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NVIDIA Announces PhysX 5.0 Will be Available in 2020
In terms of computer programs, PhysX certainly has a very long history. Originating back to 2004, the physics engine was acquired by Nvidia in 2008. Since then, it has been a regular staple for many developers in their game programming. In fact, for many AAA-releases, you’d be hard pushed to…
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Unreal Engine 4 Tech Video Showcases Amazing Storm Effects
The Unreal Engine 4 has clearly proven, time and again, that it can be an amazingly potent tool for video game developers. Be they either professional studios or just enthusiastic individuals. The latest video created by user “Koooolalala“, however, is certainly more than a little impressive. Utilizing the engine (with…
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NVIDIA’s Proprietary PhysX Engine Is Now Open Source
Physics Simualtion for Everyone NVIDIA is announcing via their blog that the PhysX physics simulation engine is finally going open source. According to the company, they are doing this because “physics simulation — long key to immersive games and entertainment — turns out to be more important than (NVIDIA) ever…
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New Fallout 76 Patch De-Couples Framerate with Physics Engine
Fallout 76 1.14 Patch Arrives Bethesda has rolled out the latest massive update patch for Fallout 76. With it comes a fix finally de-coupling the frame rate with the Creation Engine’s physics. This game engine is now more than 7 years old, having been used since The Elder Scrolls V:…
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Far Cry 5 Physics Engine Appears Worse Than Far Cry 2
Far Cry 5 Physics Engine Appears Worse Than Far Cry 2 Far Cry 5 is upon us and overall the reviews have been generally positive. It is somewhat strange that despite being quite a massive franchise, reviews for the games in recent years have never been particularly spectacular. The 3rd…
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Microsoft Buys Havok Physics From Intel
Microsoft today is announcing their acquisition of Havok Physics from long time owner Intel. Used in a large number of AAA games as middleware and psysics engine, Havok is known for enabling complex 3D physics based solely on CPU compute power. While some may worry that Microsoft will no longer…
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NVIDIA Makes PhysX 3.3.3 Free to Unreal Engine 4 Developers
Following the free release of Unreal Engine 4, Epic has announced that, in partnership with NVIDIA, developers using Unreal will have access to NVIDIA’s PhysX 3.3.3 physics engine, plus its source code. A statement from Epic Games reads: “Today we’re excited to announce an expansion of that partnership with NVIDIA providing all…
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Unity 5 Released, Including Fully Featured Free Version!
Unity 5 is finally here! This has proven to be a quick response to Epic’s shocking shift in making Unreal Engine 4 free last weekend. Unity 5 brings “over a thousand” improvements, including making the engine 64-bit and adding support for 21 platforms. In terms of more detailed improvements, the…
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