Review: are the GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 worth the money for CG?
See how NVIDIA's top-of-the-range Blackwell GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs performed in real-world tests in popular DCC applications.
Wednesday, December 17th, 2025
simulation
QuadSpinner unveils Gaea 3.0
Check out the features due in next year's major update to the terrain design app, including USD support and new Blender and Maya plugins.
Tuesday, December 9th, 2025
Insydium releases Fused 2025.4 with new animation toolset Jidou
Check out the changes to the popular set of Cinema 4D add-ons, also including GPU-accelerated smoke and fire simulation in NeXus.
Tuesday, December 9th, 2025
Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2026.1
Check out the changes to the 3D modeling and animation software, including new Advanced Distributions for motion graphics.
Thursday, December 4th, 2025
Black Friday, Cyber Week and holiday 2025 deals for CG artists
Find great seasonal discounts on CG software, hardware and assets. Deals available in late December include Mari and Marvelous Designer.
Friday, November 28th, 2025
Sneak peek: the new FLIP fluid solver in Insydium's NeXus
See the neat new liquid simulation tools in the GPU-based Cinema 4D particle effects add-on, ahead of their release next month.
Thursday, November 27th, 2025
Unreal Engine 5.7 is here: see five key features for CG artists
See our pick of the features in the latest version of Unreal Engine, from the new procedural plant editor to updates to MetaHumans.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
Sneak peek: GPU-accelerated smoke and fire in NeXus
Check out nxExplosiaFX, the new smoke and fire simulation tool in Insydium's GPU-based particle effects add-on for Cinema 4D.
Friday, October 17th, 2025
Chaos releases Anima 6.2 with extended traffic simulation
Check out the new features in the streamlined crowd and traffic simulation tool for 3ds Max, Cinema 4D and Unreal Engine.
Thursday, October 9th, 2025
Sitni Sati releases FumeFX 7.1 for 3ds Max
Update to the popular effects plugin makes it easier to exchange simulation caches with Houdini, Bifrost, EmberGen and LiquiGen.
Monday, October 6th, 2025
Theory Accelerated releases Axiom 4 for Houdini
Latest update to the GPU-accelerated sparse volumetric fluid solver improves collisions between smoke and surrounding objects.
Thursday, September 25th, 2025
Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2026.0
Small update to the 3D animation and motion graphics software makes two 'general enhancements' but adds no new major features.
Friday, September 12th, 2025
Tutorial: Creating Sci-Fi Electrical FX in Houdini
Master efficient workflows for creating professional visual effects with The Gnomon Workshop's intermediate-level Houdini tutorial.
Saturday, August 30th, 2025