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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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How to make your own game engine

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How to make your own game engine (and why) by Tyler Glaiel Well worth a read. In my 35+ year career in games I’ve never used an off the shelf game engine. It’s hard work and probably cost me more but I love making game engines and writing compilers. I love the power and the freedom.

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Wwise Now Free for Indie Developers

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GameFromScratch.com Wwise Now Free for Indie Developers In the news that isn’t new category, audio middleware maker Audiokinetic have added a new free “Indie” tier to Wwise.

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How to make your own game engine

Grumpy Gamer

How to make your own game engine (and why) by Tyler Glaiel. In my 35+ year career in games I've never used an off the shelf game engine. It's hard work and probably cost me more but I love making game engines and writing compilers. Well worth a read. Starting with SCUMM I've always build my own.

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Re-Logic Make Massive Donation to Godot and FNA

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GameFromScratch.com Re-Logic Make Massive Donation to Godot and FNA In response to Unity’s recent actions, indie game developer and publisher Re-Logic, famous for making the game Terraria, have announced massive donations to both the Godot game engine and FNA.

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The Art of 2.5D: How It’s Redefining Game Design 

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From indie studios to AAA developers, 2.5D continues to evolve, leveraging AI, modern rendering techniques, and cutting-edge game engines to push the boundaries of game design. Works While 2D and 3D have traditionally been viewed as separate paths in game development, 2.5D merges the best of both worlds.

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Indie Game Dev Fund Just Launched

Game From Scratch

GameFromScratch.com Indie Game Dev Fund Just Launched If you are an indie game developers, with a PC or Console game in development with at least a playable demo, the just launched Game Dev Fund might be ideal for you.

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