Issue #489: Pixpaint, flying through hexagons, and Guessdle

Issue #489 - May 19th 2023

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:

Microsoft could start trading ad views for “timed slices of games”
Exec says they're "experimenting" with models beyond Game Pass subscriptions.
Kyle Orland at Ars Technica

Super Mario Bros. Movie has become "powerful touch point"
Nintendo believes the animated flick has the potential to support its video game business in the long-term.
Chris Kerr at Game Developer

Apple allows Axie Infinity crypto game on the App Store
The game’s creator, Sky Mavis, is hopeful Apple allowing users to play Axie Infinity: Origins on the iPhone is a step towards wider adoption of web3 gaming.
RT Watson at The Block
 

Tutorials:

Building Phaser 3 games with Create React App
I will describe how to properly split your code into modules and organize it. We will use Create React App to handle the build configuration for us and create a simple component that displays our game.
Krzysztof Andrelczyk at Medium
 

Tools:

Pixpaint - paint with pixels

VanJS: a 1.2kB reactive UI framework
 

Resources:

5 Action Steps to Senior Engineer
Swizec Teller, author of Senior Engineer Mindset, shares 5 key action steps to being a true senior engineer in this short and sweet email series.

Demos:

Flying through hexagons

Atom preloader

Wave systems
 

Videos:

Code chess in JavaScript with Ania Kubów
 

Games:

Guessdle

Beam Moo Up