PSLegends Upcoming Game Releases

A simple PHP application that fetches and displays upcoming game releases for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 using the IGDB API.

Branches

This is the vercel branch. This branch is used to host the application on Vercel.

This is the default branch for this repository.

Other branches:

native-php = This branch contains the application written in native PHP. It is not intended to be hosted on Vercel. It's purpose is to be hosted on a regular PHP host.

Features

• Retrieves upcoming game releases for PS4 and PS5 (platforms can be changed).
• Displays games in a table, sorted by release date.
• Uses Bootstrap 5 for styling.
• Utilizes caching to reduce redundant API requests.
• Dark mode theme for better visibility.

Requirements

• PHP 7.4 or higher.
• Composer for PHP package management.
• IGDB API client credentials.

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/AlanOC91/upcoming-game-releases.git

2. Navigate to the project directory and install dependencies using Composer:

   cd upcoming-game-releases
   composer install

3. Copy the .env.example file to a new file called .env and update the CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET values with your IGDB API credentials.

4. Run your PHP server and access the application.

Usage

Once the application is set up, navigate to the homepage to view the list of upcoming games for PS4 and PS5. Should you wish to change platforms, simply pass in an array of IGDB Platform IDs to fetchUpcomingGames().

Branding

The application uses PSLegends branding by default. Should you wish to change it please modify the /assets/ folder.

You should also correctly modify the .env APP_NAME abd APP_URL values.

Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome. Feel free to check issues page if you want to contribute.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

Acknowledgements

• IGDB API
• Bootstrap 5