New generation of the GameStudio game development suite. A8 brings enet for better network performance, Nvidia Physx for more stable physics and more physics functions, instancing and gpu accerelated bone animations for better performance and much more.

JibbSmart says

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This is a very robust engine. While many criticize its built-in tools, there are plugins available to make exporting media from your favourite editors (such as Blender or Max) painless.

Shader programming is a joy, and the community is helpful and active. Even if you don't want to join the forum, the documentation is great and there are plenty of tutorials and workshops to get you started.