If you’re curious about the software--or game development in general--consider picking up this Unity 2D Game Developer Bundle, which offers 15 hours of coursework for just $40.

That said, if you’re making a 2D game and don’t need all of the features of Unity, GameMaker is an excellent choice. By restricting its platform, GameMaker is able to make normally complex ...

Unity Technologies has announced new 2D tools and workflow for the Unity engine and editor for those who create 2D games. Now in beta, the first iteration of the 2D tools will be released with the ...

You can also make 2D games with Unity (more on that in a second), but Cocos2D is a bit easier to get into if you're just starting out (and you already know C++, obviously).

This post talks you through how to make a game in Unity. You'll learn to build a 3D maze for Android with tilt controls, and how to build on this further.

GameMaker and Unity are the most popular options by far but not the only ones. Twine, for example, is incredibly popular for text-based games and can create playable narratives incredibly quickly.

Unity is one of the most popular game engines in the world, used to create both 2D and 3D games. In this 100-second crash ...

Unity, the popular "build once, deploy anywhere" 3D game engine, is going 2D. At the company's UNITE conference in Vancouver this morning, CEO David Helgason announced three things: official ...