2026/03/13 — issue #636

Tactical RPG, new Flash, and SN@KELIKE

Articles

OpenAI built a tactical RPG with Phaser
OpenAI showcases their stunning new GPT 5.4 model by creating a turn-based tactical RPG with Phaser.
Phaser News

Building a new Flash
I don't know where to start with this but yeah I'm making flash if flash was built in 2026.
Bill Premo at Newgrounds

LEGO's 0.002mm specification and it's implications for manufacturing
A 2x4 LEGO brick manufactured in 1958 will snap perfectly onto a brick molded this morning in Denmark, China, Hungary, Mexico, or the Czech Republic.
Brad Hirayama at The Wave

Creating a successful Steam page is like ski jumping
One colorful metaphor-and plenty of actionable advice-on creating a successful Steam page.
Danielle Riendeau at Game Developer

Roblox and Minecraft players are less likely to play traditional AAA video games
Ben Porter from Newzoo explains that the player base has very little overlap with mainstream hits such as Assassin's Creed: Shadows and Ghost of Yōtei.
Lewis Packwood at GamesIndustryBiz

NoJS 3 - the dawn of Flappy Bird
Making a Flappy Bird clone using pure HTML and CSS, no JavaScript.
Gurveer Arora at Scott Logic