OmnomBot gets a Makeover
OmnomBot's New Look
OmnomBot still lives. We swear. And he's getting a serious makeover. This game is taking longer than originally planned, but it's going to be all the better for it. I have a lot more to say about indie development time, bootstrapping a business, and ravenous robots- but I'll save that for another post.
Northway Games Adds Game Center to iPad AIR Projects
Game Center Leaderboard running in Word Up Dog for iPad- in Adobe AIR!
Northway Games, creators of award winning (and all-around awesome!) games for the web and iPad- like Fantastic Contraption, Rebuild, Word Up Dog, and Incredipede- are adding Game Center social features to their iPad AIR / Flash games thanks to our GameCenter Extension for Adobe AIR!
"It Took me less than an hour to pop it in to my FlashDevelop project, connect all the events and go. All in AS3, no Mac or Xcode required. Post scores, view achievements, all that good stuff with minimal effort," says Northway Games developer Sarah Northway, discussing her recent integration of Game Center in her upcoming iPad title, Word Up Dog.
Word Up Dog should be hitting your iPad pretty soon, and I couldn't be more excited about it. We'll keep you posted right here, and on twitter, with updates!
Announcing Native iOS Game Center for Adobe AIR!
We just released our Google AdMob Android Extension for Adobe AIR, but we're not stopping there. Milkman Games is dedicated to bringing all the best native features to your mobile Flash / AIR games, and up next is our latest Extension: Game Center Leaderboards and Achievements for Adobe AIR!
iOS is the biggest mobile gaming platform on the planet, and you can now bring the great social features of Game Center leaderboards and achievements right into your Flash / AIR app! Some top-tier developers are already hard at work integrating this extension into their games, and we can't wait to make a public announcement soon. In the meantime, you can start integrating Game Center into your ActionScript 3 app right now:
- Fast, easy to use, and well documented
- Show the native iOS Leaderboards and Achievements panels in your Flash game
- Complete sample application, as3 docs, and getting started guide included
- Step by Step illustrated tutorial shows you how to register your Game Center game on the Apple Developer Portal
- Supports iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch
- Full suite of events for fine control over your application flow
And quite a bit more. The MMG Game Center Extension for AIR 3 / Flash is available now for $69.99, and comes with full documentation, quick start guide, sample app, and one year of e-mail support. Learn more and pick it up now in the Tools section.
Aqualux Lights up Kindle Fire!
Looking to challenge your brain with some puzzling fun on your brand-spanking new Kindle Fire? Milkman Games has you covered, because Aqualux for Kindle Fire is available right now on the Kindle Fire Amazon Appstore! This special edition of our top selling puzzle game is especially optimized to look, play, and sound great on the Kindle Fire. Get it now or read on for the official press release.
Preview of OmnomBot on the iPhone!
Where has the Milkman been? Hiding under a rock? Hosing down the back of the milk truck? San Luis Obispo? NO! Polishing shiny metal OmnomBots and squeezing them into your deliscious iPhone! See some of the fun right here:
OmnomBot Consumes BlackBerry Playbook!
Get ready kids - OmnomBot the carnivorous robot is chomping down on your BlackBerry Playbook today in all his shiny metal glory! Read on for screenshots and the official press release!
Optimizing Adobe AIR Games for Mobile GPUs: 7 Simple Rules
For the last month or so, your friends at Milkman headquarters have been working away on porting Aqualux to the BlackBerry Playbook. The Playbook has an integrated Adobe AIR runtime, which means you can develop native apps for it using Actionscript 3.
Frankly, we're impressed. AIR runs on a number of other mobile systems- like Android and iOS, but on the Playbook it's hooked into the operating system on a deep level. Native AS3 APIs let you access in-app purchases, system state, and native GUI directly. On to of that, the device has a pretty beefy GPU and a dual core processor, so there's a lot of head room to create some very performant games using Flash.
Aqualux runs buttery smooth at 30 FPS on the Playbook- so let's explore some of the techniques for optimizing AIR games for phones and tablets.
#1 Puzzle Game on the Playbook; Free Update
Thank you everyone for making Aqualux the #1 purchased puzzle game on the BlackBerry Playbook!
A free update was just released that addresses issues on some devices with flickering text, along with various performance fixes.
Watch here for new announcements soon 
Aqualux is LIVE on Blackberry App World!
It's official. Milkman Games is very excited to announce that Aqualux is live on Blackberry App World. We've done a major overhaul for this release- all the art has been repainted in HD, there's a new storybook mode, some beautiful voice acting, and much more! If you've gotten your hands on a Playbook already, head on over to Blackberry App World and pick it up!
Read on for official press release and screen shots!