This post is very difficult to write. When I started Building Browsergames back up again, I had big plans – a new design, a cleaner interface, more guest writers. Unfortunately, things didn’t go quite as I planned – and that’s why I’m writing this today. Building Browsergames is shutting down. Forcing myself to find more writers […]
Read MoreI managed to get in touch with Hypemaster from the Browser-Based Game Zone forums to ask him a few questions about his entry in the BBGZ 2010 PBBG competition. His entry, Wicked Dead, was the winner of the contest with a 68 point lead over the next entry. Here’s what he had to say: Tell […]
Read MoreOne of the games that I’ve been collaborating with someone on has finally hit the closed alpha stage – and now, we’re looking for alpha testers. Here’s what we need alpha testers to do: Play the game. Diligently report any and all bugs/unexpected behavior using the built-in feedback form. Interested? You can apply to join […]
Read MoreThis write-up comes from dbest from the BBGameZone forums – he entered the contest with a game called “Tennis Masters”: Tennis Masters is planned to be an online tennis management game. The game puts the players in charge of managing their own academy of tennis players and making them stars. The idea of the game […]
Read MoreThis week’s release comes from PHudBase, which is an engine for building games using a client/server model in PHP. PHudBase, a project built by John DeLancey for his upcoming PBBG, has been released as open-source for the PBBG community to try out, rip up, and improve upon. PHudBase (or just PB) is a game engine […]
Read MoreThe BBGameZone Competition 2010 is now over – here are the games that managed to finish something in the month-long time frame: Qorporate Quest Wicked Dead Demons ModularGaming Duel Arena Due to unforeseen circumstances, all of the other entrants were forced to drop out (including yours truly). Better luck next time! If you were interested […]
Read MoreNow that I’ve extolled the virtues of using a NoSQL database, it’s time to put my money where my mouth is and show you how to use one. To start things off, we’re going to build a super-simple site using the excellent Bottle Python framework, which is built for building simple sites like this. This […]
Read MoreHey, game creators – Building Browsergames is starting a new initiative called “Press Release Thursdays” – if you’ve got a new game that’s just getting out there, send us your press release and we’ll publish it! To start things off, I have a release from Fanta-Trade, a stock market simulation game: Fanta Trade is a […]
Read MoreOne of the hottest new web technologies being discussed right now on the web is NoSQL Databases – with the two I hear about most being CouchDB and MongoDB. NoSQL databases provide a different approach than traditional relational databases by being ’schema-less’ – allowing you to quickly and easily add arbitrary data to whatever you […]
Read MoreI was recently contacted by Sunchaser from the BBGameZone forums about membership within the PBBG network for his topsite, top-pbbg.com. As you can see, his membership was accepted – and I also managed to get him to write a quick tutorial about how to integrate his site into your PBBG – so that you can […]
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