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Epic Games launches new content extension for Unreal MetaSounds

Epic Games has released TechAudioTools Content, a free content extension designed to streamline MetaSound workflows in Unreal Engine. The extension includes a collection of editor utilities and reusable widgets that were developed and used internally at Epic Games. The toolset consists of a MetaSound Input Migrator, MetaSound Metadata Editor, and SoundGenerator.

Published: 9. Feb. 2026

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Godot 4.6 is now available

Godot 4.6 is here, marking another significant update for the engine. The release is once again the result of contributions from hundreds of developers, with nearly 400 contributors submitting more than 2,000 updates over roughly four months since the previous release. According to the development team, the stability achieved over the previous Godot 4 releases has enabled a shift into a new development phase. Godot 4.6 marks the beginning of this phase, which emphasizes polish, quality-of-life improvements, closer integration of industry standards, and continued performance optimization.

Published: 2. Feb. 2026

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Material Maker 1.5 has been released

Material Maker, a free and open-source texture creation tool that can act as an alternative to Substance Designer, has received a new update roughly three months after its previous release. The new version focuses on a range of user interface improvements, introduces additional nodes, and addresses remaining issues related to the recent transition from Godot 3 to Godot 4. Material Maker is powered by the Godot game engine, and this engine upgrade represented a significant change introduced in the previous update.

Published: 26. Jan. 2026

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The Global Game Jam 2026 is starting!

The Global Game Jam (GGJ), widely recognized as the world's largest game creation event, is almost here. The 2026 edition will take place from Monday, January 26 to Sunday, February 1. As in previous years, the event will center on a single theme, which will be revealed on Sunday, January 25.

Published: 19. Jan. 2026

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Interactor - A Unity asset for realistic character and object interactions

Interactor is a new Unity asset designed to help developers create realistic interactions between characters and objects efficiently. It was created by Negen Games, also known as razzraziel, and allows users to dynamically animate character limbs and define interactions with an unlimited number of objects, as well as other characters.

Published: 12. Jan. 2026

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Outliner Model Preview - A free object preview extension for Blender

Outliner Model Preview is a free Blender add-on that provides an animated 360-degree preview of the selected object directly within the Outliner. It is an interesting and useful tool for quickly inspecting objects from the Outliner itself, and it was created by Blender extensions developer Shuimeng. The developer has explained that the original intention was to display previews automatically when hovering over objects, but technical limitations during development prevented this from being implemented.

Published: 5. Jan. 2026

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Graph Pathfinder - A high-performance pathfinding solution for Defold

Graph Pathfinder is a high-performance pathfinding library for the Defold game engine. It is developed by Selim Anaç, a developer and designer who creates native extensions for Defold. The library is written in C++ and is based on the A* pathfinding algorithm. For those unfamiliar, the A* algorithm is used to find the shortest and most efficient route between two points. It helps characters, vehicles, and other game objects navigate around obstacles and terrain.

Published: 29. Dec. 2025

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Surface Forge - A surface painting tool for Unreal Engine

Surface Forge is a surface painting system for Unreal Engine built by 3D content creator and VFX artist Arghanion Prime. Designed to support environment creation and general texturing directly inside Unreal Engine, the tool reduces the need to switch to external texturing applications. It works seamlessly with any mesh, adapting to both architectural and natural assets, from buildings and roads to rocks and landscapes.

Published: 22. Dec. 2025

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ZBrush and ZBrush for iPad updated to 2026.1

ZBrush 2026.1 is now available on both desktop and Apple's iPad. This release is part of Maxon's December Maxon One update, which introduces improvements across the Maxon product lineup, including Cinema 4D, Redshift, ZBrush, and Red Giant. According to Maxon, the 2026.1 update of ZBrush has been shaped by user feedback, with a focus on delivering features artists have specifically requested, adding substantial improvements to the sculpting and character workflow.

Published: 15. Dec. 2025

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Unity 6.3 has been released

Unity 6.3 has arrived, marking another significant update in the Unity 6 version cycle. This release is an LTS (Long Term Support) version and is now the recommended choice for new, long-term projects. It provides two years of support, with an additional year available for Unity Enterprise and Unity Industry users. One of Unity Technologies' goals for the Unity 6 cycle was to make updates easier. As a result, upgrading to Unity 6.3 from an earlier 6.x version should now be a more seamless process.

Published: 8. Dec. 2025

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Evo UI - A comprehensive UI toolkit for Unity

Evo UI is a new framework for building modern user interfaces in Unity. It is a recent release by developer Michsky, who has also created several other UI related assets in the Unity Asset Store, including complete UI kits that cover different aesthetics. The Evo UI framework offers a wide range of elements, components, and editor tools for creating custom-tailored interfaces. It includes buttons, sliders, selectors, tabs, modal windows, dropdowns and other essential building blocks.

Published: 1. Dec. 2025

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Blender 5.0 is now available

Blender 5.0 has arrived only a few months after the 4.5 release, delivering a substantial update that introduces major new features and addresses several longstanding points of community feedback. This version begins a new two-year release cycle and brings wide-reaching improvements across core toolsets, including 3D modeling, texturing, animation and rendering.

Published: 24. Nov. 2025