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		<title>Hail to the winners!!</title>
		<link>http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2011/02/10/hail-to-the-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emanuele Feronato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally the contest for three free copies of Cocos2d for iPhone 0.99 Beginner&#8217;s Guide PDF is over. These are the numbers given by Sisal site: According to the contest list the winners are: 1 – Matt Perrin 47 – Raymond Song 54 – Tim Keir Congratulations! I am getting in contact with you, check your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Finally the contest for three free copies of <strong><a target ="_blank" href="http://link.packtpub.com/idB3NV">Cocos2d for iPhone 0.99 Beginner&#8217;s Guide</a></strong> PDF is over.</p>
<p>These are the numbers given by <a href="http://www.sisal.it/online/SuperEnalotto" target = "_blank">Sisal</a> site:</p>
<p><img src="/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sisal2.jpg" /></p>
<p>According to the <a href="http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2011/02/10/cocos2d-for-iphone-0-99-beginner%E2%80%99s-guide-giveaway-the-winners/">contest list</a> the winners are:</p>
<p><strong>1 – Matt Perrin</strong></p>
<p><strong>47 – Raymond Song</strong></p>
<p><strong>54 – Tim Keir</strong></p>
<p>Congratulations! I am getting in contact with you, check your Facebook private messages.</p>
<p><strong>What if you did not win?</strong></p>
<p>Well, you can <a target ="_blank" href="http://link.packtpub.com/idB3NV">buy the book</a>, but be sure there will be more contests.</p>
<p>Thank you for supporting the blog taking part to the contest.</p>
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		<title>Cocos2d for iPhone 0.99 Beginner’s Guide giveaway &#8211; the winners</title>
		<link>http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2011/02/10/cocos2d-for-iphone-0-99-beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-giveaway-the-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emanuele Feronato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the day! Three lucky readers will get a free PDF copy of Cocos2d for iPhone 0.99 Beginner&#8217;s Guide. There have been a lot of entries as you can see: And these are the numbers associated to readers: 1 &#8211; Matt Perrin 2 &#8211; Sudeep Kothapalli 3 &#8211; Constantin Achiriloaie 4 &#8211; Khaled Noui [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today is the day! Three lucky readers will get a free PDF copy of <strong><a target ="_blank" href="http://link.packtpub.com/idB3NV">Cocos2d for iPhone 0.99 Beginner&#8217;s Guide</a></strong>. </p>
<p>There have been a lot of entries as you can see:</p>
<p><img src="/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/contest.png" /></p>
<p>And these are the numbers associated to readers:<span id="more-3757"></span></p>
<p>1 &#8211; Matt Perrin<br />
2 &#8211; Sudeep Kothapalli<br />
3 &#8211; Constantin Achiriloaie<br />
4 &#8211; Khaled Noui<br />
<del datetime="2011-02-10T09:59:08+00:00">5 &#8211; Sudeep Kothapalli</del> double entry<br />
<del datetime="2011-02-10T09:59:08+00:00">5 &#8211; Erik Cloutier</del> says he does not need to win<br />
5 &#8211; Pulpo Garcia<br />
6 &#8211; Mike Craddock<br />
7 &#8211; Maximilian P. T. Knop<br />
8 &#8211; Izik Bachar<br />
9 &#8211; Terry Smith<br />
10 &#8211; Keegan Lillo<br />
11 &#8211; Lubo Hienata<br />
12 &#8211; Daniel Chiles<br />
13 &#8211; Kathrin Ayer<br />
14 &#8211; Unisda Ho<br />
15 &#8211; Werner Hohenegger<br />
16 &#8211; Nithin Venugopal<br />
17 &#8211; Wally Kolcz<br />
18 &#8211; Ian Porada<br />
19 &#8211; Adam Wallace<br />
20 &#8211; Eliott Robson<br />
21 &#8211; Andre Yu<br />
22 &#8211; Roberto Vidal<br />
23 &#8211; Matthias Ziehe<br />
24 &#8211; Justin McManus<br />
25 &#8211; Alon Bukai<br />
26 &#8211; Andrew Doherty<br />
27 &#8211; Ze Ferreira<br />
28 &#8211; Tobias Wehrum<br />
29 &#8211; Chip Lambert<br />
30 &#8211; Kutay Yosrüg<br />
31 &#8211; Blake J Monson<br />
32 &#8211; Marcelo Salta<br />
33 &#8211; Adam Holland<br />
34 &#8211; Ruthy Ezion-Sheffi<br />
35 &#8211; Kevin McCusker<br />
36 &#8211; Bruce Cichowlas<br />
37 &#8211; Ben Rhodes<br />
38 &#8211; Peter Schneider<br />
39 &#8211; Kort Pleco<br />
40 &#8211; Low Zy Hao<br />
41 &#8211; Edio De Oliveira Zalewski<br />
42 &#8211; Somta Hamilton<br />
43 &#8211; Frugal Ways<br />
44 &#8211; Owen Harris<br />
45 &#8211; Ben Scarman<br />
46 &#8211; Punya Huxter<br />
47 &#8211; Raymond Song<br />
48 &#8211; Bram Van Der Poel<br />
49 &#8211; Andrea Usseglio Gaudi<br />
50 &#8211; Rafael Matovelle<br />
51 &#8211; Rey Maldonado<br />
52 &#8211; Michael James Long<br />
53 &#8211; Tim Young<br />
54 &#8211; Tim Keir<br />
55 &#8211; Saiyasodharan DragonBorn<br />
56 &#8211; ???<br />
57 &#8211; JiMyung Lee<br />
58 &#8211; Dev Vandal<br />
59 &#8211; Byron Chen<br />
60 &#8211; Clive Yip<br />
61 &#8211; Daniel Mujica<br />
62 &#8211; Alberto Alarcon<br />
63 &#8211; Narcis Zait<br />
64 &#8211; Jo Portus<br />
65 &#8211; Ryan Underwood<br />
66 &#8211; Gusti Adipati Wae Chamrok<br />
67 &#8211; Rudrasen Sitoleh<br />
68 &#8211; Antonio Intrieri<br />
69 &#8211; Mike Ruschak<br />
70 &#8211; Dzibus Allmighty<br />
71 &#8211; Jason Ian Green<br />
72 &#8211; Jason Cordes<br />
73 &#8211; Joe Pisanzio<br />
74 &#8211; Alessio Menconi<br />
75 &#8211; Thiago Meirelles Ventura<br />
76 &#8211; Saeed Gatson<br />
77 &#8211; Jack Hopkins<br />
78 &#8211; Kenneth Love<br />
79 &#8211; Ben Reynolds<br />
80 &#8211; Mohd Reza Mohsin<br />
81 &#8211; Ryan Wright<br />
82 &#8211; Luis Fonseca<br />
83 &#8211; James Rowlinson<br />
84 &#8211; Philippe De Azevedo<br />
85 &#8211; Rozz Villa<br />
86 &#8211; Matt Deal<br />
87 &#8211; Santi Bernabé<br />
88 &#8211; Kou Peto<br />
89 &#8211; Kalon Stephens<br />
90 &#8211; Andrew Shepperd</p>
<p>As you can see, there is still vacancy(<strong>**</strong>) for three readers, so it&#8217;s not too late to win a book if you take part to the <a href="http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2011/02/06/cocos2d-for-iphone-0-99-beginner%E2%80%99s-guide-giveaway/">contest</a> right now.</p>
<p>The winners will be announced in a few hours, as soon as <a href="http://www.sisal.it/online/SuperEnalotto" target = "_blank">Sisal</a> publishes today&#8217;s winning numbers.</p>
<p><strong>** edit **</strong></p>
<p>no more entries available</p>
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		<title>Cocos2d for iPhone 0.99 Beginner’s Guide giveaway</title>
		<link>http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2011/02/06/cocos2d-for-iphone-0-99-beginner%e2%80%99s-guide-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emanuele Feronato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Haven&#8217;t you already bought Cocos2d for iPhone 0.99 Beginner&#8217;s Guide book? This is your chance to win a PDF copy of the book with the Cocos2d for iPhone 0.99 Beginner&#8217;s Guide giveaway. I blogged about the book in this post, so I am going straight to the point of this giveaway. Three lucky readers will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Haven&#8217;t you already bought <strong><a target ="_blank" href="http://link.packtpub.com/idB3NV">Cocos2d for iPhone 0.99 Beginner&#8217;s Guide</a></strong> book?</p>
<p>This is your chance to win a PDF copy of the book with the <a target ="_blank" href="http://link.packtpub.com/idB3NV">Cocos2d for iPhone 0.99 Beginner&#8217;s Guide</a> giveaway.</p>
<p>I blogged about the book in <a href="http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2011/01/08/learn-how-to-make-iphone-games-with-cocos2d-for-iphone-0-99-beginners-guide/">this post</a>, so I am going straight to the point of this giveaway.</p>
<p><strong>Three lucky readers</strong> will win a PDF copy of the book.</p>
<p><a href="http://link.packtpub.com/idB3NV" target = "_blank"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/cocos.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Let me explain the rules of this giveaway:<span id="more-3740"></span></p>
<p>1) Be a fan of my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emanuele-Feronato/50374255154" target = "_blank">Facebook page</a>.</p>
<p>2) On my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emanuele-Feronato/50374255154" target = "_blank">Facebook page</a> you will find a post about the giveaway. Leave a comment, such as &#8220;I want one&#8221; or something similar.</p>
<p>3) The first reader which will comment will be marked as &#8220;one&#8221;, the second as &#8220;two&#8221; and so on.</p>
<p>4) You are allowed to leave only one comment. If you leave more comments, only the first comment will count, so if reader A leaves the first and the second comment, and reader B leaves the 3rd comment, reader A will be marked as &#8220;one&#8221; and reader B as &#8220;two&#8221;.</p>
<p>5) On <a href="http://www.sisal.it/online/SuperEnalotto" target = "_blank">this site</a>, the official site of an Italian lottery, next Thursday (February 10) six numbers will be published. You will see the numbers below &#8220;Combinazione Vincente&#8221; title. Also, you&#8217;ll also see &#8220;CONCORSO N. 18&#8243; above such title to make sure you&#8217;re watching the right numbers.</p>
<p>6) The first three numbers in the page represent the readers which will win the book. If a number is higher than the amount of entries, it will be subtracted by the number of entries until it&#8217;s lower or equal to the number of entries, then the corresponding reader will win the book.</p>
<p>Let me show you an example. Let&#8217;s say this is the list of winning numbers:</p>
<p><img src="/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sisal.jpg" /></p>
<p>The winning readers are the ones marked with 25, 32 and 43. And let&#8217;s say there are only 29 entries, the winning readers are the ones marked with 25, 3 (32-29) and 14 (43-29). Remember you will have to see &#8220;CONCORSO N. 18&#8243; to be sure they are Thursday February 10 numbers.</p>
<p>Be <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Emanuele-Feronato/50374255154" target = "_blank">my fan</a> and win!</p>
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		<title>Kongregate + Unity = $25,000 contest!</title>
		<link>http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2010/12/24/kongregate-unity-25000-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emanuele Feronato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kongregate, one of the most famous Flash games portals, now supports Unity games. Unity is a powerful development environment which allows you to create web, mobile, and even console games. To celebrate the partnership, they launched a game development contest. The 10 best Unity games published before February 15, 2011 will win cash prizes for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://www.kongregate.com/ref=triqui" target = "_blank">Kongregate</a></strong>, one of the most famous Flash games portals, now supports <strong><a target = "_blank" href="http://unity3d.com/">Unity</a></strong> games. Unity is a powerful development environment which allows you to create web, mobile, and even console games.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.kongregate.com/unity_game_contest?ref=triqui" target = "_blank"><img src="http://www.emanueleferonato.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/unity.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>To celebrate the partnership, they launched a game development contest.</p>
<p>The 10 best Unity games published before February 15, 2011 will win cash prizes for a total of $25,000.</p>
<p>I just installed Unity, and I am start playing with it, so expect some quick tutorial soon.</p>
<p>Meanwhile take a look at the <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/unity_game_contest?ref=triqui" target = "_blank">official page</a>.</p>
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		<title>More mobile Flash game contests &#8211; $80,000 in prizes!!</title>
		<link>http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2010/07/16/more-mobile-flash-game-contests-80000-in-prizes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emanuele Feronato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you think $30,000 in prizes aren&#8217;t enough, here they come $50,000 more in prizes from Kongregate&#8216;s Mobile Flash Game Contest and MochiMedia&#8216;s Made for Mobile Contest, for a grand total of $80,000!!! This is the first time in Flash gaming history that three big sites host contests with the same topic, this means you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you think $30,000 in prizes aren&#8217;t enough, here they come $50,000 more in prizes from <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/?ref=triqui" target = "_blank">Kongregate</a>&#8216;s Mobile Flash Game Contest and <a href="https://www.mochimedia.com/r/972ae333a3c92a2a" target ="_blank">MochiMedia</a>&#8216;s Made for Mobile Contest, for a grand total of <strong>$80,000</strong>!!!</p>
<p>This is the first time in Flash gaming history that three big sites host contests with the same topic, this means you could enter all contest with the same game&#8230; let&#8217;s make a recap:</p>
<p><strong>Cell Your Flash Game</strong> by <a href="http://www.flashgamelicense.com/" target ="_blank">FlashGameLicense</a></p>
<p><strong>Prizes</strong>: from $2,600 + Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection to $100 (150 places elegible)<br />
<strong>Deadline</strong>: September 6, 2010<br />
<strong>Criteria</strong>: The Game must be able to be played on an Android 2.2 smart phone (the &#8220;Device&#8221;) &#8211; The Game must be of a high quality level and enjoyable to players &#8211; The Game must scale appropriately to multiple screen resolutions, keeping buttons and interactive elements at a usable size &#8211; The Game&#8217;s rescaled user interfaces must work with game logic. For example, hunt-the-pixel games must not become unacceptably difficult &#8211; Game input events that aren&#8217;t supported on the Device &#8211; like mouse-over and mouse-move events &#8211; must not be important to gameplay<br />
<strong>Official page</strong>: <a target = "_blank" href="http://www.flashgamelicense.com/sponsor_pages/adobe/">http://www.flashgamelicense.com/sponsor_pages/adobe/</a> </p>
<p><strong>Mobile Flash Game Contest</strong> by <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/?ref=triqui" target = "_blank">Kongregate</a></p>
<p><strong>Prizes</strong>: from $5,000 + Adobe Creative Suite 5 Web Premium to $750 (15 places elegible)<br />
<strong>Deadline</strong>: August 23, 2010<br />
<strong>Criteria</strong>:Graphics optimized for mobile device; Text/Instructions/scores, clearly legible; buttons large enough to use on touch screen &#8211; Game works regardless of input options (keyboard, touch screen, accelerometer, etc), easy to navigate and play; pause/save options; intuitive; seamless landscape, portrait, and full screen display; leverage and understand the device -Loads fast, built at 25-30 frames/second, fast start up time &#8211; Addictive, unique, can be adopted across multiple audiences &#8211; Built with standards in mind; easy to adapt to other displays quickly with minimal recoding effort; device and player detection, opportunity to integrate with social media.<br />
<strong>Official page</strong>: <a target ="_blank" href="http://www.kongregate.com/pages/mobile-game-contest">http://www.kongregate.com/pages/mobile-game-contest</a></p>
<p><strong>Made for Mobile</strong> by <a href="https://www.mochimedia.com/r/972ae333a3c92a2a" target ="_blank">MochiMedia</a></p>
<p><strong>Prizes</strong>: from $7,000 + Adobe CS5 Master Suite to $50 (105 places elegible)<br />
<strong>Deadline</strong>: September 24, 2010<br />
<strong>Criteria</strong>: Must incorporate Mochi Live Updates &#8211; Must use the Mochi Ads API advertisements &#8211; Must be formatted and performance tested for mobile devices (see rules for more info) &#8211; Must be tagged/keyworded with the phrase &#8220;adobe2010&#8243; &#8211; Highly encouraged to use at least one of several mobile specific features<br />
<strong>Official page</strong>:<a target = "_blank" href=" http://www.mochimedia.com/contest/jul10"> http://www.mochimedia.com/contest/jul10</a></p>
<p>Hope this recap helps. Now, it&#8217;s REALLY time to write some tutorial about mobile developing&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Win $30,000 in prizes with Cell your Flash Game contest</title>
		<link>http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2010/07/13/win-30000-in-prizes-with-cell-your-flash-game-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emanuele Feronato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the war between Adobe and Apple does not seem to cease (I have to say I am by Adobe&#8217;s side), Android mobile OS fully supports Flash. So Flash Game License together with Adobe host a very special contest exclusively for members of FGL called Cell your Flash Game Create or port a game for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While the war between <a target = "_blank" href="http://www.adobe.com/choice/openmarkets.html">Adobe</a> and <a href="http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/" target = "_blank">Apple</a> does not seem to cease (I have to say I am by Adobe&#8217;s side), Android mobile OS fully supports Flash.</p>
<p>So <a href="http://www.flashgamelicense.com/" target = "_blank">Flash Game License</a> together with Adobe host a very special contest exclusively for members of FGL called <strong>Cell your Flash Game</strong></p>
<p><a target = "_blank" href="http://www.flashgamelicense.com/sponsor_pages/adobe/"><img src="/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/cellyour.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Create or port a game for mobile Flash platforms and you could win fabulous prizes: we are talking about over <strong>$30,000 in cash and prizes</strong> and if you think contests only reward three or five games, you must know <strong>150 games</strong> (yes, one hundred fifty) will win at least $100.</p>
<p>You can port your existing catalog, as long as your games are playable on Android devices, or you can create new games that take advantage of the special features of Android phones, such as the accelerometer and touchscreen.</p>
<p>new forum full of guides, FAQs, and support to help you take advantage of this new frontier. Adobe is providing us with the latest guidelines, APIs, and tools, and we&#8217;ll make them available to you here.</p>
<p>You can back-port your catalog, or you can create new games that take advantage of the special features of Android phones, such as the accelerometer and touchscreen.</p>
<p>The contest ends at 11:59:59pm UTC on <strong>September 6, 2010</strong>.</p>
<p>Refer to the <a target = "_blank" href="http://www.flashgamelicense.com/sponsor_pages/adobe/">official contest page</a> for full information or to <a target = "_blank" href="http://www.flashgamelicense.com/view_forum.php?forum_id=29">Mobile Flash Development forum</a> to get started with Flash for Android OS programming.</p>
<p>I will help you with a couple of tutorials during next days.</p>
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		<title>Games that Challenge the World Come2Play contest &#8211; $8,000 in prizes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emanuele Feronato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to make something interesting out of the Come2Play multiplayer API tutorial? Here it is your chance to win up to $5,000!! Come2Play – Creators of the first white-label social gaming platform and multiplayer game API &#8211; are holding a contest, in conjunction with the LinkedIn Flash Game Developers group, for the development [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you want to make something interesting out of the <a href="http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2010/01/14/come2play-multiplayer-api-tutorial/">Come2Play multiplayer API tutorial</a>?</p>
<p>Here it is your chance to win up to $5,000!!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.come2play.com/" target = "_blank">Come2Play</a> – Creators of the first white-label social gaming platform and multiplayer game API &#8211; are holding a contest, in conjunction with the <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&#038;gid=121017" target = "_blank">LinkedIn Flash Game Developers</a> group, for the development of turn based multiplayer games with <strong>prizes</strong> totaling <strong>$8,000</strong>. </p>
<p>In a gaming world where new games are launched and disappear just as quickly, multiplayer games with a social infrastructure are a huge hit amongst users; developing a loyal fan base that come back daily to play against each other and their friends. </p>
<p>Come2Play has developed this infrastructure and are inviting game developers to take advantage of it.</p>
<p>Come2Play is revitalizing the formula by allowing for correspondence challenges. With correspondence challenges, a player makes the first move in a game and then sends it to all their friends through email or their favorite social network. Each individual friend can then send back their next move. Each friend who responds starts a new game with the creator of the game. This gaming form provides a huge viral opportunity to game developers looking to expand the reach of their games. </p>
<p>In light of this initiative, Come2Play is launching their latest contest &#8211; <strong>The Games That Challenge the World Competition</strong>.<span id="more-2269"></span></p>
<p>Using Come2Play&#8217;s multiplayer API, developers are challenged to create head-to-head turn based multiplayer games that fit this concept. Prizes will be given out to games that successfully implement this turn based model based on the contest’s concept. Games will be judged based on originality, design, game play and use of Come2Play’s API features. Judging will be done by Come2Play in conjunction with a panel of industry judges. </p>
<p>Games entered into the competition do not have to be exclusive. In addition, you can retrofit an old game that has already been published and released. </p>
<p><strong>$8,000 in Prizes!</strong></p>
<p>Prizes for the contest will be as follows:<br />
$5,000 for first place,<br />
$2,000 for second place<br />
$1,000 for third place</p>
<p><strong>The contest runs from January 1st through March 31st</strong>. Games must be submitted by 11:59pm EST on March 31st, 2010.</p>
<p>In addition to the prize money, Come2Play will pay developers with single player games, which have over 100,000 game plays and a rating over 3.5 on Kongregate or Newgrounds, up to $3,000 to convert their single player game to a multiplayer version. Contact Come2Play at submissions[at]come2play.com to see if you qualify.</p>
<p>More information at the <a href="http://come2play.com/dev_inner.asp?f=1&#038;newsid=337" target ="_blank">official page</a></p>
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		<title>Play BarBalance, my latest game</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emanuele Feronato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would like you to play BarBalance It&#8217;s a Box2D game made for the 60 seconds to fame contest built around Stabilize! concept. You can follow the various steps during the creation of this game at this post and the links you will find in it (I won&#8217;t fill this post with links&#8230;) You probably [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would like you to play <strong><a href="http://www.barbalance-game.com/" target = "_blank">BarBalance</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.barbalance-game.com/" target = "_blank"><img src="http://www.emanueleferonato.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/barbal.png"  /></a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s a <a href="http://www.emanueleferonato.com/category/box2d/">Box2D</a> game made for the <a href="http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2009/11/07/60-seconds-to-fame-contest/">60 seconds to fame</a> contest built around <a href="http://www.triqui.com/2009/10/10/stabilize/" target = "_blank">Stabilize!</a> concept.</p>
<p>You can follow the various steps during the creation of this game at <a href="http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2009/11/25/creation-of-a-flash-stabilize-clone-using-box2d-part-5/">this post</a> and the links you will find in it (I won&#8217;t fill this post with links&#8230;)</p>
<p>You probably noticed I created a website for the game.</p>
<p>Once the contest will be over and the winners will be announced on friday december 11, I&#8217;ll start making a couple of game versions with a more interesting and complex gameplay (this is quite simple because it&#8217;s meant to end in 60 seconds) with some interesting additional features if the game is played on the website.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s also a good way to give some credit to all &#8220;underground&#8221; third party libraries such as Box2D and SWFObject.</p>
<p>So, from now on, every game I&#8217;ll make will have its own site.</p>
<p>If you like to buy a lifetime banner for a few bucks, give me a shout&#8230; you know I&#8217;ll drive some millions people to the site :)</p>
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		<title>Flash Game Developers LinkedIn group and Come2Play Flash game competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emanuele Feronato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a shout from Barry White (do you remember GameJacket?) about an interesting tournament made by Flash Game Developers LinkedIn group and Come2Play with $8,000 in prizes. Original press release: &#171; Come2Play has teamed up with the LinkedIn Flash Game Developers group to bring you an awesome Flash Game Competition! Just integrate their API [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I received a shout from <strong>Barry White</strong> (do you remember <a href="http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2008/05/23/monetize-your-flash-game-with-gamejacket/">GameJacket</a>?) about an interesting tournament made by <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&#038;gid=121017" target="_blank">Flash Game Developers LinkedIn group</a> and <a href="http://www.come2play.com/" target ="_blank">Come2Play</a> with <strong>$8,000</strong> in prizes.</p>
<p>Original press release:</p>
<p>&laquo; Come2Play has teamed up with the LinkedIn Flash Game Developers group to bring you an awesome Flash Game Competition! Just integrate their API in your game, submit it and you could win one of the following cash prizes: </p>
<p><strong>1st Place</strong>: <strong>$5,000</strong><br />
<strong>2nd Place</strong>: <strong>$2,000</strong><br />
<strong>3rd Place</strong>: <strong>$1,000 </strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s not a massive group, so everybody here has a good chance &#8211; this is a competition with no strings attached! The game does NOT have to be new, exclusive, advert free or free of sponsor links to be entered. </p>
<p>The main requirement is that all submissions must have the Come2Play API implemented. </p>
<p>Extra benefits of implementing the API include revenue sharing, game distribution to Come2Play partners and multiplayer features. </p>
<p>The deadline is <strong>January 31st, 2010</strong>, so there is plenty of time to implement the API to all of your games and submit them to Come2Play! &raquo;</p>
<p>More information at the <a target = "_blank" href="http://www.come2play.com/dev_inner.asp?f=1&#038;newsid=337">official page</a>.</p>
<p>Expect a tutorial about Come2Play features soon.</p>
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		<title>60 Seconds to Fame Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2009/11/07/60-seconds-to-fame-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emanuele Feronato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time there was Flash Game Friday It was a Flash Game contest held by Mochimedia, and the staff awarded one game a week a $100 prize for being awesome. There were no other rules and no theme. It was simply the staff choosing something they really enjoyed. Now things changed. The original [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Once upon a time there was <strong>Flash Game Friday</strong></p>
<p>It was a Flash Game contest held by <a target = "_blank" href="https://www.mochimedia.com/r/972ae333a3c92a2a">Mochimedia</a>, and the staff awarded one game a week a $100 prize for being awesome. There were no other rules and no theme. It was simply the staff choosing something they really enjoyed.</p>
<p>Now things changed. The original Flash Game Friday has now become a monthly contest!</p>
<p>Developers will have one month to develop a game based on a specific theme, and the monthly prize is <strong>$500</strong>.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.emanueleferonato.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/3syt725z.jpg" /></p>
<p>Winners will be chosen from the eligible games by the <a target = "_blank" href="https://www.mochimedia.com/r/972ae333a3c92a2a">Mochi</a> staff.</p>
<p>The first monthly contest is <strong>60 Seconds to Fame</strong>.<span id="more-1929"></span></p>
<p><strong>Rules</strong>: Your game must be over/finished and ready for a score submission in 60 seconds or less. It does not matter how good you are in the game, it will still end in 60 seconds or less. The goal in these types of games is to push a user to get better, not so they can last longer, but rather get more points within that same time limit. It’s to spark the “oh, I get it,” or, “Maybe if I tried this…” in the player. Also, it’s to force a developer to stick to their idea without the fear of feature creep, which is often times a key factor in <a href="http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2008/03/17/wipe-the-vaporware-out-of-your-life/">causing your game to not be completed</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Deadline</strong>: December 4th, 2009 – 11:59PM PST</p>
<p><strong>Prizes</strong>: $400 for the winner, $50 each for two honorable mentions.</p>
<p>If you need some inspiration, on the <a href="http://mochiland.com/articles/november-2009-contest-60-seconds-to-fame" target = "_blank">official page</a> you can find six examples of games built around this theme. You will find all additional rules too.</p>
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