If you’re curious about the software--or game development in general--consider picking up this Unity 2D Game Developer Bundle, which offers 15 hours of coursework for just $40.

Start a new project then, and make sure you’ve selected “3D” under Template. (Unity used to be referred to as Unity 3D, but these days it is just as popular for 2D development.) ...

Unity is one of the most popular game engines in the world, used to create both 2D and 3D games. In this 100-second crash ...

That said, if you’re making a 2D game and don’t need all of the features of Unity, GameMaker is an excellent choice. By restricting its platform, GameMaker is able to make normally complex ...

Genre: Platformer, survival horror, puzzle, etc. 2D vs. 3D: 3D games are more difficult to make, particularly if you don't want to use premade tools. Premise: An interesting story keeps players ...

Otherwise, Unity will create new game objects every time we die without cleaning them up and it will take up a lot of system resources. Create a new script and call it ‘DestroyParticle’.

What are the best programs to make your own game? There are a lot of options out there but I’m going to be recommending two: GameMaker Studio and Unity 3D. Both of these have free versions you ...

Unity, the popular "build once, deploy anywhere" 3D game engine, is going 2D. At the company's UNITE conference in Vancouver this morning, CEO David Helgason announced three things: official ...

In making it, Chyr is also breaking a longstanding rule of game development: you need to be a highly technical software engineer to make a 3D game. Instead, Chyr has worked for years as an ...

Unity has released an asset suite aimed at easing newcomers’ entry into game development. Aimed at teachers, students, kids or game development beginners, Unity Playground is offering a free, ...