Issue #437: falling sand, Home Run Derby, and Foggy Fox

Issue #437 - May 20th 2022

If you have anything you want to share with the HTML5 game development community please let me know by sending an email to andrzej.mazur@end3r.com.
I'm also open for related sponsorship opportunities and job listings.
 

Articles:

Embracer says remasters, remakes of Tomb Raider, Deus Ex are likely
Embracer wants to make the most of its brand new toys, I mean intellectual properties.
Bryant Francis at Game Developer

This addictive roguelike shoot 'em up is on PC Game Pass
A viral Steam Early Access success, Vampire Survivors is an incredibly satisfying roguelike top-down shooter.
Eric Schulkin at Kotaku

TikTok testing gaming functionality
Social media platform has been running trials in Vietnam, could roll out to more markets in third quarter.
Brendan Sinclair at GamesIndustryBiz

11 games with impressively tiny install sizes in 2022
A strategy guide for your next game of disk space Tetris.
Lincoln Carpenter at PC Gamer
 

Tutorials:

Making a falling sand simulator
Over the years there have been a number of projects focusing on building systems of particle materials that interact with one another.
Jason McGhee's blog

Block it HTML5 game ported to TypeScript with some new features, powered by Phaser and Arcade physics
Tap or click to start and to activate the upper and lower walls at the right time, to make the ball bounce. If the ball flies off the screen, it’s game over.
Emanuele Feronato's blog
 

Events:

React Summit 2022
See talks by Ken Wheeler, Tejas Kumar, Sara Vieira at React Summit, the biggest React conf worldwide. Get tickets with our 10% discount code GameDevJS & attend remotely or in-person in Amsterdam on June 17 & 21. Also, there's a ticket giveaway on Twitter.
 

Resources:

Sema has just published a white paper on why code reviews matter and how to integrate them effectively into your team and organization. You can read the white paper here.

Report on the current state of Web Game Development in 2022
 

Demos:

Baseball - Home Run Derby

Swing

Metronome meditation
 

Games:

Foggy Fox