Discord Activity with Wonderland Engine, JS13K-pack 2.0, and vortex

Articles

Twitch streamer spends 37 hours trying to beat Tears of the Kingdom with a single stick
No weapons, stick only, Hyrule parallel universes: This playthrough of Tears of the Kingdom defies expectations.
Patricia Hernandez at Polygon

Former Santa Monica Studio boss says major publishers need to diversify beyond triple-A
God of War Ragnarok director of product development Meghan Morgan Juinio feels the game industry has become too fixated on boom-or-bust productions.
Chris Kerr at Game Developer

Can a live service game ever have a satisfying conclusion?
Destiny 2 gave a satisfying ending to ten years of narrative – and now player numbers are cratering. The lessons to be learned bode ill for storytelling.
Rob Fahey at GamesIndustryBiz

Open source GZDoom community splinters after creator inserts AI-generated code
UZDoom fork promises to fix other top-down leadership problems with the decades-old mod.
Kyle Orland at Ars Technica

Tutorials

Build a Discord Activity with Wonderland Engine
Because Discord Activities are web-based, Wonderland Engine is a great fit, if you want highly performant 3D rendering in your game. Here is a step-by-step guide to get you started.
Jonathan Hale at Wonderland Engine

Competitions

js13kGames t-shirts galore: two originals for $13

Tools

JS13K-pack 2.0 - generate a zip 100% optimized for js13kGames

textmode.js - Library for dynamic ASCII art + text graphics with real-time rendering

Demos

Vortex

Warp effect

Dweet of the week: lit sphere

Videos

Two Minute Papers: NVIDIA just solved the hardest problem in physics simulation

Sammyuri: I built ChatGPT with Minecraft redstone

Games

Autism Simulator