Check out the new features in Unigine 2.19
Game engine gets support for multi-bounce lighting, OpenXR, and USD export. Free for use on projects earning under $100,000/year.
Tuesday, August 20th, 2024
DirectX 12
Unity 6 Preview: five key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the new features in the latest version of Unity, from improvements to rendering to new generative AI animation tools.
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
Unreal Engine 5.4: five key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the new features in UE5, from Motion Graphics Mode and modular character rigging to virtual production and VFX.
Monday, April 29th, 2024
Dimension 5 Techs releases D5 Render 2.5
Sizeable update to the GPU ray tracing renderer adds real-time caustics, and cutaway rendering.
Thursday, August 17th, 2023
Adobe releases Character Animator 23.6
Check out the new features in the real-time puppet animation tool, including the option to edit replays.
Friday, August 11th, 2023
AMD releases FSR 2.2
Open-source render upscaling tech for games and DCC apps now supports temporal upscaling. See what's new in the latest update.
Tuesday, February 21st, 2023
cebas releases finalFluid 1.0 for 3ds Max
GPU-accelerated simulation tool uses a sparse grid solver to create smoke, fire and dust in real time.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2022
Maxon releases Redshift for AMD in public beta
Once Nvidia-only GPU renderer now supports AMD gaming and workstation GPUs on Windows as well as macOS.
Monday, June 27th, 2022
Marmoset ships Toolbag 4.04
Real-time rendering toolkit gets physically accurate DoF, lens flares and motion blur. GPU ray tracing now supported on AMD hardware.
Wednesday, May 4th, 2022
Crytek ships CryEngine 5.7
Long-awaited update to the game engine is smaller than first planned, but features updates to Scaleform and the GamePlatform plugin.
Thursday, April 7th, 2022
Cebas launches finalFluid for 3ds Max
Check out the new GPU-based real-time fire and smoke simulator, now available in free public beta.
Tuesday, March 15th, 2022
AMD unveils new Radeon Pro W6400 workstation GPU
See how the $229 hardware-accelerated ray tracing-capable GPU performs with CG apps like Photoshop and Rhino.
Monday, January 24th, 2022
ArmorPaint 0.8 ships
Huge update to the open-source 3D texture painting app adds real-time path tracing, edge wear materials, decals, and live links to Blender and Maya.
Friday, October 22nd, 2021