— issue #301EGO Experiment, Kontra.js, and Longcat spinner
Articles
Indie game makers open up about the money they actually make
A dozen creators get candid about cash.
Lewis Gordon at The Verge
Blizzard's Hong Kong missteps prove video games aren't neutral
Blizzard’s esports leagues have, in the past, tried to appear neutral by laying out policies for players that require them not to say anything that could be construed as controversial.
Joshua Rivera at Kotaku
How to get on the front page of imgur
Almost 150,000 views, hundreds of comments, all looking at me and my game.
Chris Zukowski at Gamasutra
John Wick Hex: the action ‘film’ that plays like a board game
To become the Baba Yaga, you need to think like the Baba Yaga.
Jeffrey Parkin at Polygon
EGO Experiment is finished
My rocky ~3-years-long path of building game with pure JavaScript.
Greeny7's blog
Steam's Remote Play Together introduce online support for all local multiplayer games
It'll work automatically with all relevant games in a forthcoming beta.
Shaun Prescott at PC Gamer
Death Stranding: will Hideo Kojima’s mystery project redefine gaming?
It’s the most eagerly awaited game of the year – and it stars everyone from Guillermo del Toro to the Bionic Woman. We tell the inside story of the dystopian thriller.
Dan Dawkins at The Guardian
Jobs
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Tutorials
Understanding advanced collision management with Matter physics using Risky Road game prototype
When you define your body properties such as friction and restitution, you can also give your body a collisionFilter property which can contain a category and a mask.
Emanuele Feronato's blog
Crowdfunding
ANOVA: A classic Point-and-Click Adventure Game by MontiGames - The first fully independent game by Spanish developer MontiGames is now live! Join their Patreon campaign to help them create more award-winning episodes! You can also follow their development at their new website.
Competitions
js13kGames 2019 winners announced
Top 10 js13k entries highlighted on GitHub's blog
Tools
Clubhouse: snappy, modern project management tool for developers
"Clubhouse is like a fast and delightful version of Jira, a more purposeful version of Trello," says a current user. Free for up to 10 users.
Kontra.js js13k postmortem
Demos
Longcat spinner
CSS rock paper scissors
Click the button
Games
Knife Spin