Visual Studio Code just received its oddly named November update. This update adds some long awaited features to the popular code editor including the ability to float individual windows, making the Visual Studio Code experience on multiple monitors much more pleasant. Key features of this release include: Full release notes …

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Are you interest in game development but what to use an entirely open source set of tools? In that case you are in luck as in this guide we list the best open source (not source available like Unreal, fully OSI compliant open source) game engines, graphics and audio tools …

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JetBrains have just released a new version of their C++ IDE CLion, named suitably enough CLion Nova. This is a refactor of CLion that replaces the old slower Java legacy core with a new one built on their custom clangd implementation and the engine behind Rider and ReSharper C++ tools. …

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Geany is an open source IDE/Code editor that has been in active development since 2005. In celebration of their 18th birthday, Geany released version 2.0, which among other features adds support for the Godot game engines scripting langauge, GDScript. Key Features of the Geany IDE: New features added in Geany …

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Photopea is a popular online Adobe Photoshop Clone that basically replicates a large percentage of Photoshop’s functionality in your web browser. It is ad support but otherwise free to use. The creator of Photopea just launched a new project in beta, Vectorpea. Vectorpea is to Adobe Illustrator as Photopea is …

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Microsoft recently announced they are killing off Visual Studio for Mac and the replacement is clearly the C# Dev Kit and updated Unity extension for Visual Studio Code. The C# Dev Kit is actually a collection of tools, the C# Dev Kit, Intellicode for C#, the C# services and the …

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Open source vector graphics application Inkscape just released version 1.3. This release follows the 1.2 release back in May and adds several new features. Highlight new features in the Inkscape 1.3 release include: Key Links Inkscape 1.3 Release Blog Detailed Release Notes You can learn more about the Inkscape 1.3 …

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Aseprite is a popular pixel art creation tool and it works incredibly well with the Godot game engine. A few months back we covered the Aseprite Importer for the Unity Engine. Today we are going to look at the process of natively supporting Aseprite (ase format) in Godot using the …

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While Adobe is a powerhouse in the graphics industry with programs like Photoshop and Illustrator being considered standards, there are several alternatives out there in 2023, both free and commercial. In this guide we will look at my personal recommendations for several Adobe products, with both a commercial and paid …

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The Rider IDE from JetBrains is increasingly becoming their go to IDE for game developers, with Unreal Engine, Unity and now Godot Engine support. Rider is a cross platform (Windows, Mac and Linux) IDE build on their Resharper refactoring tools, originally for .NET development, but increasingly focusing on game development. …

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