Game jams are a great way to get creative and have fun learning some new gamedev tricks. Happening from July 28th-31st, the dot big bang Summer Game Jam 2023 is a perfect opportunity to test your game-making skills in a chill, supportive environment, and have a new game to show for it at the end!
We caught up with Zaz Linkous to find out what the jam is all about, and how you can get involved.
Continue reading “How to enter the dot big bang Summer Game Jam 2023!”The dot big bang community is a constant source of imaginative, impressive creations. From colorful environments, to detailed voxel objects and dioramas, to full-fledged games, here’s a rundown of some recent creations that caught the dev team’s eye. Be sure to drop a heart or a comment on them to show your appreciation, and share your own work over on Discord!
Continue reading “June Community Creation Picks”The dot big bang sound library got a big upgrade today with the arrival of a massive selection of new sounds and music.
The update includes 5,000 sounds for all kinds of actions, scenes, and situations, including whooshes, footsteps, impacts and explosions, UI clicks, animal and ambient sounds, and many more. There are also ten pieces of music to add atmosphere to your creations.
Continue reading “Listen Up: New Sound & Music Library Now Available!”A new version of dot big bang came out today. Version 0.9.8 brings a variety of fixes, updates, and upgrades, including a brand new library of 5000 sounds for use in your games. Both the Game Editor and the Voxel Object Editor color picker also got some TLC in this version, with a raft of quality of life improvements being introduced.
Here’s the full list:
Continue reading “dot big bang v0.9.8: Sounds & Colors”Preston’s Diamond Wars is the new team-based, resource-hoarding arena battler that’s taking dot big bang by storm. Around a year in the making, it evolved significantly over time, with weekly playtest sessions becoming hotly contested events within the dbb team. We caught up with lead developer Anders Elfgren to talk about the development process, evolution, and release of Diamond Wars – and to ask if there are any killer strats the world is still sleeping on!
Continue reading “Behind The Scenes: The Making of Preston’s Diamond Wars”Pocket Garden got its first big content update last week, with lots of new things to see, buy, and do! It’s the perfect time to hop back in and see how your farm is doing.
Here’s a rundown of everything that’s new.
Continue reading “Pocket Garden Update! New Furniture, Ice Cream Machines, Pride Flags, & More”Version 0.9.7 of dot big bang is out now! This packed update sees the US launch of the Skins Store, the release of team-based arena battler Preston’s Diamond Wars, the addition of new Pride accessories, decorations, and emotes, the arrival of swimming in Hub World, and loads of new furniture in Pocket Garden.
Here’s a full rundown of what’s new!
Continue reading “dot big bang v0.9.7: Diamond Wars, Skin Store, Pride Month, And More!”Hoard gold and rubies, destroy enemy vaults, and fight for the win in Preston’s Diamond Wars, the new team-based arena battler out now on dot big bang! Play the game now: click here.
Four teams of two battle it out in a race for resources, upgrades, and ultimate victory. Build bridges over a series of islands to collect gold and rubies, power up your armor and weapons, and build defenses to repel attacks. Become the strongest duo, and take down the other teams one by one!
Continue reading “Team Up And Battle For The Win In ‘Preston’s Diamond Wars’, Out Today!”Skins have arrived in dot big bang with the launch of the dot big bang Skin Store! The dot big bang Avatar Editor now includes a store where you can buy fun skins for your character. The first set has five fierce skins to check out – the Mech, Astronaut, Dark Knight, Light Knight, and T-rex.
Any skin you buy will appear on your avatar instantly in different games all across dot big bang. Whether you’re building with friends, exploring Hub World, farming in Pocket Garden, or blowing up vaults in Diamond Wars, you can wear your new skin!
Continue reading “Skins Are Now Available In The dot big bang Store, Launching in the US Today!”dot big bang version 0.9.6 is out now! This update brings some valuable fixes and improvements to the engine, and the Voxel, Game and Script Editors. Read on find out what’s new.
Continue reading “Changelog: dot big bang v0.9.6”
