Gamedev - Game Developers resources and links at TheBest3D.com, programing utilities, game development tools, kits, app game utilities,... tools for making games and create content for 3D virtual worlds

Looking for a way to make games? Interactive Apps for mobile devices? Simple or not-so-simple tools and utilities to complement your digital life? Or are you a girl who subscribes to the notion that being a programer (without or without spelling skills) is the new geek and nursing is for dudes? Here are some products and sites that may help.

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World Game Development Month

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Need to create nature backdrops but don't have the talent to do the full matte painting?

Try PD Pro 8 Howler with it's 3D Designer - a little 3D help won't hurt you!

Need sound FX and epic music for your game?
See our game Music Resources too!

Freshly Squeezed Samples: royalty-free music for game and multimedia

Unreal Game Engine ^HOT! - the one used by Dogwaffler of the Moment Greg Taylor

Cosmigo Pro Motion ^{great !!!} - a great image editor / animation tool for game dev. Great companion to Project Dogwaffle too (shares similar concepts such as Swap buffer). We use it to make perfect icons for PD Pro Howler.

GameMaker, ^{very cool !!!} by Mark Overmars (now at Yoyogames) A great way for kids (of all ages!) to learn game programing... without programming :-) Now also the HTML5 edition and more!

AGK - the App Game Kit by TheGameMakers! Write once, Publish anywhere.

GL Basic Multi-platform development with BASIC and OpenGL

DrPetter - ^HOT! ....and he also makes Sculptris, a free 3D sculpting tools, and various other amazing tools for content creation in games, including sound FX and music generators. Free stuff, awesome stuff!

Bullet Physics an impressive softbody dynamics engine, seen in games, 3D animation and movies. Look for it also in Carrara 8

Torque3D by GarageGames (aka Instant Action)... ever saw it on XBOX? It poweres some of the free Arcade games included with the XBOX 360.... includes options for publishing to iOS and more!

2D, and also with Torque3D!

Great sample games: some as seen on XBOX 360 (!) - Check also the fun 3D social networking world, loaded with games too: Onverse.com

3impact, a dynamics-enabled game engine

Also from the same developer as 3impact: 3drad game developer system - now completely free!

H-O-T !!! As of August 2009, 3D Rad is now free!

www.3drad.com

so rad, so free, so 3d ..... this is 3drad

www.rtsoft.com/novashell

This game development system also supports scripting with LUA(!)

the CSP Game engine - a 1st person shooter perspective engine - awesome foliage and much more. If you're into creating FPS games, you've gotta check this one out!

OGRE - this is another awesome, high-quality game engine. You've gotta check this mone out!

TorusKnot.com - check out their awesome tree system! made for Ogre.

Awakening, by Awing Soft: a 3D authoring tool wth Lua scripting, atmospherics and lots of features for web3D publishing and game creation too

StoneStrip - a new Game developer system

3D GameStudio by Conitec

Unity3D, powerful pro game engine for the Mac & iPhone (PC too? - check their website)

the Game Creators^HOT! ...now they also make the A.G.K. (see above for details)

BlitzBasic

DarkBasic ^HOT! - from the Game Creators, and it's also what powers the A.G.K. (in addition to C++ )

FPS Creator - First PErson Shooter creator, no programing required

If you're looking for virtual worlds, where you can make content and contribute or sell your items, check

Need a modeler make sculpties for Second Life? Try Curvy 3D or Archipelis Designer

Sound FX? Music Loops? Epic Audio?

PD MUSIC - The Music of Project Dogwaffle is here!