2020/04/24 — issue #329

Fog of War and Infinite Jumper in Phaser 3, and Multipod

Articles

Standalone Doom Reborn mod aims to revamp Doom 1 and 2 in id Tech 4
This means the core gameplay concepts will be largely the same, but with improved graphics and controls.
Cohen Coberly at TechSpot

Lessons that social VR can learn from Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing has no combat, which immediately drew me in – it’s a game literally built around social dynamics and building community.
Liv Erickson's blog

Halo: Reach fans spent 10 years trying to land an impossible stunt
A decade to reach an Easter egg outside of the map.
Patricia Hernandez at Polygon

Wgpu-rs on the Web
Gfx-rs is a Rust project aiming to make low-level GPU programming portable with low overhead. Wgpu-rs is a Rust project on top of gfx-rs that provides safety, accessibility, and even stronger portability.
Gfx-rs at GitHub

Valve's top tips for launching a game on Steam
The GamesIndustryBiz Academy delves into localisation, wishlists, game tags, and other tools to ensure the best possible launch on Steam.
Matthew Handrahan at GamesIndustryBiz

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Tutorials

HTML5 prototype of Bricks hyper casual game with Phaser and Arcade physics – step 2: adding score
If you enjoyed the first step in Bricks series, you will be happy to know we are going to add a scoring system to the game.
Emanuele Feronato's blog

Simple fog of war effect for a Phaser 3 roguelike
Simple and efficient implementation with a RenderTexture and Mask.
Tommy Leung at Ourcade