TGEA 1.7.1 is the Front Line Award Engine of 2008
by Deborah M. Fike · 01/05/2009 (3:42 pm) · 32 comments
TGEA 1.7.1 is the Front Line Award Game Engine of 2008!
This is a tremendous honor. For the past three years, the Unreal Engine has dominated this category. Torque Game Builder was a finalist in 2006, but we were unable to fight our way into the top spot. However, this year, we were able to beat the CryEngine, Gamebryo, Source, and others in order to be the final victor.
So how excited are we about TGEA?
I have been seen jumping out from my cardboard fortress to w00t it up.
Matt Fairfax gives it his two thumbs up of approval. He heard about the final decision during a Torque 3D dev meeting (how appropriate!).
Michael Perry literally started climbing the walls and we had to get him down with a ladder.
Davey Jackson has been popping around corners and screaming our success at the office all day.
Matt Langley immediately picked up his Nerf arsenal and began honing his targeting skills for the next release of the engine.
Comrade Ken welcomes the news, since Torque is a community-driven engine.
Steven is...I'm not sure, but he was sure bugging Mich with his unrestricted excitement.
Thanks again for everyone in our community who voted for TGEA 1.7.1. I noticed that Drew posted it before we could write a blog about it; our community members are everywhere! It's your great games and love for this engine that makes these kind of awards possible.
Here's looking to a great 2009 start with Torque 3D!
About the author
I write games for a living. <3 my job.
#4
01/05/2009 (5:01 pm)
Josh that is amazing haha... 
#5
01/05/2009 (5:02 pm)
Congratulations. Well deserved. 
#7
[Deborah, your pic is a bit Pokemonish]
01/05/2009 (5:59 pm)
Congrats! I voted twice with each one of the major browsers...[Deborah, your pic is a bit Pokemonish]
#8
01/05/2009 (6:36 pm)
Great job guys! 
#9
01/05/2009 (6:37 pm)
Yay! Congrats to GG! 
#10
Torque does what no other game engine does. It strives to fill the need of all those "little people" with big dreams. It fills the gap like no other. This more than anything make Torque great. All great things come from small beginnings. Filling the need of the independent entrepreneurs, makes the Torque engine the heart of the new different and innovative future.
As long as the big players don't recognize this, the Torque Engine and GG have absolutely no competition on the road to success.
Expect great things in the near future.
01/05/2009 (9:18 pm)
You get out of something what you put into it, and what GG has put into torque is nothing less than pure heart and soul. Torque and GG will continue to grow and gain support, and will dominate the gaming industry as long as this philosophy is followed.Torque does what no other game engine does. It strives to fill the need of all those "little people" with big dreams. It fills the gap like no other. This more than anything make Torque great. All great things come from small beginnings. Filling the need of the independent entrepreneurs, makes the Torque engine the heart of the new different and innovative future.
As long as the big players don't recognize this, the Torque Engine and GG have absolutely no competition on the road to success.
Expect great things in the near future.
#12
01/06/2009 (3:22 am)
Well done GG! Hands down to a great supporting community with world class technology. Stamp It! :) 
#13
watch in HD
No Macchios were harmed in this production.
01/06/2009 (3:28 am)
My quick little tribute to the TGEA 1.7.1 team...No Macchios were harmed in this production.
#14
Congrats on all the hard work. It's a well-deserved reward!
01/06/2009 (4:20 am)
It's been a long road for you all, but you're finally an overnight success!! :)Congrats on all the hard work. It's a well-deserved reward!
#15
01/06/2009 (10:16 am)
Congratulations, GG! 
#17
01/06/2009 (11:20 am)
@Tom: AWESOME! if you ever decide that "development" isn't your thing, you could always go into the video production biz.
#18
01/06/2009 (1:34 pm)
Finally the industry catches up to what we already knew. Congratulations GG! 
#19
01/06/2009 (4:12 pm)
Outstanding! Congrats! 
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