Today OTEE released a free update to their popular high end game engine Unity . Primarily a compatibility and stability update, it adds support for USB Overdrive , improves stability of games running on Windows, adds support for some old graphics cards, and fixes a few rare bugs. This update follows the huge version 1.2 update which featured a swarm of big new features. Unity has gained considerable adoption in the iDevGames community since its release and was even the engine behind Pawns, the 2nd place winner of The 2005 OMG (Original Mac Games) Cup game development competition.
Interview with Will Hogben about Escort Wing
Our own Alex Sikora interviews Will Hogben, who along with Stephen Johnson took the 1st place in the OMG Cup.
Winners of Original Mac Games (OMG) Cup 2005 Announced
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—JANUARY 13th, 2006—Representatives of Freeverse Software announced the winners of the OMG (Original Mac Games) Cup 2005, honoring the three best of the six finalists that were selected by the Mac gaming community in December 2005. The OMG Cup is a new game programming contest established by iDevGames, in connection with Freeverse Software, to encourage unique Mac game development. “The OMG Cup was created to recognize the need for original Mac games as well as to highlight the bright future of Mac gaming,” said Carlos Camacho, Editor-in-Chief of iDevGames. “They, along with many talented independent game developers in our community, are advancing the state of Mac gaming at a grass-roots level.”
The challenge of the contest was to create innovative Mac OS X games that emphasize engaging gameplay—in only six weeks. A distinguished panel of industry-leading professional game developers, artists, and software engineers selected the three winners based on a combination of gameplay, originality, and overall presentation. The OMG Cup 2005 Winners are:
- Escort Wing by William Hogben, Stephen Johnson
- Pawns by Matt Diamond
- Tracktor Beam by Will Thimbleby
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Improve Your Game Development Practices One Day at a Time
This daily blog, GameProducer.Net, has ideas, hints, and inspiration to new and aspiring game developers. Some good food for thought for independent developers of many skill levels.
Counting the Seconds Until OMG Friday the 13th!
The much anticipated conclusion to The 2005 OMG (Original Mac Games) Cup game development competition will happen around 1:00 P.M (21:00 GMT) on Friday the 13th right at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. Under extreme secrecy, a panel of elite judges have picked winners from the six finalists reported earlier last month. The official OMG 2005 Cup and other awards will be announced live by sponsor Freeverse Software . Stay tuned to the news on the iDevGames home page for updates as they come in on Friday. Until then, join in the excitement on the iDevGames Forum and meet up with iDevGames members live at the Macworld Expo !
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REAL Software Ships REALbasic 2006 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux
REAL Software, provider of cross-platform that really works, announced today that REALbasic 2006 Release 1 is shipping. This new product features enhanced compatibility with Visual Basic, simplified localization and improved reliability and stability.
MacForge Open Source Projects For The Mac
MacForge is your source to find open source projects out on the net that work on the Mac, or are likely to work on the Mac. Thanks to MacForge, there’s no need to sift through huge listings of open source that you can’t use.
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