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Unity’s 2026 Roadmap: CoreCLR, Verified Packages, Fewer Surprises
Unity maps out its 2026 engine roadmap: CoreCLR migration, ECS-GameObject unification, verified packages, and a fresh round of AI-assisted dev tools.
Unreal Cabin Fever: 156 Free Assets for UE Users
156 free meshes for cabins, props and trees in Unreal Engine. Available on Fab until 7 October. Lightmaps included, LODs missing.
Clothy3D: New Tool for Clothing Auto-Fit, Rigging & Mesh Transfers
TL;DR: Clothy3D is a new free software tool for auto-fitting and rigging clothes across 3D characters, transferring skeletons and skin weights, and exporting via FBX. With a marketplace and tutorials included, it could bridge pipelines between Marvelous Designer, Daz3D, iClone, and Unreal Engine—though still in beta.
Unreal Engine 5.7: Experimental Tech, Measured Expectations
Epic Games’ official Unreal Engine 5.7 roadmap lists features under development, flagged either as experimental, planned, or in…
Blender add-on “Quad Maker” for more efficient retopology
Quad Maker facilitates retopology in Blender. The add-on offers automated functions that can significantly speed up the retopology process.
Version 5.7 of the CryEngine released!
A cry for love (and more graphics power?): New version of the popular graphics framework released - after more than two years of waiting!
Unity’s rendering at its finest: Lightweight and High Definition
Blast from the Past: In issue 06 : 2018 of DP our author Alexandra Kaschny wondered 'Which hidden rendering powers are revealed with Unity 2018.1 and above?'
Engine-Safari
Review: In DP 06 : 2018, our author Alexandra Kaschny focussed on the Big Three (not Five): Unity, Unreal, CryEngine. Which other engines are roaming the jungle?
Unreal Engine | Free Assets in June
And this month Epic Games is also giving us the next batch of free assets!
Houdini Engine Indie for free
Previously not expensive, now completely free: The Houdini Engine Indie from SideFX can be downloaded!
Houdini 15 ist da!
In version 15, Side Effects Software has optimised the modelling, rendering and animation functions of Houdini.
Betatest: Houdini Engine in C4D
Side Effects Software and Maxon have launched a public beta programme to integrate the Houdini Engine into Cinema 4D.
Houdini Engine available for Maya
Manufacturer Side Effects Software has now ended the beta phase and officially released the Houdini Engine for Maya.