LightWave Digital unveils LightWave 2026
See the new features in the 3D animation and rendering software, from vehicle auto-rigging to new tools for snow and lighting effects.
Monday, May 4th, 2026
Megascans
Epic Games lays off another 1,000 staff
Second round of job cuts in three years attributed to 'downturn in Fortnite engagement'. We assess what it means for Epic's CG tools.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
Polygonflow releases Dash 1.10
Check out the new features in the Unreal Engine 5 world building tool, including the option to save entire groups of tools as reusable presets.
Monday, March 16th, 2026
Quixel Mixer is discontinued: get the final version for free
Quixel Mixer 2023.1 makes it possible to run the material-authoring software offline indefinitely, unlike previous versions.
Friday, February 20th, 2026
BiteTheBytes releases World Creator 2025.1
Big update to the GPU-based terrain generator adds new biome and object scattering systems. See all of the changes, and the new pricing.
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025
Get 260+ free 3D scanned assets for building a ruined interior in UE5
Create ruined and post-apocalyptic industrial environments with Epic Games' new Derelict Corridor Megascans Sample project.
Tuesday, May 6th, 2025
Epic has made Megascans free to all - but only until the end of 2024
Read our FAQs on the pricing and licensing changes to the popular online library of 3D scans for games, VFX and visualization work.
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024
Epic Games launches its new Fab marketplace
New 'open marketplace' replaces the Unreal Engine Marketplace and will replace the ArtStation and Sketchfab stores. Read our FAQs.
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024
LightWave Digital releases LightWave 2024.1
3D modeling and animation software gets new tools for copying and pasting animations, and for controlling depth of field in renders.
Thursday, September 19th, 2024
Epic Games lays off 16% of its employees, sells Bandcamp
But the firm 'continues to invest' in Unreal Engine, MetaHuman, Megascans, Twinmotion and RealityCapture, despite 830 job cuts.
Friday, September 29th, 2023
Polygonflow's Dash automates world building in UE5
Unreal Engine add-on lets users assemble environments via drag and drop and simple text prompts.
Friday, August 18th, 2023
Download Epic Games' free Electric Dreams sample
Free environment scene demos Unreal Engine 5.2's Procedural Content Generation framework and Substrate materials.
Wednesday, June 21st, 2023
Epic Games announces Fab
Unreal Engine, ArtStation and Sketchfab marketplaces to merge into giant 'open market' with assets for all DCC apps & game engines.
Thursday, March 23rd, 2023