Issue #565 - November 1st 2024

Weekly newsletter about Web Game Development.
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Articles:

Everything is a games platform
Discord, LinkedIn, Telegram - everyone wants in on gaming.
Craig Chapple at PocketGamerBiz

Making money: Rune creator fund just launched
We're passionate about supporting indie game devs in making awesome multiplayer games. As part of that, we have created a creator fund that pays indie devs a bit of money based on their games' metrics.
Rune Developers

How the success of Baldur's Gate 3 and Monopoly Go are driving Hasbro's "all in" digital strategy
Senior vice president of digital licensing Eugene Evans discusses the similarities between these seemingly polar opposite titles.
James Batchelor at GamesIndustryBiz

Project Helping Hands helps the long-term unemployed in games
Aiming to draw a spotlight for long-term job seekers in games, it’s a project led by Amir Satvat, the game job opening aggregator who has amassed a big following of 400,000 unique viewers on LinkedIn.
Dean Takahashi at GamesBeat

Generative AI is dividing RPG fans: can AI really play Dungeons & Dragons, and should it?
You taught an AI to play chess? Great. Now teach it to run a Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition campaign in the Planescape setting using the 2024 rules.
Jody Macgregor at PC Gamer
 

Competitions:

Game Off 2024 theme announcement

CrazyGames: Join the Crazy Web Game Jam!
Join the Crazy Web Game Jam 2024 and create your next game in just 7 days. Compete for $50K in publishing deals and gain exposure on a global platform. Open to developers of all levels worldwide.

Tools:

Surreal Engine - Unreal Tournament engine reimplementation in C++
 

Demos:

Gravity game

Matrix rain

Dweet of the week: ventilation shaft
 

Videos:

Better in a browser: big advances for gaming with Unity Web

I made a multiplayer game from scratch, because no one is hiring junior devs
 

Games:

Aargh! Triskaideka Attacks!

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