Project Titan: Unreal Engine’s 3D World Built by Thousands
Epic Games’ Project Titan kicked off in March 2024, with over 4,000 artists crafting a 3D open world in Unreal Engine 5 over 10 weeks.
Ableton Live 12.1: Fresh Tools for Bold Sounds
Ableton kicked off late 2024 with Live 12.1, rolling out in October as a free update that’s got producers talking.
“Candy Cane Lane” Lights Up Holidays with Virtual Magic on Amazon’s LED Stage
Amazon Studios unleashed its biggest virtual production yet with Candy Cane Lane, a 2023 holiday comedy starring Eddie Murphy
Houdini’s Virtual Magic: Eminem’s Time-Bending Video
Eminem’s “Houdini” music video, dropped May 31, 2024, by Synapse Virtual Production, warped fans back to 2002 with a portal-popping premise that snagged a 2024 MTV Video Music Award for…
Roland SP-404MKII: Still Ruling with Version 5
Roland’s SP-404MKII, launched in 2021, got a major lift on April 4, 2025, with its Version 5 update for “404 Day.”
Andrés Reisinger’s The Shipping: 3D Design’s Big Break
In February 2021, Argentine 3D artist Andrés Reisinger made waves with "The Shipping", a collection of 10 surreal digital furniture pieces sold as NFTs for $450,000 on Nifty Gateway.
Unreal Engine 5.4: Virtual Production’s New King
Epic Games dropped Unreal Engine 5.4 on March 25, 2025, at GDC, and it’s flipped the virtual production scene upside down.
Anyma’s Immersive World At The Sphere
Anyma’s “The End of Genesys”, kicked off December 27, 2024, at The Sphere in Las Vegas, turned a New Year’s residency into a global 3D design phenomenon.
From Darkness to Dazzle: Sony Redefines the Art of Virtual Production
Sony showed off its new Crystal LED Verona Gen 3 at ISE 2025 in Barcelona on January 28, 2025. And it’s already making a big impact in the virtual production…
Blender 4.3: Animation’s Open-Source Revolution
Blender Foundation launched Blender 4.3 on December 3, 2024, and it’s rocking the 3D scene.