AWS Games

JANUARY 16, 2024

In this blog, we will dive into the significance of load testing a game backend, and how AWS for Games partner, Pragma , successfully load tested one million concurrent users (CCU) on their managed game backend platform that runs on AWS. Creating smooth gameplay is just one part of the game creation equation.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 18, 2023

If you are planning to develop a mobile game, then it is crucial to understand that a successful game that attracts players and stands out in crowded app stores takes a lot of time, effort and dedication. Selecting the most suitable mobile game engine is one of the crucial decisions that must be taken.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 24, 2023

There was augmented and virtual reality making breakthrough advances and with the Unreal Engine coming into the picture, the level of headway has been phenomenal for the development of the video game sector. Let’s understand the array of features that create such next-level user experiences. OpenXRHandTracking 2. OpenXREyeTracker 3.

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Cocos

JANUARY 12, 2024

Mini-Game Runtime In China, many popular mini-game platforms, such as WeChat, Douyin (TikTok), QQ, and Kwai, have opted for Mini-Game Runtime technology architecture rather than the traditional H5/Webview as their runtime environment. Rich content sources, compatible with mainstream H5 engines all over the world.

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Game From Scratch

JUNE 18, 2024

Released — Adds Multiplayer Support The easy to use cross platform open source game engine GDevelop just released GDevelop 5.4. GameFromScratch.com GDevelop 5.4 Released — Adds Multiplayer Support appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Cocos

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The original cocos2d-x repo has been branched to GitHub - cocos/cocos-engine: Cocos simplifies game creation and distribution with Cocos Creator, a free, open-source, cross-platform game engine. Empowering millions of developers to create high-performance, engaging 2D/3D games and instant web entertainment.

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Game From Scratch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

GameFromScratch.com The Future of C# in Godot With several Unity developers moving to the Godot Game Engine the C# language support in the Godot engine just became much more important for future developments.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The world of game development has seen a significant shift with the recent release of Unreal Engine 5, which promises to bring an unprecedented level of realism and interactivity to gaming experiences. With this new iteration, there are several key factors that distinguish Unreal Engine 5 from its predecessor, Unreal Engine 4.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Even as creatives in other entertainment industries continue to fight to make fair wages, a new front has opened in gaming as developers figure out what to do about Unity’s new fee structure. Based on the number of users installing a game, the platform will trigger a fee depending on specific revenue and installation thresholds.

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AWS Games

AUGUST 3, 2023

Games are increasingly cross-platform and online, and game developers need to develop secure and scalable backend features to support these online elements of their games. Customers share with us that setting up a game backend service requires a fair amount of undifferentiated heavy lifting.

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Awesome Tuts

DECEMBER 18, 2022

C++ is the most effective and widely used programming language for creating video games. It’s also the language Unreal Engine, arguably the most popular game engine in the world, uses too. Before we start, make sure that you download Unreal Engine and Visual Studio. C++ Variables In Unreal Engine.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We are happy to announce that the gaming platform OP Games is donating USD 100,000 to the Godot project. These funds will be used to further the general development of the engine. OP Games is also actively looking for game developers interested in their platform, see this contact form for details.

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Game From Scratch

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Released The Evergine (previously known as Wave Engine) engine just released version 2023.9. This version represents a fairly significant upgrade as it adds a Metal renderer and iOS as a target platform. The Evergine game engine is free to use, with commercial support and source code licenses available.

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Game From Scratch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

GameFromScratch.com Swift Programming Language for Godot using SwiftGodot Miguel De Icaza, the founder of Xamarin and Ximian before that, the creators of the Mono cross platform C# development platform as well as the GNOME Linux desktop, has just brought Swift programming language support to the Godot game engine.

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Nvidia

APRIL 5, 2022

Unreal Engine is an open and advanced real-time 3D creation platform. Evolving from its state-of-the-art use in game engines into a multitude of industries, Unreal Engine is an open and advanced real-time 3D creation platform. Learn how to set up Hardware Ray Tracing in Unreal Engine 5.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

We are delighted to announce that the game development studio Kefir is giving the Godot Engine project a USD 120,000 grant to fund further development of the engine. Thank you Kefir for supporting our free and open source game engine! It's a great honor for us to provide a little help in this grand endeavor.

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AWS Games

JULY 29, 2022

Creating and maintaining all of these systems from scratch can take crucial developer time away from building those fun, innovative gaming experiences that can satisfy and delight players. For game development, it is important to be able to use AWS with popular game engines such as Unreal Engine. An AWS account.

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Game From Scratch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This is a mechanism, similar to the Blender Development Fund, meant to help support the development of the Godot game engine through financial donations. GameFromScratch.com Godot Launch the Godot Development Fund The Godot Foundation have just announced the new Godot Development Fund.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It is with great excitement that we announce that the Godot Engine project is receiving support funded by a grant from Facebook Reality Labs to further the development of Virtual Reality (VR) features within Godot. in 2018 , thanks to the dedication of our contributor Bastiaan Olij who implemented all AR and VR features in the engine.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 3, 2023

The Metaverse is not just a new trend in the gaming industry but a whole new way of experiencing and engaging with digital content. In this blog, we will take you on a journey through the world of Metaverse gaming platforms, and explore what it is, how it works, and what you need to know to get started.

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Starloop Studios

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Game UI design for multiplatform projects is a significant challenge for game developers. Video game UI requires certain elements regardless of platform, but the platforms can have wildly different requirements from game UI design.

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Game From Scratch

JANUARY 23, 2023

The open source, cross platform, C++ based game engine was first released in 2011 and recently experienced a schism the more or left has left the project as we know it dead. GameFromScratch.com Urho3D Is Dead…ish We first discussed the Urho3D project all the way back in 2014.

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Starloop Studios

JULY 18, 2023

In the quickly evolving world of the gaming industry, the ability to reach different audiences using different platforms through cross-platform game development can be crucial to your game’s success. Though related to game porting, cross-platform game development differs in some key ways.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Mobile gaming has become popular in recent times thanks to the growing number of mobile device users. Several mobile game engines are used to create mobile games. However, Unity has stood out as one of the most preferred and trusted mobile game engines. Let’s find out. And that’s where Unity wins.

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Game From Scratch

MARCH 29, 2023

GameFromScratch.com GDevelop Release Mobile Version The cross platform open source no-code game engine GDevelop just released a mobile version for Android, which frankly is the best mobile game engine I’ve used yet.

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Awesome Tuts

JANUARY 2, 2023

Lights are one of the most important part of any game. With lights you can create a different athmosphere and make your games look stunning. Unreal Engine has the most advanced lighting system out of all game engines. This tutorial is meant for beginners as well as experts in Unreal Engine.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox GameMaker has announced that it will be free for non-commercial use on all non-console platforms. Read more

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Mircosoft Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2021

We are delighted to announce that the Godot Engine project is receiving a new grant from Meta's Reality Labs to support our work on the XR capabilities of the engine. This renews Reality Labs' engagement to support the free and open source Godot game engine, after a first grant in December 2020. Looking forward to 2022.

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Cocos

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

GitHub Tags · cocos/cocos-engine Cocos simplifies game creation and distribution with Cocos Creator, a free, open-source, cross-platform game engine. you can download from Github the source code and compile it. Empowering millions of developers to create high-performance, engaging 2D/3D gam.

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Cocos

AUGUST 8, 2023

Not sure what you mean, if you want to learn how to use [link] If you want to learn the implementation, you need to take a look at our engine repo GitHub GitHub - cocos/cocos-engine: Cocos simplifies game creation and distribution. Empowering millions of developers to create high-performance, engaging 2D/3D gam.

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

It is highly extensible, and is available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, providing a common ground for developers working on multiple platforms. Unreal - Game Engine Unreal Engine is a powerful and production-proven RT3D (Real-Time 3D) computer graphics game engine developed by Epic Games.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 20, 2023

This norm, however, may soon be a relic of the past as software from technology company Move hopes to revolutionise motion capture for AAA and indies alike, as well as beyond games. Read more

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Nvidia

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Today, developers can access the latest versions of RTX Global Illumination (RTXGI), RTX Direct Illumination (RTXDI), NVIDIA Real-Time Denoisers (NRD), and OptiX Ray Tracing Engine (OptiX). The updates are available through NVIDIA SDKs and select technologies through the NVIDIA Branch of Unreal Engine (NvRTX). NVIDIA OptiX 7.4

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AWS Games

AUGUST 13, 2024

Introduction : The importance of selecting a proper game backend Selecting a game backend solution is one of the most significant decisions that game studios face during development. Harmony Games, a mobile game studio founded in 2023, considered two possible paths for solving the backend problem.

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Game From Scratch

MARCH 11, 2023

Release + Cyberpunk Demo The free cross platform 3D game engine Cocos Creator recently released Cocos 3.7 as well as a new Cyberpunk themed demo showcasing the new rendering capabilities of the engine. GameFromScratch.com Cocos Creator 3.7 New features of the Cocos 3.7.0 releases include: In addition to the 3.7

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Game Development for Beginners

MAY 19, 2023

Unity 3D is a powerful and widely used cross-platform game engine for game development.

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Logic Simplified

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Our Gaming Solutions Can Transform Your Next Gaming Project In the competitive gaming industry, our services and solutions maximize the chances of a game’s success by focusing on the features, functionalities, and overall quality of the game. Read more on how we do that.

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