Articles by David Bolton
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It's Too Early to Kill Off Adobe Flash
Developer Peter Zotov has started a campaign to kill Adobe Flash off sooner rather than later. Some of the reasons he gives include hundreds of security holes, the drain on battery life and the e… -
Google's Occupation of Australia with LEGO
Google is building in Australia with LEGOs. I'm guessing that Build With Chrome originated with some Google developer's 20% time. Perhaps a developer originally from Australia or New Zealand who… -
Once-Promising Game 'Mytholia' May Be on Life Support
I've been playing in Mytholia for about six months and recent problems make me wonder if the game needs CPR. Launched around the start of 2011, Mytholia is a multi player fantasy strategy game th… -
Skyrim Elder Scrolls Heralds a Shift to Freemium
As a self-confessed Skyrim addict, I view the arrival of the freemium online version -- announced at E3 -- with some trepidation. The game is not due out until 2013 but with Skyrim still fresh in… -
Book Review: "Beginning Facebook Apps Development"
Facebook launched its game platform five years ago and the world of casual browser games has never looked back since then. Most Facebook games are still written in Flash, for example, Farmville a… -
Why A Minecraft Subscription Makes Sense
Minecraft's Indie developer Markus "Notch" Persson, Founder of Mojang AB, unfortunately won't be at E3 this week to talk about the blowout performance of the Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition. Last mont… -
Coding Challenges Can Get You a Job
Some companies run programming challenges to sift out the wheat from the chaff, and the prizes often include job interviews. Facebook has been running one such online test, allowing two hours to…