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6 Classic And Contemporary HTML 5 Games You Can Play Free Right Now

A lot has changed since the days when web developers relied almost exclusively on Flash for media-rich interactive content. Although the technology is still very much alive and may not see a replacement anytime soon for certain uses, more and more websites are implementing HTML5 for streaming audio and video, and we are also starting to see some applications in the gaming space.


June 23, 2011
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You Might Enjoy This Story If You’re On An HTML5 Browser

Game development platform GameSalad is tossing something new into the mix with HTML5.


September 14, 2010

LunchTimeWaster: Biolab Disaster

Kotaku AU

Today’s LunchTimeWaster is more of a package. Biolab Disaster itself is a simple run, jump & shoot platformer featuring a little man in a hazmat suit. But the game’s creator, Dominic Szablewski, has used HTML5 to make it instead of flash. Not only does he plan on releasing a level editor, as well as the game’s engine, Impact, but he’s included a nifty little “making of” video as well. Nice!


April 2, 2010
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Google Gets Quake II Running In HTML5, Just For Fun

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A trio of Google engineers have ported id Software’s gib-filled first-person shooter Quake II to browsers— you know, for kicks—as a way to show just what HTML5 compatible web browsers are capable of.