Develop Games for BlackBerry!

Alex Kinsella — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:33:53 +0000

Hey BlackBerry devs! We’ve got a great guest post for you today from Sean Paul, who’s put together a must-read list of links and resources for BlackBerry game developers. Check it out! – Ed.

The BlackBerry® Native SDK for Tablet OS gives you the power to create rich C/C++ games. For those of you just getting started with developing for the BlackBerry platform, these links will help you quickly get a jump on making your own games using the BlackBerry Native SDK.

Download the BlackBerry Native SDK for Tablet OS for Windows®, Mac OS X or Linux.
Get started with the BlackBerry Native SDK for Tablet OS by creating and deploying your first OpenGL ES application.
Learn about the QNX® Momentics® IDE with full suite of debugging and profiling tools.

Once you’ve gotten a good start, be sure to check out the Developer’s Guide, Tutorials and Libraries available in the BlackBerry Native SDK including:

STL and POSIX library support
OpenGL ES 1.1 and 2.0 for 2D and 3D graphics
OpenAL for cross-platform 3D audio
libpng and libjpeg for encoded images
FreeType for fonts
Scoreloop SDK for integrating social gaming capabilities

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Develop Games for BlackBerry!