Unity is one of the most popular game engines on the planet, as its versatility allows you to craft anything your mind can dream up. If you’re curious about the software--or game development in ...

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Cocos has had great success with PC and mobile games with its 2D game engine. Now it is taking the open-source software to the third dimension with Cocos Creator 3.0. Cocos is including its first ...

Something is enduring about pixel art that keeps drawing us back. A handful of coloured squares shouldn’t have much power, yet somehow they carry stories, emotions, whole worlds. Retro visuals were ...

If you want to create a game for Android, then Unreal Engine 4 is a very good choice, with a lot of power and flexibility. Upon first loading the editor up though, you might feel overwhelmed by all ...

Unity Technologies has announced new 2D tools and workflow for the Unity engine and editor for those who create 2D games. Now in beta, the first iteration of the 2D tools will be released with the ...

If you uploaded a Super Mario Maker course with cheap hidden blocks, unfair enemy placement, or just overall haphazard design, I'm sorry to say that Nintendo might have judged you for it. During ...

What do you think of the HD-2D titles that have been coming out over the last six years or so? They were the creation of Square Enix, and as of yet, that’s the only publisher/developer trying to make ...