NewTek begins shipping LightWave 11.5

Well-received update adds Genoma rigging system, better After Effects interoperability, nice modelling tools.

Friday, February 1st, 2013

EIAS3D releases EIAS 9

New development team rolls out extensive update to the veteran Electric Image Animation System.

Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

Fabric Engine launches Creation Platform

See cool tools built with the high-performance app development framework running inside Maya.

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

LightWave 11.5 feature list 'announced'

Although probably not officially, given that it's on the Amazon EC2 cloud. Warning: may contain spoilers.

Friday, July 27th, 2012

Autodesk announces new features of Maya 2013

Lots of new animation tools, better interoperability with MotionBuilder, and nHair sims - but no iray just yet.

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

Side Effects Software releases Houdini 12

Update adds new geometry engine, new OpenGL 3 viewport, improved sims - and lots of lovely speed.

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Luxology ships modo 601

'Most significant update ever' adds over 50 major new features, including character animation tools.

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

Fabric Engine shows off browser-based rigging tool

Proof-of-concept tool showcases new web application development platform, due for release this March.

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Review: Autodesk's 2012 entertainment software

Jason Lewis assesses how Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage and Mudbox 2012 perform in the real world.

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Video: Houdini's Siggraph user group presentation

Watch Side Effects Software's Jeff Wagner demo some of the cool tools coming in Houdini 12.

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Siggraph 2011: watch the five-minute rundown

All the highlights from the world's premier CG show, condensed into a handy coffee-break-sized info burst

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Rob Powers on LightWave's new three-year roadmap

NewTek VP discusses CORE tech, future upgrades, and hints at unification of Modeler and Layout.

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Luxology ships modo 501

Packed release balances new tools, rendering speed enhancements and improved workflow.

Thursday, December 16th, 2010