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The Harfang 3D engine is an open source graphics engine for creating games, applications and VR apps for Windows and Linux. The core framework is available under multiple open source licenses including GPLv3, LGPL as well as a paid commercial license. In addition to the core framework, there is also …
The free 2D game engine Defold (tutorial series available here) just announced the addition of PlayStation 4 to their supported development platforms. This announcement follows a few years after they added support for the Nintendo Switch platform and they have announced the addition of PlayStation 5 support later this year …
Wicked Engine is a powerful open source C++ based game engine (we recently showcased for more detailed information) that was just released on Steam. This makes it much easier for developers to evaluate the engine with no need to build from source code, nor deal with the C++ programming language. …
Roblox is one of the most successful games of all time and a key part of that success is enabling their users to create their own worlds. When Roblox was started back in 2006, the programming language end users (and Roblox themselves) used was Lua. Over time, Roblox have made …
One of the strengths of the open source Godot Game Engine, is the ability to develop in different programming languages, including the popular Lua scripting language. In the past we looked at the programming language options when working with Godot and today we are going to be looking at a …
LÖVR is an open source 3D framework that specializes in easily creating VR applications using the Lua programming language and the high performance luaJIT compiler. It is heavily inspired by LÖVE, an open source 2D game framework (complete tutorial series including Lua tutorial available here) and takes a very similar …
Today we are taking a look at the open source cross platform 2D/3D C++ based Lua-powered game engine Echo. While Echo is very much it’s own engine, it has a very Godot vibe in the way your game scene is organised, taking a node based approach to game development. The …
Optikon is a free Windows based ( Mac and Linux can run via Wine ) level editor that takes a WYSIWYG approach to creating game levels using the Lua powered Love game framework.Details of Optikon from the website:Drag and Drop Level DesignOptikon is a simple drag-and-drop level designer which makes stunning 2D level design in […]
Core is a new game creation platform built upon Unreal Engine that recently went into open alpha release. Core is a game creation platform in a similar vein as Dreams, Roblox and Second Life. It comes packed out of the box with models, audio and materials and can be coded using the Lua programming language.Core […]
There have been several minor stories in the world of game development. Too small to be covered on their own, but significant enough to be covered in this summary.This week’s game development announcements include:Xenko Game Engine Now Called StrideThe Xenko open source game engine has just been renamed to Stride. This was due to Trademark […]
