Game Closure (HTML5) poaches Zynga's Mobile CTO

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Post by mcmc » Tue, May 29, 2012, 11:51 PM UTC

Game Closure (HTML5) poaches Zynga's Mobile CTO
techcrunch.com

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Post by pnmahoney » Wed, May 30, 2012, 12:28 AM UTC

that's awesome. HNers: does anyone know when (if?) the sdk will be public? & free?

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Post by simonsarris » Wed, May 30, 2012, 12:52 AM UTC

Oh wow. Great move for both parties.

Every time I look at the game closure site it looks more impressive.

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Post by billyist » Wed, May 30, 2012, 12:57 AM UTC

pnmahoney wrote: post #2

that's awesome. HNers: does anyone know when (if?) the sdk will be public? & free?

Hi, we're currently in private beta, but you can apply for access: http://gameclosure.com/beta.html

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Post by ericmsimons » Wed, May 30, 2012, 1:39 AM UTC

The tech they're working on looks like it could be a game changer. Overview of their SDK: http://vimeo.com/42997484

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Post by Androsynth » Wed, May 30, 2012, 2:28 AM UTC

2 things stood out about this article:

-Is this company getting $100M offers before they have a product?

-Why would Zynga want to pay that much when they bought Dextrose Labs just a few years ago? (I suppose they could theoretically complement each other, one for rendering and one for developing)

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Post by rdl » Wed, May 30, 2012, 2:57 AM UTC

I really hope this doesn't ship for at least a year; I need to get work done before an amazing crop of HTML5 games appears on the market.

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Post by abiekatz » Wed, May 30, 2012, 4:32 AM UTC

I have heard great things about Game Closure including that it speeds up development time, enhances game quality, and makes games run faster. Does anybody know what exactly makes their SDK so much better than competitors? A layman's explanation would be greatly appreciated.

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Post by billyist » Wed, May 30, 2012, 6:07 AM UTC

abiekatz wrote: post #8

I have heard great things about Game Closure including that it speeds up development time, enhances game quality, and makes games run faster. Does anybody know what exactly makes their SDK so much better than competitors? A layman's explanation would be greatly appreciated.

I had to ask my co-workers to make sure they weren't just giving me a softball question; thanks for the interest :) So here's the pitch: write real, pro games in JavaScript, deploy to many platforms. Tools for artists, product managers, analytics, the whole she-bang.

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Post by abiekatz » Wed, May 30, 2012, 6:12 AM UTC

billyist wrote: post #9

abiekatz wrote: post #8

I have heard great things about Game Closure including that it speeds up development time, enhances game quality, and makes games run faster. Does anybody know what exactly makes their SDK so much better than competitors? A layman's explanation would be greatly appreciated.

I had to ask my co-workers to make sure they weren't just giving me a softball question; thanks for the interest :) So here's the pitch: write real, pro games in JavaScript, deploy to many platforms. Tools for artists, product managers, analytics, the whole she-bang.

Thanks I appreciate it. How does Game Closure do these things better than the many other HTML 5 based game development SDKs?