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FarmVille developer Zynga set to release first NFT game this year
10.2.2022
Mobile gaming giant Zynga has outlined new plans for NFT-based games and Web3 acquisitions coming in 2022
Report: IGDA Failed To Act On Internal Harassment Claims
9.2.2022
The International Game Developers Association has been an outspoken critic of the culture at companies like Ubisoft and Activision Blizzard that has led to so many lawsuits, departures and firings over the last few years. Yet a report today by GI.Biz says that the group has failed to act on its...
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Discusses Proposal to Alleviate Network’s Congestion, High Fees
6.2.2022
Ethereum’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, and developer Tim Beiko have been discussing a proposed solution to the data transfer gas problem and current scaling issues. Buterin talked about adding a feature like “blob-carrying transactions” in a “near-future hard...
A Deep Introduction to WordPress Block Themes
4.2.2022
The relatively new WordPress editor, also known as the WordPress Block Editor, always under development via the Gutenberg plugin, has been with us since 2018. You can use the block editor on any WordPress theme, provided the theme …
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Web3 developer growth hits an all-time high as ecosystem matures
3.2.2022
Web3 developer growth hit an all-time high in 2021, yet challenges lie ahead for new developers flooding the space
Worms Developer The Latest To Sell Out Over NFTs
31.1.2022
In 1994, Andy Davidson had an idea. That idea was to take the infinitely copied mid-70s Tektronix 4051 game, Artillery, but do it with cartoon worms. Then-developer Team17 snapped it up, called it Worms, and have since wrung out every last drop of miserable profit from the mediocre idea ever since....
The Relevance of TypeScript in 2022
31.1.2022
It’s 2022. And the current relevance of TypeScript is undisputed. TypeScript has dominated the front-end developer experience by many, many accounts. By now you likely already know that TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, building on JavaScript by adding …
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Alts Related to Avalanche Apps Developer Hit by Volatility as Ties to QuadrigaCX Co-Founder Revealed
28.1.2022
The price of tokens associated with Daniele Sestagalli, a developer of several Avalanche (AVAX)-based applications, were hit by volatile trading over the past 24 hours as ties between Sestagalli and a convicted felon were revealed.
Among the projects associated with Sestagalli are Wonderland...
Polygon Developer Ecosystem Reaches New Milestone
28.1.2022
According to info from Alchemy, the world’s biggest Web3 developer platform, Polygon had already achieved a new adoption landmark, with over 7,000 decentralized applications running on the system as of Dec., more than doubling the amount only before three months. The year before, the rising...
Blizzard Teases First New Game Universe Since Overwatch Amid Developer Exodus
26.1.2022
Still reeling from a workplace misconduct reckoning, staff exodus, major game delays, and a record-breaking deal to be acquired by Microsoft, Blizzard announced yesterday that it’s working on its first game set in a new universe since the launch of Overwatch six years ago. Details were scant,...
Call Of Duty Maker Reveals Plan To Squash Union Effort
26.1.2022
Quality assurance testers at Call of Duty: Warzone studio Raven Software gave management until today, January 25, to voluntarily recognize their newly formed union, Game Workers Alliance. Instead, embattled publisher Activision Blizzard announced tonight it would be forcing a vote with the National...
10 Pokémon Games That Defied The Classic Turn-Based RPG Formula
25.1.2022
Who’s ready for the latest game starring Pokémon that’s not quite a traditional turn-based RPG? Pokémon Legends: Arceus arrives this week, the latest in a long line of side-stories and spinoffs that let us play with our pocket monsters in new and different ways.Pokémon Legends: Arceus, for example...
Raven's New 'Organizational Change' Conveniently Breaks Up Union Members
25.1.2022
It was only a few days ago that 34 quality assurance testers at Raven, one of the studios working exclusively on the Call Of Duty series, formed the first ever union among Activision Blizzard employees. Today, management has responded to their success with some changes.Read more
Survey Says Developers Are Definitely Not Interested In Crypto Or NFTs
24.1.2022
Every year ahead of the actual Game Developers Conference the show’s organisers run an industry survey, polling creators around the world on what’s happening and what could be happening in the games business. With 2022 promising to be a tumultuous 12 months, this year’s results are perhaps a...
Xbox Boss Shrugs Off Union Question As Activision Blizzard Employees Push For Better Working Conditions
20.1.2022
Upheaval at Activision Blizzard last year over workplace misconduct sparked an unprecedented level of labor organizing at the Call of Duty publisher. Those actions recently culminated in an ongoing strike and the distribution of union cards, while the misconduct reckoning that precipitated them...
Konami’s Castlevania Anniversary NFT Sale Raises Over $160K
17.1.2022
Konami, a Japanese game developer and software publisher, raised more than $160K in its first foray into the non-fungible token (NFT) scene. This was the result of an NFT auction related to the 35th anniversary of Castlevania, one of its most popular franchises. The end result contrasts with what...
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Talks Argentina, BCH, Stablecoins, Scaling in Tweetstorm
3.1.2022
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, the second-biggest cryptocurrency by market cap, has reacted to some of his earlier beliefs in a new year’s tweetstorm. The developer touched on some subjects including the rise of cryptocurrency in Argentina and how stablecoins are thriving...
Honor prefers-color-scheme in the CSS Paint API with Custom Properties
27.12.2021
One of the coolest things I’ve been messing with in the last couple years is the CSS Paint API. I love it. I did a talk on it, and made a little gallery of my own paint worklets…
2021 Roundup of Web Research
23.12.2021
Last year, we kicked out a roundup of published surveys, research, and other findings from around the web. There were some nice nuggets in there, like a general sentiment that the web needs more documentation, Tailwind CSS dun …
Game Developers GSC Game World and Ubisoft Face Backlash About NFT Inclusion
22.12.2021
GSC Game World and Ubisoft, two game development companies, are dealing with backlash about the inclusion of NFT elements in some of their games. While GSC Game World — developer of the popular Stalker gaming franchise — has abandoned its plans in this regard, Ubisoft is pushing...