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GodotHub � Awesome New Launcher for Godot
GameFromScratch.com GodotHub – Awesome New Launcher for Godot GodotHub is a free and open source, cross platform (with binaries for Windows, Mac and Linux) hub or launcher for the Godot game engine which is already feature rich and extremely polished. Using the (completely optional!) GodotHub you can download and manage Godot installs, create and manage Godot projects and The post GodotHub – Awesome New Launcher for Godot appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreUnity Getting Real-Time Global Illumination
GameFromScratch.com Unity Getting Real-Time Global Illumination Real-time Global Illumination, a more accurate lighting model that captures secondary bounces of surfaces instead of just the direct effect of lights in the scene, is available in Unreal Engine in the form of Lumen and in the Godot game engine in the form of SDFGI. Unity however currently does The post Unity Getting Real-Time Global Illumination appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreUnity 7 is Back
GameFromScratch.com Unity 7 is Back In September of 2024 at the Unite developer conference, Unity announced that Unity Next (Unity 7 basically) was in development. It was going to be a clean break from existing Unity, standardized around a single pipeline and powered by CoreCLR. Then at Unite the following year Unity 7 was killed The post Unity 7 is Back appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreUnity CLI + Unity Pipeline = Game Changers
GameFromScratch.com Unity CLI + Unity Pipeline = Game Changers At their developer conference Unity Unite/2026 Seoul Unity just released a brand new and extremely powerful new product. Unity CLI, a new command line interface for the entire Unity ecosystem (editor, hub, cloud, analytics, etc). On top of the new CLI they also released the new Unity Pipeline, which you The post Unity CLI + Unity Pipeline = Game Changers appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreAutoRemesher � Free & Open Source Retopology Tool
GameFromScratch.com AutoRemesher – Free & Open Source Retopology Tool The creator of the one of a kind Dust3D 3D modelling application has just released a new free & open source tool for 3D modelling – AutoRemesher. This app for Windows, Mac and Linux enables you to quickly retopologize 3D models, converting them from triangle soup to smooth edge loop The post AutoRemesher – Free & Open Source Retopology Tool appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreMonoGame 3.8.5 Released
GameFromScratch.com MonoGame 3.8.5 Released MonoGame, the open source XNA inspired C# game development framework, just released a major new update – MonoGame 3.8.5. The first release of 2026, MonoGame is also a pretty massive restructuring. There is now a new C++ layer for all the native code, abstracting the platform implementation details away from The post MonoGame 3.8.5 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreJuly 2026 GameDev Deals Round-Up
GameFromScratch.com July 2026 GameDev Deals Round-Up There are so many amazing deals, sales and bundles for game developers I have decided to gather them all together in one place on a monthly basis like we do with�free gamedev assets. Here are the active game development deals and bundles for July 2026: Unity Asset Store Unity Asset The post July 2026 GameDev Deals Round-Up appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreMaterial Maker 1.7 Released
GameFromScratch.com Material Maker 1.7 Released Material Maker, the free and open source Godot Engine powered procedural material making software, just released Material Maker 1.7. Along side the new features of this release, it is also the first time that Material Maker has been made available on Steam. Key Features of the Material Maker 1.7 release: The post Material Maker 1.7 Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreBlender 5.2 LTS Released
GameFromScratch.com Blender 5.2 LTS Released The Blender Foundation have just released Blender 5.2 LTS. The LTS stands for Long Term Support, meaning that if you are starting a new Blender project, this is the version they recommend you use as it will continue to see updates for 2 years. Highlights of the Blender 5.2 release The post Blender 5.2 LTS Released appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | Read MoreJuly 2026 FREE GameDev Asset Round-Up Part Deux
GameFromScratch.com July 2026 FREE GameDev Asset Round-Up Part Deux It�s time for the July Epic Games bi-monthly asset giveaway on the Fab marketplace, with 3 free assets from July 14th – July 28th. Once �purchased� the assets are yours free to keep forever. This giveaway contains 3 Unreal Engine assets as well as 1 asset for Unity (and generic The post July 2026 FREE GameDev Asset Round-Up Part Deux appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.
Published: Sep 04, 2026 | 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.