Unity Technologies acquires SpeedTree developer IDV
Buyout to 'deepen integration' of IDV's tree-authoring technology with Unity, starting in Unity 2021.2.
Friday, July 23rd, 2021
game development
Epic Games buys Sketchfab
Unreal Engine dev acquires the leading 3D model portfolio service and library of AR-ready content. Fees cut on the Sketchfab store.
Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
Reallusion launches AI Voice Actors plugin for iClone
Free plugin linking Replica Studios' AI voice system to iClone turns text into voice-acted facial animation.
Thursday, July 15th, 2021
Pilgway ships 3DCoatTextura
New sub-€100 3D texturing app can be used to paint or bake 16k PBR texture maps for use in other DCC software or game engines.
Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
Marmoset ships Toolbag 4.03
Big free update to the real-time rendering and look dev tool adds neat texturing and lighting features, RTX-accelerated render denoising.
Thursday, July 8th, 2021
Free tools: Material Maker now also does 3D painting
Promising open-source node-based material authoring tool gets new 3D texture painting toolset.
Wednesday, July 7th, 2021
AWS unveils Open 3D Engine
Successor to Lumberyard is an unusual open-source 'AAA-capable' modular game engine that includes Amazon's new Atom renderer.
Wednesday, July 7th, 2021
Linux Foundation launches the Open 3D Foundation
Founder members of new body to promote open-source games tech include Adobe, AWS and Intel.
Wednesday, July 7th, 2021
Discover how to create digital doubles via photogrammetry
Create production-ready 3D character models with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial.
Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
Take-Two Interactive Software acquires Dynamixyz
Dynamixyz's facial mocap tech now available exclusively to Take-Two's own studios like Rockstar Games.
Monday, July 5th, 2021
Master environment design for virtual production in UE4
Discover Unreal Engine workflows for The Mandalorian-style virtual production with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.
Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
Adobe launches the Substance 3D Collection
Adobe's Substance applications get new names, new logos, new products and new bundle pricing.
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021
Unity acquires Pixyz Software
Buyout of Pixyz's CAD data preparation and import tools may also lead to new workflows for games artists in the Unity Editor.
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021