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virtual production

Big update to the Cineware for Unreal plugin makes it possible to transfer rigged and animated characters to Unreal Engine 5.5.

Sunday, April 6th, 2025

'First ever path-tracing solution' for virtual production lets studios render existing V-Ray assets on LED walls in real time for in-camera VFX.

Monday, March 31st, 2025

Sizeable update to the real-time visualization app adds volumetric clouds, Virtual Shadow Maps and automatic LOD generation.

Wednesday, February 19th, 2025

Check out upcoming features in the game engine, from rendering and simulation to Megaworlds biomes, next-gen terrain and Anim Next.

Tuesday, January 21st, 2025

Updated 24 December: Find discounts on CG hardware and software available until New Year, including 3DCoat, FumeFX and Yeti.

Tuesday, December 24th, 2024

Check out the neat new Sky Paint tools in the December 2024 update to the sky-creation tool for VFX, visualization and games work.

Friday, December 20th, 2024

Read our pick of the features in this huge update to the game engine, from MegaLights to character rigging, animation and rendering.

Thursday, November 14th, 2024

Read our FAQs on the new Unreal Engine pricing for games launched under the upcoming 'Launch Everywhere with Epic' program.

Tuesday, October 1st, 2024

Real-time visualization software gets new wind animation controls for plants and fabric. Check out the other new features here.

Tuesday, October 1st, 2024

[Sponsored] Discover how Zibra AI aims to revolutionize CGI with its volumetric compression technology for Unreal Engine and Houdini

Thursday, September 12th, 2024

French movie trade organization CST's free tool offers an intuitive way to explore USD scenes. Now plays back animations in USD scenes, too.

Sunday, September 8th, 2024

Check out this promising new 3D clothing design tool for VFX and game development, and its Unreal Engine cloth simulation plugin.

Wednesday, August 28th, 2024

Promising AI-based virtual projection app extracts actors from video and relights them to match a new background. Try it free in beta.

Tuesday, August 27th, 2024