Terraria developer donates $100,000 to Godot development
Re-Logic's donation to the open-source game engine was made in protest at Unity's controversial proposed new Unity Runtime Fee.
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
open letter
Open source devs criticise Apple's OpenCL support
OpenCL drivers for OS X 'broken', Apple 'ignoring its creative users', say LuxRender and Blender devs.
Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
Autodesk releases Toxik and MatchMover for free
Updated: Compositor and camera tracker available via the Exchange Apps store, along with Backburner.
Wednesday, April 16th, 2014
VES calls for increased Californian VFX subsidies
But Visual Effects Society open letter to Governor Jerry Brown attracts criticism from other campaigners.
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
VFX artists stage protests at Academy Awards
400 march on ceremony itself, more protest online over snub to Rhythm & Hues' Oscar acceptance speech.
Monday, February 25th, 2013
VES launches effects industry 'bill of rights'
VFX artists should be able to refuse unexpected overtime "without fear of reprisal", says industry manifesto.
Saturday, September 24th, 2011
VES director slams exploitation of VFX artists
"We help a lot of people make a lot of money, but it’s not being shared on an equal basis," claims open letter to the industry.
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
Crytek to release free CryEngine 3 SDK
UDK-style development kit for the state-of-the-art game engine available online in August.
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
IGDA launches campaign against Amazon Appstore
Terms of new online store enable Amazon to maximise market share at expense of game devs' profits, warns trade body.
Thursday, April 14th, 2011