Get 3ds Max Essentials: Volume 2 – on sale now!

| Magazine, News, Products | 29/04/2013 15:48pm maxwpcrop

Master core skills for design, games and VFX work with our new 228-page collection of 3ds Max tutorials, complete with project files and over 14 hours of video training

Games art prints from Mirror’s Edge and Mass Effect

| Features, Promotions | 17/12/2012 13:02pm Mirror's Edge art

Want to get an awesome and exclusive Christmas present? Well, you’ve still got time to snap by some amazing limited-edition games art prints from Cook & Becker

Behind the scenes: Borderlands 2

| Features, Games, Showcase | 18/09/2012 16:10pm 3dw160featborderlands

Gearbox Software’s Borderlands used a bold concept art-inspired graphic style. Now Mark Ramshaw takes a look at the game’s sequel, which boasts richer visuals, more variety… and more guns

Expert games tips: Generate more effective level of detail models

| Guides, Tutorials | 30/08/2012 14:55pm TDW157_games_tips_LODs

Antony Ward shows you how to optimise your polygon count to improve speed and response without making too many visual sacrifices

Cool VFX: Rogues Gallery on the Hawken game trailers

| Games, Showcase | 21/08/2012 14:45pm hawken_1

Watch the teaser then take a behind-the-scene look at Rogues Gallery’s visual effects work for Hawken’s latest game trailer

Games | 3D World 160

| Latest Issue | 07/08/2012 15:31pm Issue 160 cover detail

Contents for the latest issue of 3D World. Develop stunning games! Discover the secrets of Method Studio’s epic Halo 4 trailer, make real-time CG with Unreal and CryEngine, build low-poly buildings, game levels and more

What’s on at FMX 2012

| Events, News | 16/04/2012 14:28pm FMX 2012

Find out who is going to FMX this year and browse different presentations, workshops and screening

Autodesk calls for entries for its annual Games Show Reel

| Events, News | 16/11/2011 12:01pm auto_games_thumb

Attention all games artists: Submit your work now for a chance to have it seen by thousands of professionals at GDC 2012

Create the best character models for games

| Guides, Tutorials | 21/09/2011 16:14pm TDW144.t_tips.titlethumb

Learn how to create better, production ready games figures every time with these 18 tips for building low-poly models more efficiently

Best of the Electronic Theater at SIGGRAPH 2011

| Events, Features, Opinion, Shorts, Showcase | 18/08/2011 15:35pm Paths_of_Hate_-siggraph

The Electronic Theater presents the best of the CG industry every year at SIGGRAPH 2011 – here’s 3D World’s top picks from last week’s screenings

SIGGRAPH 2011 games industry content

| Events, Industry, News | 20/07/2011 11:02am siggraph2011-thumb

An extensive summary of content from the games industry has been posted on the SIGGRAPH media blog

3D World CG Awards 2011

| Events, Magazine, News | 01/07/2011 11:36am 3dwCG-awards-thumb

Join our celebration of technology and artistry behind the global CG industry! Vote now in the 3D World CG Awards 2011

2011 BAFTA Young Game Designers competition launched

| Events, News | 28/06/2011 15:23pm BAFTA-logo

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, in association with EA has launched the 2011 initiative, encouraging young people to consider a career in video games

Create a game environment in 3ds Max

| Guides, Tutorials | 24/06/2011 07:06am tdw145-t_max-thumb

James Horn shows you how to model and texture an interior scene from scratch with game development in mind

3D projects round-up

| Commercial, Showcase | 10/06/2011 16:49pm Tomb-Raider-Turning-Point-t

See the best commercial 3D work from around the globe in 3D World’s round-up of the week’s projects