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Epic Games MetaHuman Animator now available

MetaHuman Animator is a brand-new feature set available as part of the MetaHuman Plugin for the Unreal Engine. First shown at the GDC 2023, it enables digital creators and animators to capture an actor's performance and apply it as a high-fidelity facial animation on any digital character. The process takes only a few minutes, and the capture can be done using an iPhone (iPhone 12 to 14) or a stereo camera couple. Once the data is captured, it can be effortlessly applied to any MetaHuman* character, without the need for manual intervention.

Published: 19. Jun. 2023

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Unity 2022 LTS has been released

Unity's latest LTS (Long-term support) version as been released. LTS versions are focused on stability and bug fixes, making them suitable for projects that require a stable development environment. LTS releases are supported for at least two years through biweekly updates. According to Unity Technologies, you can rely on Unity 2022 LTS to create sophisticated DOTS-powered games, multiplayer experiences, immersive HD environments, and visuals that perform great on any platform you target.

Published: 5. Jun. 2023

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Cascadeur version 2023.1 has been released

The 3D character animation software Cascadeur has been updated. According to Nekki, the company behind the product, this is a long in the works update that brings many new features. One of the most significant new features is the Finger AutoPosing that is now available in the Pro version of Cascadeur.

Published: 22. May. 2023

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Cyclops: A new level builder for Godot

Cyclops is a new free and open-source level builder plugin for the Godot game engine. This plugin makes the process of building environments easy by allowing you to interactively create blocks in the editor's viewport.

Published: 15. May. 2023

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Steam introduces new trailer rules for game developers

Valve has recently changed the way visual content is presented to players on Steam's game pages. With this update there are now trailer limitations and an option for assigning specific trailer categories. There is also a new algorithm that arranges the sequence of trailers and screenshots.

Published: 8. May. 2023

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Babylon.js 6 released with exciting new features and improvements

Babylon.js is an open source 3D game engine for the web. The recently released version 6 brings multiple performance improvements, rendering enhancements and new features that according to the developers will make the web a whole lot more exciting.

Published: 24. Apr. 2023

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High-performance 3D graphics API now available in Chrome

The Google Chrome team has recently announced that WebGPU is now available by default in Chrome 113 (currently in the Beta channel). WebGPU is a new web API (Application Programming Interface) that exposes modern computer graphics capabilities, specifically Direct3D 12, Metal, and Vulkan, for performing rendering and computation operations on a graphics processing unit (GPU).

Published: 10. Apr. 2023

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Unreal Engine 5.2 Preview available for download

At GDC 2023, Epic Games gave us a glimpse of Unreal Engine 5.2 during their keynote presentation. In addition to other features, this update will introduce a new Substrate material system and a new procedural content generation framework.

Published: 27. Mar. 2023

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The Epic Games Store now allows developers to self-publish

Epic Games has recently announced that developers are now able to self-publish their games on the Epic Games Store (EGS). With this new option, the number of games appearing on the store is likely to increase significantly, potentially causing a major shift in the industry.

Published: 13. Mar. 2023

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The Godot game engine has been upgraded: version 4.0 is out!

After more than three years of work, the Godot development team finally releases what it seems like an almost brand-new game engine! To present us with this release the engine has been through a complete core overhaul, a full engine rewrite, 17 alphas, 17 betas and 6 release candidates!

Published: 2. Mar. 2023

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Ramatak: A promising option for making mobile games

Ramatak Mobile Studio is marketed as a straight-forward solution to build and deploy mobile games using the Godot game engine. Behind this project is Ramatak Inc. a brand new public benefit company founded by Godot engine veterans: Ariel Manzur (Godot original author) and Hein-Pieter van Braam.

Published: 27. Feb. 2023

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Bring New York City into your games - Free 3D Models!

A replica of several city blocks around the 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City (USA) was recently released by Geopipe Inc, a technology company using AI to create and deliver large-scale 3D simulations of real-world environments. This latest asset release dubbed “Real New York City Vol. 1” follows the previously released “Real New York City Vol. 2” which is based on several city blocks between Columbus Circle and the One Worldwide Plaza.

Published: 13. Feb. 2023