appMobi Releases HTML5 Game Platform Impact GameDev XDK

HTML5 is a big movement in the online gaming world as there are numerous initiatives, like the HTML5DevConf that GDN is a Media Sponsor on along with communities and services springing up. Some excellent tech demos have showed what HMTL5 can do for gaming and so it�s no surprise that new tools are being release to help speed the move toward it, much like what has happened with several other open source platforms lately.

You can check out some demo games at the appMobi demo games page. You will of course need an HTML5 compatible browser.

appMobi and ImpactJS today announced the immediate availability of the Impact GameDev XDK. Available as a free download from the Google Chrome Web Store, the Impact GameDev XDK provides a visual toolkit for the rapid development and monetization of mobile HTML5 games.

The new Impact GameDev XDK features HTML5 graphics acceleration based on appMobi�s DirectCanvas and DirectBox2D technologies which accelerate the HTML5 canvas element and physics emulation, speeding graphic rendering by up to an astounding 15 times normal. The speed enhancements achieved through the Impact GameDev XDK make HTML5 suitable for programming any type of mobile game.

Developers will use the Impact GameDev XDK to program a single code base and publish apps to a variety of platforms, including Native iOS, Native Android, Facebook (and Project Spartan), Google Chrome App, and mobile Web app. The Impact GameDev XDK, itself built in HTML5, makes it easier than ever for developers of all skill levels - even entry-level JavaScript developers - to create great mobile games, without any knowledge of HTML5.

Since its introduction at the E3 Game show in June, appMobi�s HTML5 game development technology has attracted hundreds of HTML5 game developers to its beta program, with games employing DirectCanvas already available in the Apple App Store. "Private Joe," a popular HTML5 shooter game with 150,000 users on desktop PC�s, turned to appMobi when its developer found HTML5 in standard mobile browsers to be too slow.

ImpactJS is widely considered the leading HTML5 canvas-based JavaScript engine. The company has won industry accolades from insiders and reviewers who have called the ImpactJS game engine the "first truly professional grade" game engine, designed by a company that "understands game development." appMobi has partnered with ImpactJS to provide the Impact GameDev XDK as a way to jump start game developers who want to leap on the HTML5 trend with a set of preconfigured best-of-breed tools that are ready for rapid game development. Games developed with the Impact GameDev XDK will have native graphics speed, in-app purchasing and multimedia push notifications.

The appMobi XDK is the leading mobile HTML5 development environment with over 25,000 mobile Web developers and over 45,000 mobile Web apps created.

This deal marks the first in which appMobi has partnered with another development vendor to bring a superior hybrid set of tools to a niche development market. appMobi is working with other specialized vendors to deliver similar tools to make development of mobile and Web-based apps as simple and rewarding as possible for developers of all levels.

The appMobi GameDev XDK is available immediately as a free download in the Google Chrome Web Store (http://www.appmobi.com/GetGameDev).