Get 650+ free assets for building dungeons in Blender and UE5

Build the low-poly 3D dungeon of your dreams with game art firm Tidal Flask Studios' FBX asset pack. Free for commercial use, but get in quick.

Wednesday, April 8th, 2026

Get free Maya character rigging toolset mGear 5.3

'Most feature-rich' update to the open-source rigging framework adds tools for automating Set Driven Key setup and blendshape transfer.

Tuesday, April 7th, 2026

Free tool: Open Light generates procedural HDR light textures

Lighting artist Borja Rama's amazing tool builds professional-quality gobos for visual effects, motion graphics and general CG work.

Monday, April 6th, 2026

Rokoko Create generates full-body animations for free

AI-powered browser-based tool generates idles and movement cycles from text prompts. You can export five per month in FBX format.

Friday, April 3rd, 2026

Unigine 2.21 is out

Check out the updates to animation and rendering in the real-time 3D engine. New pricing, but still free for indie games and VFX projects.

Thursday, April 2nd, 2026

MetaHuman DNA add-on for Blender gets new RBF Editor

Poly Hammer's Character DNA add-on lets you edit MetaHuman facial and body rigs inside Blender, including their RBF corrective poses.

Tuesday, March 31st, 2026

Epic Games lays off another 1,000 staff

Second round of job cuts in three years attributed to 'downturn in Fortnite engagement'. We assess what it means for Epic's CG tools.

Wednesday, March 25th, 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

NVIDIA unveils DLSS 5

'GPT moment for graphics' blends trad rendering with generative AI. Read our FAQs on what it means for games, and CG tools that use DLSS.

Tuesday, March 17th, 2026

Abstract releases InstaMAT 2026 with new Curves Brushes

See what's new in the promising alternative to the Substance tools for texture painting and material authoring. Free to indie artists.

Thursday, March 12th, 2026

Machina Infinitum's 3D fractal tools now work in Blender

New Blender Fractals pack generates lightweight, animatable 3D fractals for motion graphics, VFX or illustration work.

Wednesday, March 11th, 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

NVIDIA launches DLSS 4.5

Updated: 6X Dynamic Multi Frame Generation due in beta this month in the AI tech used to boost frame rates in games and CG software.

Tuesday, March 10th, 2026