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13 short and scary games plus source to play (or hack) this Halloween 🎃
It’s that time of year again where I like to share seasonally spooktacular games plus source code—a goldmine of material for (a) those looking for coffee-break entertainment, (b) those interested…
A peek inside some of the top games from Ludum Dare 49
The 49th Ludum Dare game jam just wrapped up with almost 3000 entries. Here’s a peek at some of the highest-rated entries that you can play, plus their source code…
💾 Save the date for GitHub Game Off 2021
Game Off is an annual game jam (or “hackathon for building games”) that’s a little different from most—it lasts for the entire month of November—not just a weekend or a…
Release Radar · September 2021 Edition
The Northern Hemisphere has hit fall, and the southern is starting to warm into summer. September has been a busy time for our community. Maintainers have been getting their repositories…
GitHub’s guide to Hacktoberfest 2021
Giving back to open source projects is a great way to practice skills you don’t get to use in your day job. Check out ways to get involved!
13 tiny and terrific entries from the js13kGames competition
If you think about it, 13kB isn’t really a lot. The image above is 81kB. This page weighs over 3MB (waaay more if you include the videos). That’s why it’s…
Announcing recipients of the GitHub Open Source Grants and GitHub Sponsors now open in India
Announcing recipients of the GitHub Open Source Grants and opening of GitHub Sponsors in India.
Release Radar · August 2021 Edition
The end of financial year is complete, tax time is over, and everyone is back to shipping awesome projects. During August, our community has been super busy shipping lots of…
30 free and open source Linux games – part 3
With Linux celebrating it’s 30 year anniversary, I thought I’d use that as an excuse to highlight 30 of my favorite free and open source Linux games, their communities, and…
30 free and open source Linux games – part 2
Linux is celebrating its 30-year anniversary, so I’m taking the opportunity to highlight 30 of my favorite free and open source Linux games, their communities, and their stories. I…
30 free and open source Linux games – part 1
Linux is celebrating its 30-year anniversary today, so I’m taking the opportunity to highlight 30 of my favorite free and open source Linux games, their communities, and their stories! If…
GitHub CLI 2.0 includes extensions!
GitHub CLI 2.0 is now available, making it easy to create and share your own custom commands to make your experience even more powerful.
Enhanced support for citations on GitHub
We're excited to support researchers and academics on GitHub with enhanced citation support through `CITATION.cff` files.
Highlights from Git 2.33
The open source Git project just released Git 2.33, with features and bug fixes from over 74 contributors. Here's a look at some of the most interesting features and changes.