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Gamecity Hamburg launches second round of prototype funding

Gamecity Hamburg has opened a second prototype funding round offering up to €80,000 per project for developers based in or operating from the region. The program is aimed at helping …

News Game Developer · 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Cyan reveals abandoned prototype for new Myst game, confirms different Myst game is in development

Cyan Worlds has put a shelved Myst prototype in public view while confirming a separate new Myst-universe game is already in early development. The abandoned 2024–2025 project, codenamed Project Anglerfish, …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Gamecity Hamburg announces second round of prototype funding

Gamecity Hamburg is reopening prototype funding this September, with up to €80,000 available per project and €180,000 total on the table. Small and medium studios, founders, and start-ups can apply …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 2 months ago
Skyboxes

Kenney has added a 5-file skybox texture pack aimed at quick environment setup for games and prototypes. The set covers sky, clouds, space, and stars, giving teams a fast way …

Official Kenney.nl · 2 months ago
July 2026 FREE GameDev Asset Round-Up Part Deux

Epic’s July Fab giveaway is live again, with three free assets available from July 14 through July 28. Once claimed, they stay in your library permanently. This round includes three …

Blog Gamefromscratch · 2 months ago
Mini Forest

Kenney has added Mini Forest, a 3D asset pack in its Mini series, giving developers a compact set of forest-themed props to drop into prototypes or stylized scenes. The pack …

Official Kenney.nl · 2 months, 1 week ago
Bungie devs reportedly pitched Destiny dating game

Bungie developers reportedly pitched a Destiny dating game, and even built a prototype during the studio’s Carnival week. Former staff say the idea kept resurfacing with a full pitch deck, …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Usagi 2D Game Engine

Usagi is a new free, open-source 2D engine built around Lua and aimed at being easy to use across Windows, Mac, and Linux. For teams that like the LÖVE/PICO-8 style …

Blog Gamefromscratch · 3 months, 3 weeks ago
"Don't build a studio that requires a massive hit to survive" – Veteran BioWare devs form Studio Reset

Veteran BioWare, Inflexion, and Timbre devs have launched Studio Reset with a sustainability-first plan: small team, original IP, and staged funding. For producers and business-minded devs, the notable bit is …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 4 months ago
Gamecity Hamburg awards up to €80,000 to five games in latest Prototype Funding Round

Gamecity Hamburg is putting real prototype money behind five projects, with grants of up to €80,000 each for market-ready builds. For small studios, that kind of non-repayable funding can buy …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 4 months ago
Mini Dungeon

Kenney.nl has expanded Mini Dungeon, a free CC0 3D asset pack aimed at dungeon RPG and roguelike prototypes. The pack now includes 30 files, animation support, and multiple update passes, …

Official Kenney.nl · 7 months ago
Platformer Kit

Kenney has added a 3D Platformer Kit with 150 files, which is a useful drop-in starting point for teams prototyping movement, traversal, or level dressing. The pack’s platformer/level focus makes …

Official Kenney.nl · 8 months, 1 week ago