Gamebryo hits version 2.6

Emergent has released the latest update to its Gamebryo game engine, bringing the technology up to version 2.6.

Chief improvements in the upgrade – which was completed by Emergent within four months thanks to the engine’s internal flexibility – include large-scale improvements for the Wii, including support for Wii-specific texture formats, reduced memory requirements and for the Emergent Terrain System.

The engine’s DirectX 10 performance also gets a boost with this update, mostly focusing on support for D3D10 FX shaders. Gamebryo’s animation system has also received an upgrade, reducing data redundancy when instancing animation data and improving all-round memory usage by up to 40 per cent.

Integrations with other technologies and packages have also been improved, upgrading support for Softimage XSI 6.5 and Nvidia’s PhysX.

“Gamebryo enables developers to get cross-platform titles to market quickly no matter what type of game they are making," said Geoffrey Selzer, CEO of Emergent Game Technologies.

"We have architected Gamebryo for the next two generations of game development and 2.6 is just the beginning. Our flexible, modular and extensible architecture means that our customers and partners can customize and expand Gamebryo’s capabilities to their needs easily, quickly and with confidence of stability. This saves them time and money while reducing risk.”