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Wireframe Magazine is no more – the final edition is available now

The final issue Sadly, after four years and 70 issues, Wireframe magazine has been cancelled in the UK. It is not surprising given the final four issues were no longer available to buy in newsagents, but it's very sad news nonetheless. They promise that Wireframe will return in an evolved form - whatever that turns out to me. The final issue dropped through my letterbox today - I'll post a
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Planet of Lana – One of 2023s most beautiful games in Wireframe Magazine

Wireframe Magazine #69 The final Wireframe of the year features the beautiful sci-fi adventure Planet of Lana. Previews also include the stealth platformer The Siege and the Sandfox, Lightyear Frontier, the new farming sim with mechs, and they create a buzz around the upcoming Texas Chain Saw Massacre. There are articles on the increasingly popular job-simulator genre, how graffiti is used effectively in games, a guide to the ScummVM adventure
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Free Game Dev Cookbook ebook

Those kind folk at RaspberryPi Press have released a brand new book devoted to game development, allowing readers to program their own games using Python and PygameZero. The book is free to download and features listings and instructions for creating classic games. This is a collection of articles taken from the past four years of Wireframe magazine to help budding developers understand how sprites work, and how to create simple
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October’s UK Magazine Releases

Edge #377 In the latest issue of Edge is a report on the Tokyo Game Show, an update on the System Shock reboot, and a massive 16-page preview of Callisto Protocol. There's also an interview with Lars Wingefors, the CEO of Embracer, a developer profile on Milestone Interactive, an article about videogame preservation, and the making of Deathloop. Reviews this time include Splatoon 3, Roadwarden, Hob's Barrow, Steelrising, and a
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September’s UK Magazine Releases

Edge #376 This month's copy of Edge previews Hyenas, Dead Island 2, Flock, Hob's Barrow, and many more. There's an article on videogame cartography, plus features on compulsion loops, the Making of Norco, and eSports at the Commonwealth Games. Reviews this time include Saints Row, Rollerdrome, Hard West 2, Two Point Campus, Ooblets, Soul Hackers 2, Cult of the Lamb, Hindsight, Kirby's Dream Buffer, South of the Circle, and Cursed
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August’s UK Magazine Releases

Edge #375 This month's copy of Edge sports a cover and preview of Mario + Rabbibs Sparks of Hope, a look into the UK government study on lootboxes and what happens next, the collected works of Jez San, and a full-on interview with David Cage now that Quantic Dream has turned 25. Reviews this time include Stray, Immortality, Xenoblade 3, Live A Live, and We Are OFK. Rounding off this
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UK Magazine Releases

Wireframe #64 This month includes an extensive preview and interview of the cover-game Delivery Us Mars. There are also features on the Finnish videogame industry, planets used in games, and the history of Buck Rogers RPGs. Also this issue are also articles on playtesting game design, coding your own version of Super Stardust, and installing a new GBA screen replacement. Reviews this time include The Quarry, Kao, Final Vendetta, and