Discover 5 key features for CG artists in Unity 2022.2
See the key changes to the game engine, like the new water system and dynamic volumetric clouds.
Friday, December 9th, 2022
physically based shading
glTF files can now include accurate translucent materials
Real-time 3D file format gets new extensions for PBR material properties like index of refraction.
Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
Sneak peek: Lumberyard's new Atom renderer
Amazon's free game engine to get new 'high-performance physically based renderer' with an interesting modular design.
Friday, April 9th, 2021
Download the new free Unigine Community Edition
Powerful enterprise-grade real-time 3D engine now available free for indie games and VFX projects.
Tuesday, April 14th, 2020
Download Video Copilot's free Orb plugin for After Effects
Free plugin generates realistic 3D planets, complete with physically based shading and atmospheres.
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
Soft8Soft ships Verge3D 2.0
Newly updated tool coverts Blender scenes to interactive 3D web applications, complete with Cycles-compatible PBR materials.
Monday, February 26th, 2018
Facebook introduces glTF 2.0 support for 'richer 3D posts'
Posts now display 3D models interactively, with PBR materials, You can export directly from Modo.
Friday, February 23rd, 2018
Godot team ships Godot 3.0
Big update to the open-source game engine to add new PBR renderer, new audio engine, visual scripting, and early VR support.
Wednesday, January 31st, 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
AXYZ design ships anima 3
Crowd animation tool for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D gets new Unreal Engine plugin, multi-scene loader, physically based render engine.
Friday, November 24th, 2017
Download Eisko's free rigged model of a human head
Updated: Get this photorealistic female head based on scan data. Now rigged and ready to animate.
Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
Reallusion releases Character Creator 2.0
Free(ish) tool for creating rigged 3D human characters gets support for PBR shading, image-based lighting.
Friday, March 24th, 2017
New Gnomon video: Creating Props for Games, Vol 2.
Master PBR shading workflows in Substance Painter and UE4 with Riot Games' Nick Reynolds' detailed guide.
Friday, March 24th, 2017