The Forge
Previously we looked at OpenGL alternatives shortly after OpenGL on Apple products was deprecated. One of the technologies we mentioned was The Forge, a cross platform rendering solution. It is an...
View ArticleClockwork GameShell Review And Godot Tutorial
The Clockwork Pi GameShell is a build it yourself hand-held console aimed at indie game developers and retro gamers. Late last year I cove red the unboxing and assembly while today we are going more...
View ArticleGodot Vulkan Branch Now Master On GitHub
The comes a time in every project where you have to switch from a developmental Work In Progress branch to the main branch and that time just occurred for the Godot game engine. The WIP Vulkan (and...
View ArticleTextureLab–Open Source Procedural Texture Generation
Today we are checking out TextureLab, a free and open source texture generation tool for Windows and Linux. While fairly early in it’s development, TextureLab aims to be similar in capability to...
View ArticleHumble Low Polygon Assets Bundle For Unity and Unreal Engine
Humble are running a new bundle of interest to game developers, this one is the Humble Best of POLYGON Game Dev Bundle. It’s a collection of 3D model packs from Synty, with projects in both Unreal and...
View ArticleTwinMotion Materials Released For Unreal Engine
Nearing the end of 2019, Epic Games announced they had acquired texture provider Quixel and as part of that announcement, released 10,000+ high quality textures from the Megascans completely free for...
View ArticleBlender 2.82 Released
Just two and a half months after the release of Blender 2.81, Blender 2.82 is now available. While nowhere near as massive an update as Blender 2.80, there are still a number of improvements to be...
View ArticleCorona Labs Closing–Engine Fully Open-Sourced
After several years of changing business models and ownership changes, Corona Labs have decided to shut things down. Thankfully for Corona users they full open sourced the engine and tooling and...
View ArticleCocos Creator 2.3 Released
Cocos Creator, the free Cocos2D-x powered cross platform game engine, just released version 2.3. The 2.3 release adds more 3D functionality to the previously 2D game engine including 3D physics and...
View ArticleMyPaint 2.0.0 Released
MyPaint 2.0.0 was released a few days back. MyPaint is an open source natural media painting application that first started development in 2004, designed from day one to work with Wacom style tablets....
View ArticleGSoC 2020 Organizations Announced
Google Summer of Code 2020 organizations have just be announced. Every year since 2005, Google have sponsored the Summer of Code, an opportunity for university students around the world to contribute...
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Verge 3D Hands-ON
Verge3D is a toolkit for enabling artists to create web experiences with minimal or no coding using Blender, Max or Maya. Founded by team members from the Blend4Web project Verge3D allows you to...
View ArticleGIMP 2.10.18 Released
The long running open source GIMP, or GNU Image Manipulation Program, just released version 2.10.18. After skipping the release of 2.10.16 due to a critical bug, there is a fair bit in this...
View ArticleAndroid Studio 3.6 Released
Google have just released Android Studio 3.6. Android Studio is Google’s recommended way to develop Android applications. It’s an IDE derived from JetBrain’s IntelliJ IDEA IDE with additional tools...
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ArmorPaint Receives Epic MegaGrant
Hot on the heels of Godot’s recent Epic winfall, ArmorPaint has become the latest recipient of the Epic MegaGrant program, first announced during the Unreal keynote at GDC 2019. ArmorPaint is an open...
View ArticleUnity Launch Free Student Plan
Unity have just announced a new free student plan for eligible students. You get full access to Unity Professional features including teams, Unity Learn Premium, cloud analytics and yes, even dark...
View ArticleQuixel Bridge 2020 Released
Quixel Bridge 2020 was recently released, the first major release since being acquired by Epic Games late last year. Quixel Bridge acts as a… well bridge, in between your 3D and texturing content and...
View ArticleNatural And Digital Painting Kit Humble Bundle
Humble are running a new bundle of interest to game developers, specifically artists, the HUMBLE SOFTWARE BUNDLE: NATURAL & DIGITAL PAINTING KIT bundle. This bundle is a collection of software and...
View ArticleAffinity 1.8 Released
Serif have released the 1.8 update for the entire series of graphical applications, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo and Affinity Publisher, including the iOS versions (see Affinity Designer for iPad...
View ArticleQuixel Mixer 2020 Released
Hot on the heels of Quixel Bridge 2020, Quixel have just released Mixer 2020. Just like Bridge 2020, Mixer 2020 has also been made completely free! This version contains a massively updated UI, a...
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