GarageGames announced a 50% discount off Torque 3D, its flagship game engine, for all current Blade3D owners. Blade3D is a game development SDK that recently announced it will soon cease operation.

"We’re sorry to see Blade3D make the announcement this morning," said Deborah Marshall, Director of Marketing for Torque. "Competition in the the game development tools and technology space has contributed mightily to the industry’s incredible growth. We hope to welcome Blade3D users into the 150,000 user strong community of Torque developers by offering them a fantastic value in our professional 3D game engine and tool set."

Torque 3D offers game developers the opportunity to publish to multiple platforms, including PC, Mac, Xbox 360, Wii, iPhone and the web all from a single tool set. Torque 3D features an intuitive COLLADA art pipeline for artists, many new environmental editors for quick and powerful scene design and bleeding-edge rendering capabilities. The growing Torque community includes seasoned experts and aspiring developers, many of whom generously share their time, knowledge and resources with others. Torque 3D is currently in beta and expected to launch later this fall.

The offer extends to October 31, 2009. Blade3D users who want to take advantage of this offer can send a copy of their Blade3D purchase receipt to support@garagegames.com for credit.