Software

nDo2 version v0.0.2.9 has been released!

nDo2 has been announced and a free public beta is available!

The stunningly powerful tool for Photoshop by Quixel gives you the ability to create Normal and AO maps from a photo source, Paint normal information in Photoshop via brushes, Create advanced normal bevels by designing your own custom curves and check out your results with a 3d preview window!

Version 2.5.9 of the Windows Explorer Thumbnail Generator for Windows 7, Vista & XP has been released and includes a range of bug fixes and optimisations

Pixologic have published a stunning interview with Sébastien Legrain that goes over the making of  Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Version 2.5.7 of the Windows Explorer Thumbnail Generator for Windows 7, Vista & XP has been released and includes a few new features, optimistations and bug fixes

Those fine chaps over at Pixologic have posted another awesome video that shows a glimpse into what the next release of ZB4 will hold

Epic have released the August 2011 update for UDK !

The update includes numerous bug fixes and new features, including a new movie capture system, Material Functions and the ability to cull foliage instances based on distance!

What has changed in this version?

New Movie Capture System

Kenny Magnusson has given an excellent presentation on DICE's newest iteration of it's fantastic Frostbite engine, which is the rendering powerhouse behind Battlefield 3

For those of you who may have missed it, Scott Jones has written a great paper on modular design entitled "Investigation into modular design within computer games"

The paper has been written as credit for his degree of BSc(Hons) Science from Staffordshire University.