Issue #337: This War of Mine, OpenRCT2, and Solus Sector

Issue #337 - June 19th 2020

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:

The excellent Game Of Thrones board game is coming to PC
Publisher Asmodee Digital announced the game today, and in promising news the adaptation is being handled by Dire Wolf.
Luke Plunkett at Kotaku

This War of Mine will be added to school reading list in Poland
"I don't think we've ever encountered a game being officially included in the educational system on a national level as school reading."
Matthew Handrahan at GamesIndustryBiz

Zynga creates $25 million fund for promoting diversity education and charities
The Zynga board has approved the fund to invest in educational and charitable purposes related to diversity and inclusion within Zynga and within the games industry.
Dean Takahashi at VentureBeat

Hearthstone rolls out a free solo adventure
Unlike with previous adventures, all five chapters are free, and they can all be accessed today. There are no time-gates or additional purchases.
Cass Marshall at Polygon
 

Jobs:

Game developers are in demand on Vettery
Ready for a bold career move? Make a free profile, name your salary, and connect with hiring managers from top employers today.
 

Tutorials:

Building a realtime multiplayer browser game in less than a day (part 1/4)
We'll look at step by step implementation of a realtime multiplayer game of Space Invaders (ah, the nostalgia!) with Phaser 3 and Ably Realtime.
Srushtika Neelakantam at DevTo

Basic Webpack guide to bundle all your JavaScript files in one
Useful to publish HTML5 games.
Emanuele Feronato's blog

Create an animated health bar in Phaser 3
Add polish to your game with animated health bars constructed from image segments.
Tommy Leung at Ourcade
 

Resources:

OpenRCT2 - open-source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
 

Demos:

Build

Paper Battleboats

Electric field lines 2
 

Games:

Solus Sector: Tactics

Stars Rush