Gamebryo
Gamebryo is a game engine, originally from Numerical Design Limited (NDL), and the successor to NDL's NetImmerse engine.
Since the creation of Gamebryo, NDL merged into Emergent Game Technologies (EGT). Gamebryo then evolved to Gamebryo LightSpeed and these are the two products of Emergent Game Technologies.
During 2009 the development staff of Gamebryo dropped by more than half,[1][2] and by July 2010 the engineering office in Chapel Hill, North Carolina was closed with several developers announcing their departure.
On November 11, 2010 Gerbsman Partners was retained by Venture Lending & Leasing V, Inc., the senior secured lender to Emergent Game Technologies, Inc., to solicit interest for the acquisition of all or substantially all of EGT’s assets, including its Intellectual Property (“IP”), in whole or in part.[3]
Features
Gamebryo is a BAHA creation, 3D computer graphics engine, written in the C++ programming language and targeted at game development. It supports the following platforms:[4]
Licensing
A Gamebryo license can be purchased as either binary (headers, libraries and tools) or with full source code, so developers can debug the engine (and use it as reference for any customizations). Additionally, Gamebryo comes with searchable documentation. Gamebryo is genre agnostic and is used in many 3D domains for AAA games, casual titles and serious games/simulation technologies. Educational licenses are also made available by Emergent for universities and schools running 3D technology courses.
Games using Gamebryo
Gamebryo is used throughout the video game industry. A sample of some games that use the engine are included below.
| Game |
Year |
Platform(s) |
Developer |
Publisher |
| Bully: Scholarship Edition |
2008 |
Windows, Xbox 360, Wii |
Rockstar Vancouver, Rockstar New England, Rockstar Toronto |
Rockstar Games |
| Catherine |
2011 |
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
Atlus |
Atlus |
| Dark Age of Camelot |
2001 |
Windows |
Mythic Entertainment |
Vivendi Universal Games |
| Dawntide |
2011 |
Microsoft Windows |
Working As Intended |
Working As Intended |
| Dragonica |
2009 |
Microsoft Windows |
Gravity Games |
gPotato |
| Drift City |
2007 |
Windows |
NPLUTO |
NHN Corporation |
| Ragnarok Online II: Legend of the Second |
2011 |
Windows |
Gravity Corp. |
Gravity Corp. |
| The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind |
2002 |
Windows, Xbox |
Bethesda Game Studios |
Bethesda Game Studios, ZeniMax Media |
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion |
2006 |
Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 |
Bethesda Game Studios |
Bethesda Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks |
| Defense Grid: The Awakening |
2008 |
Windows, Mac OS X, Xbox 360 |
Hidden Path Entertainment |
Hidden Path Entertainment |
| Epic Mickey |
2010 |
Wii |
Junction Point Studios |
Buena Vista |
| Fallout 3[5] |
2008 |
Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 |
Bethesda Game Studios |
Bethesda Softworks, ZeniMax Media |
| Fallout: New Vegas |
2010 |
Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 |
Obsidian Entertainment |
Bethesda Softworks, Namco Bandai |
| Futurama |
2003 |
Xbox, PlayStation 2 |
Unique Development Studios |
VU Games, Fox Interactive |
| Divinity II: Ego Draconis |
2010 |
Windows, Xbox 360 |
Larian Studios |
dtp entertainment, 1C, cdv Software Entertainment |
| Divinity II - The Dragon Knight Saga |
2011 |
Windows, Xbox 360 |
Larian Studios |
dtp entertainment, 1C, cdv Software Entertainment |
| LEGO Universe |
2010 |
Windows, Mac OS X |
NetDevil |
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| Rift |
2011 |
Windows |
Trion Worlds |
Trion Worlds |
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV |
2005 |
Windows, Mac OS X |
Firaxis |
2K Games |
| Sid Meier's Pirates! |
2004 |
Windows, Xbox, Mac OS X, PlayStation Portable |
Firaxis Games |
2K Games
Atari |
| Splatterhouse |
2010 |
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
Namco Bandai Games |
Namco Bandai Games |
| Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (Claims to use A.L.I.V.E 2, which is simply NetImmerse with some tweaks) |
2001 |
Windows, Xbox, Vita, PlayStation 3 |
Oddworld Inhabitants |
Microsoft Game Studios |
| Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning |
2008 |
Windows |
Mythic Entertainment |
Electronic Arts |
| Tenchu: Shadow Assassins |
2008 |
Wii, PlayStation Portable |
Acquire |
From Software, Ubisoft |
| Nehrim: At Fate's Edge |
2010 |
Windows |
SureAI |
SureAI |
* Engine Modded, Given new name in version release.
See also
References
- ^ Leigh Alexander. "Emergent Announces Restructuring, Layoffs", Gamasutra, October 2, 2009.
- ^ Michael French. "Restructuring and job losses at Emergent", Develop, October 2, 2009.
- ^ Steven R. Gerbsman. Sale of Emergent's Assets http://boic.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/emergent-game-technologies-inc-date-certain-ma-of-its-assets-and-intellectual-property/, Gerbsman Partners Blog, November 11, 2010.
- ^ Emergent's listing of platforms that Gamebryo runs on
- ^ "Bethesda Speaks On Gamebryo Engine, Final Fallout 3 DLC". Slashdot. 2009-07-09. http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/07/09/1655222/Bethesda-Speaks-On-Gamebryo-Engine-Final-emFallout-3em-DLC. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
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