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RPG Maker Game Jam 2025 is a $3,000 game development competition starting March 20, 2025. Challenge yourself to create your own game using the designated RPG Maker tools in just four weeks and compete for a share of the prize pool. The game must be on the theme “Beyond Expectations” Details and how to join…
The annual Big Games Employment Survey is here! For the ninth year, InGame Job and Values Value are launching an industry-wide survey to assess the realities of working in the games industry today. Take the survey and find out:
Make the connections you need at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2025! Join the global mobile gaming industry at The Hibernia on March 17-18 during conference week. As the world’s leading B2B gaming conference, PG Connects offers unrivaled networking opportunities in the heart of San Francisco. Hear from over 70 experts sharing their insights on…
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The Rainbow Duck Games team has released their game Pioneers of the Unknown on Steam. It gives you the opportunity to build a space ark in a minimalist management format – you give commands to the crew, launch the ship, repeat the process again. Details are available here.
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
