Unity Technologies releases Unity 5.4 in public beta
Update promises "enhanced visuals" plus GPU instancing, better multicore rendering and VR support.
Thursday, March 17th, 2016
particle simulation
Insydium releases X-Particles 3.5
Cinema 4D particles tool gets new audio modifier and trail deformer. Price of floating licences reduced.
Tuesday, December 1st, 2015
Get the assets from Epic's Infiltrator UE4 demo for free
Download all of the assets from the firm's 2013 GDC demo for use in your own Unreal Engine projects.
Friday, September 18th, 2015
Ephere unveils Lucid for 3ds Max
New work-in-progress plugin implements Nvidia's GPU-based FleX multiphysics system in Max.
Wednesday, September 9th, 2015
Mootzoid releases emPolygonizer 5
Softimage particle meshing plugin comes to Maya, Modo and Fabric Engine. The demo reel is amazing.
Thursday, October 30th, 2014
Thinkbox Software ships Krakatoa for Cinema 4D
Updated: C4D port of particle renderer now shipping. Costs $400 less than the Max or Maya versions.
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014
Eye candy: Blur Studio's 'A Twist of Fate' FX breakdown
FX artist Dan Chamberlin's video deconstructs the fire effects from the League of Legends trailer's best shot.
Monday, January 6th, 2014
Insydium announces X-Particles 2.5 for Cinema 4D
Powerful particle plugin adds new Fragmenter object, particle painting, plus wet maps, spray and foam.
Friday, November 15th, 2013
Video: how Epic created the FX in the UE4 Infiltrator demo
New making-of video explores the new particle tools in Unreal Engine 4, including dynamic particle lighting.
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
Watch cool new videos of the FluX fluid simulator
FXGear posts new shots - and shot breakdowns - of liquid sims created in its promising-looking new tool.
Thursday, July 4th, 2013
Luxology ships Modo 701
New particles and dynamics tools, better sculpting workflows: read our full guide to the highlights here.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Thinkbox Software announces Stoke MX
Drive dense particle simulations using data from lower-count sims from FumeFX or vanilla 3ds Max.
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
cebas releases demo of thinkingParticles 5
Try the new Bullet physics and soft-body solvers in the 3ds Max plugin with this non-time-limited trial.
Monday, August 27th, 2012