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Developer Post Mortem Pixels has made a 2D game called «Takara Cards» using the open-source Godot engine and recently released it on Steam through GrabTheGames. In this roguelike deckbuilder, you’ll chase space dragons across a sci-fi universe. Upgrade your ship between mind-bending battle sessions and keep an eye on your reputation. You can buy it…
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Danish content creator Brackeys, who has taught many game developers their first steps in game development, is back with another tutorial on the Godot Engine. Continuing his successful series on the engine, he now focuses on the 3D side of things. “This video is meant to be an overview, not a sequel,” he begins, and…
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Power up your Unreal Engine 5 projects with this list of must-have plugins. From streamlined workflows to stunning visual enhancements, discover the best tools to streamline and enhance your creative process in this plugin roundup. 1. Cargo Using ready-made 3D assets, you can create a rich environment in Unreal Engine 5 for your fantasy, sci-fi,…
We’ve compiled a list of the best game engines for developing projects in the Python scripting language, frameworks, and language bindings that are relevant for game development in 2025. This is the first in a series of posts dedicated to game engines available for the most popular programming languages. Eventually, we’ll have similar recommendations for…
Swedish company Modern Times Group has acquired 100% of the shares of the developer Plarium for $620 million. $ (the deal was announced last year, but it was only closed now). Previously, Plarium acted as the organizer of the gambling company Aristocrat Leisure Limited. Plarium included the mobile role-playing game “RAID: Shadow Legends”
If you’re interested in JavaScript game development, why not try making a memory game using Phaser and React? This tutorial will walk you through the process, showing you how to integrate the two technologies to create an interactive matching game. Read the tutorial here
The Targem Games team has prepared an explosive gift for all fans of the Bullet Hell genre! Are you ready for a barrage of bullets, chaos on the screen and a real test of reaction? Then meet the Bullet Hell Game Anthology – an anthology of the latest Bullet Hell games from the indie developer…
The WN Conference Abu Dhabi’25 developer conference, organized in partnership with Abu Dhabi Gaming, kicked off with a pre-party. Don’t miss two days of networking, expert insights, and key opportunities for your business. Abu Dhabi Gaming is a pioneering initiative of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, which is working to establish…
Only a week has passed since the last release, and the team of engine developers and testers have already prepared and presented the next beta version of the open game engine Godot 4.4. There will likely be another beta release next week, but after that, release candidates should start rolling out. Go to Downloads and…
There’s a new beta release of the open source HTML5 framework Phaser 4, which introduces some groundbreaking GPU technology for rendering millions of sprites. The updated Sprite GPU renderer and layers are now available in Phaser v4 Beta 5. What can they do? They can easily handle rendering over 1 million background sprites! SpriteGPULayer is…
