STAZ SOFTWARE SHIPS FUTUREBASIC 4, Release 4

Written by Carlos Camacho | Thursday, November 30, 2006 | Comments (6)

STAZ SOFTWARE has released FutureBASIC 4, Release 4—one of the fatest BASICs for the Macintosh. The FutureBASIC compiler now competes its work in half the time. “Speedier compilations are the result of streamlining the compiler’s workflow and modernizing the source code”, said Chris Stasny of STAZ SOFTWARE. Many Bug fixes have been handled in this version, including repairs to the Find/Change routines, modifications to the Edit and Script menus, mouse wheel support for the project window and smoothing out of other minor inconsistencies that displeased some of our full time developers. Chris mentions that work continues on the Intel compiler and the finished product will be mailed to subscribers when finalized. FutureBASIC has a suggested retail price of $169 for individual copies and is sold by subscription that includes a year of free 800# technical support and free upgrades for a year. Renewal price is $99. Updates for FutureBASIC II and I users are $149. Lab packs and site licenses are also available. The software is distributed by STAZ Software, Inc. (800) 348-2623, or on the web.

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3D Game Engine Unity 1.6 Released

Written by Daniel Lurie | Tuesday, November 28, 2006 | Comments (0)

Unity 1.6 has just been released as an update to the 3D web-and-standalone game development tool. With this release Unity brings increased power, better usability, and more integration possibilities.

The Unity Web Player browser plugin can now fully interact with DHTML web pages that it’s embedded in. Unity supports Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape and Camino on Mac OS X and Windows.

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iDevGames Launches 3DU: 3D Game Development Contest

Written by Carlos Camacho | Thursday, November 23, 2006 | Comments (28)

iDevGames, home of the world’s most renowned Mac game development contests, and Over The Edge Entertainment, the masterminds behind the cutting-edge game technology Unity, invites developers to put their skills to the test by creating 3D unique games in just 30 days! To enter, simply request a free contest version of Unity Pro, the Mac-based cutting-edge game development tool, or use any 3D development tool to enter! “iDevGames’ mission since its founding has been to educate and motivate Mac game developers, as well as to attract new developers to the Mac platform. Entrants in our previous game development contests, uDevGames and OMG, have produced amazing games and can now be found working on AAA titles around the world. The 3DU Contest will challenge our community of indie developers to create unique 3D games, as well as taking advantage of a professional-level tool”, said Carlos Camacho, Editor-in-Chief of iDevGames.Read More

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Chipmunk Basic 3.62b9 Released

Written by Daniel Lurie | Sunday, November 19, 2006 | Comments (1)

Chipmunk Basic for Mac OS is an old fashioned Basic interpreter which runs on almost all Macs. Supported features include AppleScript, graphics, sprites, sound, speech and OOP (object oriented programming). Versions for System 6.0.7 thru Mac OS X 10.4, and for systems from on old Mac 512Ke’s thru the latest Apple Intel MacBooks.

WHAT’S NEW
  • native Intel version added
  • minor bug fixes
  • some added system utility functions

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