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Phaser Editor v4.6.0 for the HTML5 Phaser framework is now available for download. It introduces a long-awaited and powerful feature – a built-in Tilemap editor. The new Tilemap tools are directly integrated into the scene editor, allowing you to easily and efficiently merge Tilemap layers with game object layers. Watch the video and learn more…
Game developers will be interested in the new “Learn Unity Game Development 2024 Bundle” – a collection of courses on the Unity game engine from the guys from GameDev.Tv, offered at a bargain price on the Humble Bundle service. With it, you will learn how to make games, including turn-based strategies, 2D RPG, VR/XR projects,…
Sonic Clean Engine (S.C.E.), a cleaned and slightly optimized source code of the game «Sonic 3 & Knuckles» for the 16-bit retro console Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, is offered for free download. This code has long been used to create projects «Hellfire Saga» and «Sonic 3 & Knuckles: Epilogue» and others. This source code…
The developers of Castle Game Engine have introduced a ready-made Steam integration into the engine. Now you can use the Steam API to get some information, manage achievements, etc. The integration only requires the Steam DLL/SO from Valve, nothing else. Works on all supported platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS. Works with all supported compilers: FPC, Delphi….
Looking to level up your Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) skills? CG Pro instructors Tamara Abas and Florian Becchero will walk you through the key steps of world-building in UEFN. Whether you’re a newbie or an experienced creator looking for an edge, this free tutorial will level up your game.
The developers of the HTML5 framework Phaser have released another new video on YouTube, which is dedicated to creating games for the new and growing YouTube Playable service, within which you can publish HTML5 games.
Falco Software Inc. has made available for free download the source code for the 2D game “Falco Sand Tetris”, which is developed on the basis of the free Falco Engine. This is a variation of the famous puzzle “Tetris”, in which the figures are made of grains of sand, which scatter according to physics after…
The QSP text adventure/interactive literature interpreter and editor is available in version 5.9. The new version adds tuples (consisting of several other values), SCANSTR operators for parsing a string into tokens, SORTARR for sorting arrays, and CUROBJS for getting the code for adding the current list of items. They added the ability to write comments…
Not long ago, an update to version 18.1.0 of the open-source Butano game engine was released, allowing you to make 3D/2D games for the Game Boy Advance portable retro console. The new version added new functions and variables, optimized some existing ones, reduced ROM usage for color palettes, sprite tiles and sound control, added a…
The Open Dev Kit 3D/2D game builder has recently been updated. The new release is packed with features and stability improvements. The standout addition is definitely the integration with the Effekseer particle effect model (.efkefc), allowing you to create stunning particle effects. With this update, you will be able to create stunning AAA-level animations right…
