Issue #557 - September 6th 2024

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Articles:

OpenAI is shockingly good at unminifying code
While browsing the Internet for inspiration, I came across an interesting-looking component.
Frank Fiegel at Glama

PlayStation to shut down Concord two weeks after its release
$200 million well spent.
Theodore McKenzie at 80lv

'Just ask:' Hooded Horse chief product officer tells devs to treat publishers like an open book
'I think, especially in a new relationship, there's a bit of coyness.'
Chris Kerr at Game Developer

Does the rise of 'expandalone' games mean the end for big DLC?
There's been a recent spate of expansions that have been reimagined as full games.
Christopher Dring at GamesIndustryBiz
 

Tutorials:

Optimizing JavaScript for fun and for profit
Here is a summary of common optimization techniques I’ve found useful. Note that the tradeoff for performance is often readability, so the question of when to go for performance versus readability is a question left to the reader.
Rom Grk's blog
 

Resources:

Publish Your Web Games for Free on Playhop and Reach Millions of Players
Publish your games on Playhop to reach a wider audience. Access essential services, including user authentication, in-game purchases, ads, and promotions.

Colombo Skylines - digital twin of Colombo implemented in Cities: Skylines, based on real data
 

Demos:

Dizzy letters

Torus vortex

Dweet of the week: leaky edition
 

Videos:

Build 2048 and master JavaScript with Ania Kubów

So you wanna make games? Intro to game art with Riot Games
 

Games:

Scale Salon

Tens