Real reasons (not) to build custom game engines in 2024
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Drawing from Highfleet's experience, this article explains why building your own engine may be a bad idea and when it might be worth considering.
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Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Drawing from Highfleet's experience, this article explains why building your own engine may be a bad idea and when it might be worth considering.
Game From Scratch
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
GameFromScratch.com WarThunder Game Engine – Dagor – Engine – Open Sourced Out of nowhere and with no announcements, Gaijin Entertainment, the makers of the popular MMO War Thunder have just released the source code to the underlying game engine Dagor Engine.
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Game From Scratch
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
GameFromScratch.com The Mirror Stops Using the Godot Game Engine The Mirror, an open-source effort to create an open Roblox or Fortnite alternative that we first covered in 2022 has just announced a massive change. They are no longer going to be building on top of the free and open-source Godot game engine.
Game Developer
APRIL 30, 2024
On today's podcast, we discuss a few hot topics in game engines: including Unity's bid to rebuilt trust with developers and the case for rolling one's own tech.
Starloop Studios
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Unity game engine is one of the gaming industry’s premier game engines, used by development studios for everything from small-scale independent games to AAA titles. The post The Complete Guide to Unity Game Engine appeared first on Starloop Studios.
Game From Scratch
JULY 5, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Rust Powered Bevy Game Engine Release 0.14 The Rust powered open source 2D/3D ECS based game engine Bevy just released Bevy 0.14. Release Notes Bevy Discord Server You can […] The post Rust Powered Bevy Game Engine Release 0.14 and contains hundreds of changes and improvements.
Game From Scratch
OCTOBER 23, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Cave Game Engine Overview The Cave game engine is a free Windows based game 3D game engine with a full editor and a Python API.
Game From Scratch
JANUARY 29, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Game Engine Popularity in 2024 The Global Game Jam 2024 just concluded and it can give us an interesting insight into game engine popularity in 2024. … Game Engine Popularity in 2024 Read More The post Game Engine Popularity in 2024 appeared first on GameFromScratch.com. .
Game From Scratch
JULY 10, 2023
GameFromScratch.com UPBGE Blender Game Engine 0.36 over 5 years ago the game engine functionality was removed from Blender. Thankfully the UPBGE project has kept the game engine alive with a special fork called UPBGE. the UPBGE project have … UPBGE Blender Game Engine 0.36
Game From Scratch
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Godot Game Engine 4.2 Released The open source Godot game engine just released Godot 4.2. release video we go hands-on with several of the new features including the revamped UI and Project … Godot Game Engine 4.2 Released Read More The post Godot Game Engine 4.2
That One Game Dev
AUGUST 12, 2024
In this article I will give you an overview of the Defold game engine and why to choose it over Godot, Unity or Unreal. The post The Defold Game Engine appeared first on That One Game Dev.
Game Developer
APRIL 26, 2023
Are you curious about how to make games with Unity? This guide will teach you everything you need to know when considering Unity as the engine for your next game project.
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
The pursuit of platform agnosticism is a way of reclaiming power constantly lost to the game industry's drive to maximize profits.
Game From Scratch
MAY 22, 2024
GameFromScratch.com 25 Game Engines in 25 Minutes Today we are going to take a look at 25 different game engines in 25 minutes (ok, 28 minutes…). The only criteria to show up on this list is the engine is primarily 3D and has a world or level editor.
Game From Scratch
APRIL 2, 2024
GameFromScratch.com BabylonJS 7 Game Engine Released The popular Babylon JS Game Engine for creating 3D games that can run on the web just released Babylon 7.
That One Game Dev
JANUARY 27, 2023
A list of awesome packages that you most certainly will need when developing your own game engine. The post C++ Packages for a custom Game Engine appeared first on That One Game Dev. Make sure you check them out.
Game From Scratch
MARCH 20, 2023
GameFromScratch.com ChatGPT in the Unity Game Engine ChatGPT from OpenAI is an amazing artificial intelligence chat bot from AI that has proven to be remarkably capable of coding. Today we are … ChatGPT in the Unity Game Engine Read More The post ChatGPT in the Unity Game Engine appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Game From Scratch
JUNE 5, 2024
Game Engine Gets New Catnip Visual Scripting Language The ct.js game engine we first covered back in 2020 then revisited in 2023 has advanced a great deal since then. Catnip is a free and open source 2D game engine available for Windows, Mac and Linux. GameFromScratch.com ct.js Since we last looked at Ct.js
Starloop Studios
OCTOBER 2, 2024
In the world of mobile game development, Unity and Godot are two standout game engine choices that are widely used by numerous studios in the industry. Choosing your game engine is a major decision requiring extensive analysis while weighing different considerations. appeared first on Starloop Studios.
Game Wisdom
JANUARY 30, 2024
Gabbing About Game Engines Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The rise of public game engines over the 2010’s changed how many people create games, and for this week’s key to games cast, we’re talking about the current options and what does your game engine of choice … (..)
Game From Scratch
MAY 28, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Choosing Your First Game Engine When just starting out in game development, one of the hardest and most immediate decisions you will have to make is “What Game Engine Should I Start With?”
Game From Scratch
JANUARY 22, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Moving FROM and TO The Unity Game Engine Moving your game assets to and from the Unity game engine has become easier thanks to a pair of “new” addons supporting popular open formats. The first add-on is gltFAST and it supports important and exporting using the gltf open standard.
Game From Scratch
OCTOBER 19, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Comfy Engine – A Easy 2D Rust Game Engine If you are looking for a relatively simple but full functional 2D Rust powered game engine, the Comfy Engine may be right for you.
Game From Scratch
MAY 24, 2024
Rust Powered Game Engine The Fyrox open source game engine written using the Rust programming language, just released Fyrox 0.34. Rust Powered Game Engine appeared first on GameFromScratch.com. Rust Powered Game Engine appeared first on GameFromScratch.com. GameFromScratch.com Fyrox 0.34
Game From Scratch
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
GameFromScratch.com The Evolution/History of the Godot Game Engine The Godot game engine release was first announced in January 2014 then was released in open source in February of the same year.
Game From Scratch
MARCH 19, 2024
GameFromScratch.com BuildBox 4 Announced – AI Powered 3D Game Engine BuildBox is perhaps the easiest to use game engine on the market. In fact it feels like one of the best uses of AI technology in […] The post BuildBox 4 Announced – AI Powered 3D Game Engine appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Game Developer
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Unreal Engine has a longstanding built-in integration with Perforce Helix Core, with new features and integration points constantly being added.
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Rust Powered Bevy Game Engine Release 0.13 The Rust powered open source 2D/3D ECS based game engine Bevy just released Bevy 0.13. release include: Be sure to check the complete release notes available below for […] The post Rust Powered Bevy Game Engine Release 0.13
GamesIndustry.biz
APRIL 25, 2024
Game development is, in some ways, more accessible than ever. Between the ease-of-use of engines like RPG Maker to the release of titles like Game Builder Garage that gamify the act of development itself, there are countless ways into game development that do not require previous experience of coding or design.
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The hit shooter leverages a game engine that was officially laid to rest back in 2018.
Game From Scratch
AUGUST 10, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Underrated Game Engines Round-up Today we are going to look at some of the more underrated game engine options available. At this point you probably know about Unity, Unreal Engine or Godot, as well as 2D options like GameMaker and Construct 3.
Game From Scratch
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Esenthel Titan Engine Today we are checking out the Esenthel Titan Engine, that bills itself as “The Most Powerful Game Engine in the World” This to put it mildly, is a very bold claim. The Titan Engine is a free download with a 5% commercial royalty if you sell your game.
Game From Scratch
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Bonfire – RPG Game Engine for Flutter Bonfire is a game engine for the Flutter framework, built on top of the FLAME game engine (covered here) for creating 2D RPG style games.
Game From Scratch
JULY 12, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Godot Powered Action Game Maker Engine The creators of Pixel Game Maker MV and RPG Maker have announced a new game engine, Action Game Maker and this one is being built on top of the Godot open source game engine.
Game From Scratch
JUNE 10, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Fyrox Rust Game Engine 0.30 Release The open source Rust powered Fyrox (originally RG3D) game engine just released version 0.30, the biggest update to the engine since it’s initial release. Release Read More The post Fyrox Rust Game Engine 0.30
Harold Serrano
MAY 22, 2023
If you had the option to rewrite your game engine from scratch, what would you do differently? Bulletproof my engine by providing defaults upon load failures. Use Entity-Component-System I wrote my game engine using C++ and decided to take the OOP approach. OOP served me well until my engine became too complex.
Harold Serrano
MAY 28, 2023
I have decided to rewrite my game engine. I know, I know , it's an insane decision to develop an engine all over again. I am not the same engineer who started writing an engine in 2013. And if given to chance, I would not develop Untold Engine the same way as I did. But I have good excuses to do so.
Game From Scratch
JUNE 19, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Defold Game Engine Adds PlayStation Support The free 2D game engine Defold (tutorial series available here) just announced the addition of PlayStation 4 to their supported development platforms.
Artoon
APRIL 16, 2024
Mobile gaming has been the most popular and rich entertainment industry in […] The post Best 20 Gaming Engines To Consider in 2024 appeared first on Artoon Solutions.
GamesIndustry.biz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox UK video games trade association TIGA has said that Unity should reassess its proposed Runtime fees. Its new statement also urged the CMA to encourage more competition in the game engine maker sector. Read more
Indie DB
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The ORX community is pleased to announce the 1.15 There are a substantial amount of changes in this 15th main release since 2009.
Game From Scratch
MARCH 7, 2023
GameFromScratch.com Bevy 0.10 — Rust Powered Game Engine Bevy, the free and open source data driven Rust powered 2D/3D game engine, just released Bevy 0.10. This is the first release since Bevy 0.9 in November of 2022 and it brings a host of new features. Features in the Bevy 0.10 Features in the Bevy 0.10
Starloop Studios
APRIL 10, 2024
One of the most critical decisions for mobile game development projects is determining the best game engine for your project. At Starloop Studios, we carefully consider each game engine's advantages and how they can help us develop the best mobile games possible.
Game From Scratch
OCTOBER 19, 2024
GameFromScratch.com Flax Engine 1.9 Released The Flax game engine just released Flax 1.9. Highlights of the Flax Engine 1.9 release include: Key Links Flax Engine Homepage Flax Engine 1.9 Release Notes Flax Discord Lumberyard Bistro Sample Ported to Flax You can learn more about the Flax Engine 1.9
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