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AI & Tools

Engines, creation tools, production workflows and their limitations.

Spacecraft gamepad demo with a detected Xbox 360 controller label below the game — Screenshot: MDN Web Docs contributors

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Browser controller support needs a connection plan

A browser game can read controllers through the Gamepad API, but finding a device is only the start of supporting it well.

Priya Raman · Published Sep 15, 2026 · 1 min read

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itch.io's build tools make update differences visible

Frequent game updates create a distribution problem as well as a production task: developers need to know what changed and which build they are sending to players.

Priya Raman · Published Sep 15, 2026 · 1 min read

Unity Editor displaying the networked cube tutorial scene and Netcode entity hierarchy — Image: Unity Technologies

AI & Tools

Unity separates Netcode for Entities from the editor again

The change starts with Unity 6.7 beta and includes migration work for multiplayer projects.

Priya Raman · Published Sep 15, 2026 · 1 min read

A colorful 2D farm-and-village game running in a desktop web browser — Image: Unity Technologies

AI & Tools

Unity 6.6 expands the options for browser-game builds

WebGPU support and scene-based asset loading address different constraints in bringing a larger game to the web.

Priya Raman · Published Sep 15, 2026 · 1 min read

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Godot tests texture streaming ahead of its next feature freeze

The 4.8 dev 5 snapshot targets texture memory use and editor usability while remaining a prerelease build.

Priya Raman · Published Sep 15, 2026 · 1 min read