The Game Developer Conference was going on last week, so it is no surprise that there has been a few different game development kits announced. There are a few different companies attempting to make life easier for a developer. Development kits make the entry level for a developer a bit lower, too. Blue Mars is a new developer kit aimed at developers, digital entrepreneurs, artists and educators. Blue Mars allows all those people to create the next generation of virtual world.

The Blue Mars kit is aiming to bring the cost of developing a 3D online game down to the cost of dveloping a 2D Flash game. The development kit is offered to approved developers at no cost. The kit gives developers access to samples, assets, test levels and a Sandbox editor.

“Blue Mars brings the costs of 3D online casual game development down to the level of 2D Flash development through our easy to use Causal Games API, LUA script support, and straightforward content creation pipeline that allows developers to bring their assets into the world directly from DCC tools like 3DSMax and Maya,” said Kazuyuki Hashimoto, president of Avatar Reality. “We’ve worked hard to create a platform where independent developers can thrive regardless of their budget. We’re excited to work with developers of all sizes to create amazing content and games for audiences around the world.”

Nice to see all these development kits coming out to aid casual game developers. The casual games market is exploding and the easier it is for developers to develop casual game the better for the casual game fans. There is more of a chance that casual games are new and innovative instead of just the same old type of game done again and again.

Thanks Gamers Daily News