Last year,the Blender foundation recieved a 12 million Dollar megagrant from Epic Games Right after Blender was chosen By Ubisoft as their primary content creation software ( it's mine too).?

Blender has been adding amazing features at a stunning pace Including a new fluid/smoke Solver( mantaflow) and we are getting an all new hair system this summer and needed improvements to EEVEE such as object based motion blur.?

There has been a Mass exodus in the C4D community over to Blender after Maxon went to an Autodesk Style Subscription model.?

Renderosity brokered partner Reallusion, released a $1400 USD Live link to UE4 plugin that streams your Icone Characters Directly into the unreal engine 4 last year.

They later made the live link plugin FREE for indie users under a certain annual income.

Epic just gave ,Renderosity brokered partner, Reallusion a Multi-million Dollar megagrant and Reallusion is promptly spreading the wealth with an Iclone to UE4 showcase contest with Cash prizes up to $10,000 USD for Iclone users.?

Link.

https://invisioncommunity.co.uk/reallusion-receives-epic-megagrant-award/amp/

Daz inc has pubilcly announced they will be soon supporting the open source realtime engine from google called "Filament"

The future of 3D/CG character related production is in REALTIME (or near realtime) for both lookdev and Final rendering. and it wont be happening in expensive subscription based Bloatware ,with year 2002 quality viewport display, Like Maxon C4D.?

In other exciting news, Bondware has just anounced a virtual "wedding between Lefemme & Lehomme. ?

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