diff --git a/content/news/051/index.md b/content/news/051/index.md index 1098cf41d..57e4567be 100644 --- a/content/news/051/index.md +++ b/content/news/051/index.md @@ -75,6 +75,29 @@ If needed, a section can be split into subsections with a "------" delimiter. ## Tooling Updates +### [Rusty Playdate] + +![The Playdate console](playdate.png) +_The Playdate console_ + +[Rusty Playdate] ([GitHub][Rusty Playdate], [Mastodon][Rusty Playdate Masto]) by [@boozook](https://github.com/boozook) +is the large set of crates with bindings, cargo-plugin and toolset for the full cycle of creating games for the [Playdate handheld console][playdate]. +This is a fairly new console reminiscent of a GameBoy with a crank handle geared towards indie games. + +The current release sports the following notable improvements: +- Partial Lua scripting support +- Support for devices connected to macOS via USB hub +- Stabilize packaging on Windows enough to add automatic tests +- Stabilization for various parts of the API + +_Discussions: [GitHub][Rusty Playdate Gh-disc], [Matrix][Rusty Playdate Matrix]._ + +[Rusty Playdate]: https://github.com/boozook/playdate +[Rusty Playdate Gh-disc]: https://github.com/boozook/playdate/discussions +[Rusty Playdate Masto]: https://gamedev.social/@playdaters +[Rusty Playdate Matrix]: https://matrix.to/#/#playdate.rs:matrix.org +[playdate]: https://play.date/ + ## Library Updates ## Popular Workgroup Issues in GitHub diff --git a/content/news/051/playdate.png b/content/news/051/playdate.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b875ac6d5 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/news/051/playdate.png differ