Welcome to Issue 16 of Phaser World
Well January flew past in a blur didn't it? It feels like only yesterday we were putting the Christmas tree up! Nothing stands still ...
This week we've got a Release Candidate of Phaser for you to test (and please do test it!), some awesome new games including a faithful remake of Metroid, and an in-depth look at the stunning QICI Engine.
Please take a moment to read this post on Pixi v4 and Phaser and leave your feedback. Until next week, happy coding! And don't forget to drop me a line if you've got any news you'd like featured.
News
Release Candidate 1 of Phaser 2.4.5 is out, with 67 updates and fix across the whole API.
Games made with Phaser
Game of the Week
A faithful recreation of the NES classic, with touch controls for mobile.
Use your spider-skills to swing through the streets of New York City.
Memorize the mazes and remember the path, as you swipe through this puzzle game.
An original mix of math and simple role-playing, ideal for 5 to 10 year olds.
Save the Yeti's children in this cute combination of a shooter and bust-a-move.
Phaser Tutorials
A closer look at the QICI Engine
A getting started tutorial and review of the QICI Engine for Phaser.
Captain Rogers 2 running on Panasonic TVs.
The first part of the clock destroying game tutorial.
In the next part learn how to use Tiled to create the level layouts.
In the final part of the tutorial you can now play the game and advance levels.
Phaser 2.4.5 - Release Candidate 1
Release Candidate 1 of Phaser 2.4.5 has been, well... released :)
This is the first version of 2016 and incorporates 67 changes so far, not including numerous updates to the TypeScript definitions and documentation.
58 of the changes are updates and bug fixes (the rest are brand new features). The fixes cover a wide range of areas: from replacing PolyK with Earcut within Pixi, allowing for faster and more complex Graphics calls in WebGL, to updates in the Tilemap Parser, Loader and Sound Manager.
Even though we are flat-out developing Lazer, we took time out to return to Phaser just as promised, highlighting our commitment to maintaining it as best we can.
You can try out Phaser 2.4.5 RC1 by either checking out the GitHub repo (if you need a custom build), or grabbing the pre-built files from the build folder.
If you find any issues please open them on GitHub, and include test source.
Phaser Releases
The current version of Phaser is 2.4.4 released on October 15th 2015.
Phaser 2.4.5 development is taking place in the dev branch on GitHub.
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