Adobe releases Photoshop CC 2017
Videos: Update adds more for designers than CG artists, but there are a few nice workflow features.
Friday, November 4th, 2016
UI
E-on ships Vue Infinite 2016 and Vue xStream 2016
Videos: Digital nature tools get new hybrid GPU renderer, heightfield terrains, improved export options.
Friday, November 4th, 2016
Allegorithmic releases Substance Painter 2.4
3D painting tool's revamped Shelf should make it easier to browse assets. New particle presets, too.
Friday, October 28th, 2016
The Foundry ships Modo 10.2
Videos: Big new update revamps MeshFusion, adds new procedural modelling and auto retopology options. See them all in action here.
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
Open-source game engine Godot reaches 2.1 release
Free engine gets new plugin API, work-in-progress online asset library, and improved font support.
Saturday, August 13th, 2016
Anastasiy releases MagicPicker 5.0
Neat Photoshop/Illustrator colour wheel plugin now gives users power to colorize text and vector shapes inside Photoshop.
Thursday, July 7th, 2016
Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2017
Videos: See the new ART renderer, revamped UI, and updates to the UV and modelling tools in action here.
Monday, April 18th, 2016
iToo Software ships Forest Pack 5.0, RailClone 2.6
3ds Max scattering and modelling plugins get 'up to 100%' speed boost on V-Ray renders, new UI to manage large scenes.
Tuesday, April 12th, 2016
See screenshots of what may be 3ds Max 2017
Posted on Autodesk's AREA forum, but not confirmed officially yet. Some information about new features too.
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
Project Dogwaffle team unveils Howler 10
Updated, now shipping: VFX-friendly paint package to get new automated video-repair tools, better particle and foliage painting.
Friday, January 15th, 2016
Ephere ships Ornatrix V4
Updated, now shipping: 3ds Max hair plugin gets new groom preset system, plus better brush tools, MassFX dynamics, Alembic export.
Wednesday, November 18th, 2015
The Krita Foundation releases Krita 2.9.7
Open-source paint tool gets better PSD support, new tangent normal brush engine to paint normal maps.
Friday, September 4th, 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