Nvidia releases PhysX source code on GitHub
Get the full C++ source of the top game physics system, including the clothing and destruction libraries.
Thursday, March 5th, 2015
Free Resources
Video: Geomerics' new Enlighten 3 lighting system
See the tech behind Unity 5's new real-time global illumination in action in this neat new demo video.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
Marmoset unveils Marmoset Viewer for Toolbag 2
New WebGL exporter will let artists share 3D models in a web browser, with physically based shading.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
Our new Source 2 engine will be free, says Valve
Successor to the engine used on Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2 will be 'free to content developers'.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
Unity launches new free Unity 5 Personal Edition
Artists earning under $100,000/year now get all the features of Unity 5. Pro users get extra cloud tools.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015
Unity Technologies releases Unity 5
Now shipping: leading game engine gets real-time GI, physically based shading, new audio-editing tools.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015
Eye candy: the GDC 2015 Unreal Engine sizzle reel
Watch a beautiful two-minute run-down of the work being created in UE4: from AAA titles to arch viz.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015
Unreal Engine is now free
Epic Games removes $19/month fee for world-conquering engine. Pay only if your game is successful.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015
FXhome updates HitFilm 3 Pro
Updated: Latest free update adds new Star Wars-style title crawl and support for DaVinci Resolve 11.
Monday, March 2nd, 2015
Allegorithmic launches Substance Database 2.0
Library of readymade Substances for use in Unity, UE4 and 3D tools now includes 650 PBR materials.
Friday, February 27th, 2015
AXYZ design releases an(i)ma 1.7.1
Updated: Crowd animation tool for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D now also available for Mac. Price down, too.
Friday, February 27th, 2015
Corona Renderer 1.0 ships
Long-awaited commercial release of 3ds Max renderer adds interactive rendering, SSS, big speed boosts.
Thursday, February 26th, 2015
Autodesk launches Memento
Free professional desktop software turns scan data or photos into 3D meshes and cleans them for export.
Wednesday, February 25th, 2015