Microsoft has provided additional details regarding 3D printing support that will be included in Windows 8.1. Watch a video on YouTube and find out more on Microsoft's Extreme Windows Blog.

Chaos Group has posted a video of a presentation given by Vladimir Koylazov at SIGGRAPH on V-Ray RT and GPU rendering. Watch it on YouTube. (Note: the conclusions can be found at 21:10)

The latest quality images from Archviz artist Peter Guthrie, a quick study of his favorite Tind house from his work for Claesson Koivisto Rune: image 1-image 2-image 3-image 4-image 5. More on Peter Guthrie's website.

Unity Technologies announced Unity Cloud, a suite of online services designed to help mobile game developers acquire new players, promote and monetize their games. Unity Cloud, currently in beta, provides analytics, marketing and monetization capabilities that are easy to implement, letting developers stay focused on game development. (more...)

(Updated) Autodesk has made available a press release and more information on Maya LT on its website.
(Updated) Page removed from Autodesk's site. We'll update the link when it becomes available again.
Autodesk has released Maya LT, a cut-down version of Maya for game developers (cannot render scenes or animations, no scripting/plugin support) available for $795 outright or $50/month $400/year rental. The company tried a similar strategy with Max/GMax in the year 2000 (though GMax was free) and it was EOLd in 2005.

Shotgun Software announced that its production management tool is now optimized for integration into game-specific workflows. The launch is the result of over a year of collaboration with more than thirty game studios. More on Shotgun Software's blog.

Boston-based Neoscape has posted online its latest reel. Watch it on YouTube.

The Moving Picture Company has posted a making of showing how they created CG ships, ocean and explosions for Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag trailer. Watch it on MPC's website. (Note: click on the "VFX detail" tab for more information)