Unity plans to eliminate 1,800 jobs, 25% of its entire workforce, by the end of Q1 2024.

Find out why: https://80.lv/articles/unity-plans-to-eliminate-1-800-jobs-in-q1-2024/?utm_source=telegram

UE6=UE5+Verse: Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has offered a small glimpse of the company's vision for Unreal Engine 6.

Learn more: https://80.lv/articles/tim-sweeney-about-unreal-engine-6-ue5-verse/?utm_source=telegram

An iPhone that had fallen from an Alaska Airlines plane during last week's incident was found nearly intact after surviving a 16,000ft drop.

Read the full story: https://80.lv/articles/an-iphone-survives-a-16-000ft-drop-after-falling-from-an-airplane/?utm_source=telegram

Apple has finally revealed the Vision Pro's release date, which is coming up soon, adding that there will be no delays.

Learn more: https://80.lv/articles/apple-vision-pro-is-coming-this-february/?utm_source=telegram

UEVR, Praydog's free mod that lets you turn any Unreal Engine-powered game into a VR experience, has finally been released in public beta.

Learn more and download: https://80.lv/articles/a-free-toolset-for-turning-any-unreal-engine-game-into-vr-is-now-available/?utm_source=telegram

In addition to unveiling a new trailer for Half-Life 2 RTX, NVIDIA also announced that its modding toolset RTX Remix will become publically available later this month:

Sign up to get notified: https://80.lv/articles/nvidia-s-half-life-2-rtx-remaster-gets-a-new-gameplay-trailer/?utm_source=telegram

If you've ever wanted to create fantasy environments in Unreal Engine, check out these bundles, which will be free until the end of the month, and bring your vision to life.

Get fantasy assets for free: https://80.lv/articles/check-out-these-modular-3d-assets-for-creating-fantasy-environments-in-ue/?utm_source=telegram

Have a look at this fully-rigged traditional ink painting-style 3D bird model created by Zhihao Yao in Blender.

See more: https://80.lv/articles/fully-rigged-3d-bird-model-that-looks-like-a-traditional-ink-painting/?utm_source=telegram

During the recent CES press conference, Sony shared a sneak peek at the upcoming Gravity Rush movie, featuring a character leaping off a building.

More: https://80.lv/articles/sony-shared-a-sneak-peek-at-the-gravity-rush-movie-at-ces/?utm_source=telegram

Check out Attraction Force, a free magnetic character VFX created by Haroon Alhitary using Niagara in Unreal Engine 5.2.

Learn more and download for free: https://80.lv/articles/download-this-free-unreal-engine-made-magnetic-character-effect/?utm_source=telegram

NVIDIA introduced production microservices for the NVIDIA Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) that can make NPCs more alive by giving them facial animations, speech recognition, and translation abilities.

See more experiments: https://80.lv/articles/nvidia-ace-makes-npcs-alive/?utm_source=telegram

Yesterday, Larian's CEO Swen Vincke took to Twitter and shared that he had "finally figured out" the first act of his next project, adding that it's not a teaser for an announcement but rather a genuine update on what he's been up to recently.

Details: https://80.lv/articles/larian-s-boss-says-he-s-finally-figured-out-the-first-act-of-his-next-project/?utm_source=telegram

Paweł Sasko, CD Projekt Red's Quest Director for Cyberpunk 2077, shared some news about the next instalment in the franchise by saying that the core development team is in Boston and they've started "exciting discussions about the next Cyberpunk 2077 game".

More: https://80.lv/articles/cd-projekt-red-s-boston-division-begins-next-cyberpunk-project/?utm_source=telegram

Getty Images introduced Generative AI by iStock, an "affordable and commercially safe" generative AI tool trained on its library of images and powered by NVIDIA Picasso.

Learn more: https://80.lv/articles/getty-images-nvidia-introduce-commercially-safe-generative-ai/?utm_source=telegram

Sony announced the development of an "immersive spatial content creation system," an XR headset with 4K OLED Microdisplays that will help developers make 3D content.

See more: https://80.lv/articles/sony-will-help-create-spatial-content-with-its-new-xr-headset/?utm_source=telegram

At the latest CES press conference, Sony provided updates on the adaptations of God of War and Horizon Zero Dawn, adding that the noscripts are currently in progress, and also teased that more updates are on the way.

Learn more: https://80.lv/articles/here-are-some-updates-from-sony-on-god-of-war-horizon-zero-dawn-adaptations/?utm_source=telegram

NVIDIA presented new Studio laptops, an RTX Video HDR feature for more vivid colors, and the Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting beta, which allows you to broadcast up to three resolutions simultaneously at up to 1080p.

Learn more: https://80.lv/articles/nvidia-brings-new-studio-laptops-ai-tools/?utm_source=telegram

OpenAI says ChatGPT would be impossible without copyrighted materials. It believes the New York Times lawsuit against it is "without merit" and the outlet "is not telling the full story."

Details: https://80.lv/articles/openai-admits-chatgpt-would-be-impossible-without-copyrighted-content/?utm_source=telegram

Sony drives its first electric car Afeela onto the CES 2024 stage using PlayStation 5's DualSense controller.

It's powered by Unreal Engine 5.3 and you'll be able to drive it in Gran Turismo: https://80.lv/articles/sony-drives-its-first-electric-car-using-playstation-5-controller/

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Selecting and customizing cars can become much easier with NVIDIA Omniverse and its configurations.

Lotus, BITONE, Brickland, and others are already on board: https://80.lv/articles/nvidia-omniverse-will-help-you-select-customize-your-car/?utm_source=telegram

Florian Wehner showed us how the Ancient Cambodian Temple environment was set up with Unreal Engine 5 using RGB mask shaders, discussed the material creation in Substance 3D Painter, and explained why he created an asset catalog.

Read the interview: https://80.lv/articles/breakdown-ancient-cambodian-temple-created-with-unreal-engine/?utm_source=telegram