Unity Technologies releases Unity 2018.1 in beta
New C#-scriptable render pipeline and node-based shader editor, but no more native Substance support.
Thursday, January 11th, 2018
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See the 10 hottest new features due in Blender in 2018
Read the Blender Foundation's pick of the top dev projects, from the Eevee PBR viewport renderer to 'Animation 2020'.
Thursday, January 4th, 2018
NewTek ships LightWave 2018
Now shipping: First update to LightWave in three years adds new PBR and volumetric renderer, plus new 3ds Max-style modifier stack.
Monday, January 1st, 2018
Autodesk ships Maya 2018.2
It's a smallish update, but it adds new render options for Bifröst fluid simulations and extends the FBX export process for animations.
Thursday, December 28th, 2017
See the top five new features in Lumberyard in 2017
Read Amazon's list of key changes to its free AAA game engine, plus our pick of the best of the rest.
Sunday, December 24th, 2017
Unity Technologies releases Unity 2017.3
New particle shading options, plus updates to the Cinemachine, 360° video and lightmap baking toolsets.
Friday, December 22nd, 2017
Abvent releases Twinmotion 2018 v2
Real-time visualisation tool gets support for VR controllers, new quality-boosting Overdraw mode.
Friday, December 15th, 2017
Shotgun Software releases Shotgun 7.6
Cloud-based production tracking system gets new Production Insights toolset for visualising analytics data.
Thursday, December 14th, 2017
WTools3D releases LWCAD 5.5
LightWave modelling plugin gets neat new procedural tools for roofs and stairs. C4D and Max versions officially no longer 'Lite' editions.
Monday, December 11th, 2017
Foundry ships Nuke, NukeX and Nuke Studio 11.1
Compositing apps get new visual tools for troubleshooting scripts, more control over file localisation.
Friday, December 8th, 2017
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2018.4, 3ds Max Interactive 2.0
Core app gets new fluid simulation options; Stingray-based 'VR engine' gets support for IES light profiles.
Friday, December 8th, 2017
Reallusion ships iClone 7.1
Update to real-time character animation tool overhauls the DoF system and animation timeline; adds paid-for Curve Editor plugin.
Wednesday, December 6th, 2017
Foundry ships Mari 4.0
Workflow-focused update gives the texture-painting app a decluttered new UI and better interoperability with other key VFX pipeline tools.
Wednesday, December 6th, 2017