Book review: The Art of Gears of War 3
Ballistic's latest book has some of the best videogame art we've seen, from a truly groundbreaking game.
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
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iPi Soft releases iPi Motion Capture 2.0
New edition of the low-cost mocap solution improves tracking accuracy and supports Kinect for Windows.
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
Autodesk ships free pre-release trial of Smoke 2013
Try the radically retooled editing and effects tool for free for three months. Is it as good as everyone claims?
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
e-on ships Vue 10.5 PLE
Try Vue's new spline tools and EcoSystem stacking for free via the educational edition of the software.
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
Eye candy: Allan McKay's new demo reel
See things on fire, things catching fire, and things about to catch fire in this showcase of the FX guru's work.
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
Abvent ships Artlantis 4.1
Free update to architectural renderer adds ISO controls, HDRI backdrops and new link to Maxwell Render.
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
Blu-ray review: Ghost Rider - Spirit of Vengeance
Nicolas Cage's return as The Rider is a train wreck of a movie. But who said getting wrecked can't be fun?
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
Apple updates its Mac Pro and MacBook Pro line-ups
But only one of the two is likely to be the update you want if you're aiming to get any serious CG work done.
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
Maxon to release free Cinema 4D Student Version
New 18-month educational licence almost identical to the $3,695 Studio edition, minus network rendering.
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
Download four free 3ds Max particle tools
Get four pre-built Particle Flow templates from former Frantic Films TD Anselm von Seherr-Thoss.
Monday, June 11th, 2012
Mixamo makes Auto-Rigger free for low-poly meshes
Use the online tool to generate a 3ds Max or Maya rig for any biped character under 10,000 triangles.
Monday, June 11th, 2012
Eye candy: the best of E3 2012
Relive the thrills of last week's CG industry jamboree with our pick of the show's best new game trailers.
Monday, June 11th, 2012
Videos: watch Epic Games demo Unreal Engine 4
See footage of the new engine from E3 2012: viscous fluids, GPU particles and indirect lighting, oh my.
Friday, June 8th, 2012