NEVER DOWNLOAD GIMP AGAIN!!!!
It was Free and a good option, but now it will change your webpages and fill your computer with crappy useless software that has no purpose.
Adobe gives you EVERYTHING they offer for $50 a month now, or just $20 for one program. Really if you use more than one, get the full deal.
Unreal Engine, you can still get UDK for free, but you can also get UE4 for $20 a month.
Really, the days of free game design are GONE. You can not hardly find modding or mods for games anymore, you need to make a whole game alone since most people will not jump on for free anymore.
It is so cheap to get these now anyway, if you really want to try.
Blender has improved and is still a good free option for models!
I have not been around much but I am itching to get back into this. At the moment, the three tools I would use to make a free game are about the same, but instead of panda I would choose UDK now cause its just awesome, I have always loved the Unreal Engines and am very happy that they have released the engine for free use!
Game Engine - UDK
For 3d work I would still have to go with Blender. Its gui is harder to get used to but the program is great and for a free one I don't think there is any competition.
3d Artwork - Blender
If your like me and love Photoshop but just don't want to pay for it, Gimp is the way to go. I have not looked around in a while but it was the best choice last time I looked around.
2d Artwork - Gimp
I still never found a good free tool for making sound effects, if you know one leave a comment.
I'm going to try to get back into posting on here and get my other blogs running, just to get my writing skills going, even though I know that barely anyone looks it is good practice and I am looking into this stuff anyway!
Been playing WoW too much again haha, so I haven't been updating, sorry.
A few months ago, they released the Unreal Engine for free!! I have been keeping up with it even though I have not used it much, always loved the Unreal Engine and its Editor!!
Here are the links, maybe I will actually have something to show myself eventually.
Unreal Development Kit
UDK Forums