Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 5.6
Check out the new features in the game engine, from major updates to Lumen and and the animation tools to the new Mocap Manager.
Wednesday, June 4th, 2025
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Red9 ProPack gets new tools created for Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Maya animation toolkit for VFX and games gets new tools developed for Red9's character rigging work on the latest Sonic movie.
Tuesday, January 28th, 2025
Nekki releases Cascadeur Mobile 1.2
New iPad and iPhone edition of Nekki's AI-assisted character animation software can now import and export data in FBX format.
Saturday, December 14th, 2024
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2024.3
Check out the new features in the AI-assisted animation software, including a ragdoll physics system, and a live link to Unreal Engine.
Friday, November 29th, 2024
Master Character Animation Fundamentals for Games
Discover how to animate walk cycles, run cycles and attack animations in Maya with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed introductory tutorial.
Saturday, March 9th, 2024
Imbalance releases Ragdoll for Blender 1.0
Much-praised Ragdoll Dynamics physics system, used by top VFX and games studios, is now available for Blender as well as Maya.
Friday, March 1st, 2024
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2023.1
Big update to the physics-based animation tool adds video mocap and Finger AutoPosing systems.
Friday, May 19th, 2023
Unreal Engine 5.2: five key features for CG artists
Read our run-down of the latest features in UE5, from procedural content and Substrate materials to Chaos Flesh.
Friday, May 12th, 2023
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2022.3
AI-aided physics-based animation software ships after years in beta. Check out its key features here.
Wednesday, December 14th, 2022
Imbalance releases Ragdoll Dynamics 3.0 for Maya
Ace real-time physics tool now lets you pose characters simply by pulling them around like puppets.
Wednesday, November 30th, 2022
Reallusion releases Character Creator 4.1
Character creation tool gets neat new auto-rigging system, new LOD creation and subdivision options.
Thursday, September 29th, 2022
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2022.2
Unusual physics-based animation software gets global rotation kinematics, improved auto-posing.
Monday, September 19th, 2022
Otoy ships Sculptron 2022.1 in early access
Unusual GPU-based sculpting app gets new cloth sculpting system, plus tools for grooming hair and fur.
Friday, July 29th, 2022