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The “Mountain Peak Pixel Backgrounds” resource pack is available for free download, featuring pixel art winter backgrounds for the 2D platformer. The background features mountains, meadows, fields, forests, a river, and other natural elements. Download here.
The Humble Bundle service is currently offering a new bundle of interest to 2D game developers called “Design with Corel Finish With AI Software Bundle” containing a collection of applications for artists. The main one among the included applications is the latest version of Corel Draw 2024 Standard Edition, which is not a subscription, but…
The popular open-source alternative to Adobe Illustrator/Affinity Designer, Inkscape, has just been updated to version 1.4. It is a great vector graphics application available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. The toolkit has received several new functions, among which the following can be highlighted: Download from the official resource. There are also update details there.
KitBash3D has released a new commercial AAA-quality 3D graphics pack called “Japanese Neighborhoods“, part of the “Modern Cities” collection. Discover the charm of Japanese cityscapes and suburbs. The pack features mixed-use buildings, bustling shops, serene tea houses and modern hotels, each detail designed to convey the unique rhythm of Japanese life. The pack is available…
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The team behind Cellar Door Games has released the source code for their popular Roguelite indie hit «Rogue Legacy», which came out 10 years ago. Note that this is not an open source project, the source code is released under a non-certified OSI license, and the release does not include assets from the game. However,…
4 years after the previous release, Marmoset Toolbag 5 has been released. It is essentially an all-in-one tool for 3D artists, texturing, rendering, etc. It is available for Windows and MacOS with a 30-day fully functional trial (email address required). New features include: Details and download option – here.
Phaser Studio has released version 4.5.1 of the Phaser Editor for the Phaser HTML5 framework. This is a major release of the Phaser Editor, addressing several high-priority issues. The developers also took the opportunity to update the editor to work with the latest version of Phaser, 3.86. You can download Phaser Editor 4.5.1 from the…
Humble Bundle is offering a new bundle at a bargain price with the somewhat odd name “Learn Squared Presents: Concept Art in Unreal Engine bundle,” which is of interest to game developers. It’s a collection of video courses on concept art, as well as VFX, Unreal Engine, Filmmaking, Substance Designer, and more. Like most Humble…
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Until October 24, 2024, you can get the Synty Construction – Low Polygon Pack asset set for free from the Unity Asset Store, a service used by Unity-powered project development. To do this, simply use the code SYNTY2024 at checkout to reduce the price to zero. This can be done https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/environments/industrial/polygon-construction-low-poly-3d-art-by-synty-168036.
MasterMind has created and released a simple Blender 4.2.0+ add-on for exporting game-ready 3D assets into components that Defold Engine can understand. The add-on can be installed from within Blender itself (no need to download and manually install from outside Details available: https://forum.defold.com/t/clean-game-asset-exporter-blender-add-on/78085
