Issue #513: WebView2, Shadow, and shattered

Issue #513 - November 3rd 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:

Xbox is about to get better apps and web games with WebView2
Microsoft is finally letting Xbox app developers use the Chromium-based Edge rendering engine for media apps and HTML5 games.
Tom Warren at The Verge

Atari to acquire retro game restorer Digital Eclipse
The studio is known for its expertise in digitally restoring and preserving retro titles such as Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.
Marcus Stewart at Game Informer

Mental staircases and paradoxical suitcases: Crafting the world-hopping puzzles of Cocoon
"I think I've got to a point where I evaluate puzzles on more parameters than just 'is this challenging?'"
Chris Kerr at Game Developer

GameStop keeps finding new ways to rip people off
Employee benefits, Pro Rewards, and warranties are getting worse.
Ethan Gach at Kotaku

1m sales and zero marketing: The story (so far) of Wobbly Life
Is this Curve's next Human: Fall Flat?
Christopher Dring at GamesIndustryBiz
 

Tutorials:

Build a HTML5 game like Space is Key using Phaser, tweens and Arcade physics
Pixel perfect collisions and text messages.
Emanuele Feronato's blog
 

Competitions:

Web3 Game Jam started

js13kGames 2023 criteria rankings and expert top picks
 

Tools:

Shadow - new novel browser engine made almost entirely in JS
 

Demos:

Shattered

Abstract 04

Vera molnar
 

Games:

Merchant Empire