2020/03/06 — issue #322

FF7 ATB in RxJS, Phaser 4 dev report, and Infinity Dungeon

Articles

GDC ‘postponed’ as multiple participants pull out over coronavirus fears
Organizers are pulling the plug on the 2020 Games Developer Conference for now.
Jeff Grubb at VentureBeat

The Strong Museum and Kongregate partner to preserve Flash games
The collaboration will allow the museum to download and preserve the tens of thousands of Flash games uploaded to the Kongregate portal, making them available for educational and research purposes.
Chris Kerr at Gamasutra

Valorant: how Riot finally made something new
The studio behind League of Legends makes good on its name.
Austen Goslin at Polygon

HBO to make TV series based on apocalyptic video game The Last of Us
Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin will work on the adaptation with the game’s creative director Neil Druckmann.
Keith Stuart at The Guardian

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Tutorials

Building a Final Fantasy-style ATB System in RxJS
I wanted to see if I could re-create the battle system (if not the graphics) from FF7 using HTML, CSS, JS, and RxJS.
Matt McKenna's blog

Jumpy Balls, a little demo showcasing ecsy-three
Use your controllers to drag blocks with different physical properties, making the balls bounce and reach their goal.
Fernando Serrano and Diego F. Goberna at MozVR