NONOBA MULTIPLAYER API
Nonoba.com, have released an easy to use, fully hosted and free Multiplayer API for flash developers. This should allow pretty much anybody with rudimentary flash skills to create multiplayer games, without any hosting costs.They have been working with multiplayer flash games on our own server technology for a long time, and during that time a lot of flash developers and companies have approached us for access or licensing of that technology. This made them realize that there is a huge demand for a great flash multiplayer API, so decided to wrap it up into an easy to use API and release it as a free hosted service. The API supports the full range of multiplayer games, from simple turn based games to more complicated real-time games.

NEW MICRO PAYMENT API
Nonoba Payment is a Flash API, for ActionScript 2 & 3, which allows any game developer to charge real money, from a few cents to hundreds of dollars, for their in-game content. The developer receives 70% of all revenue, while we use 30% to cover transaction-fees, fraud, and management of purchased items. It’s the same split as Apples iPhone App Store, and we think it’s a pretty good deal and a great way for a game developer to make some actual money from their hours of hard work. Games developed with Nonoba Payment work everywhere on the Internet.

HOW PAYMENT WORKS
Payment happens inside the game, and when the payment is done, the user can continue playing the game with the additional unlocked content. While they currently only support PayPal as a payment method, they are working hard at negotiating deals with additional payment methods like Premium SMS, promotion based payment, and credit cards for all countries.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPER
Game developers have complete freedom over what they want to sell, and the price they wish to charge for it. The system is not limited but supports a lot of different payment models: trial-to-purchase, level packs, upgrades, micropayment for mini-upgrades, or simply asking for donations. It’s up to the developer to figure out how they want to monetize their game.

We all are awaiting the debut of this game built by some very talented gaming Flash programmers and artists. The degree of quality of their games is absurd!! This should be released sometime end of this year or early next year.

Link: Amanita Design

Some other links to Logic Based Games can be found below:

Link: Samorost
Link: Samorost2
Link: Rocket Man
Link: Quest for the Rest
Link: Planarity
Link: Hapland
Link: Hapland 2
Link: Peasant’s Quest
Link: Grow Cube