Issue #501: rewriting wipEout, OGL, and Tanks of the Galaxy

Issue #501 - August 11th 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:

Rewriting wipEout
The source code for the classic PSX launch title wipEout was leaked in 2022. A few month ago I finally sat down to take a look at it. The result is a (nearly) complete rewrite that compiles to Windows, Linux, macOS and WASM.
Dominic Szablewski at Phoboslab

Post Malone has bought Magic’s $2M One Ring card
The one-of-a-kind card was unearthed in June.
Oli Welsh at Polygon

Twitch star Kai Cenat breaks silence on PS5 giveaway that led to riot
The second biggest name on the Amazon-owned streaming platform said the violence that broke out was never his intention.
Ethan Gach at Kotaku

Baldur’s Gate 3 early impressions: you’ll spend whole weeks in here and love it
Another remarkable feat of a streamlined tabletop experience by Larian Studios.
Kevin Purdy at Ars Technica

Researchers find China's game time limits ineffective in reducing excessive play
"No evidence" that restrictions on minors had any impact in cutting down on heavy gaming.
Brendan Sinclair at GamesIndustryBiz
 

Tutorials:

Add a virtual joystick to your HTML5 games in a matter of minutes with nippleJS
Example powered by Phaser and Arcade physics.
Emanuele Feronato's blog
 

Events:

js13kGames 2023 Kick-off Meetup on August 13th
 

Tools:

OGL - minimal WebGL library

js13k-starter-2023 - template for the js13kGames competition
 

Demos:

Ethereal spheres

Shady plant

Reaction diffusion
 

Videos:

Athena Crisis map and campaign editor demo
 

Games:

Tanks of the Galaxy