Breakdesign News

Dawn of the Fly: Still the #1 Flash Lite game!

Dawn of the Fly Chapter 1Our Dawn of the Fly Chapter 1 mobile Flash Lite game is now played in over 168 countries and rising, with high scores and fan mail pouring in! We launched Dawn of the Fly virally in 2004, and without any marketing costs, is still ranked first on Google for "flash lite game" out of a possible 20 000 000 (20 million) links! This means that for the last 6 years, our "alternative" (and free) distribution and marketing methods have been extremely successful in terms of global viral distribution. We thank all the fans, fellow developers, tech providers and all those of you playing for the first time! Check it out on www.dawnofthefly.com.
 

Breakdesign awarded at Calling All Innovators Africa 2009

THAT ROACH GAME: SOUTH AFRICA, Calling All Innovators Africa Winner Breakdesign is happy to announce that their latest Flash Lite touch game, "THAT ROACH GAME: SOUTH AFRICA" has won the second prize at the 2009 Nokia Calling All Innovators Africa Challenge. Coming soon on our Barking Seed platform and OVI. More on the winning entries here (PDF).
 

Breakdesign's Flash Lite game ported to iPhone!

THAT ROACH GAME ported to iphone Breakdesign is pleased to announce that "THAT ROACH GAME" was selected by Adobe to be one of the first games globally to be ported to iPhone using the latest Flash CS5 "iPhone Packager". Read more about it here!
 

Interview with Rick Treweek, Breakdesign Co-Founder

Rick Treweek Nokia One World InterviewDuring the Nokia One Connected World event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Rick Treweek was interviewed by SGentrepeneurs, read the interview here. Rick chats about the history of Breakdesign, challenges for Flash developers and details on Breakdesign's up and coming Barking Seed OSP funded project.
 

Breakdesign's first multi-platform game!

THAT ROACH GAME! InternationalTHAT ROACH GAME is Breakdesign's first multi-platform game. During September 2009 THAT ROACH GAME was launched on Apple iTunes Appstore for iPhone and iPod Touch devices. Flash Lite version for Nokia touch devices will be launched soon! Visit the official website : THATROACHGAME.COM - for screenshots, latest news, downloads and more!
 

Breakdesign one of first Open Screen Project winners!

Nokia/Adobe Open Screen Project WinnerBreakdesign is proud to be one of the first 3 companies worldwide to receive funding through the Adobe/Nokia Open Screen Project fund. Our Barking Seed Flash Lite Community - which we have been prototyping and planning over the past 3 years, will finally be launched in private BETA to fans in January 2010! Open Screen Project
 

Nokia 3250 WESC Limited Edition enabled by Breakdesign

Nokia WESC 3250 Limited Edition phoneBreakdesign is proud to be the first company worldwide to create and launch pre-installed Flash Lite content for Nokia Scandinavia! In a unique, first of it's kind collaboration between Swedish alternative fashion label WESC and Nokia, a limited edition of the Nokia 3250 was created. Only 500 devices were made available to select customers and early adopters. WESC designed a custom cover, featuring their graphical imagery. Breakdesign then developed a suite of applications and rich customizations for the device that made it truly unique. The suite included a limited edition game with global scoreboards, theme with custom tones, a 160 page travel guide, image and sound browsers, currency calculator and update agent! Read more here.