SWFstats – Flash Analytics

Its free right now, but only during the beta. There will be a price though when it comes out of beta but i am sure the price will pay off.

Here’s a list of features it offers (compared)

That actually looks pretty good but what are your opinions on SwfStats?

We have been working on this latest version for a while, It has many back-ends, and front-end updates… Some of the updates:

• Friends (Add Friends)
• Report games (Found a buggy/not working game? Let us know)
• Massive improvement to the profile page…
• Increased speed and stability…
• New design :p
• Easier to use Homepage
• a lot more.. but that is quite a few big ones…

We will be updating the site throughout the month for more updates…

Hope you like it,

- FlashJolt

Here are the 10 games we think will make players go “Wow” (exaguration :p )

Btw, this list is in no particular order!

Adrenaline Challenge

A great game that gathered more than 212Million plays throughout its lifetime! The main reason for its success could be its simplicity but the fact the game play is really fun makes it even better

Bloons Tower Defense 4

Released about a month ago, but fans of the previous sequels (3,2 and 1) enjoyed this game alot more than the older versions. Reason of success: Great Graphics and uses popular character from Bloons! Also The fact NinjaKiwi is one of the leading developers in the industry

Helicopter Game

Seriously this game is old, and has plain graphics but the game play still attracts thousands of players. The reason of success: Simplicity, Challenge and the addictiveness! (Kids/students love this game because they want to beat their friends score in school)

Desktop TD

Also an Tower Defence game. But one of the most famous and most played tower defence.

Reasons of success: Simplicity and Game Play.

This deal made the founders of mochimedia a wooping 80 Million Dollars, $60 Million in cash and $20 Million in equity.

About ShandaGames, It isbiggest online games operator in china and host different MMORPG games (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games).

Anyways, Why is this sounding good for developers?

Mostly because today (already) Mochi releases a new interface for their Game Developer Overview page (or something like that) which is really a great improvement and also much easier compared to the old interface.

Not just that mochi now seems interested in your thoughts as they have been asking questions on improving their services (Leaderboards etc).

Now i guess you developers want to see some good updates coming by. Hopefully Shanda Does a good job with mochi

What do you think about it? Comment below!

Emanuele Feronato

A great blog with great tips and tutorials to help you get started. It also has great blog posts ways to optimize your games and get a better outcome.

MJW: Avoider Game Tutorial

New to Game Development? Or new to AS3? Micheal James Williams has a great tutorial on how to build a Avoider game from scratch. Sounds lame? Trust me this game covers alot of as3 and will surely help you.

FlashKit: Games Tutorials

Huge collection of flash game Tutorials. Probably got around 200 Tutorials. These tutorials cover many different methods used in flash programming.

Flash-Game-Design

Covers many different aspects of flash games. Also has alot of quality flash game tutorials and tips.

Box2D : Flash

Box2D is a great physics engine for flash. Its widely used and there are alot of tutorials out there on how to use it and how to build games with it…

GoToAndPlay

Gotoandplay provides tutorials and game development tips. It also features some flash games. They also have tutorials for multiplayer flash games

MochiAds

Make money off your games. A great ad network for flash games. It lets developers make money by showing ads on their game. Currently it is one of the most used in-game ad network and there are also other benefits of using MochiAds including Leaderboards & Version Control

CpmStar

Another way for developers to monetize their game! Although the developer need to share revenue with the sponsor of the game. (10% Will do). But the eCPM is normally high and the ads are very related!

Mr. Sun Studios

Just another Flash Game tutorial site but provides very valuable information on games. And provide sample FLA files along with the tutorials but it is highly suggested you dont just download the FLA and claim it as your game.

Anyways,
Enjoy this holiday and never forget to play games on flashjolt

-FlashJolt

These are the best games picked by us! Starting from the Best Games #1 to the #5th game!

Iron Turtle!
I am sure alot of you support me on this and i  personally recieved a few good reviews on this game! Its another platformer but this game is just different to the rest that it will get you addicted in seconds. Even the Main Menu of this game is full of fun!

This was the first game submitted to flashjolt but not only that it is a great game. Trust me it will keep you involved if you like strategy or puzzle games! A game with some cute graphics and some HUNGRY shapes! How Hungry is your shape?

Originality

This is one big factor of a successful game. No matter what game it is, a flash game or a download able exe game. One simple step to success is making the game original. No one wants to play dress up games everyday or the same old kind of mouse avoider game. What they want is real games with some awesome game play!

Complexity

A game must be challenging but not soo challenging. Don’t make your first level next to impossible. Gradually increase the difficulty and try to keep the user playing for as long as they can. Generally the first few levels should be easy enough so the player can understand the controls and game play.

Re-playability

Is your game bringing back loyal gamers? Make the game play different each time you the user plays the game. Or add  Level Editors and Save Games options to your game to bring back players. Features like this not only brings back players, it also builds a community. And one of the most powerful thing a game can achieve is a supportive and loyal community.

Test your game before release.

Testing is a long process but is very useful and could gain you loyal players. Players don’t like spending 30 mins on a game and realising they got stuck and have to restart the whole game!

MochiMedia have updated their system again to include some new and maybe some interesting features:

• Consumables and In-Game Currency Support in Mochi Coins (AS3 Only)
• Universal Login

Let your users use the mochi login features in your game even if you dont have mochi coins enabled. It will also allow you use alot of data from the user profile @ Mochi. Maybe a nice feature but i dont see the point.

• Universal Data Storage (AS3 Only)

This is surely the best feature they have released in this update. This should let developers build a better game play.

Check out the mochiland post: http://mochiland.com/articles/new-mochi-features-consumables-universal-login-and-data-storage

1) Choose your name carefully.

Although this may seem like it doesnt have alot to do with game views. The reality is it does. People sometimes don’t play games because the name is odd. Through personal experience i know some games where people didn’t play because of its name. And i have seen some people play games that had funny attractive names.

2) Game Icon Plays a huge role

The game icon means alot. A image can say 1000 words. So can your game icon. If your game icon is of poor qaulity, blurred or shows a odd spot in your game it could drop your game views alot. Many sites link to your game using just the icon. So you will have to make sure the icon you provide is of top quality. Normally: Shows a Important part of your game (the hero etc) and/or a cool thing about your game. On alot of games i have seen 10-50% increase in game play just because of the icon.

Good Icons:

This image is great and makes the user “Want to play” this game. It features the main character and also the emotion on the face (of the character) looks appealing.

Try it out and you can see a difference!

What do you think? Comment below!