The next generation of game consoles is here. This time around, nipping at the heels of the giants (Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo) are the microconsoles: less...

Flixel is a free and open source 2D game development framework written by Adam "Atomic" Saltsman (Canabalt, Hundreds) in AS3 for making Flash games. It is a...

LÖVE (aka Love2D) is a free, lightweight gamedev platform developed by a vibrant community, enabling everyone to create 2D games relatively quickly. In this...

Haxe (pronounced "Hex"), is an open source, multi-platform language, capable of compiling to various languages, targeting Windows, Flash Player, WebOS,...

Roblox is a free 3D gaming website - the twist is, the users build the games! It's designed for beginners: there's no need to use Photoshop or specialist 3D...

UDK is a free version of the commercially available Unreal Engine which allows professional and indie developers alike to work with industry tools to create...

Unity is a feature rich, fully integrated development engine for the creation of interactive 3D content. You want to make 3D games? Unity's got you...

Today, Adobe Flash is strongly geared towards game development. Besides browser-based game portals like Kongregate, Newgrounds, and Armor Games, games made...

XNA is a game development platform from Microsoft that can be used to create games for Windows, Xbox 360, and Windows Phone. In this article, we'll share...