Issue #551 - July 26th 2024

Weekly newsletter about Web Game Development.
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Articles:

Skillz files suit against Voodoo as part of its ongoing bot battle
The complaint alleges that Voodoo falsely advertises its games as being skill-based while using bots to fix in-game outcomes.
Rachel Kaser at GamesBeat

Kien, the most-delayed video game in history, released after 22 years
The makers of Italian action game have endured the longest development journey in history. Their game is now finally out – on the long-discontinued Game Boy Advance.
Patricia Hernandez at The Guardian

The making of Cult of the Lamb: 'A lot of the design was trying to encourage the player to be evil'
An unusual combination of creepy dungeons and farm-life folk horror made Cult of the Lamb a surprise hit.
Jody Macgregor at PC Gamer

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition gave me new respect for gaming speedrunners
Bite-size speed challenges refresh the classics, but require a healthy dose of patience.
Kyle Orland at Ars Technica
 

Tutorials:

Game design concepts
This is a collection of game design concepts.
Youngjin Kang at ThingsPool

TypeScript class of a doubly linked list
Although you can do anything with arrays, sometimes there is a need for more complex data structures, and one of them is the linked list.
Emanuele Feronato's blog
 

Tools:

OGMO Editor

Phaser Beam Technical Preview 3
 

Demos:

Anxious wildflowers

Overly aware cat

Human scan
 

Videos:

Learn JavaScript game dev: Kaplay library crash course
 

Games:

Realm Escape

Micropolis