Autodesk makes SketchBook free for individual artists
Powerful sketching tool for concept design and illustration now free on Windows, OS X, Android and iOS.
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018
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Epic Games previews new features in Unreal Engine 4.20
Update to add new level streaming, instancing and LOD features, plus replay system created for Fortnite.
Saturday, March 24th, 2018
Otoy reveals its roadmap for OctaneRender 2018 and 2019
Next-but-one releases to add light linking, trace sets, new RNDR framework with support for iOS and integrated graphics.
Tuesday, March 20th, 2018
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.19
Update adds live link plugins for Maya and MotionBuilder, material layers, physical units for lights.
Thursday, March 15th, 2018
Autodesk ships SketchBook 4.0 for iOS and Android
Updated with new Android version: Sketching app gets support for 100 megapixel images, predictive stroke system.
Tuesday, November 7th, 2017
New beta of Unity 2017.2 adds support for Google's ARCore
Support for the augmented reality tech for Android phones also due in Unreal Engine 4.18 next month.
Friday, September 1st, 2017
yVR lets you view VR projects on your mobile in real time
New live linking tool lets you view VR scenes in 3ds Max or Houdini on a mobile device or remote PC.
Monday, May 22nd, 2017
Silicon Studio ships Xenko 2.0
Rendering middleware firm's 'next-level C# game engine' now shipping commercially, but still free to individuals and indie studios.
Wednesday, April 26th, 2017
Unity Technologies releases Unity 5.6
Check out the intelligent new progressive lightmapper and dynamic navigation mesh system.
Monday, April 3rd, 2017
Silicon Studio to release Xenko game engine commercially
Open source C# engine from firm behind Final Fantasy XV's render tech to go commercial in April.
Friday, February 24th, 2017
Autodesk cans its 123D apps
Support for hobbyist-friendly 3D modelling and photogrammetry tools like 123D Sculpt+ and 123D Catch will cease on 31 March 2017.
Friday, December 23rd, 2016
View complex 3D models on your mobile with Emb3D
Updated: Free iOS and Android app displays multi-million-poly assets in real time. Now includes new MatCap material.
Wednesday, November 9th, 2016
Neoglyphic Entertainment ships NeoFur 2.0 for UE4
Real-time hair and fur plugin now supports motion blur, import of NURBS curves from DCC tools.
Monday, October 10th, 2016