Otoy releases OctaneRender 3.0

Now shipping: Long-awaited update to GPU renderer to add volumetrics, support for deep pixel compositing.

Tuesday, May 24th, 2016

Handplane 3d releases Handplane Baker for free

Neat free tool generates AO, cavity, curvature, normal and other maps for use in game engines. Handles dense ZBrush sculpts.

Monday, May 9th, 2016

Otoy reveals its roadmap to OctaneRender 4.0

Support for CPU rendering, skinned characters and Brigade path tracing - plus OctaneImager, an entire new compositing app.

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

The Foundry ships Modo 10.0v1

Videos: see all the new features in action, from tools for games artists to new UV and UDIM workflows.

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Nvidia releases HairWorks source, unveils PhysX-GRB

Source code of fur system used on Call of Duty: Ghosts out now. New CGU/GPU rigid body system in beta.

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016

Video: Enlighten's Seastack Bay real-time GI demo

Beautiful Ninja Theory-created demo showcases new open-world tech in the UE4 and Unity lighting system.

Thursday, March 17th, 2016

Allegorithmic releases Substance Painter 2

3D painting tool gets Iray renderer integrated inside, new Clone and Smudge tools, new Linux edition.

Wednesday, March 16th, 2016

IKinema announces LiveAction 2

Real-time tool for streaming, cleaning and retargeting mocap data gets built-in full-body rig editor.

Friday, March 11th, 2016

See more details of the new features in Modo 10.0v1

Update will improve look dev and asset export to UE4 and Unity 5, streamline baking, enhance vertex normal editing.

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

The Foundry announces Modo 10 Series

Modo 10.0v1 due out in Q2, and 'opens new doors' for games and VR. Modo 10.1 and 10.2 to follow.

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

Eye candy: Epic's ProtoStar Vulkan graphics demo

Get a glimpse of mobile games to come with this cool UE4 demo created using the new graphics API.

Wednesday, February 24th, 2016

IKinema turns WebAnimate into an offline product

Browser-based system for editing and retargeting mocap data becomes an offline tool with a £99 price tag.

Friday, February 19th, 2016

IKinema launches IKinema RunTime-Indie for UE4

New perpetual licence lets indie artists and small studios use the top IK middleware for under $150.

Thursday, January 7th, 2016