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What GameMaker's 25-year run tells us about the game engine market

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November 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the company behind Gamemaker, a popular game engine for indies.

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Real reasons (not) to build custom game engines in 2024

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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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A comprehensive guide to the Unity Game Engine: Answers to Your Questions

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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.

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Arrowhead CEO confirms Helldivers 2 was built on a dead engine

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The hit shooter leverages a game engine that was officially laid to rest back in 2018.

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What to do about Game Engines with Rez Graham and Bryant Francis: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 42

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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.

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The Generous Space of Alternative Game Engines (A Curation)

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The pursuit of platform agnosticism is a way of reclaiming power constantly lost to the game industry's drive to maximize profits.

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Upgrade to UE5: How to Manage Your Game Engine

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Unreal Engine has a longstanding built-in integration with Perforce Helix Core, with new features and integration points constantly being added.

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