Hello fellow IG devs. With the introduction of the new minimum performance standards rule that is now in place on Facebook Instant Games, many of us (most of us actually) will see our games removed from the platform very quickly. This is a sad day but probably what is needed… Read more“The IGX SDK can help save us all (I hope)”
Category: Facebook Instant Games
Support for Poki and localisation added to IGX SDK
Support for the Poki web game portal SDK has been added to the IGX SDK, so you can now deploy your games to Poki using the latest release on Github. I have also deployed a number of my Facebook Instant games to Crazy Games using the IGX SDK: Merge Babies… Read more“Support for Poki and localisation added to IGX SDK”
IGX SDK now provides On Device Debug Console Logging
Deploying HTML5 games that utilise the IGX SDK to mobile feature will now give you access to a debug logging console that you can log text strings to and display on-device. This is great for debugging awkward issues across different devices. The Debugging service is automatically created for you when… Read more“IGX SDK now provides On Device Debug Console Logging”
IGX SDK for mobile is now available
Web to mobile Today I pushed the latest version of the IGX SDK to Github which provides support for deploying IGX SDK compatible games, including Facebook Instant Games and general web games to Android and iOS. Games are hosted in a web view within Unity 3D. A new library has… Read more“IGX SDK for mobile is now available”
Facebook Instant Games hits Personality Quizzes with the Ban Hammer
As of yesterday apps defined as personality quizzes on Facebook Instant Games have been limited to prevent their virality, which is basically the death knell for these self gratification apps. If you have written one of these apps (like me) then how will the changes affect your app? You will… Read more“Facebook Instant Games hits Personality Quizzes with the Ban Hammer”
Facebook Instant Game Tutorials Live
Spent some spare time over the last few weeks noting down information that I do not want to forget regarding Facebook Instant Games development. I’ve been away from it for a bit and plan to spend more time away from it so want a nice easy reference for when I… Read more“Facebook Instant Game Tutorials Live”
Facebook Instant Games gets its first hard core porn app!
Its well known in the Facebook Instant Game developer community that Facebook Instant Games is a bit of a wild west. In the beginning god created…, just kidding :D. In the beginning some developers were taking well known web games and just dumping them onto IG to earn a quick… Read more“Facebook Instant Games gets its first hard core porn app!”
TODAY lands on Facebook Instant Games and Google Play
Finally released my latest Facebook Instant Games offering to IG and Google Play. What is TODAY? Have you heard of Nametests or OMG? Well its an app very similar to those with the exception that it does actually contain game elements. It was developed not in HTML / CSS but… Read more“TODAY lands on Facebook Instant Games and Google Play”
Streaming League of Legends on Twitch.tv and Twitch extensions
Recently two family members have started streaming their gaming on Twitch.tv. They currently stream a game I love to play but am terrible at so prefer to watch :D. That game is League of Legends (I’m a lowly silver player, these guys are Diamond level players). if you like to… Read more“Streaming League of Legends on Twitch.tv and Twitch extensions”
MEME arrives on Facebook Instant Games platform
So I got bored with writing games for Facebook Instant Games for a bit and decided to jump on the entertainment app (NO THEY ARE NOT GAMES :D) train that seems to be doing well on Facebook Instant Games right now. I wrote a MEME generator / creator that lets… Read more“MEME arrives on Facebook Instant Games platform”