The 10 best VFX and animation breakdowns of 2019
Watch the best tech breakdowns of 2019, as determined by 120,000 CG Channel Facebook followers.
Sunday, January 12th, 2020
PlayStation 4
Nvidia open-sources PhysX, unveils PhysX SDK 4.0
Real-time physics system now available under a 3-clause BSD licence on PCs and mobile devices.
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
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
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
Microsoft acquires Havok from Intel
Real-time physics system used on Assassin's Creed: Unity expected to help power the Xbox One Cloud.
Tuesday, October 6th, 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
Allegorithmic releases Substance Designer 4.1
Games texturing tool gets new baking options and ability to group nodes. Eight new video tutorials, too.
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
Eye candy: The Dark Sorcerer PS4 real-time tech demo
Quantic Dream's 12-minute mini-epic takes real-time graphics to a strange new realm: animated comedy.
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
Microsoft announces specs for Xbox One
As Microsoft unveils its rival to the PlayStation 4 and Wii U, we round up the key info for games artists.
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Eye candy: Epic's Infiltrator Unreal Engine 4 demo
Latest outing for the game engine shows physically based materials and some very nice HDR reflections.
Monday, April 1st, 2013
Eye candy: Quantic Dream's PS4 real-time facial demo
Our tech shows the soul in a character's eyes, David Cage tells the PlayStation 4 launch audience.
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
Eye candy: Capcom's Deep Down PlayStation 4 demo
Nice facial animation and dynamic lighting, and some awesome environments. But is it prerendered?
Friday, February 22nd, 2013