Crytek releases CryEngine V for free

AAA game engine now available on a 'pay what you want basis'; gets new C# API and particle system, revamped renderer.

Wednesday, March 16th, 2016

Side Effects releases Houdini Engine Indie free

Edit Houdini content inside Unity, UE4, Maya, Max or C4D with the indie game dev tool, previously priced at $99/year.

Tuesday, March 15th, 2016

Fabric Software releases Fabric Engine 2.1

Update extends tools dev platform's Canvas visual programming system. Long-awaited Modo plugin now officially in beta.

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

Amazon releases free Lumberyard game engine

Get full source code access to the CryEngine-based AAA engine, aimed at multiplayer online titles.

Wednesday, February 10th, 2016

Side Effects ships Houdini Engine for UE4

New plugin enables games artists to edit procedural content created in Houdini inside Unreal Engine 4.

Tuesday, December 8th, 2015

Side Effects ships Houdini 15 and Houdini Engine 2.0

Wide-ranging update adds new modelling, animation, simulation tools; native support for RenderMan RIS shaders.

Thursday, October 15th, 2015

Fabric Software ships Fabric Engine 2

Create complex CG tools without coding with Fabric's long-awaited new visual programming system.

Thursday, October 1st, 2015

Faceware launches Unreal plugin for Faceware Live

Stream facial motion data from the markerless capture system into UE4 and see it retargeted in real time.

Saturday, August 15th, 2015

Autodesk launches Stingray game engine

New engine to ship on 19 August from $30/month, with suite of supporting middleware. Free to Maya LT users.

Tuesday, August 4th, 2015

Fabric Software unveils Fabric Engine for Modo

VFX tools development platform to be integrated with Modo. Houdini, Cinema 4D and Unreal Engine also in the works.

Tuesday, May 5th, 2015

Side Effects releases beta of Houdini Engine for UE4

Updated: New plugin for using Houdini content inside Unreal Engine 4 now available for testing.

Friday, April 3rd, 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

Epic to offer $50,000 grants for indie Unreal projects

Money available for shorts and visualisations as well as games - and even student class projects.

Friday, February 20th, 2015