Epic Games, the developer of the popular video game “Fortnite,” is laying off more than 1,000 employees and cutting $500 million in costs. Chief Executive Tim Sweeney announced the cuts Tuesday morning in a message to employees. He said it has nothing to do with AI and instead pointed to what he said was a … Read more
A recent image created using World Creator by Pixomondo Art Director Mujia Liao. BiteTheBytes has released World Creator 2026.3, the latest version of its GPU-based terrain-generation software for game development, motion graphics and VFX work. It’s a big update, adding new systems for having terrain adapt automatically to hero objects placed on it, and for … Read more
The artist said that all the rocks use a sculpted base for the macro forms, and then everything shares a triplanar material that allows blending the rock assets with little to no seams. He also added that they didn’t have a specific concept and that the majority of the environment was put together by him. … Read more
Smash hit ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ was built on the Unreal Engine (GABRIEL BOUYS) · GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/AFP Massively popular video game “Fortnite”, TV news graphics and acclaimed animated series and films have something in common: use of the powerful Unreal Engine that is quickly becoming the go-to tool for 3D projects beyond the video games … Read more
Solo Developer known as Rizu unveiled a new highly realistic demo from their WIP train-driving simulator called Running Train. The developer shared that they avoided motion blur by limiting wheel rotation above 20 km/h and using a radial blur mesh instead. Running Train is set in a fictitious Japanese rural railway, dubbed the Takahashi-Hayama Railway. … Read more
3D Artist L. Torres unveiled a new recreation of the location from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, this time showing a picturesque village of Rorikstead. Similar to the artist’s previous works from the series of Skyrim recreations, L. Torres used Blender and Unreal Engine 5. The artist added plenty of details to the location, creating … Read more
Unreal Engine is not usually the software that is used for rigging and animation, but Technical Artist Joe Chu proves that it can be with his experiments with Modular Control Rigs for simple environment animations. In his latest showcase, he used a mechanical prop, something like an engine, and applied a Modular Rig to make … Read more
The hugely popular first-person shooter game Valorant is getting some long-awaited upgrades as the game approaches its 5-year anniversary. In the , the Valorant team announced the long-anticipated replay feature. They’ll function about the same as replays in other online shooters like Counter-Strike 2, allowing players to revisit their previous matches and watch them from … Read more
Archyde “`html maxon One Spring 2025 update: revolutionizing 3D and Visual Effects Workflows Maxon One Spring 2025 Update: Revolutionizing 3D and Visual Effects Workflows Germany-based Maxon unveils its Spring 2025 Maxon One update, enhancing creative freedom and workflow efficiency for artists in animation, film, and dynamic design. Published: June 14, 2024 Software Key Improvements U.S.Industry … Read more
Epic Games has made KitBash3D’s Gaea fantasy architecture asset pack available to download for free from Fab, its new online marketplace. The set of over 1,200 unique high-poly meshes with 4K textures, usually sold for $199, is part of the latest set of time-limited free content released on Fab, and will be free until 25 … Read more