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Intriguing new tool lets you create or edit Unreal Engine MetaHuman characters directly inside Blender. Now available in beta.

Monday, March 31st, 2025

Check out the new features in the Unreal Engine 5 world building tool, including Runtime Virtual Texturing and an Advanced Water Shader.

Thursday, March 13th, 2025

Master current professional real-time workflows with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly guide to using UE5 in production.

Tuesday, May 28th, 2024

Get Sentient Art's detailed free Unreal Engine 5 sci-fi interior environment, including over 150 free 3D models. For commercial use.

Friday, March 15th, 2024

Handy free tool transfers secondary animation set-ups authored in Maya to MetaHumans and other characters in Unreal Engine.

Thursday, December 7th, 2023

Discover how to create real-time fantasy effects with Houdini and Unreal Engine in The Gnomon Workshop's introductory tutorial.

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

Get volumetric captures into UE5 to use as props or environments with the plugin, currently free in alpha.

Tuesday, April 4th, 2023

New Unreal Engine 5 edition integrates 3d-io's popular UV packing tool into the game engine.

Monday, February 6th, 2023

Check out the new features in Autodesk and Epic Games' free plugins live-linking Maya and UE5.

Tuesday, September 27th, 2022

Updated with Christmas and New Year deals: save money on CG software, hardware and assets.

Thursday, December 23rd, 2021

Major update to the Maya crowd simulation software lets users interact with Golaem simulations inside Unreal Engine in real time.

Thursday, November 4th, 2021

See our pick of UE4's new features, from more in-camera visual effects tools to multi-GPU lightmap baking.

Monday, August 23rd, 2021

See what's new in the virtual camera system for Maya, Unity and UE4 and in its iOS companion app.

Friday, April 30th, 2021