Links 29/3/2014: Games
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2014-03-29 11:48:12 UTC
- Modified: 2014-03-29 11:48:12 UTC
This code translates Microsoft High-Level Shader Language (HLSL) shaders from legacy Direct3D 9 to OpenGL GL Shading Language (GLSL) shaders.
Grave is a new open world, procedural survival horror game being developed by Broken Window Studios, Inc. The game has a release target of early 2015 and will feature a fusion between modern horror and classic survival horror gameplay elements. It will be releasing on Windows, Mac and Linux.
It's been a while, but the Humble Weekly Sale is here again! This time, it's called The Humble Weekly Sale: Rhythm Games, which features 3 games plus other 3 games if you pay more than $6!
The UNIGINE Engine is built by none other than Unigine Corp., the company behind the Heaven DX11 Benchmark software. The technology they develop is getting better all the time, and with their recent expansion on the Linux platform, we’re all too glad to see that major updates have been implemented in the engine.
We have just updated the released alchemist repository. This is the same content that was pushed to alchemist_beta last Monday
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