Survey Report, generative artwork, and PDFTris

Articles

Report on the current state of Web Game Development in 2024 is out!
The results of the Gamedev.js Survey 2024 that was conducted last month, at the end of 2024, were finally published! We’ve received a total of 620 filled surveys, which is an all-time record another year in a row.
Andrzej Mazur at Gamedev.js

Create Worlds arises from Wonderland and Robot Invader merger
The two companies have collaborated in the past, releasing Dead Secret Circle Web, a port of a Meta Quest VR game to web.
Rachel Kaser at GamesBeat

The best (and worst) Super Bowl video game ads
From the Halo TV show to God of War, here’s what video game companies spent millions of dollars showing to football fans.
Kenneth Shepard at Kotaku

Football Manager 25 video game cancelled after series of delays
Sports Interactive announced that FM25 had been scrapped, with the game’s makers turning their attention to future games, with the next release usually due in November.
Dominic Booth at The Guardian

Tutorials

Creating generative artwork with Three.js
Develop a dynamic, generative artwork using Three.js and grid systems, inspired by Lygia Clark’s minimalist geometric designs.
Eduard Fossas at Codrops

Competitions

Indie.fun Game Jam started

Ludum Dare taking a break... or not?

Tools

Excalibur version 0.30 was released

BenchJS - run, compare, and share JavaScript benchmarks in your browser

Demos

Aiguilles

Procedural portal effect

Dweet of the week: fragmented colorspace

Games

PDFTris - play Tetris in a PDF

Seeing Things