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CryEngine Login Finally Working
A week ago CryEngine V was launched and I have been intending to check it out but I couldn’t. Put simply, the login servers just didn’t work. Some people managed to get in eventually, but if you...
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ARM Release OpenGL ES 3.0 Developer Guide
The popular semiconductor company ARM, just released the OpenGL ES 3.0 Developer Guide. It’s available as a free PDF download at this location. It’s a short read at just 75 pages.Here is a quick...
View ArticleConstruct Release Construct 2 r225 Beta
Construct, a popular codeless HTML5 game engine, just released a new beta update. The major new features are the ability to schedule audio playback web view improvements. Complete changes from the...
View ArticleUnreal Engine 4.11 Preview 8 Released
There is a new preview release of Unreal Engine, 4.11 Preview 8, obviously for those willing to walk on the wild side. As always, it can be downloaded using the Epic Game Launcher. This release is...
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Toonz Now Open Source as OpenToonz
Toonz is a 2D animation package which has now been open sourced under the New BSD license as OpenToonz. Toonz has a long history in 2D animation for inking, painting and digital composition and has...
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Tiled 0.16.0 Released
Tiled, the popular open source 2D map editor, just released version 0.16.0. If you are interested in learning more about Tiled, we have a complete tutorial series here on GameFromScratch.The major...
View ArticleUsing The Defold Engine With Your Own Git Server
Defold is a game engine that was recently release by King at GDC 2016. It’s a cool and capable cross platform Lua powered game engine that you can see in action in this video. One of the big...
View ArticleUWP Apps Come To XBox One Along with Ability To Turn It Into A DevKit
Twin announcements today from the MS Build conference that will have a direct affect on indie developers. The first is that UWP (Universal Windows Platform) applications can now be run on Xbox One....
View ArticleVisual Studio 2015 Update 2 Now Available
Visual Studio Update 2 has now been released, bringing a number of new features to the popular developer tool, including:New Universal Windows App toolsImproved C++ 11/14/17 supportImplemented ever...
View ArticleCocos Creator 1.0 Released
I just recently took an in-depth look at Cocos Creator, an open source JavaScript powered 2D game engine with full editor. They just hit the milestone release of Cocos Creator 1.0. So, what’s in this...
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Xamarin Now Free and Open Source
Microsoft recently acquired Xamarin, the company that makes it possible to port .NET applications to Android and iOS devices. Ever since that announcement I have been waiting for Microsoft to...
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Unreal Engine 4.11 Released
After weeks of preview release, the final release of Unreal Engine 4.11 is here. This release brings a large number of new features and improvements including:performance and multithreading...
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Wave Engine 2.1 Released
Wave Engine, a cross platform C# powered 2D/3D engine I reviewed recently, just released version 2.1 codenamed Hammerhead Shark. This release brings several new features including:New profile system....
View ArticleAllegro 5.2 Released
Allegro, a cross platform C++ based 2D game engine, just released version 5.2.0. This release is source compatible with prior releases, but is not binary compatible. The following changes occurred...
View ArticleThis Week In GameDev– April 3rd 2016
The following is a recap of major events in the world of game development for the week ending April 3rd, 2016. I do a weekly video recapping the news available here with this weeks embedded below....
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Torque 2D 3.3 Released
Torque2D, an open source (MIT) 2D game engine build on top of Torque 3D technology, just released version 3.3. This release adds two major new features, positional audio and TextSprite.From the...
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Unity Certification Program Details. Is it Worthwhile?
Officially announced at GDC 2016, Unity has begun a certification program. In a nutshell, it’s a way to prove to employers and prospective employers that you do in fact know what you are talking...
View ArticleMesa 11.2 Released
Mesa 11.2.0 has just been released. Mesa started life many years ago as an open source (MIT License) implementation of the OpenGL graphics API. Over the years the Mesa project has implemented...
View ArticleUnreal Engine 4.11.1 Hotfix Released
Fast on the heels of the 4.11 release, Unreal just release UE 4.11.1 hotfix. Perhaps the biggest part of this release is the addition of support for the Oculus Rift 1.3 SDK. There are also...
View ArticleUnity Release Patch 5.3.4p2
Another week another Unity patch. The biggest additions in this patch are support for the iPhone SE and iPad Pro, although I’m not entirely certain what would be different about the SE. Il2CPP has...
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