Godot two years later, Docker Snake, and Tower of Time

Articles

Two years after the Unity controversy, how are things going with Godot?
Unity's missteps in 2023 prompted a wave of interest in the open-source Godot engine. Here's what happened next.
Alex Forbes-Calvin at GamesIndustryBiz

The Commodore 64 Ultimate computer is the company's first hardware release in over 30 years — pre-orders start at $299
No software emulation, this 'faithful recreation of the original motherboard' runs on an AMD Artix 7 FPGA.
Mark Tyson at Tom's Hardware

In a world flooded with AI crap, I'm dropping my own 10 AI songs — here’s why
In a world where AI crap is being dumped on us every day, there's still the difference between good and bad art. And even with human artworks in the mix, there's art that touches your heart, and there's crap.
Jack Le Hamster at DevTo

‘The way a child plays is the way they live’: how therapists are using video games to help vulnerable children
Minecraft and other creative games are becoming recognised as powerful means of self-expression and mental health support, including for traumatised Ukrainian refugees.
Keith Stuart at The Guardian

Are 'unreasonable investor expectations' the cause of poor video game market conditions?
Developers say investors, specifically investors with mismanaged expectations, are to blame for the major industry downturn since 2022.
Bryant Francis at Game Developer

Tutorials

Leveraging Docker with TensorFlow models & TensorFlow.js for a Snake AI game
The Snake AI game brings a modern twist to the classic Snake game by integrating artificial intelligence that learns and improves its gameplay over time.
Harsh Manvar and Ajeet Singh Raina at Docker Blog

I’m more proud of these 128 kilobytes than anything I’ve built since
Building a mobile web app under a strict 128 KB total size limit to support low-bandwidth, feature-phone users, and explaining how those constraints led to innovations in responsive design and performance.
Mike Hall at Medium

Competitions

Kenney Jam 2025 is happening this weekend

Tools

Shipping WebGPU on Windows in Firefox 141

Three.js r178 released

Demos

Lighting cubes grid

Julia set

Dweet of the week: Bauhaus Ausstellung 1923

Games

Tower of Time

Helix Fall