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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…
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
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…
Emanuele Feronato is back with a new tutorial on creating a tiled platformer with slopes and no physics engine in the HTML5 Phaser framework. You’ll learn how to write a basic platformer in the style of the retro game «Jet Set Willy» without using a physics engine. And how to implement slopes in it. You…
Welcome to another fun game programming video tutorial. In this video, you will learn how to create a real-time multiplayer «Connect Four» game using the powerful Phaser 3 framework and Playroom Kit.
Set the tone for a productive 2025 by joining game developers in Abu Dhabi, UAE, February 11-12 for the WN Conference, an exclusive deal-making event. Designed to foster collaboration between leading companies from MENA and around the world, the conference offers the opportunity to network and stay ahead of industry trends. What awaits you: Join…
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The Humble Bundle service has a new profitable package “Make Your Own Games in Unreal Engine 5” from GameDevTV, which is of interest to game developers. This is a set of courses that teach how to develop projects based on the popular UE5 engine, both using Blueprints and C++. The package consists of levels from…
