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Entries for September, 2008

5 Ways to Focus

Have you ever sat down to start working on your new game, only to be distracted by something else? It happens to all of us, but if you really want to stay more focused on your flash games, here are some tips.

Plan your game out. You’ll be surprised how much of a difference this makes. [...]

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Code Bits: Random

Making things random in a game can be very important. There many different ways to use this important method that I will be going over today.
The random method can be used for a variety of things. It is called when you want to generate a random number. This randomly generated number can be used to [...]

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4mations New Monthly Contest: £250 Euro Prize

A relatively new site, 4mations.tv has announced that they will now be giving away £250 a month for the most played game of the month. Best of all is that your game doesn’t even have to have their intro. You will still be able to keep your ads or whatever you want. You can earn [...]

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FHM Web Game Awards

FHM has recently announced a new flash game contest. They’re be giving away £3,000 to the best flash game as voted by players. All you have to do to enter the competition is submit a game using the handy form sheet. Best part is that you don’t even have to be the one who made [...]

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Code Bits: Variables

Variables are an important aspect of coding in actionscript. In fact, they are essentially what makes a game. Variables are used to store data. They can store numbers, words, or whether something is true or false. In this article I’m going to be going over each type of variable in AS2 and their use.
1. Boolean
Booleans [...]

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