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
Linux
Autodesk to discontinue turnkey Flame systems
High-end finishing system now available as a software-only product for Linux - and soon, for Mac OS X.
Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
Blackmagic Design releases Fusion 8 as free beta
New Mac edition and new UI, but no new features this time round. Beta of the commercial version due soon.
Friday, August 28th, 2015
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 12 in beta
Free Lite edition now rebranded plain DaVinci Resolve; $995 Studio edition now adds Linux support.
Friday, July 31st, 2015
Render Legion announces Corona Renderer roadmap
Popular production renderer to be ported to Linux and Mac OS X in version 1.3, due out in September.
Monday, July 6th, 2015
Krita 2.9.4 ships
New update to the open-source painting app adds Photoshop-style layer styles, boosts performance.
Thursday, May 7th, 2015
Sneak peek: see Fusion 7 running on a Mac
New teaser shows Blackmagic Design's formerly Windows-only compositing app running on OS X.
Thursday, April 2nd, 2015
Mainframe North releases Mash 3.3 for Maya
Set of 27 handy motion graphics nodes now available on Linux as well as Windows and Mac OS X.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Nevercenter ships Silo 2.3, adds new Linux version
Well-liked subdivision modeler gets first update in over three years, plus new Linux and 64-bit Mac versions.
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014
Krita 2.8 brings open-source paint tool to Windows users
Updated: Now with an early build for OS X, too. Back it on Kickstarter to speed up Mac development.
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014
Epic Games unveils Unreal Engine 4.2
Updated: sizeable new update to engine to add new IK solver and camera animation system.
Tuesday, May 20th, 2014
Pixar announces RenderMan for Katana
New free plugin gives users access to RenderMan Pro Server features within the lighting and look dev tool.
Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Get Godot: like Unity, but open source
Mobile and PC developer Okam Studio releases its multi-platform in-house engine via a MIT licence.
Tuesday, February 11th, 2014