounded by the number of choices available to develop and distribute video games to my potential customers. As a non-games professional, I do not have a strong desire to move house and get a job with a professional games studio but would [...]

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