The Best Game Engines
SlappingOysters writes "IGN has taken a look at the most impressive middleware solutions for the next generation of gaming, giving a detailed analysis of which engines are performing the best and which have the most exciting futures. It runs through the technical strengths of each engine, as well as how that translates into actual gameplay. It also runs through which software has and will be using each engine."
It's not every day I come across a perfectly good excuse to toot my own horn. Here is my list of free game engines: http://www.freegameengines.org/ My definition of "game engine" is a bit stricter than most. I believe Wikipedia has a similar list.
Drivel like this article is why I quit Slashdot. You can quit too! with only occasional relapses.
Write your own Choose Your Own Adventure. http://www.freegameengines.org/gamebook-engine/