Listen Up: New Sound & Music Library Now Available!

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.

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dot big bang v0.9.8: Sounds & Colors

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:

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Behind The Scenes: The Making of Preston’s Diamond Wars

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!

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Pocket Garden Update! New Furniture, Ice Cream Machines, Pride Flags, & More

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.

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Game Guide: How To Win At Preston’s Diamond Wars!

Wanna be better at Preston’s Diamond Wars, but don’t know you Rubies from your Pings? This guide will tell you how to play, build, fight, upgrade, and be the best at the hottest new game on dot big bang.

The Aim of the Game

Diamond Wars is a game in which four teams of two – green, purple, orange, and blue – compete for victory. The goal for each team is to destroy the other teams’ Vaults, then wipe out all the players who are left. 

To accomplish this, you’ll need to beat them in a fight. But first, you need to beat them by collecting more resources to upgrade your team, your weapons and armor, and your base.

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dot big bang v0.9.7: Diamond Wars, Skin Store, Pride Month, And 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!

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Team Up And Battle For The Win In ‘Preston’s Diamond Wars’, Out Today!

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!

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Skins Are Now Available In The dot big bang Store, Launching in the US 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!

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Join The dot big bang Combat Game Jam, Starting Today!

Welcome to the dot big bang Combat Jam, a super-fun two week game jam that starts today!

Between May 8th-22nd, you’re invited to create your very own combat game. Using this readymade Combat Example game as a starting point, this is your chance to go wild and create a combat game all of your own. All games have a chance to be featured on the dotbigbang.com homepage, and we’ll play our favourites live on stream after the jam!

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