日前，芬兰社交游戏开发商Rocket Pack成功打造了一个新型游戏开发平台Rocket Engine,专用于开发无插件程序的网页游戏，并将于今年第4季度正式出炉。据该公司所称，“这个平台具有开发无插件网页游戏所需的全套工具包”，包括组件数据库、编辑工具、生成预览器和大型玩家支持等多项功能。

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Rocket Pack能与多数网页游戏和社交游戏平台兼容，甚至包括iPhone、iPad、Android等手机平台，它实际上是一种以组件功能为基础的工具箱，支持游戏开发者迅速生成游戏，并对游戏进行改良。它的创新之处包括在线编辑功能，直接省略编码，大大提高了编辑效率。Rocket Engine开发平台将与其公司官网绑定，因为该公司网站提供了开发多人在线游戏所需的各种服务，例如玩家信息库、虚拟货币以及全程跟踪和自定义数据报告等功能。

Jiri Kupiainen是Rocket Pack的创始人之一，他表示“我们的工作室曾经为Unreal Engine、Unity 3D这类游戏提供过专业的开发工具，但目前的市场尚无专业的无插件网页游戏开发平台，所以我们就决定自己开发这种平台，让Rocket Engine填补这项空白。”

据悉，Rocket Pack公司目前自主开发的多人在线游戏Cats Vs.Dogs，也将于今年年底上市，该游戏还获得了Nordic Game公司的注资。

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Rocket Pack Reveals Toolkit For Plugin-Free Browser Game Dev

Finnish social game developer Rocket Pack (Cats Vs. Dogs) has created a new development platform specifically designed for creating persistent browser games that don’t require plugins.

The company describes its Rocket Engine as a “fully integrated toolkit for plugin-free browser game development.” The company will bundle a components library and editing tools with the kit, which it also says includes live previews and support for multiple users, and will launch in Q4 2010.

Rocket Engine supports development for major browsers and social gaming platforms, including the iPhone, iPad and Android devices.

It’s described as a component-based toolkit, aimed to enable game developers to prototype quickly and develop their online games. It includes an online editor, which the company hopes will ease on-the-go editing, as it doesn’t require coding.

“Our [studio] was used to professional tools such as the Unreal Engine or Unity3D,” said Jiri Kupiainen, one of the founders of Rocket Pack. “But nothing existed for professional plugin-free browser game development, so we built it ourselves.”

The company is developing its own social MMO called Cats vs. Dogs, which will be released later this year, and recently secured funding from the Nordic Game organization.

The development platform is integrated with the company’s Rocket Network, which provides cloud services for MMO development including identity handling, virtual currencies and full tracking and reporting for custom metrics. (source:gamasutra)