Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 6.0
Check out the new features in the material authoring and 3D capture software, including OpenPBR support and new material templates.
Monday, June 29th, 2026
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AMD's FSR SDK 2.3 makes FSR 4.1 upscaling work on older GPUs
SDK for games and CG software developers now supports FSR 4.1 AI upscaling on RDNA 3 GPUs like the Radeon RX 7000 Series.
Monday, June 29th, 2026
Boris FX releases Optics 2026.5 with AI-powered facial masking
Standalone app and plugin for adding cinematic effects to still images also now works with non-Adobe software, including Affinity.
Friday, June 26th, 2026
KeyShot releases KeyShot 2026.2
Rendering and visualization software gets Apple GPU support, a new cloud rendering service, and new subscription pricing.
Thursday, June 25th, 2026
Epic Games releases RealityScan 2.2 with AMD GPU support
Pro photogrammetry tool can now use both AMD consumer and workstation GPUs to speed up processing. Free to indie artists.
Thursday, June 25th, 2026
Adobe releases Substance 3D Painter 12.1
Update to the 3D texture painting software for games and VFX reworks baking and UV unwrapping. Check out all of the new features.
Wednesday, June 24th, 2026
10 things CG artists need to know about Unreal Engine 6
The industry-changing real-time tool is about to enter a new era. Discover what UE6 means for games, VFX and visualization artists.
Sunday, June 21st, 2026
Unreal Engine 5.8 is here: discover its 5 key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the latest features in Unreal Engine, from Mesh Terrain to MetaHuman Crowds, by way of new rigging and animation tools.
Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
V-Ray for Blender Update 3 now runs on Linux
Blender version of the renderer also gets a new Node Wrangler and GPU rendering on AMD GPUs, including in the free Community Edition.
Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
QuadSpinner releases Gaea 2.3
New version of the terrain design software adds new macro system and 16K baking, but release dates for Gaea 2.4 and 3.0 pushed back.
Monday, June 15th, 2026
Maxon releases Redshift 2026.7
Check out the new features in the GPU renderer, including updates to hex tiling, and support for DoF in real-time renderer Redshift Live.
Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2026.3
3D animation and motion graphics software gets a new, completely redesigned UV Editor and UV tools. Check out all of the changes here.
Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2027.1
Check out the changes to the 3D modeling and rendering software, including updates to Smart Bevel and the Data Channel modifier.
Thursday, May 21st, 2026