Unity releases Unity 6.5: discover 5 key features for CG artists
Unity artists get updates to the Shader and VFX Graphs, but OptiX denoising and the Built-In Render Pipeline are both deprecated.
Monday, June 22nd, 2026
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V-Ray for Blender Update 3 now runs on Linux
Blender version of the renderer also gets a new Node Wrangler and GPU rendering on AMD GPUs, including in the free Community Edition.
Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
QuadSpinner releases Gaea 2.3
New version of the terrain design software adds new macro system and 16K baking, but release dates for Gaea 2.4 and 3.0 pushed back.
Monday, June 15th, 2026
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 21.0
Now out of beta: discover key new features for VFX artists and colorists in the free color grading and editing app and its $295 Studio edition.
Thursday, June 4th, 2026
Luiz Elias releases Mush3D 3.0
Check out the new features in this major update to the neat standalone tool for editing animation caches created in other DCC software.
Monday, June 1st, 2026
World Machine will support VDM-based terrain, not just heightmaps
Upcoming Dragontail Peak updates will also bring the veteran terrain-generation software to Linux and macOS as well as Windows.
Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
Material authoring software InstaMAT gets native Linux edition
Linux-based VFX and games studios get new alternatives to the Substance 3D tools. Includes the Blender and Maya integrations.
Monday, May 4th, 2026
World Creator 2026.4 is out with a new free Community Edition
Check out the new features in the terrain-generation software for games and VFX, and its new free introductory edition.
Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
Sketchbook releases Sketchbook Pro 9.4
Latest update to the veteran digital sketching and concept art software adds new Lasso Select and Draw Outline tools.
Monday, April 27th, 2026
Epic Games releases Twinmotion 2026.1
Real-time visualization software gets new tools for matching 3D models to backplates, light linking system, more camera and lens properties.
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
You can now use V-Ray free for commercial work in Blender
See the strengths and limitations of the new V-Ray for Blender Community Edition, and how it compares to other pro renderers.
Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
Houdini plant-generation toolkit Natsura is now in early access
Check out the interesting high-performance vegetation modeling toolset for games and VFX. Now available for commercial use.
Friday, April 10th, 2026
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2026.1
AI-assisted animation tool gets new Root Motion system to automatically generate animation between key poses, plus new UE5 live link.
Thursday, April 9th, 2026