YoYo Games, Among Us, and Minecraft

Articles

Opera acquires YoYo Games for $10 million and launches Opera Gaming division
The deal underscores Opera‘s efforts to differentiate its web browser, Opera GX, through a gaming community.
Dean Takahashi at VentureBeat

Platige Image will create original games and TV series
Platige Image has ambitious development plans for the coming years. Among other things, the company wants to create its own games, series, and feature films.
Adrian Werner at GamePressure

Apple reportedly planning VR headset for next year
Bloomberg says iPhone maker is planning to launch a niche stand-alone VR device in preparation for a more mainstream AR play.
Brendan Sinclair at GamesIndustryBiz

Steam 'prologues'... do they really help?
The trend for prologues really hit big by April or May of 2020, when I noted that 4 of the 8 ‘New and Trending’ games on Steam were free prologues.
Simon Carless at Gamasutra

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Tutorials

Build an Among Us inspired live-multiplayer game with Phaser 3 and Socket.io: part 1
If you are seeking a comprehensive, step by step, live multiplayer tutorial using Phaser 3 and Socket from scratch, this is the tutorial for you my friend.
Hannah Bates' blog

Destroy platforms with style in your HTML5 platformers powered by Phaser using particle emitters and emit zones
When building a platform game, sometimes you need some platforms to be destroyed.
Emanuele Feronato's blog

Tools

Phaser Editor 2D v3.10.2 released

Demos

Jet engine airflow

Ground fog

Videos

Building Minecraft in 1 hour (React and Three.js tutorial)

Games

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