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Construct 2 now supports tilemaps
One of the top feature requests we've kept hearing from users is for better support for tilemap-based games. As ever, we listen ca... Read more
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Ashley Construct Team Founder
published on 28 Nov, 2013
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The never ending issue of dual-encoding
I've ranted a fair deal about the problem of audio codecs in HTML5 already. Here's some older Scirra blog posts on the subject - n... Read more
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Ashley Construct Team Founder
published on 30 Oct, 2013
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Make money from your games!
Written by Sarah Cornwell of appBackr, co-authored by Thomas Gullen of Scirra. Today there's a new opportunity for mobile develope... Read more
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Tom Construct Team Founder
published on 19 Sep, 2013
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Spriter support in Construct 2
Construct 2 has traditionally only supported frame-by-frame animations. These can be difficult to get looking really smooth, since... Read more
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Ashley Construct Team Founder
published on 15 Aug, 2013
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Windows 8 summer competition
Scirra have teamed up with Microsoft to launch a new Windows 8-based competition with some fantastic prizes ! Create a new game wi... Read more
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Ashley Construct Team Founder
published on 7 May, 2013
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Construct 2 on Steam
We're very excited now that Construct 2 is available on Steam! This follows our successful Greenlight submission, and it took a fa... Read more
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Ashley Construct Team Founder
published on 31 Jan, 2013
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Under the hood: Spritesheets in Construct 2
Construct 2 has typically exported object's animation frames as separate PNG files. Spritesheets - a new feature in the latest bet... Read more
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Ashley Construct Team Founder
published on 29 May, 2012
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A new way to learn how to program
We've always intended Construct 2, our HTML5 game creator, to be useful for people who don't know how to program. You can be anyon... Read more
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Ashley Construct Team Founder
published on 3 May, 2012
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Why Running a Startup is Like Playing Poker
I used to play a lot of poker (and occasionally still do for fun). Like any game to get good at it you have to study a lot unless... Read more
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Tom Construct Team Founder
published on 24 Apr, 2012
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Image compression in Construct 2
Happy holidays all! We've still been working hard, and lately Construct 2's options for image formats on export have been signific... Read more
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Ashley Construct Team Founder
published on 24 Dec, 2011
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Announcing launch day: Monday 22nd August
Big news! We're launching early adopter licenses on Monday August 22nd along with the r51 update — A week from now. Construc... Read more
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Ashley Construct Team Founder
published on 15 Aug, 2011