Crytek releases CryEngine V for free
AAA game engine now available on a 'pay what you want basis'; gets new C# API and particle system, revamped renderer.
Wednesday, March 16th, 2016
iOS
Vulkan 1.0 arrives: GPU drivers already available
See tech demos for the next-gen graphics API and download drivers for Nvidia and AMD GPUs here.
Wednesday, February 17th, 2016
Amazon releases free Lumberyard game engine
Get full source code access to the CryEngine-based AAA engine, aimed at multiplayer online titles.
Wednesday, February 10th, 2016
CL3VER launches CL3VER 3.3
Updated: Cloud-based platform for turning 3D models into interactive presentations gets VR capabilities, new desktop app.
Monday, December 21st, 2015
Autodesk acquires iDraw, rebrands it as Graphic
Indeeo's GPU-accelerated vector drawing tool rebranded Graphic 3.0 and pressure sensitivity added.
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
Download 7,600 free Infinity Blade assets for UE4
Get thousands of character and environment models from Epic's iOS games for use in any UE4 project.
Friday, September 11th, 2015
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.9
Wide-ranging update adds new rendering and animation options, plus experimental support for DirectX 12.
Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
Eye candy: Unreal Engine's Gamescom sizzle reel
Watch the best new work created with the game engine: from triple-As to mobile titles, arch viz and VR.
Saturday, August 8th, 2015
Autodesk launches Stingray game engine
New engine to ship on 19 August from $30/month, with suite of supporting middleware. Free to Maya LT users.
Tuesday, August 4th, 2015
Pixel Splincher releases Bricolage for iOS
Neat new app puts a complete, HD-ready node-based compositing toolkit on your iPad or iPhone.
Tuesday, July 21st, 2015
Adobe rolls out Creative Cloud 2015 updates
Photoshop CC 2015 adds new normal mapping and poly reduction options, smart noise and film grain.
Thursday, June 18th, 2015
Apple to bring its Metal graphics API to OS X
DirectX and Vulkan competitor to spread from iOS to desktop Macs as part of OS X El Capitan this fall.
Thursday, June 11th, 2015
Nvidia releases PhysX source code on GitHub
Get the full C++ source of the top game physics system, including the clothing and destruction libraries.
Thursday, March 5th, 2015