Open 3D Foundation releases O3DE 2026.5
Open-source game engine gets new native particle system, updates to tonemapping and the physical sky, and automatic LOD generation.
Thursday, June 11th, 2026
PhysX
tyFlow 2.0 now simulates smoke and fire as well as particles
Popular 3ds Max particle and multiphysics add-on for VFX and motion graphics gets neat new GPU-based Zenith fluid engine.
Thursday, March 5th, 2026
NVIDIA open-sources PhysX's GPU simulation code
Real-time physics framework used in game engines and offline simulation tools for 3ds Max and Maya is now fully open-source.
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
Unity unveils its 2025 product roadmap
Features due in Unity this year include in-editor LOD generation, swappable physics backends, and more generative AI tools.
Thursday, March 20th, 2025
Open 3D Foundation releases O3DE 24.09
Sizeable update to the open-source game engine adds a new mobile render pipeline, and lets you create games without a C++ compiler.
Wednesday, October 9th, 2024
tyFlow 1.1 for 3ds Max adds new PRISM fracturing system
Check out the popular 3ds Max particle and multiphysics add-on's neat new GPU-accelerated mesh fracturing and Boolean system.
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024
Open 3D Foundation releases Open 3D Engine 23.05
Big update to the open-source game engine adds node-based material system, OpenXR support.
Friday, May 5th, 2023
Tyson Ibele releases tyFlow 1.012 for 3ds Max
Major update adds complete new terrain-generation system to the Max particle and physics add-on.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
Nvidia releases Omniverse Create 2022.3 in beta
Major update to Omniverse's scene layout app adds new physics features and support for MaterialX.
Wednesday, November 9th, 2022
Nvidia open-sources PhysX 5
Download the source code for the latest version of the real-time physics SDK, along with smoke and fire simulation system Flow 2.0.
Wednesday, November 9th, 2022
Download Andrew Averkin's free 3ds Max Assembly Tool
Amazing set of free tools and scripts adds brush- and physics-based set dressing to 3ds Max.
Monday, August 15th, 2022
Nvidia releases Omniverse Create 2022.1
Big update to the Omniverse scene layout app adds soft-body physics, new character animation toolset.
Saturday, March 26th, 2022
Omniverse gets Substance support, new UE5 live link
Option to use renderers like Cycles, OctaneRender and V-Ray inside Omniverse apps due soon.
Saturday, March 26th, 2022