( _; m. C/ B+ q- `% ^* AThe Torque Game Engine (TGE) is a modified version of a 3D computer game engine originally developed by Dynamix for the 2001 FPS Tribes 2 and is currently available for license from Garage Games. TGE is no longer available since the 3D engine of Torque family has been superseded by Torque 3D. Torque engine is available for almost all major gaming platforms including Windows, Mac, iPhone, Wii and Xbox 360. The engines from Torque family specialized separately for 3D and 2D games. For 3D there are Torque 3D, Torque for the iPhone 3D, Torque for Wii, Torque X 3D for independent Xbox 360 developers and Torque 360 for licensed Microsoft Xbox 360 developers. For 2D there are Torque 2D, Torque for the iPhone 2D and Torque X 2D. Latest publishing and distribution service available from Garage Games is the web publishing using their latest 3D browser plug-in technology called Instant Action [25]. Developers can license this technology to make and deploy 3D games playable inside the web browsers. " g. w( K9 r8 s6 N0 H N0 s: Z0 V7 K9 {& L; r
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UDK was released in November 2009 as a free PC edition of the Unreal Engine 3 (UE3). UE3 is the engine that powered the AAA games like Gears of War 2 and Unreal Tournament 3 and Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham Asylum. Though UE3 also supports other platforms including PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, UDK is currently only available for PC. With the release of UDK, developers can now use it to create and release non-commercial Unreal Engine 3 games for free. However, developers who want to create and sell commercial games, Epic Games state in their licensing such that: "If you are creating a game or commercial application using UDK for sale or distribution to an end-user or client, or if you are providing services in connection with a game or application, the per-seat option does not apply. Instead the license terms for this arrangement are US $99 (Ninety Nine US Dollars) up-front, and a 0% royalty on you or your company's first $5,000 (US) in UDK related revenue, and a 25% royalty on UDK related revenue above $5,000 (US)." ( H( P! Q' t" k# F/ V8 a/ w1 x. G& B8 Z% A
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Gamebryo LightSpeed is the newest technology from Emergent Game Technologies delivering the professional technology for start-to-finish multi-genre/multi-platform game development. In 2008, the company announced Gamebryo for Casual to support the growing casual gaming market. This is the same engine and tools that are being used by AAA game developers in the past. Its multi-platform support includes PC (DirectX9 and DirectX10), Xbox360/XBLA and PS3/PSN. The company provides customized license model based on the specific budgets and timelines of individual developers but MMOs are excluded from this program.; a8 [* p9 u; S
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Java is a programming language and platform released by Sun Microsystems in 1995. It is the underlying technology that many applications like utilities, games, and business software are using. Java runs on more than 850 million personal computers worldwide, and on billions of devices worldwide, including mobile and TV devices. [21] It has supports for basic 2D drawing. It does support 3D with an external library called Java3D API. But projects using Java3D are mainly academic and scientific visualization works and there are not much proven commercial games using this technology. $ |5 ?9 Q6 F1 D1 ?0 G * t3 Y/ N: W \2 ~; w5 F" r6 I" g3 q- ^; a& |# e, w9 N
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[2] https://developer.playfirst.com/home * d2 s: |0 q) S f- C$ F s1 ? / r3 N o* E% v. m[3] http://www.blitzmax.com/. W* d/ u- y7 s7 _
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