Adobe late Monday released a free tool kit to make it easier for developers to create Flash-based games to ride the growing wave of playing on smartphones, tablets, and in Internet browsers.<\/p>\n
Game Developers Tools made available were the first tied to the Adobe’s “Creative Cloud,” providing computing muscle from Adobe’s online datacenters.<\/p>\n
“For anybody who wants to develop a game that targets the Flash player it will be a lot easier,” said Diana Helander, group product marketing manager for Gaming Solutions at Adobe.<\/p>\n
“For people who want to try their hand at being a game developer, this allows you to play around and target a bunch of different marketplaces,” she continued. “That really opens the door for revenue and for discovery, even if you just have a free little game you want to put out there.”<\/p>\n
Flash-based games can be found in among the top titles at social network Facebook as well as those popular for play using personal computer browsers.<\/p>\n
Adobe said its tools enable games to be crafted more efficiently to work across the sometimes challenging array of device screen sizes and operating systems.<\/p>\n
Flash software can enable a desktop computer version of the game to be shifted to suit smartphones or tablets which are becoming increasing popular devices for play.<\/p>\n
“Gaming companies are becoming more like media companies,” Helander said. “Gaming as a whole is definitely increasing in popularity.”<\/p>\n
Adobe envisioned the free tools boosting the number of rich, immersive games available including many based on characters or franchises that have been hits on videogame consoles.<\/p>\n
Japan-based Square Enix and France-based Ubisoft are among videogame industry titans working with Flash tools, according to Helander.<\/p>\n
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