First release candidate for Blender 2.80 now available
The almost-final version of the long-awaited major update to Blender is now free to download.
Friday, July 12th, 2019
2D animation
Project Dogwaffle team releases Howler 2019 Build 66
Release extends digital painting app's animation tools, updating the Exposure Sheet and Frame Painter.
Tuesday, June 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
Adobe releases Character Animator CC 2.1
2D animation tool gets Character Trigger extension for Twitch streamers, workflow improvements.
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019
Godot team ships Godot 3.1
Open-source game engine gets new Boolean modelling system, soft body dynamics, plus revamped 2D and 3D animation toolsets.
Thursday, March 14th, 2019
OpenToonz developers release OpenToonz 1.3
Open-source 2D animation tool gets new text generator effect, plus touchscreen support on Windows.
Tuesday, February 5th, 2019
Blender 2.80 is now in beta. See the top 5 features here
Videos: See five things to love about the open-source 3D app, from the new UI to rendering and 2D animation tools.
Friday, November 30th, 2018
Adobe releases Character Animator CC 2.0
New update adds AI-driven tool for transferring the art style of any source image to your animation.
Monday, October 15th, 2018
Unity 2018.1 is now shipping. Check out the highlights here
It's a huge update, so get up to speed faster with our run-down of the key features for CG artists.
Thursday, May 3rd, 2018
See Hero, a steampunk 2D short made entirely in Blender
Action-packed animated short demonstrates the potential of Blender 2.8's Grease Pencil tools.
Wednesday, April 18th, 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
FXhome ships HitFilm Pro 6.0
All-in-one compositing and effects tool gets new editing and 2D animation options. Price down $50, but you no longer get Ignite Pro.
Friday, November 24th, 2017
Adobe releases Character Animator CC
Videos: Commercial release of the 2D animation tool adds pose-to-pose option, new collision system.
Thursday, October 19th, 2017