2023/11/19 — issue #515

Blender 4, little restaurant, and One Last Adventure

Articles

Half-Life hits 14K concurrent players with 25th anniversary update
Counting to 25 is easier than three, apparently.
Justin Carter at Game Developer

Game7 says Asia is a hub for Web3 game development while U.S. dominates funding
In its State of Web3 Gaming 2023 report, the company analyzed the rapidly evolving landscape of Web3 gaming, delivering an analysis of key metrics, emerging trends, and insights from the industry.
Dean Takahashi at GamesBeat

Humble Games layoffs add to industry woes
Publisher of the Humble Bundle seemingly cut several jobs.
Marco Wutz at Sports Illustrated

Solo dev Almar works on debut game Repunk “I’ve had some darker moments”
After a five-year hiatus from game development, he returned as a solo developer to create his debut game Repunk.
Eric Bartelson at Premortem Games

Midia Research: video games to pass $300bn revenue, 3.8 billion players by 2030
Report forecasts what the rest of the decade holds for the industry, and offers advice to devs and platform holders.
James Batchelor at GamesIndustryBiz

Build a HTML5 game like Space is Key using Phaser, tweens and Arcade physics
Using Tiled to draw levels, even with rotated obstacles.
Emanuele Feronato's blog