Godot 3.1 Release Candidate 1 Available
After 11 quick beta releases, Godot 3.1 became one step closer to reality with the release of Godot 3.1 release candidate 1. The release candidate is not meant for production work, but is instead...
View ArticleHeaps 1.6.0 Released
The Haxe powered Heaps game engine just updated to version 1.6.0. The Heaps game engine is a battle tested game engine responsible for such titles as Dead Cells, Northgard and Evoland. It was created...
View ArticleHumble Linux Book Bundle
Humble have just launched another Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, and this one is all about everyone’s favorite open source operating system… Linux. Among several books about configuring...
View ArticleGodot 3.1 Released
Just last week we announced the first Release Candidate for Godot 3.1 and things must have gone smashingly well, as after a year in development, Godot 3.1 is finally here! The biggest feature of this...
View ArticleEsenthel Engine Now Open Source
The Esenthel engine, previously previewed in this video, have moved from a license based business model to a donation supported one. Additionally the source code has been released and is available on...
View ArticleHoudini 17.5 Released
SideFX Software have just released Houdini 17.5. You can learn more about the 17.5 release here with more detailed release notes being available here. Houdini is such a unique procedural 3D software...
View ArticleLumberyard 1.18 Released
Amazon have just released Lumberyard 1.18, their free* AAA quality game engine developed on top of CryEngine. Highlights of this release are improved asset processor start-up speeds, a new PhysX based...
View ArticleQuixel Mixer 2019 Released
Quixel have just released Quixel Mixer 2019 which is currently free while in beta. Quixel Mixer is a PBR texture generation tool that works by blending and modifying existing textures in layers, which...
View ArticleHumble Web Programming Bundle
Humble have just started a new bundle, the Humble Web Programming Bundle. This bundle is a collection of JavaScript, ECMAScript and Python titles all from O’Reilly Press, in support of the charity...
View ArticleOpenXR 0.9 Released
Khronos Group today announced the release of the provisional specification of OpenXR 0.9. Along side the specification, two implementations were also released, OpenXR For Microsoft Mixed Reality...
View ArticleNew Unity Technology Available Today
Unity just wrapped up their GDC 2019 keynote and several new technology previews are now available. A number of new technologies and downloads were announced during the keynote and they are listed...
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Google At GDC–STADIA Announced
Today at their GDC 2019 keynote, Google announced Stadia, their upcoming “gaming platform”, a server based streaming game service that runs on any Chrome enabled device. Powered by custom GPUs...
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Unreal And Unity Announce Stadia Support
Following on the heels of Google GDC reveal of the Stadia platform, both Unreal and Unity Technologies have announced their support for Stadia game development. Stadia is a new server side platform...
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Substance Alchemist Enters Open Beta
Today at GDC 2019, Allegorthmic, recently acquired by Adobe, announced the open beta of Substance Alchemist to existing Substance customers. Alchemist is a tool for authoring and managing materials...
View ArticleUnreal Engine GDC 2019 Keynote
The Unreal Engine 2019 keynote just ended with several new Unreal Engine announcements. Just like we did with Unity and Google, we have created a condensed version of the keynote presentation...
View ArticleGodot GDC 2019 Keynote That Wasn’t
After doing keynotes for Google, Unity and Unreal, some people have been asking when the Godot keynote is going to be. The answer is basically never… these things cost millions of dollars and that’s...
View ArticleUnity Distribution Portal In Beta
Earlier at their GDC 2019 keynote, Unity announced the beta release of Unity Distribution Portal, or UDP for short… thank goodness that acronym isn’t taken! So what exactly is UDP? Its a combination...
View ArticleReal-Time RayTracing At GDC 2019
At GDC 2018, Microsoft unveiled DXR, or Direct X 12 Raytracing, an SDK enabling real-time raytracing, followed closely by NVIDIA announcing hardware support. This year at GDC 2019, those technologies...
View ArticleHumble Book Bundle–Coder’s Bookshelf From No Starch Press
A new game developer friendly Humble Bundle is currently running, this one is the Humble Book Bundle: Coder’s Bookshelf. As always, Humble bundles are a collection of similar themed items, often...
View ArticleAutodesk Release 3DS Max 2020
Autodesk have released the newest version of their popular 3D application, 3DS Max 2020. This is an incremental release bringing new features such as an improved chamfer modifier, new and improved...
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