diff --git a/src/core/utils/Ticker.js b/src/core/utils/Ticker.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ae797c4..0000000
--- a/src/core/utils/Ticker.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-var eventTarget = require('./eventTarget'),
-    EventData   = require('./EventData');
-
-/**
- * A Ticker class that runs the main update loop that other objects listen to
- *
- * @class
- * @memberof PIXI.utils
- */
-var Ticker = function()
-{
-    this.updateBind = this.update.bind(this);
-
-    /**
-     * Whether or not this ticker runs
-     *
-     * @member {boolean}
-     */
-    this.active = false;
-    this.eventData = new EventData( this, 'tick', { deltaTime:1 } );
-
-    /**
-     * The deltaTime
-     *
-     * @member {number}
-     */
-    this.deltaTime = 1;
-
-    /**
-     * The time between two frames
-     *
-     * @member {number}
-     */
-    this.timeElapsed = 0;
-    this.lastTime = 0;
-
-    this.speed = 1;
-
-    // auto start ticking!
-    this.start();
-};
-
-eventTarget.mixin(Ticker.prototype);
-
-
-Ticker.prototype.start = function()
-{
-    if(this.active)
-    {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    this.active = true;
-    requestAnimationFrame(this.updateBind);
-};
-
-
-Ticker.prototype.stop = function()
-{
-    if(!this.active)
-    {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    this.active = false;
-};
-
-Ticker.prototype.update = function()
-{
-    if(this.active)
-    {
-        requestAnimationFrame(this.updateBind);
-
-        var currentTime =  new Date().getTime();
-        var timeElapsed = currentTime - this.lastTime;
-
-        // cap the time!
-        if(timeElapsed > 100)
-        {
-            timeElapsed = 100;
-        }
-
-        this.deltaTime = (timeElapsed * 0.06);
-
-        this.deltaTime *= this.speed;
-
-        // 60 ---> 1
-        // 30 ---> 2
-
-        this.eventData.data.deltaTime = this.deltaTime;
-
-        this.emit( 'tick', this.eventData );
-
-        this.lastTime = currentTime;
-    }
-
-};
-
-module.exports = new Ticker();

diff --git a/src/core/utils/Ticker.js b/src/core/utils/Ticker.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ae797c4..0000000
--- a/src/core/utils/Ticker.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-var eventTarget = require('./eventTarget'),
-    EventData   = require('./EventData');
-
-/**
- * A Ticker class that runs the main update loop that other objects listen to
- *
- * @class
- * @memberof PIXI.utils
- */
-var Ticker = function()
-{
-    this.updateBind = this.update.bind(this);
-
-    /**
-     * Whether or not this ticker runs
-     *
-     * @member {boolean}
-     */
-    this.active = false;
-    this.eventData = new EventData( this, 'tick', { deltaTime:1 } );
-
-    /**
-     * The deltaTime
-     *
-     * @member {number}
-     */
-    this.deltaTime = 1;
-
-    /**
-     * The time between two frames
-     *
-     * @member {number}
-     */
-    this.timeElapsed = 0;
-    this.lastTime = 0;
-
-    this.speed = 1;
-
-    // auto start ticking!
-    this.start();
-};
-
-eventTarget.mixin(Ticker.prototype);
-
-
-Ticker.prototype.start = function()
-{
-    if(this.active)
-    {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    this.active = true;
-    requestAnimationFrame(this.updateBind);
-};
-
-
-Ticker.prototype.stop = function()
-{
-    if(!this.active)
-    {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    this.active = false;
-};
-
-Ticker.prototype.update = function()
-{
-    if(this.active)
-    {
-        requestAnimationFrame(this.updateBind);
-
-        var currentTime =  new Date().getTime();
-        var timeElapsed = currentTime - this.lastTime;
-
-        // cap the time!
-        if(timeElapsed > 100)
-        {
-            timeElapsed = 100;
-        }
-
-        this.deltaTime = (timeElapsed * 0.06);
-
-        this.deltaTime *= this.speed;
-
-        // 60 ---> 1
-        // 30 ---> 2
-
-        this.eventData.data.deltaTime = this.deltaTime;
-
-        this.emit( 'tick', this.eventData );
-
-        this.lastTime = currentTime;
-    }
-
-};
-
-module.exports = new Ticker();
diff --git a/src/extras/Ticker.js b/src/extras/Ticker.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ff7d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extras/Ticker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+var eventTarget = require('./eventTarget'),
+    EventData   = require('./EventData');
+
+/**
+ * A Ticker class that runs an update loop that other objects listen to
+ *
+ * @class
+ * @memberof PIXI.extras
+ */
+var Ticker = function()
+{
+    this.updateBind = this.update.bind(this);
+
+    /**
+     * Whether or not this ticker runs
+     *
+     * @member {boolean}
+     */
+    this.active = false;
+
+    /**
+     * the event data for this ticker to dispatch the tick event
+     *
+     * @member {EventData}
+     */
+    this.eventData = new EventData( this, 'tick', { deltaTime:1 } );
+
+    /**
+     * The deltaTime
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     */
+    this.deltaTime = 1;
+
+    /**
+     * The time between two frames
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     */
+    this.timeElapsed = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * The time at the last frame
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     */
+    this.lastTime = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * The speed
+     *
+     * @member {number}
+     */
+    this.speed = 1;
+
+    // auto start ticking!
+    this.start();
+};
+
+eventTarget.mixin(Ticker.prototype);
+
+/**
+ * Starts the ticker, automatically called by the constructor
+ *
+ */
+Ticker.prototype.start = function()
+{
+    if(this.active)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    this.active = true;
+    requestAnimationFrame(this.updateBind);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Stops the ticker
+ *
+ */
+Ticker.prototype.stop = function()
+{
+    if(!this.active)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    this.active = false;
+};
+
+/**
+ * The update loop, fires the 'tick' event
+ *
+ */
+Ticker.prototype.update = function()
+{
+    if(this.active)
+    {
+        requestAnimationFrame(this.updateBind);
+
+        var currentTime = new Date().getTime();
+        var timeElapsed = currentTime - this.lastTime;
+
+        // cap the time!
+        if(timeElapsed > 100)
+        {
+            timeElapsed = 100;
+        }
+
+        this.deltaTime = (timeElapsed * 0.06);
+
+        this.deltaTime *= this.speed;
+
+        this.eventData.data.deltaTime = this.deltaTime;
+
+        this.emit( 'tick', this.eventData );
+
+        this.lastTime = currentTime;
+    }
+
+};
+
+module.exports = new Ticker();