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Rune launches Creator Fund for indie games

17th December 2024
Rune, the social gaming app with millions of players, has announced a new Creator Fund that allows developers to monetize their games. It’s not easy to get started in game development. The competition is fierce, even in the indie scene. That’s why it’s encouraging when you are able to monetize…Read…
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Game Dev Creativity: Highlights from Unity Play Launch Showcase

10th December 2024
The Unity Play Launch Showcase, held from September 11 to November 30, 2024, marked Unity’s inaugural official showcase on the Unity Play platform. This event invited creators to submit their best web-based games developed with the Unity Engine, offering them an opportunity to gain visibility and win asset store credits…Read…
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101 Games Challenge: the solo developer journey

28th November 2024
Emanuele Feronato has set themselves a challenge, a 101 Games Challenge, the mission is clear: to create 101 unique, fully playable games as a solo developer. The journey has only just began, you can track progress at 101gameschallenge.com. The Rules: A Commitment to Creativity No AI-Coding Assistance:AI tools won’t be…Read…
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Flappy Bird flies again: back after a decade!

25th October 2024
Ten years after Flappy Bird first landed on the mobile gaming platform. Within months of release the mobile game had gone viral and tens of millions of mobile gamers were tapping their screens to achieve new high scores. A simple, fun yet frustrating game with one-touch controls soon became a…Read…
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Roguelike Development with JavaScript

3rd April 2024
Written by Andre Garzia, the book Roguelike Development with JavaScript: Build and Publish Roguelike Genre Games with JavaScript and Phaser published by Apress is available on Amazon as both the paper print and an ebook. Go on an adventure and build a roguelike from scratch using JavaScript. With the help…Read…
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Gamedev.js Weekly hits 500 issues

7th August 2023
The Gamedev.js Weekly newsletter that started being sent at the beginning of January 2014 has reached 500 issues last Friday. To celebrate that, a cool new t-shirt design was dropped into the Gamedev.js Shop. You can buy it right now to support the effort of trying to reach another five…Read…
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Hyperledger Foundation’s grant for a mini game exploring decentralized identity and payments

1st June 2023
There’s an opportunity to tackle the problem of decentralized identity and payments through a mini game (created specifically for this purpose or an already existing one) with the help of a grant being part of the Hyperledger Foundation Mentorship Program. This project is meant to serve as a proof-of-concept for…Read…
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GM Frens – new publisher and accelerator for Web 3 games

20th January 2022
The OP Games team has launched a new entity called GM Frens, which will serve both as a game publisher and accelerator for anyone willing to dive into the world of blockchain games. A Web3 game publishing arm will not only ensure funding opportunities for game developers but will also…Read…
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Last chance to mint Arcadians

13th December 2021
The Arcadians NFT project is closing the minting – you have time until Wednesday December 15th, 11 PM EST to mint your Arcadian, which, if you get lucky, might end up with a pet sidekick – js13kGames‘ black cat Badlucky. The NFTs will serve not only as avatars, but also…Read…
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Arcadians bridging gamedevs to Web 3

27th October 2021
OP Games team raised funds and launched Arcadians NFT project to support open source game engines, help transition developers to Web 3, and move the community forward. The NFTs will serve not only as avatars, but also as game utilities developers can use to build their games with, taking important…Read…
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