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Ludei's CocoonJS Scores Big With HTML5 Game DevelopersLOS ANGELES, CA, Jun 06, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Today at E3 2012, the world's premier trade show for computer and video games and related products, Ludei announced that it will demonstrate the latest version of its acclaimed CocoonJS mobile HTML5 and JavaScript game development platform. CocoonJS allows developers and publishers to accelerate HTML5 game performance by over 1000% and is rapidly becoming the must have platform for all HTML5 game developers. Ludei is demonstrating its CocoonJS mobile gaming platform at E3 Booth 2663. CocoonJS provides game developers with an easy -- and free -- way to deploy HTML5 games as native iOS and Android apps without changing any code and, as today's announcement illustrated, is the game engine-agnostic platform that really works to run JavaScript HTML5 games on mobile. Today's announcement contained good news for thousands of JavaScript and HTML5 game developers eager to access the iOS and Android markets including: -- ImpactJS and Construct 2 Game Engines Now Integrate with CocoonJS Games developed using the popular game engines ImpactJS and Scirra Construct 2 now have direct access to the CooconJS platform. Unlike other HTML5 game platforms, only CocoonJS supports games developed with these engines on both iOS and Android games with the hardware accelerated canvas needed to play high performing HTML5 games. -- First ImpactJS Game Now in the Google Play Store Biolab Disaster, is the first game using Impact available in Google Play, working on Android with native-like performance. -- Mobile Multiplayer in iOS -- built in just four days Appoint Solutions -- who created "Grabbit" a mobile multiplayer game in just four days using the CocoonJS HTML5 platform, has just released another CocoonJS-based game, "Monster Move" in the iOS App Store. -- Games in Queue More than 100 games using CocoonJS are set to launch soon in the iOS and Android app stores, as studios like Lost Decade and Massively Fun in addition to mid-size and big publishers, continue to flock to Ludei to solve their HTML5 development problems. "We are excited about the commitment of the developer community to use HTML5 to achieve true cross compatibility and superior native-like performance for HTML5 games," said Eneko Knorr, founder of Ludei. "The innovative spirit of our customers is a perfect example of how far the HTML5 industry has come in just the past year." "The great promise of HTML5 also brings great problems -- performance and deployment being at the top of the list. Because of the difficulty and problematic nature of mobilizing HTML5 games as native apps, game developers and companies are eagerly using CocoonJS to allow developers to concentrate on just building the game; the CocoonJS platform takes care of the rest," explained Knorr. About CocoonJS CocoonJS is a technology that allows HTML5 developers to deploy their games on mobile devices as native applications. Using CocoonJS, the overall performance of the app is accelerated; main issues that HTML5 mobile apps have to face are solved; and vital new features are provided like access to monetization channels using ads and in-app purchases, analytics, local and remote push notifications, and more. The promise of HTML5 cross-platform development finally comes true with CocoonJS. About Ludei Ludei, based in San Francisco, is the creator of CocoonJS, a mobile gaming platform used by HTML5 game developers & publishers to most effectively deploy, run and monetize their games on iOS and Android devices. Ludei is funded by Spain-based startup accelerator, Ideateca. To learn more go to www.ludei.com SOURCE: Ludei |