Gdx-ai, an artificial intelligence library (steering, formations, pathfinding and more)  for LibGDX just release version 1.8.  From the change log: [1.8.0] – Updated to libgdx 1.9.1 – API Change and Addition: Pathfinding API * Added method getIndex to the interface IndexedGraph. * Removed classes DefaultIndexedGraph and IndexedNode. – API Change and Addition: Behavior Tree […]

  Another week another Unity patch.  Windows version available here, while the Mac version is available here.  This one is composed of the usual assortment of bug fixes and improvements: Improvements IL2CPP: Removed warnings from generated C++ code when compiling with clang. Fixes (754282) – 2D: Fixed memory leak when applying changes to sprite. (741003) […]

  AMD announced the launch of the GPUOpen initiative.  It is essentially a collection of code, documentation and tools for accessing modern day GPUs.  Although they may not be winning too many battles on the silicon front, AMD’s software initiatives have certainly had an impact, such as Mantle essentially becoming Vulkan, the next version of […]

  RoboVM just release version 1.13.0 adding Twitter Fabric support.  RoboVM is a virtual machine that enables you to run Java JVM applications on iOS devices and is commonly used to power LibGDX games on iPhones and iPads as well as recently added support of Apple TV.  This release adds: Bug Fixes & Enhancements As […]

  Maya LT, the stripped version of Maya aimed at indie game developers, just got a version of the Bonus Tools, previously available only for the full release of Maya.   From the Autodesk blog: Are you a Maya LT user?  Have you seen or heard of BonusTools and felt a little left out?  well […]

  I’ve been waiting on this one for a while, Godot 2.0 has finally been released in beta form. Never one for …  lengthy release notes, this release is not exception: After a long, long time in development Godot 2.0 is now in beta! Godot 2.0 Beta features a new interface , and huge amounts […]

  This one comes care of /r/gamedev and I have to say on first glance I am rather impressed.  This is a C++ based open sourced game engine with a WYSIWYG editor and C# scripting support.  A look at this screenshot from the Github page should get you somewhat excited:   The engine description direct […]

  Phong shading has been somewhat the gold standard as far as game engines go.  The Phong algorithm, named after founder Bui Tuong Phong, is an algorithm for how light interacts with a 3D surface.  With the upcoming Unity 5.4 release however, Unity will be moving from Phong to GGX shading.  For more details on […]

  Allegro, a C++ based game programming library just released version 5.1.13 WIP, so I would assume the WIP tag means you can expect a few more hiccups than normal.  Allegro holds an interesting place in my heart, as it was one of the first DOS based game programming libraries I ever used.  Yes, I […]