Issue #320 - February 21st 2020

This week's co-editor is Staś Małolepszy who helped fill the Gamedev.js Weekly issue with some cool links just for you!

Articles:

A playable build of the never-released StarCraft: Ghost has apparently leaked online
I haven’t heard that name in awhile.
Jay Peters at The Verge

How do we convey scale in 2D games?
What methods can one use to let the player experience the size of a game world in a 2D game, be it Isometric or Orthogonal?
Trimoq at Stack Exchange Game Development

Rebuilding a classic in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Lead developer Bert Beeckman discuss the process of revamping this series, and what considerations were needed to add new civilizations to the game.
Bryant Francis at Gamasutra

The biggest announcements from the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Direct
So much customization!
Julia Lee at Polygon
 

Jobs:

Game developers are in demand on Vettery
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Tutorials:

Way of an Idea prototype ported to HTML5 using Phaser and Matter physics
You have to draw a platform to make the ball reach the goal.
Emanuele Feronato's blog

How to create an animated countdown timer with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
For something like that, it might be natural to reach for a plugin, but it’s actually a lot more straightforward to make one than you might think.
Mateusz Rybczonek at CSS-Tricks
 

Tools:

Blender 2.82 released

Crocotile 3D - create 3D models and environments with tiles

Kibi - text editor in ≤1024 lines of code, written in Rust
 

Demos:

Wavy color cube

Pixel dust

Bouncing balls simulation
 

Videos:

Diablo Roguelike ASCII render

Baldur’s Gate 3 world gameplay reveal announcement
 

Games:

Intergallactic Exterminator

Backshot Space