diff --git a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
index 669bdb5..0105965 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
@@ -197,6 +197,12 @@
     {
         this.scale.y = this._height / this.texture.frame.height;
     }
+
+    if (this.texture.rotation) {
+        this.rotation = this.texture.rotation;
+        // this.pivot.x = this.texture.spritePivot.x;
+        // this.pivot.y = this.texture.spritePivot.y;
+    }
 };
 
 Sprite.prototype._renderWebGL = function (renderer)

diff --git a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
index 669bdb5..0105965 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
@@ -197,6 +197,12 @@
     {
         this.scale.y = this._height / this.texture.frame.height;
     }
+
+    if (this.texture.rotation) {
+        this.rotation = this.texture.rotation;
+        // this.pivot.x = this.texture.spritePivot.x;
+        // this.pivot.y = this.texture.spritePivot.y;
+    }
 };
 
 Sprite.prototype._renderWebGL = function (renderer)
diff --git a/src/core/textures/Texture.js b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
index 6eed011..3198a53 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/Texture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
@@ -105,6 +105,20 @@
      */
     this.crop = crop || frame;//new math.Rectangle(0, 0, 1, 1);
 
+    /**
+     * The pivot point to used for a sprite this texture belongs to.
+     *
+     * @member {Point}
+     */
+    this.spritePivot = new math.Point();
+
+    /**
+     * The rotation value of the texture, copied to a sprite when assigned to it.
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     */
+    this.rotation = 0;
+
     if (baseTexture.hasLoaded)
     {
         if (this.noFrame)

diff --git a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
index 669bdb5..0105965 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
@@ -197,6 +197,12 @@
     {
         this.scale.y = this._height / this.texture.frame.height;
     }
+
+    if (this.texture.rotation) {
+        this.rotation = this.texture.rotation;
+        // this.pivot.x = this.texture.spritePivot.x;
+        // this.pivot.y = this.texture.spritePivot.y;
+    }
 };
 
 Sprite.prototype._renderWebGL = function (renderer)
diff --git a/src/core/textures/Texture.js b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
index 6eed011..3198a53 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/Texture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
@@ -105,6 +105,20 @@
      */
     this.crop = crop || frame;//new math.Rectangle(0, 0, 1, 1);
 
+    /**
+     * The pivot point to used for a sprite this texture belongs to.
+     *
+     * @member {Point}
+     */
+    this.spritePivot = new math.Point();
+
+    /**
+     * The rotation value of the texture, copied to a sprite when assigned to it.
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     */
+    this.rotation = 0;
+
     if (baseTexture.hasLoaded)
     {
         if (this.noFrame)
diff --git a/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js b/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
index d12425e..e3e522f 100644
--- a/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
+++ b/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@
             }
         }
 
+        var name = resource.data.nodeName;
+
         // skip if no data
-        if (!resource.data)
+        if (!resource.data || !name || name.toLowerCase() !== '#document' || name.toLowerCase() !== 'div')
         {
             return next();
         }

diff --git a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
index 669bdb5..0105965 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
@@ -197,6 +197,12 @@
     {
         this.scale.y = this._height / this.texture.frame.height;
     }
+
+    if (this.texture.rotation) {
+        this.rotation = this.texture.rotation;
+        // this.pivot.x = this.texture.spritePivot.x;
+        // this.pivot.y = this.texture.spritePivot.y;
+    }
 };
 
 Sprite.prototype._renderWebGL = function (renderer)
diff --git a/src/core/textures/Texture.js b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
index 6eed011..3198a53 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/Texture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/Texture.js
@@ -105,6 +105,20 @@
      */
     this.crop = crop || frame;//new math.Rectangle(0, 0, 1, 1);
 
+    /**
+     * The pivot point to used for a sprite this texture belongs to.
+     *
+     * @member {Point}
+     */
+    this.spritePivot = new math.Point();
+
+    /**
+     * The rotation value of the texture, copied to a sprite when assigned to it.
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     */
+    this.rotation = 0;
+
     if (baseTexture.hasLoaded)
     {
         if (this.noFrame)
diff --git a/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js b/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
index d12425e..e3e522f 100644
--- a/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
+++ b/src/loaders/bitmapFontParser.js
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@
             }
         }
 
+        var name = resource.data.nodeName;
+
         // skip if no data
-        if (!resource.data)
+        if (!resource.data || !name || name.toLowerCase() !== '#document' || name.toLowerCase() !== 'div')
         {
             return next();
         }
diff --git a/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js b/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
index 2d778b7..859633a 100644
--- a/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
+++ b/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var Resource = require('resource-loader').Resource,
+    path = require('path'),
     core = require('../core');
 
 module.exports = function ()
@@ -13,8 +14,10 @@
                 loadType: Resource.LOAD_TYPE.IMAGE
             };
 
+            var route = path.dirname(resource.url.replace(this.baseUrl, ''));
+
             // load the image for this sheet
-            this.loadResource(new Resource(this.baseUrl + resource.data.meta.image, loadOptions), function (res)
+            this.loadResource(new Resource(this.baseUrl + route + '/' + resource.data.meta.image, loadOptions), function (res)
             {
                 resource.textures = {};
 
@@ -26,9 +29,16 @@
 
                     if (rect)
                     {
-                        var size = new core.math.Rectangle(rect.x, rect.y, rect.w, rect.h);
+                        var size = null;
                         var trim = null;
 
+                        if (frames[i].rotated) {
+                            size = new core.math.Rectangle(rect.x, rect.y, rect.h, rect.w);
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            size = new core.math.Rectangle(rect.x, rect.y, rect.w, rect.h);
+                        }
+
                         //  Check to see if the sprite is trimmed
                         if (frames[i].trimmed)
                         {
@@ -41,6 +51,12 @@
                         }
 
                         resource.textures[i] = new core.Texture(res.texture.baseTexture, size, size.clone(), trim);
+
+                        if (frames[i].rotated) {
+                            resource.textures[i].spritePivot.x = frames[i].pivot.x;
+                            resource.textures[i].spritePivot.y = frames[i].pivot.y;
+                            resource.textures[i].rotation = -Math.PI / 2;
+                        }
                     }
                 }