Autodesk unveils 3ds Max and Maya 2016 Extension 1

Videos: see all the new features in both apps, including new games functionality and new 3D text tools.

Tuesday, August 11th, 2015

Fabric Software, MPC unveil Fabric for RenderMan

Graphics tools dev framework to get new link to RenderMan. More news on upcoming open-source rigging system Kraken, too.

Tuesday, July 7th, 2015

Apple to bring its Metal graphics API to OS X

DirectX and Vulkan competitor to spread from iOS to desktop Macs as part of OS X El Capitan this fall.

Thursday, June 11th, 2015

Marmoset releases Toolbag 2.07

Turn models into photorealistic 3D presentations to view in a browser with the new Marmoset Viewer.

Friday, June 5th, 2015

Allegorithmic ships free Substance plugin for C4D

Import procedural materials in Substance format into any edition of the software except Cinema 4D Lite.

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

Back xxArray's Kickstarter; get a 3D scan of yourself

$350 gets you the chance to play with 'cinema-quality' data from the high-end full-body capture system.

Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

Discover the new features in Maya 2016

Videos: see the new sculpting tools, Delta Mush deformer, updates to Bifrost and revamped Hypershade.

Monday, April 13th, 2015

Download the assets from Epic Games' UE4 Kite demo

Free Open World Demo Collection asset pack includes 42 rock and tree meshes, 138 hi-res textures.

Friday, April 10th, 2015

Download Nvidia's bizarre new PhysX FleX demo

Fire bananas at flags, pour goop on armadillos and melt bunnies in this real-time multiphysics test scene.

Tuesday, March 31st, 2015

Eye candy: Nurulize's amazing Rise UE4 VR demo

Check out this gorgeous sci-fi scene, running in real time in 4K on Unreal Engine 4 and an Oculus Rift.

Thursday, March 5th, 2015

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

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

Autodesk announces Maya LT 2016

Indie-game-focused version of Maya to get new brush-based sculpting and UV workflows, PBR shading.

Monday, March 2nd, 2015