N40: Pixel Engine (#1204)

Author: Maix0

content/news/040/index.md

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 ## Engine Updates
 
+### [Pixel Engine][pixel_engine]
+
+[pixel_engine] by [@Maix0] is a 2D game engine that started as a Rust-version
+of olcPixelGameEngine (written in C++). It was used as a learning project
+for Maix0, where he worked on it for over 3 years.
+
+This engine has a very straightforward API and is mostly CPU based
+(the exception is Decals which are GPU-sprites) but it can achieve some things.
+Use it as a way to learn new algorithms or to make a simple game.
+
+It uses [wgpu] underneath so there is support for all desktop targets and WASM
+(even though there is a bug in the WASM builds
+where the keyboard layout is only QWERTY).
+
+The most recent addition is the [SpriteRef], a way to create a view
+inside a sprite where it is possible to draw in it.
+You can have multiple non-overlapping views at the same time.
+
+[pixel_engine]: https://github.com/Maix0/pixel_engine
+[@Maix0]: https://github.com/Maix0
+[SpriteRef]: https://docs.rs/pixel_engine/0.6.0/pixel_engine/graphics/struct.SpriteMutRef.html
+[wgpu]: https://wgpu.rs/
+
 ## Learning Material Updates
 
 ## Tooling Updates