How To: Learn to Code Your Own Games with This Hands-on Bundle

We've shared a capture-the-flag game for grabbing handshakes and cracking passwords for Wi-Fi, and there are some upcoming CTF games we plan on sharing for other Wi-Fi hacks and even a dead-drop game. While security-minded activities and war games are excellent ways to improve your hacking skills, coding a real video game is also an excellent exercise for improving your programming abilities.

Thorough knowledge of the world's most powerful programming languages isn't just useful for working in a wide range of tech and IT environments, such as cybersecurity, it's also a prerequisite for creating your very own games in the comfort of your own home. You'll also need some solid programming know-how to reverse engineer games and find zero-day vulnerabilities and other bugs in them.

So, whether you're interested in casually crafting a fully-customized video game in your spare time, finding loopholes in a popular game's backend, or looking to turn your compound love of gaming and development into a full-fledged career, you need to have an in-depth understanding of how to apply languages like C++ to your builds.

The Hands-On Game Development Bundle: Make Your Own Games bundle comes loaded with ten courses and 12 hours of detailed instruction that will teach you how to create a wide range of pro-level games regardless of your previous experience, and it's on sale for over 95% off at just $34.99.

With over 160 lessons taught by industry pros, the training package will outfit you with the skills and tools you need to build detailed 2D, 3D, and multiplayer games that span multiple genres, so you can be on your way to developing games in the spirit of "Hacknet," "Cyberpunk 2077," and "Watch Dogs: Legion."

You'll learn how to build micro-strategy games through lessons that focus on everything from UI construction to multiplayer networking; web games through instruction that concentrates on creating API frameworks using Node.js and Express; open-source gaming environments through lessons that walk you through everything from character development to 3D animation; and more.

The bundle also covers all of the necessary code you'll need to bring your games to life — including C++ and Java — and there are plenty of lessons that are devoted to teaching you about every element of the go-to Unity development platform as well.

There's even a dedicated segment that shows you how to both build and optimize games for mobile use, through easy-to-follow lessons that teach you how to build for both iOS and Android platforms using a combination of Unity and standalone coding environments. Now's your chance to top mobile hacking games like "Hack Ex" and "Hack Run."

Turn your love of gaming and programming into a rewarding career with the Hands-On Game Development Bundle: Make Your Own Games bundle while it's on sale for just $34.99 — over 95% off its usual price right now.

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