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W4 Games Kill off W4 Build
GameFromScratch.com W4 Games Kill off W4 Build W4 Games, a commercial Godot services company created by several of the key players in the Godot community, just announced that one of their core products is being terminated. The product in question is W4 Build. W4 Build is described as: W4 Build is a powerful, cloud-based CI solution tailored The post W4 Games Kill off W4 Build appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreLeadwerks 5 Game Engine Hands-On
GameFromScratch.com Leadwerks 5 Game Engine Hands-On The Leadwerks game engine has been around for well over a decade and they recently released Leadwerks 5. The Leadwerks 5 release incorporates the features that were being developed for UltraEngine including a high-performance new renderer. Key features of Leadwerks 5 include: Modern C++ API: Now utilizes shared pointers (std::shared_ptr), The post Leadwerks 5 Game Engine Hands-On appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreInverse Kinematics (IK) Return to Godot
GameFromScratch.com Inverse Kinematics (IK) Return to Godot With the release of Godot 4 all the way back in March 2023 there were some important features that didn’t make the cut. Perhaps foremost among those features impacted animators with the removal of Inverse Kinematics (IK). With the recent release of Godot 4.6 beta IK has returned, better than The post Inverse Kinematics (IK) Return to Godot appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreUnreal Engine Asset Giveaway [Dec 16th � Dec 30th]
GameFromScratch.com Unreal Engine Asset Giveaway [Dec 16th � Dec 30th] It is time for another Epic Games Unreal Engine game assets giveaway on Fab. You have from December 16th until Dec 30th to claim the assets for free. Once claimed they are yours to keep forever, and the assets can be exported for use in other game engines with guides The post Unreal Engine Asset Giveaway [Dec 16th � Dec 30th] appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreBiggest Mistakes in Game Engine History
GameFromScratch.com Biggest Mistakes in Game Engine History Over the years there have been some very high profile and devastating failures in the world of game development and involving game engines specifically. Today we look at some of the biggest blunders in game development history! 1 – Unity Run-time Fee Fiasco In 2023 Unity decided to retroactively charge The post Biggest Mistakes in Game Engine History appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreGodot 4.6 Beta � Best New Features
GameFromScratch.com Godot 4.6 Beta – Best New Features Following EXTREMELY quickly after the Godot 4.6 Dev6 release, Godot 4.6 beta1 is now available. This is an important milestone in the development of Godot 4.6 as this represents the point of feature freeze. What we see is what we will ideally get in regard to new features in Godot The post Godot 4.6 Beta – Best New Features appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreBAD ASSet & Code Monkey 25 for 25$ Unity Bundles
GameFromScratch.com BAD ASSet & Code Monkey 25 for 25$ Unity Bundles There are two new game development bundles for Unity game developers that just launched, the BAD ASS(et) Unity 14 Mega Pack Humble Bundle and the Code Monkey 25 for $25 Unity Asset Store Bundle. Both bundles are redeemed on the Unity Asset Store. The Code Monkey 25 for $25 Bundle The post BAD ASSet & Code Monkey 25 for 25$ Unity Bundles appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MorePhotoGIMP � Photoshopify GIMPs User Interface
GameFromScratch.com PhotoGIMP – Photoshopify GIMPs User Interface GIMP is known for many things… being an excellent free and open source alternative to Adobe Photoshop is among the best of them. Now… the GIMP user interface… not so much! Thankfully projects like PhotoGIMP exist that give GIMP 3.x a facelift to be more familiar to Photoshop users. Key The post PhotoGIMP – Photoshopify GIMPs User Interface appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreJetBrains Fleet is Dead
GameFromScratch.com JetBrains Fleet is Dead JetBrains Fleet was first announced back in 2021 as a built from scratch alternative to their existing IDE product line (including IntelliJ IDEA, Rider, CLion, WebStorm and more). It was clearly a response to the exploding popularity of Visual Studio Code. Built on a completely different code base and with The post JetBrains Fleet is Dead appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreGodot 4.6 DEV5 and DEV6 Released
GameFromScratch.com Godot 4.6 DEV5 and DEV6 Released The final two Godot 4.6 DEV releases have just been released in rapid success, Godot 4.6 Dev5 and Godot 4.6 Dev6. These releases are significant as Godot have announced these *should* be the final releases before Godot 4.6 beta begins. The Beta release cycle comes with a new feature free, The post Godot 4.6 DEV5 and DEV6 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Dec 22, 2025 | Read MoreAnnounce Your Launch (coming soon)
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Public Announcement Feature
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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.