Foundry has announced Nuke Indie, a new version that's aimed at freelancers and small studios that turn over less than $100,000 per year. (more...)

Joker Martini has released a new tool for 3ds Max that allows the user to apply vertex colors based on a variety of conditions. It is possible to set vertex colors by Object, Element or vertex based on several properties such as distance, their position, the order in which they were selected, their names, or randomly.  (more...)

Epic Games has announced The Unreal Fellowship, a 30-day "intensive blended learning experience" that's aimed at cementing Unreal Engine as part of the future of virtual production. (more...)

Amazon has announced a new beta version of Lumberyard, its game engine based on Cryengine which it licensed from Crytek in 2015. (more...)

Netflix has announced NetFX, a new cloud-based platform designed to "make it easier for vendors, artists and creators to connect and collaborate on VFX" for its productions. Some features of the platform include virtual workstations, integrated storage and full access to secure rendering in a connected environment. (more...)

OTOY has announced the release of the second free alpha of Sculptron, its tool that allows users to sculpt animated meshes using GPU acceleration. (more...)

Otoy and JangaFX have announced the first public beta of EmberGenFX, a set of real-time GPU simulation tools for creating fire, volumetrics, smoke, and particles. (more...)