With the proliferation of games platforms over the last few years and the onset of the new generation of consoles with the PS4, Xbox One and Wii U, picking the right game engine can be tricky.
Luckily, Develop has put together a quick guide to 16 of the top game engines for 2014. The development platforms below span across a number of platforms and costs range from free, subscription and all the way up to the top pricing tiers
Epic’s new-gen game development platform Unreal Engine 4 has officially been released to all developers, who can now get access on a $19 a month subscription with five per cent of gross revenue from any game sales going to Epic.
Devs also have access to the engine and complete C++ source code hosted on GitHub. The tech includes the Blueprint visual scripting system, the Persona animation system and Matinee timeline-based machinima and cinematic system
nity 5 has just been announced for pre-order, and includes the integration of Geomerics’ Enlighten tech, Imagination Technologies’ PowerVR Ray Tracing tech, SpeedTree and revamped audio tools.
In the meantime, 4.3 features new 2D development tools and character animation tech Mecanim, and is free to Xbox One and Wii U developers. PlayStation 4 developers will also soon have the chance to get early access to the engine
Luckily, Develop has put together a quick guide to 16 of the top game engines for 2014. The development platforms below span across a number of platforms and costs range from free, subscription and all the way up to the top pricing tiers
Epic’s new-gen game development platform Unreal Engine 4 has officially been released to all developers, who can now get access on a $19 a month subscription with five per cent of gross revenue from any game sales going to Epic.
Devs also have access to the engine and complete C++ source code hosted on GitHub. The tech includes the Blueprint visual scripting system, the Persona animation system and Matinee timeline-based machinima and cinematic system
nity 5 has just been announced for pre-order, and includes the integration of Geomerics’ Enlighten tech, Imagination Technologies’ PowerVR Ray Tracing tech, SpeedTree and revamped audio tools.
In the meantime, 4.3 features new 2D development tools and character animation tech Mecanim, and is free to Xbox One and Wii U developers. PlayStation 4 developers will also soon have the chance to get early access to the engine