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Death by Scrolling

Grumpy Gamer

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Monkey Island ended and I started working on a new game I dubbed “RPGTBD” It was a classic Zelda-like pixel art RPG and was a lot of fun. But I had all this wonderful art and a nice quest and exploration system from RPGTBD it felt odd to let them go to waste. Then I remembered Death By Scrolling.

Pixel

Pixel Prototyping Open World Art

The sense of wonder in Verne: The Shape of Fantasy by Gametopia “It’s a tribute”

PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Development studio Gametopia has translated their love and admiration for the works of the author into an original tale, told through a pixel perfect point-and-click adventure. We think it is a timeless game, both for the pixel art and for the theme of the game”, says Gonzáles. “We We wanted to pay tribute.”

Fantasy

Fantasy Pixel Point and Click Art

The CORVID-19 edition

Grumpy Gamer

MARCH 21, 2020

There is a bi-weekly game prototype group I would meet up with and I do miss that. One of the changes I made to the engine was severing it from pixel art. It can still do pixel art, but it’s better at doing higher res formats and I implemented Spine for character animations.

Editing

Editing Point and Click Pixel Scripting

Lock-down in Seattle

Grumpy Gamer

MARCH 21, 2020

There is a bi-weekly game prototype group I would meet-up with and I do miss that. One of the changes I made to the engine was severing it from pixel art. It can still do pixel art, but it’s better at doing higher res formats and I implemented Spine as an option for character animations.

Point and Click

Point and Click Pixel Scripting Engine

The magical realism of Indonesia in the 90’s captured in A Space for the Unbound

PreMortem.Games

JULY 31, 2024

It’s a tribute to the time we grew up in and serves as a time capsule for that period”, says Dimas Novan, Director and Art Director of A Space for the Unbound. “We It’s the time to reminisce about the past before we completely forget about it.” “I have always been a big fan of pixel art”, says Novan. “I

Art

Art Pixel Studios Media

The sense of wonder in Verne: The Shape of Fantasy by Gametopia “It’s a tribute”

PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 23, 2024

Development studio Gametopia has translated their love and admiration for the works of the author into an original tale, told through a pixel perfect point-and-click adventure. We think it is a timeless game, both for the pixel art and for the theme of the game”, says Gonzáles. “We We wanted to pay tribute.”

Fantasy

Fantasy Pixel Point and Click Art

The CORVID-19 edition

Grumpy Gamer

MARCH 22, 2020

There is a bi-weekly game prototype group I would meet up with and I do miss that. One of the changes I made to the engine was severing it from pixel art. It can still do pixel art, but it's better at doing higher res formats and I implemented Spine for character animations.

Editing

Editing Point and Click Pixel Scripting

Lock-down in Seattle

Grumpy Gamer

MARCH 22, 2020

There is a bi-weekly game prototype group I would meet-up with and I do miss that. One of the changes I made to the engine was severing it from pixel art. It can still do pixel art, but it's better at doing higher res formats and I implemented Spine as an option for character animations.

Point and Click

Point and Click Pixel Scripting Engine

The magical realism of Indonesia in the 90’s captured in A Space for the Unbound

PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2023

It’s a tribute to the time we grew up in and serves as a time capsule for that period”, says Dimas Novan, Director and Art Director of A Space for the Unbound. “We It’s the time to reminisce about the past before we completely forget about it.” “I have always been a big fan of pixel art”, says Novan. “I

Art

Art Pixel Studios Media

I’m making an RPG!

Keith Burgun

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

(Above: some WIP pixel art from Wizbane) You might have noticed I’ve been writing about and playing a lot of RPGs recently. Final Fantasy VI-inspired pixel art. I already have a bunch of art from several different artists. Seen on the left: some WIP pixel art portraits by Blake Reynolds.)

Fantasy

Fantasy Pixel Art Fighting

Godot Showcase - Primal Light developer interview

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 4, 2021

I prototyped a little top-down Zelda clone and showed it to my friend Jeff one night while we were hanging out at his apartment. We were so excited by the prospect of making a game that he dove headfirst into pixel art and I into programming. That was around August 2017. How has Godot helped you advance on your project?

Development

Development Pixel Engine Engineering

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Improved Web editor prototype and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds (new in 3.2.4 New option to snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions (new in 3.2.4 HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ).

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Improved Web editor prototype and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds. New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Build

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Improved Web editor prototype and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds. New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Render

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 5

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 7, 2021

Improved Web editor prototype and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds. New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.

Beta

Beta Dev Bug Build

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 6

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2021

Improved Web editor prototype and AudioWorklet support for multithreaded HTML5 builds. New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.

Beta

Beta Dev Collision Render

HUDstats switches from OpenAI to Amazon Bedrock to advance esports storytelling using generative AI

AWS Games

APRIL 8, 2024

Turning pixels into stories is the focus for HUDstats , a Netherlands/Hague-based esports data and analytics company on the forefront of benchmarking innovation in the global esports market. In this realm, as in the world of physical sports, storytelling is key to success.

Esports

Esports AI Data Content

Oscar Salandin, developer of BOTSU Ridicuous Robots: “Solo dev can be lonely”

PreMortem.Games

JULY 29, 2024

Oscar Salandin , known as Peculiar Pixels, received a major validation for his debut game, BOTSU Ridiculous Robots , by being named the Overall Winner at the Develop Indie Showcase Awards 2024. art, design, technology, physics, coding, music, maths, 3D, problem solving, empathy, and fun!”

Dev

Dev Development Sandbox Indy

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 1

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2021

New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). Rendering: Add option for snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates, for pixel art motion ( GH-43554 ). Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.

Render

Render Bug Build Beta

A comprehensive guide to in-demand roles in film and games

CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

General skills and knowledge required to work in film and games "The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art." - Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar. Concept Art: Bringing Ideas to Life “One painting changed my life. and cinematography (shot framing, composition, camera angles, etc.)

Film

Film Animation Animation Concepts

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 2

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). Rendering: Add option for snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates, for pixel art motion ( GH-43554 ). Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.

Render

Render Build Bug Collision

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 3

Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). Rendering: Add option for snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates, for pixel art motion ( GH-43554 ). Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.

Render

Render Build Bug Editing

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 4

Mircosoft Game Dev

MARCH 9, 2021

New option to snap 2D transforms to whole coordinates , helps prevent jitter on pixel art camera motions. HTML5: Merged code for web editor prototype ( GH-42790 ). Rendering: Add option for snapping 2D transforms to whole coordinates, for pixel art motion ( GH-43554 ). Rewritten and greatly improved FBX importer.

Render

Render Collision Build Bug

That Lonesome Valley as cowboy coin crusher

Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

CONTENT WARNING: This post contains discussion of gay sex acts and some screenshots with obscured pixel art nudity. Back in 2019 I made an unfinished prototype for a Gay Western game jam to contemplate the anniversary of influential gay cowboy film Brokeback Mountain (2005). The awkward character art is mine.

Pixel

Pixel Film Art Prototyping

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Death by Scrolling

The sense of wonder in Verne: The Shape of Fantasy by Gametopia “It’s a tribute”

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The CORVID-19 edition

Lock-down in Seattle

The magical realism of Indonesia in the 90’s captured in A Space for the Unbound

The sense of wonder in Verne: The Shape of Fantasy by Gametopia “It’s a tribute”

The CORVID-19 edition

Lock-down in Seattle

The magical realism of Indonesia in the 90’s captured in A Space for the Unbound

I’m making an RPG!

Godot Showcase - Primal Light developer interview

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 2

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 3

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Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 5

Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2.4 beta 6

HUDstats switches from OpenAI to Amazon Bedrock to advance esports storytelling using generative AI

Oscar Salandin, developer of BOTSU Ridicuous Robots: “Solo dev can be lonely”

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 1

A comprehensive guide to in-demand roles in film and games

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 2

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 3

Release candidate: Godot 3.2.4 RC 4

That Lonesome Valley as cowboy coin crusher

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