From Java and ActiveX to Flash, Houdini, and Direct3D, these 1996 releases shaped how we build apps, sites, and games today.

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Maxon Computer, the German-based company whose motion-graphics and other 3D software is used across Hollywood, has announced Digital Twin, a software tool that creates photorealistic digital ...

Microsoft has given up on its VR/AR efforts in Windows long ago, with one key piece still standing in Windows 10 and 11.

Julián F.L. is a video game & anime expert, historian & journalist with a lot of passion for these subjects and over 10 years of experience in writing about them. He has enjoyed video games, anime, ...

If you've got "build a new PC" on your list of 2026 resolutions, start snapping up components now, because analysts predict prices are going to rise as more data center investment dominates the space.

Here's what I recommend for the best Minecraft shaders. Each will make your game look so much better than before.

Have you ever considered how awesome it would be to 3D print your very own miniatures? We're talking proxies for Star Wars Legion and Warhammer to your custom D&D monsters or heroes via something like ...

In the battle of the best graphics cards, AMD and Nvidia are the biggest names in the arena, by far. Locking horns in the biggest face-off since Nicolas Cage and John Travolta danced around slo-mo ...