Editing Adobe Flash (section)

===Video games===

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[[Browser game|Flash video games]] were popular on the Internet, with portals like [[Newgrounds]], [[Kongregate]], and [[Armor Games]] dedicated to hosting Flash-based games. Many Flash games were developed by individuals or groups of friends due to the simplicity of the software.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Reeves|first=Ben|title=How Flash Games Changed Video Game History|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/12/22/how-flash-games-changed-video-game-history|access-date=2022-02-03|magazine=Game Informer|language=en|archive-date=September 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921205129/https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/12/22/how-flash-games-changed-video-game-history|url-status=live}}</ref> Popular Flash games include ''[[FarmVille|Farmville]], [[Alien Hominid]], [[QWOP]]'', ''[[Club Penguin]]'', and ''[[Dofus]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Musil|first=Steven|title=It's game over for FarmVille, as Flash also buys the farm|url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/its-game-over-for-farmville-as-flash-also-buys-the-farm/|access-date=2022-02-03|website=CNET|language=en|archive-date=February 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203172652/https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/its-game-over-for-farmville-as-flash-also-buys-the-farm/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Alien Hominid (PS2) – ET palaa kotiin|url=http://www.pelit.fi/artikkelit/alien-hominid-ps2/|access-date=2022-02-03|website=www.pelit.fi|date=June 2005|language=en|archive-date=February 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203192243/https://www.pelit.fi/artikkelit/alien-hominid-ps2/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Adobe introduced various technologies to help build video games, including Adobe AIR (to release games for desktop or mobile platforms), [[Adobe Scout]] (to improve performance), [[CrossBridge]] (to convert C++-based games to run in Flash), and [[Stage3D]] (to support GPU-accelerated video games). 3D frameworks like [[Away3D]] and [[Flare3D]] simplified creation of 3D content for Flash.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

Adobe AIR allows the creation of Flash-based [[mobile game]]s, which may be published to the [[Google Play]] and [[App Store (Apple)|Apple]] app stores.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adobe AIR|url=https://www.techspot.com/downloads/5059-adobe-air.html|access-date=2021-05-05|website=TechSpot|language=en-US|archive-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509193815/https://www.techspot.com/downloads/5059-adobe-air.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-24|title=Do I need Adobe AIR, or should I remove it? [Explained]|url=https://windowsreport.com/do-i-need-adobe-air/|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Windows Report - Error-free Tech Life|language=en-US|archive-date=April 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412221347/https://windowsreport.com/do-i-need-adobe-air/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Adobe Flash Platform * Submitting your iPhone application to the App Store|url=https://help.adobe.com/en_US/as3/iphone/WS144092a96ffef7cc280a87821274fe4be12-8000.html|access-date=2021-05-05|website=help.adobe.com|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019133528/https://help.adobe.com/en_US/as3/iphone/WS144092a96ffef7cc280a87821274fe4be12-8000.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Flash is also used to build interfaces and HUDs for 3D video games using [[Scaleform GFx]], a technology that renders Flash content within non-Flash video games. Scaleform is supported by more than 10 major video game engines including [[Unreal Engine 3]], [[CryEngine 3|CryEngine]], and [[PhyreEngine]], and has been used to provide 3D interfaces for more than 150 major video game titles since its launch in 2003.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}