Game Trailers
RealtimeUK has released a new trailer for the mobile strategy game Sky Kingdoms, the first of several to be created specifically for Chinese clients. Watch it on YouTube.
Breakdowns
Pixomondo has released a breakdown reel for their work on the first season of Siren. Watch it on YouTube.
3DS Max Scripts
PolyDetail is a new 3DS Max script that's designed to help artists model ornamental components by creating strokes with a mouse. (more...)
Unreal
Epic Games has announced the acquisition of 3Lateral, a company specialised in developing digital humans technology that worked on the “A Boy and His Kite” animation and the real-time “Siren” and “Digital Andy Serkis” demonstrations. According to the press release, "the 3Lateral team will continue to support all of its partners; and Epic’s new presence in Serbia will serve as a base for recruiting technical and creative talent in the region". Find our more on Epic's blog.
Tutorials - 3DS Max
Jesse Pitela recently posted several tutorials about using Phoenix FD and Thinking Particles to simulate chocolate drizzled onto various desserts. Not recommended for those trying to stick to a diet! Chocolate on strawberries | Chocolate onto ice cream part 1 and part 2 | Chocolate on a cake . Many more simulation tutorials are available on Jesse's Youtube channel.
Industry News
Adobe has announced the acquisition of Allegorithmic - including Substance Designer, Substance Painter and Substance Source - for an undisclosed sum. It is expected that Allegorithmic's current employees will stay on at Adobe. (more...)
Lightwave 3D
Newtek has announced the release of Lightwave 2019, only a year after the previous release, fulfilling the promise of the new year-based naming convention. New features include a live link with Unreal Engine, new sculpting tools and improved FBX and OpenVDB support. (more...)
Unity
IDV has announced the released of SpeedTree 8 for Unity bringing PBR materials, new tools, more natural geometry, export-only mode, plus a new library of trees to the real-time engine. SpeedTree for Unity is available to rent for $19 per month. Find out more on the SpeedTree blog.
