Issue #393: pathfinding visualizer, arts megapack, and kira stars

Issue #393 - July 16th 2021

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 future of games is an instant flash to the past
Andreesen Horowitz isn't the first investor I've seen who thinks "instant games" are the Next Big Thing.
Lars Doucet at Fortress of Doors

Hackers ask Vice to blackmail EA Games for them
Another half-baked ransomware scheme wants EA to pay up.
Ethan Gach at Kotaku

Valve unveils Steam Deck PC gaming handheld
Portable device will launch December starting at $400 with pricier versions having extra storage space.
Brendan Sinclair at GamesIndustryBiz

No cults, no politics, no ghouls: how China censors the video game world
China’s video game market is the world’s biggest. International developers want in on it – but its rules on what is acceptable are growing increasingly harsh. Is it worth the compromise?
Oliver Holmes at The Guardian

Netflix wants to add games ‘within the next year’
Company hires EA and Facebook exec to lead the project.
Nicole Carpenter at Polygon
 

Tutorials:

How to create a Roblox action game: arena combat
We’ll be creating an arena combat game in Roblox – featuring repeating rounds of combat that allows players to increase their score.
Daniel Buckley at GameDev Academy
 

Competitions:

Countdown to js13kGames 2021
 

Tools:

Pathfinding visualizer

Phaser Editor 2D v3.15.0 released
 

Resources:

Game dev arts megapack software bundle
 

Demos:

Kira stars ✨

Background animation

Textile pattern theory
 

Games:

Be A Hero Again