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
Rob Powers
NewTek previews LightWave Next
Updated: Check out the neat new cel-shading options coming up in the next release of LightWave.
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
NewTek previews LightWave 2016
Updated: See the new scene editor and a side-by-side performance comparison with LightWave 2015.
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
NewTek announces new LightWave pricing
Cost of new licences up, upgrades from the current version down. Also: new volumetric and PBR engine due in LightWave 2016.
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
Review: LightWave 11.0 to 11.6
Andy Bishop looks back over NewTek's11.x series of releases, and assesses what comes next.
Monday, November 11th, 2013
NewTek launches LightWave 3D Group
Rob Powers to head up new LightWave-only wing of company, "accelerate growth worldwide".
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
NewTek announces new features of LightWave 11
Extensive update to feature former CORE technologies like Bullet physics: due to ship by end of year.
Friday, November 11th, 2011
Rob Powers on LightWave's new three-year roadmap
NewTek VP discusses CORE tech, future upgrades, and hints at unification of Modeler and Layout.
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
NewTek cans CORE as standalone package
Work done on next-generation 3D toolset to be rolled into future LightWave updates instead.
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Interview: LightWave VP and Avatar veteran Rob Powers
The man behind Avatar's virtual art department talks about his role in the development of LightWave 10.
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
NewTek ships LightWave 10
Long-awaited update finally shipping. Read the final feature list here: look out our interview with NewTek VP Rob Powers tomorrow.
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
Video: NewTek posts new LightWave 10 preview
New promo marks start of ten weeks of teasers - but is it ten weeks until the launch itself?
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010