Crytek has released the latest version of its real-time tool Cryengine. (more...)

Autodesk has released a recording in which they discuss some of its ongoing projects powered by AI. (more...)

Chaos Group's CG Garage podcast has released an episode with Autodesk's Zap Andersson to talk about Open Shader Language, his experiences at this year’s SIGGRAPH in Los Angeles, his meetings with renowned VFX YouTubers Corridor Digital, how he’s developing his Android app Slightly Annoyed Rodents and more. Listen on the Chaos Group website.

Unigine has announced the release of version 2.9 of its SDK bringing several new features to the real-time engine including C# Component System and C# API, better shadows and improved lighting,  revamped screen-space subsurface scattering, Varjo VR-1 integration and more. See the full list of changes on the Unigine website. 

Foundry has released Katana 3.2, the latest version of its lighting and look dev application. (more...)

Kostadin Kotev has released Miauu's Scalpel, a new commercial script for 3DS Max that allows you to interactively cut geometry by drawing lines. The script forces cuts to originate from a vertex or an edge with several snapping options including nearest vertex, centre edge, percentage of edge length and more. The script costs €9.00. Find out more on the Miauu website.

Fabio Palvelli, the co-organiser of the D2 Conference in Vienna has released a 30-minute vlog that provides a taste of this year's event for those that weren't able to attend. Watch it on YouTube.

Quixel has released a new livestream recording, this time by James Lucas who used Megascans assets to create a cyberpunk street in UE4. Watch it on YouTube.