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Godot + Toon Boom = Jump!
GameFromScratch.com Godot + Toon Boom = Jump! Toon Boom, the creators of the Toon Boom Harmony (and other) 2D animation packages have just announced a new product in beta format, Toon Boom Jump! Toon Boom Jump! takes the animation tools they are known for, but integrates the open-source Godot game engine. Toon Boom already offering a gaming The post Godot + Toon Boom = Jump! appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Apr 02, 2025 | Read MoreBlockbench Easy 3D Modelling
GameFromScratch.com Blockbench Easy 3D Modelling Today we revisit Blockbench (we first reviewed this application back in 2020) a powerful, but completely free and open-source 3D modelling application for Mac, Windows, Linux and even the Web. It is one of the easiest to use 3D modelling applications in existence and in addition to modeling also is The post Blockbench Easy 3D Modelling appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Apr 02, 2025 | Read MoreAwesome Free Game Development Tools
GameFromScratch.com Awesome Free Game Development Tools Today we look at some of the amazing free game development tools available in 2025. We start of quickly with the most commonly used applications, then we move into perhaps more obscure but no less awesome and FREE tools available to game developers. In the video we also mention to The post Awesome Free Game Development Tools appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Apr 02, 2025 | Read MoreOverload C++ Game Engine
GameFromScratch.com Overload C++ Game Engine Today we are looking at Overload, a C++ powered open-source game engine with a Lua scripting interface for game logic. Overload started life over 6 years ago as a graduate project and has since turned into a growing open-source game engine. It has a shocking number of features including a The post Overload C++ Game Engine appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Apr 02, 2025 | Read MoreFab March 2025 Free Asset Giveaway [Mar 25 � Apr 8]
GameFromScratch.com Fab March 2025 Free Asset Giveaway [Mar 25 – Apr 8] Every other Tuesday we get an�Unreal Engine�Fab marketplace giveaway and this Tuesday is no exception. You can get three free game development assets during the next two weeks; all of the assets work in Unreal natively as well as one asset that also works in Unity and UEFN. If you The post Fab March 2025 Free Asset Giveaway [Mar 25 – Apr 8] appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Apr 02, 2025 | Read MoreGodot 4.5 Dev1 Released
GameFromScratch.com Godot 4.5 Dev1 Released It’s been absolutely ages since the last Godot game engine release, all the way back to earlier this month when Godot 4.4 came out! So that means it’s time to start Waiting for Godot again, specifically Godot 4.5. The good news is, they just released Godot 4.5 Dev1 and we The post Godot 4.5 Dev1 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Apr 02, 2025 | Read MoreThe Unity GDC 2025 Development Roadmap
GameFromScratch.com The Unity GDC 2025 Development Roadmap At GDC yesterday Unity unveiled their 2025 Unity Development Roadmap, a look into what we can expect in the near future (Unity 6.1) and further ahead (Unity 6x and Unity 7). Highlight features of Unity beyond Unity 6.x include: Key Links Unity 2025 Development Roadmap Blog Full Unity Roadmap Video The post The Unity GDC 2025 Development Roadmap appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Apr 02, 2025 | Read MoreBlender 4.4 Released
GameFromScratch.com Blender 4.4 Released Along side the long-awaited GIMP 3 release we have another open-source icon doing a major release, Blender 4.4. The Blender 4.4 release is heavily focused on improving and refining the core experience using Blender, paying old technical debt, fixing bugs and more. That isn’t to say there aren’t new features The post Blender 4.4 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Apr 02, 2025 | Read MoreGIMP 3 Released
GameFromScratch.com GIMP 3 Released Over 20 years since the release of GIMP 2 and 7 years after the GIMP 3 fork began, GIMP or GNU Image Manipulation Program 3 has been released. This free and open-source application is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. Highlight Features of GIMP 3: Key Links GIMP 3 Announcement The post GIMP 3 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Apr 02, 2025 | Read MoreLegendary Game Dev Environments Humble Bundle
GameFromScratch.com Legendary Game Dev Environments Humble Bundle There is new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, the Legendary Game Dev Environments bundle. It contains a huge collection of 3D game environments (and some characters) for Unreal Engine and Unity (although you can export to other engines using the guides below). There is also a huge collection The post Legendary Game Dev Environments Humble Bundle appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Apr 02, 2025 | Read MoreAnnounce Your Launch (coming soon)
Gameseek allows indie devs to make a "Grand Announcement".
Public Announcement Feature
Bring a massive wave of traffic to your site.
When you announce your site publicly on Gameseek:
- Your game is featured at the very top of the homepage.
- A notification is sent to our active user base.
- You get a "Featured Today" badge for your own site.
- It creates a dedicated thread for user feedback and reviews.