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Houdini - Model, Animate, Render and More...

Houdini is built from the ground up to be a procedural system that empowers artists to work freely, create multiple iterations and rapidly share workflows with colleagues.



Houdini Core delivers a powerful and accessible 3D animation experience to CG artists creating feature films, commercials or video games. With its procedural node-based workflow, Houdini Core is ideal for modelers, lighters, character riggers and animators to use on its own or as a layout and lighting tool for visual effects created in Houdini FX.

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Sequence is the all-in-one smart wallet and developer platform that makes building web3 games easy.

Sequence believes that games are going to be one of the single biggest entry points to web3 and is excited to partner with game builders of all sizes to make that happen.

With a user-friendly smart wallet, Unity, Unreal Engine, and mobile SDKs, token and NFT APIs, an Indexer, a Relayer for gasless transactions, Onramps, a Node Gateway, a Marketplace Protocol, and more, Sequence gives builders the tools they need to deliver seamless web3 experiences to their players.

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Gcore is the foundation for your global infrastructure, applications and business

Gcore is one of the international leaders in public, hybrid and private cloud computing, content delivery, hosting, and security solutions, with a global infrastructure offering first-class edge and cloud-based services.

Their infrastructure spans six continents and consists of 150+ points of presence around the world in reliable Tier IV and Tier III datacentres, with total capacity exceeding 110 Tbps and speeds of 3-5 milliseconds in several regions with an average response time worldwide of 20-30 milliseconds.

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Action Award is waiting for you! - $20,000+ in prizes!

If you've submitted any kind Action game to this GDWC season, don't miss out on the Action Award category and the great prizes offered by the award sponsor Ludeo!

Best three Action games take home cash from the $8,500 cash prize pool and best 30 open doors for deals with development & marketing grants for a total pool $20,000+!

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Win Big with Immersal SDK! - 7,000€ cash prize pool!

If you've worked with or tinkered with AR Development or AR features for your game, now's a great chance to cash in on the Immersal AR Award!

Participation is simple:
- Implement Immersal's AR SDK into your game or project as you see best. All kinds of creative approaches are welcome!
- Submit your game or project into current GDWC Season
- During submission select the checkbox for using Immersal SDK
- Act Fast - Submissions close at the end of June!

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We're excited to announce that JangaFX is now a proud sponsor of this year's Game Development World Championship. JangaFX are the creators of EmberGen, a real-time volumetric fluid simulation tool that easily allows artists to create fire, smoke, explosions, magic, and more.

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The Game Development World Championship 2022 Winners were announced in the GDWC 2022 Awards Show in Tallinn, Estonia, last Saturday, April 22nd. The event was organized with the help of GameDev Estonia. If you missed the show, you can watch the live stream recording on our YouTube channel here.


Studio Category Winner:
Shatterline by Frag Lab

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We have the Finalists in all categories for GDWC 2022! Winners will be revealed in an Awards Show in Tallinn, Estonia, on April 22nd! If you want to join the event, check out details and grab your tickets here!

You can also watch the reveal home on the GDWC Youtube Channel. Remember to subscribe to not miss it!

Studio Category Finalists in the GDWC 2022
Danghost by Umeshu Lovers
Hamster Playground by WeDigGames
Peglin by Red Nexus Games
Shatterline by Frag Lab
Space Tail: Every Journey Leads Home by Longterm Games

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GDWC 2022 Fan Choice voting is now open! Cast your vote and help us crown the fan favorite games of 2022!
Five of our main categories: Indie, Studio, Hobby, Mobile, and Game Jam, have a the title of Fan Choice Winner and awesome prizes available! Check out the Nominees below and vote your favorite here!

INDIE CATEGORY FAN CHOICE NOMINEES
COGNAC | Photorealistic Metaverse by COGNAC TEAM
BACKPACK HERO by Jaspel
A World of Little Legends by Artimus
Berserk Boy by Berserkboy Games
Bob: A thousand lives by Putnai Csaba
Game Of Seven by Game Of Seven
Card Survival: Tropical Island by Winterspring Games
One Last Breath by Moonatic Studios
Lifespace Traveler by Dino Trnka
Soulstone Survivors by Game Smithing

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A World of Little Legends by Artimus has won the monthly games ranking for March. Congrats!

A World of Little Legends sends you back to the 90s, but with open-world crafting and catboy vikings. The game combines all the best elements of classic Zelda games, Minecraft and Stardew Valley to create it's own flavour of adventure and exploration. Check it out yourself, the game is currently in early access on Steam, or pick up the demo for free.

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Bob: A Thousand Lives by a trio from Hungary has won the monthly games ranking for January. Congrats to the winning team!

Bob: A Thousand Lives is a dark themed action platformer where you play as the titular Bob. Throughout your adventure, Bob must overcome his biggest challenge, overcoming his past. Do no wait for help or guidance here, you are completely alone.


NERF Superblast by Nitro Games
Mobile multiplayer action shooter

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Bob: A Thousand Lives by a trio from Hungary has won the monthly games ranking for January. Congrats to the winning team!

In Bob: A thousand lives the classic HARD and PRECISE TASKS platformer characteristics come to life, where our age's 'I'll do it for you' principles don't apply. Out now on itch.io and Microsoft Store


Avani by DigiPen Bilbao - Kyuut Kats
Isometric action-adventure game.

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We're excited to announce Sequence as a new supporter of GDWC 2022! If you've been thinking about taking your current or future project into the web3 realm, check how Sequence can help you.



Sequence is the all-in-one developer platform and smart wallet that makes building web3 games and applications easy. With a seamless smart wallet, Token and NFT APIs, Indexer, Relayer for gasless transactions, Onramps, Node Gateway, SDKs for mobile, Unity, Unreal Engine, and Marketplaces and more, Sequence gives you the tools to deliver a seamless web3 experience to your users. Plus Sequence is entirely modular, so you can use whichever components you specifically need for your game.

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We're super happy to welcome Gcore on board as one of the supporters of GDWC 2022!

Gcore is one of the international leaders in cloud computing, content delivery, hosting, and security solutions. They manage a global infrastructure with first-class edge and cloud-based services spanning six continents with 150+ points of presence around the world. With one of the best network performances in Europe, North America, Asia or Latin America, Gcore provides speeds of 3-5 milliseconds in several regions.

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IndieLand is back this year with a hybrid streaming & live event! The event is once again hosted by Jirard Khalil, also known as the Youtuber The Completionist, and will celebrate indie games while fundraising to support dementia research.

IndieLand will feature an army of great indie games, many of which once again come from the ranks of GDWC participants. We're super excited for this chance to again collaborate with IndieLand and to help bring more awesome games to the limelight and to support the fight against dementia!

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November's top 10 games have been ranked, with the crown going to Aces in the Dust! Congrats to the winners! Check out all top 10 games below.


Aces in the Dust by DUV Studios
Take command of a team of three elite Airmen! Each of them pilots a warplane equipped with the most powerful experimental weapons to date. Shoot down enemies using machine guns, missiles, energy cannons and… a laser beam!

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Another month has passed and another set of Top 10 Games have been ranked in the Game Development World Championship 2022 (GDWC). All competing games are up for the monthly ranking by public player interest. Find results on the GDWC Youtube Channel here.


Seeking Light by a student development team named Lucky Dodo Games from ESAT Innovation School in Spain took the first place in latest monthly Top 10 Ranking for GDWC 2022.

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David dove deep into the world of metafiction in gaming and media. Check out what he found out about fourth wall breaks!
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For those looking for something new, we have some fun indie games to check out! We have gathered all of your votes and engagement from August, which has determined the Top 10 Indie Games of September!



1. Berserk Boy by Berserkboy Games
A vibrant, retro-inspired 2D action platformer that lets you… GO BERSERK!



2. Soulstone Survivors by Game Smithing
An action roguelite where you slay hordes of foes and face titanic bosses while learning powerful skills to enhance your character.

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Awesome news to all student game developers! We've once again partnering with the awesome folks at Autodesk to bring back Student Game Award for GDWC 2022! The submissions are now open!

Student Game Award '22!
This year the Student Game Award is again open for student-developed projects on all digital platforms. You don't have to specifically be studying game development, all students are welcome as long as you have a project to show us.

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We are super excited to announce Xsolla as the latest sponsor for GDWC 2022! Together we're introducing a new award for this year's championship: The Xsolla Game of the Year Award!

This award comes with a whopping 5000 US Dollar cash prize! The award is open for all new and current GDWC 2022 competitors with a commercial game.

Xsolla is an international video game trading company with a robust and powerful set of tools and services designed specifically for the gaming industry. As our partners, they provide prizes for participants to find the right business partner and funding or business solutions for the success of their game.

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Another month has passed and another set of Top 10 games have been picked! Check this list out and you'll know what games you should be playing this month.



Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina) took the first place for August. The game is developed by Unreliable Narrators, an independent video game studio from Quebec, Canada, who are creating narrative games with the goal of giving a voice to people that aren't heard often enough.

Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina) is a narrative-driven game that lets you live the intertwining journeys of Jeanne, a shipwrecked girl stranded far from the French colonies, and Maikan, a young Innu forced to travel west when his people are afflicted by a strange illness. The story takes place in the wilderness of 17th Century Canada and your choices will shape the respective paths of our two protagonists, but the actions of one may have consequences for the other.

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