DirectX Components Explained: From DirectDraw to Direct3D 12
A history of DirectX from Windows 95 to DirectX 12 Ultimate, with pixel formats, palettes, pitch and double buffering explained in tested C code.
Game Development Tutorials — Engines, Graphics Programming and C++ Game Development
Game development sits at the intersection of programming, mathematics, physics and creative design — making it one of the most technically demanding and rewarding fields in software engineering. Whether you want to build your first game, understand how professional game engines work under the hood, or master the graphics programming techniques that power modern AAA titles, this section gives you the technical foundation to do it.
MYCPLUS has been publishing game development resources since 2004, building one of the most comprehensive collections of game engine guides, C++ game programming tutorials and graphics programming articles on the web. This section covers everything from the architecture of major game engines like Unity, Unreal Engine and id Tech, through to the low-level C++ techniques that make real-time games perform at scale.
You will find in-depth articles on over 100 game engines, practical C++ programming guides for game systems, DirectX and OpenGL graphics programming tutorials, and career resources for developers building a future in the games industry. Whether you are a beginner exploring game development for the first time or an experienced programmer going deeper into engine architecture, start here.
What You’ll Learn
- Game engine architecture — how engines like Unity, Unreal, CryEngine and id Tech are structured, what makes them performant, and how to choose the right one for your project
- C++ game programming — the language features, memory management patterns and real-time programming techniques that power professional game development
- Graphics programming — DirectX and OpenGL fundamentals, rendering pipelines, 2D and 3D graphics techniques and visual optimisation for games
- Game engine deep dives — detailed technical breakdowns of over 100 game engines covering architecture, strengths, weaknesses and real-world usage
- Best programming languages for games — comparing C++, C#, Python and other languages for game development performance, tooling and industry demand
- Game development careers — how to build a portfolio, develop the right skills and move into professional game programming roles
Why MYCPLUS: One of the web’s most comprehensive game development resources — trusted since 2004 with in-depth guides on over 100 game engines, C++ game programming techniques and graphics programming tutorials built for serious developers.
qfusion: the Quake II Fork Behind Warsow, and Where Its Code Went
qfusion no longer means one repository — it means three, and they have diverged. Here’s the upstream, Warsow’s fork and Warfork’s, when each was last touched, and which one to build from.
Jade Engine: the Ubisoft Engine Behind Beyond Good & Evil and the Sands of Time
Ubisoft Montpellier built Jade for one game and named it after its heroine. It ended up carrying the Prince of Persia reboot. Here’s every game verified on it — and why the Beyond Good & Evil sequel isn’t one.
MT Framework: Capcom’s Engine Before RE Engine — and the Games It Still Ships
Capcom turned down Unreal and built its own engine instead. Here’s every MT Framework version and what ran on it, why RE Engine replaced it, and why it was still shipping games in 2025.
4A Engine: the Metro Engine That Dropped the Rasteriser
In 2021, 4A Games removed the rasterised lighting path from Metro Exodus entirely — every light is ray traced, with no fallback. Here’s the engine behind the Metro series, and why you can’t download it.
Chrome Engine: Techland’s Game Engine Behind Dying Light — and What Replaced It
Techland’s engine, not Google’s browser. Chrome Engine 6 powered Dying Light in 2015 — but Dying Light 2 runs on something else entirely. Here’s the version-by-version map and what Techland builds on today.
OGRE and OGRE-Next: the Rendering Engine That Isn’t a Game Engine
OGRE draws things. Physics, audio and gameplay are your problem — which is exactly why it shows up inside other people’s engines and in robotics. Here’s the OGRE 1.x versus OGRE-Next split, and which to pick.
ShiVa Game Engine: End of Support, and Where ShiVa Developers Go Next
ShiVa put 3D games on the iPhone before most people thought it was practical. In March 2023 its makers stopped selling it and stopped fixing it. Here’s the status, and the migration path its own team recommended.
Banshee 3D Game Engine: What It Became, and Why Its Repository Is Gone
The Banshee Engine repository is a dead link, so the project looks abandoned. It isn’t — it renamed twice, dropped its editor, and shipped commits this month as B3D Framework.
Unreal Development Kit (UDK): the Free AAA Engine That Changed Indie Games
Fifty thousand people downloaded UDK in its first week. Five years later Epic gave away something better and killed it. Here’s what UDK actually was, the $99-and-25% deal behind it, and what to do with an old project.
Source vs Source 2: What Valve’s Engines Run Today, and What You Can Actually Use
Two engines, one confusing name. Source is source-available and non-commercial; Source 2 is proprietary and has never been released. Here’s what each one runs, and exactly what Valve lets you build.
HPL Engine: Frictional’s Horror Engine From Penumbra to Amnesia: The Bunker
Two of HPL’s three generations are on GitHub under GPLv3. The one powering SOMA and Amnesia: The Bunker is not. Here’s the split, the verified game list, and what you can actually build with it.