Featured game: Neon Poly, game design and more...

[Corona Digest]( July 6, 2017 Featured Game: Neon Poly It seems like Corona developers are creating more and more fantastic apps! [Neon Poly]( by [Lobster Claw Software]( leverages familiar gameplay from classic games like [Tetris](™ and [1010]( to create a new twist on the “place pieces” puzzle game genre. [Neon Poly]( offers three types of pieces: squares, hexagons, and triangles. You get three random pieces to play with the goal being to clear enough space so that you can continue playing new pieces. In addition, you can earn experience and use various “powers” to clear parts of the board. [Neon Poly screen shots.]( It’s available for free with in-app purchases on both the [Apple App Store]( and on [Google Play](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Appodeal]( [Download Corona]( From the Forum This week we look at: [Making magnets]( Joints can be used to emulate magnets. [Thank you Markus!]( Markus Ranner has created a bunch of transition helper functions. [Tiles, tilesets, tilesheets]( Learn the difference and how you can use them in Corona! Premium Plugins [AdMob Plugin]( [Ad Colony]( [Chartboost plugin]( [Unity Ads Plugin]( FEATURED Here are a few recently featured updates and resources. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Business of Apps: June 2017 You worked hard to build your game, but you may have to work harder to sell it. Learn some [great tips and techniques]( to help you successfully market your game. --------------------------------------------------------------- Featured Game: Cowboy Gold Round-Up Platformer Corona developer Mike Hempfling used the Sticker Knight Platformer template to quickly make a game using his own theme. [See how easy]( Corona can be! --------------------------------------------------------------- Great game design tips: June 2017 Game development entails countless aspects. In [this roundup](, we present some important topics which you can consider for making better games.  Marketplace Update The [Corona Marketplace]( is continually growing. Check out some of the recent featured products! --------------------------------------------------------------- Grunge UI Vectors Kit[Grunge Asset Logo] The [Grunge UI Vectors Kit]( is the ultimate kit for creating rough, gritty user interfaces for games. It contains pre-made components that you can combine to build your perfect UI. --------------------------------------------------------------- Firebase Database[Firebase Database plugin logo] Plugin maestro Scott Harrison continues his streak with the [Firebase Database]( plugin, allowing you to access the Firebase database API. --------------------------------------------------------------- Block Blaster[Block Blaster logo] [Block Blaster]( is a game template in the spirit of the arcade games Breakout™ and Arkanoid™ where you bounce the ball off your paddle and destroy the blocks above. [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © 2017 Corona Labs Inc. All rights reserved. [www.CoronaLabs.com]( Corona Labs Inc 350 Alabama Street, #10 San Francisco, CA, USA, 94110