Article category: Game Engine - page 16

A new test build of OpenRA is out, with the full Dune 2000 Harkonnen campaign

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jan 2018

OpenRA is a fantastic game engine, which enables you to play Command & Conquer, Command & Conquer: Red Alert and Dune 2000 on Linux. The latest test release is rather nice too.

CorsixTH, the open source game engine for Theme Hospital has a fresh update out

By Liam Dawe, 21 Dec 2017

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It's been a long time since the last CorsixTH release, well over a year in fact, so it's good to see this open source game engine still alive.

GZDoom 3.2.3 released with improved Mesa driver support and more

By Talon1024, 7 Dec 2017

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GZDoom, the open source id Tech 1 engine that powers mods such as Project Brutality and standalone TCs like WolfenDoom: Blade of Agony or Castlevania: Simon's Destiny, has a new version out with improved support for Mesa drivers on Linux.

Open source game engine 'OpenMW' for Morrowind has been updated

By Liam Dawe, 5 Dec 2017

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OpenMW, the open source game engine for Morrowind has been updated again bringing in a few new features and plenty of bug fixes.

Open source game engine 'GemRB' for Bioware's Infinity Engine games updated

By Liam Dawe, 29 Nov 2017

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While a lot of people have likely moved onto the newer editions of games like Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale, GemRB is still being updated if you wish to play the originals on Linux.

Open source game engine Godot secure funding from Enjin Coin, Godot gains 'Onion Skinning'

By Liam Dawe, 27 Nov 2017

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The advanced open source game engine Godot has managed to secure funding from Enjin Coin, which should go a long way to wards hiring a second developer.

Unreal Engine 4.18 released with support for Visual Studio Code, Unreal Audio Engine and more

By Liam Dawe, 25 Oct 2017

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Unreal Engine 4.18 is now out and it brings in a ton of new feature as usual for a new game engine release.

openage, the open source game engine for Age of Empires II and more games is advancing

By Liam Dawe, 18 Oct 2017

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Another open source game engine has been advancing recently, this time it's openage, the game engine for playing games like Age of Empires, Age of Empires II (HD) and Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds.

OpenMW, the open source Morrowind game engine continues advancing

By Liam Dawe, 16 Oct 2017

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OpenMW, the open source Morrowind game engine continues advancing with recent blog posts highlighting some changes sounding rather great.

OpenRA has been updated with more Dune 2000 missions and plenty more

By Liam Dawe, 14 Oct 2017

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OpenRA, the fantastic open source game engine to run games like Red Alert, Command & Conquer and Dune 2000 has a new release today.

Amazon Lumberyard game engine is no longer going to support Linux, not enough demand

By Liam Dawe, 12 Oct 2017

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A reader pointed out that the FAQ for the Amazon Lumberyard game engine no longer lists Linux support, so I reached out to Amazon to see what's going on.

Game Engine

There's now a Linux build of Unity 2017.3, with a new installer

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2017

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Unity 2017.3 is now available on Linux and it comes with a fresh install experience to match the Windows & Mac versions.

Remember SpringRTS? The RTS game engine that powers a number of titles has a new release

By Liam Dawe, 27 Sep 2017

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It's been quite a while since SpringRTS had a new release and it's been a long time since I played it, but it's good to see that it's alive.

The Frostbite engine apparently has partial Linux support but that doesn’t mean we’ll get ports anytime soon

By BTRE, 7 Sep 2017

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The technical director for Electronic Art’s SEED division who works on the engine has stated that it’s capable of running on Linux. While very cool, this isn’t a reason to get your hopes up when it comes to future AAA ports just yet.

Open source game engine 'Godot' showcases upcoming 3.0 features in a new video

By Liam Dawe, 11 Aug 2017

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The developers of the open source game engine Godot, have put up a new official video to showcase some of the new features coming to Godot 3.0.

The open source game engine Godot adds support for glTF 2.0

By Liam Dawe, 4 Aug 2017

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The open source game engine Godot has added support for glTF 2.0, the open standard from Khronos. It's a royalty-free specification for the transmission and loading of 3D scenes and models by applications.

Morrowind continues living on, with a fresh release of the open source OpenMW game engine

By Liam Dawe, 2 Aug 2017

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A fresh release of OpenMW, the open source game engine to play Morrowind has been released. There's not a huge amount of new features, but there's a lot of fixes.