I don't know of any books, but I wrote a 2d game in Java which I lifted from download from the Java Boutique website. At least in 2001 there were tons of games and you could download the source code.

Earlier today, artist Thomas Feichtmeir dropped an interesting piece of news on his Twitter feed: Back in 2016 he was part of a pitch that wanted to reimagine Dark Souls 3 (or at least its world) as a ...

A fan has just finished a colossal project inside Super Mario Maker 2 – spending seven years (across both Mario Maker games) creating an entire Mario game, which they've dubbed Super Mario Bros. 5. On ...

Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake has become the top-selling game in Japan for 2024, despite only releasing a week ago. According to estimated figures shared by Famitsu, the Switch version is the ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Indie game developer and publisher Crescent Moon Games and Those Dang Games recently revealed its latest game, Screenbound. What's especially unique ...

Imagining a game as beautiful as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 getting even prettier is a tall task, but there’s one thing that does the job: turning it into HD-2D pixel art, the striking art style ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. During the June Nintendo Direct, Mario was back in the spotlight with a new 2D adventure game. Super Mario Wonder looks similar in style to the New ...

Following the open-zone action of Sonic Frontiers, the Blue Blur is returning to his roots in Sonic Superstars, a brand new 2D Sonic platformer coming later this year. Revealed at Summer Game Fest ...