Real-time ray tracing, Havok physics due in Unity this year

Updated: Havok Physics now out as a preview package. DXR ray tracing also available in preview.

Thursday, November 7th, 2019

See every new Unity feature from Unite Copenhagen 2019

Check out our handy run-down of the new simulation, graphics and AR tools announced at this week's Unity user event.

Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

Unity 2019.1 ships

Game engine gets new scene visibility controls, better GPU lightmap baking, support for AxF materials, OptiX render denoising.

Wednesday, April 17th, 2019

New Nvidia driver brings true DXR ray tracing to older GPUs

Free driver update extends DXR support on selected Pascal and Volta GPUs, including the GeForce 1060 to 1080 Ti.

Friday, April 12th, 2019

Edit Blender scenes in VR/AR with new free tool BlenderXR

Place, edit and annotate assets in virtual and mixed reality with this neat open-source user interface.

Thursday, November 1st, 2018

Unity Technologies reveals Unity 2018 product roadmap

See the new graphics features due in Unity 2018.1 to 2018.3, from new materials and animation options to the GPU lightmapper.

Friday, March 23rd, 2018

Sneak peek: Unity 2017.1's powerful new cinematics tools

Watch 30 minutes of footage of the Timeline editor, Cinemachine 2.0 procedural camera system, and 16K video recorder.

Wednesday, June 28th, 2017

UE4, Unity add support for Apple's new AR and VR tech

Find out how to get Unity and Unreal Engine running with iOS 11's ARKit and High Sierra's macOS VR.

Wednesday, June 7th, 2017

YCDIVFX releases Offline Render 1.5 for Unity

Capture in-engine footage in 16-bit multilayer EXR format. Now supports forward rendering, 360-degree output.

Thursday, March 16th, 2017

CloakWorks releases Shroud for Unity plugin

Cloth simulation system used on RIFT and Hitman: Absolution now available to indie Unity developers.

Thursday, June 21st, 2012

Free tool: Open Light generates procedural HDR light textures

Skydance Animation lighting artist Borja Rama's amazing tool builds pro-quality gobos for VFX, motion graphics and general CG work.

Monday, April 6th, 2026

BiteTheBytes releases World Creator 2026.3

Big update to the terrain generation tool for games and VFX adds new features, cuts prices, and lifts the revenue cap on the Indie edition.

Wednesday, March 18th, 2026

World Machine is finally coming to Linux and Mac

Updated: check out the upcoming changes in the veteran terrain generation app for games and VFX, also including changes to macros.

Wednesday, March 11th, 2026