The Foundry releases Colorway 2.0
Iterative look design tool gets streamlined for team collaboration. Free until January, then available on subscription only.
Friday, November 13th, 2015
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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
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 5
Big update readies real-time image-based lighting design tool for serious VFX work, including Alembic and FBX support.
Thursday, May 14th, 2015
Shotgun pricing down; will soon also include RV
Industry-standard asset manager now available from $30/month, if you only want online support.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015
Corona Renderer 1.0 ships
Long-awaited commercial release of 3ds Max renderer adds interactive rendering, SSS, big speed boosts.
Thursday, February 26th, 2015
Autodesk considering ditching software licences
Firm 'seriously considering' a move to an Adobe-style rental-only model for its software in the near future.
Friday, August 29th, 2014
Mixamo launches Starter and Indie pricing plans
$50/month gets you ten animations, plus access to the character creator, facial mocap and decimation tools.
Friday, August 22nd, 2014
Autodesk releases Maya & 3ds Max 2015 Extension 1
New updates add OpenSubdiv and Alembic support to Max; colour-management and performance profiling tools to Maya.
Tuesday, August 12th, 2014
Crytek releases CryEngine on Steam for $9.90/month
Cutting-edge game engine now available to any dev for under a tenner - and no cut of the profits.
Friday, May 30th, 2014
Autodesk shakes up effects and finishing tools line-up
Updated: Smoke 2015 now shipping on a pay-as-you-go-only basis. Flame 2015 family also available.
Thursday, May 8th, 2014
Old Softimage licences will remain valid after 2016
Autodesk also to offer subscription customers access to Softimage even after support is withdrawn.
Monday, March 10th, 2014
Autodesk adds MEL scripting, OBJ export to Maya LT
Latest extension suddenly makes the 'lite' version of Maya for games artists a much more powerful proposition.
Thursday, December 5th, 2013
Autodesk to discontinue software upgrades
As of 1 February 2015, a subscription contract will be your only way to stay up to date with new features.
Thursday, October 10th, 2013