Gianluca Scattarella
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Blender 5.3 makes LoopTools native, in C++
The most-downloaded Blender add-on is becoming a core C++ operator. What that changes for retopology work, and why sources disagree on which release.
#b3d #3dart
The most-downloaded Blender add-on is becoming a core C++ operator. What that changes for retopology work, and why sources disagree on which release.
#b3d #3dart
Blender 5.3 makes LoopTools native, in C++
The most-downloaded Blender add-on is becoming a core C++ operator. What that changes for retopology work, and why sources disagree on which release.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Console prices hit $900 and nobody lowered the target spec
US console sales are at their worst since the 1980s and a PS5 Pro costs $900. The fidelity target the art teams build against has not moved an inch, and reconstruction is what is covering the difference.
#gamedev #vfx
US console sales are at their worst since the 1980s and a PS5 Pro costs $900. The fidelity target the art teams build against has not moved an inch, and reconstruction is what is covering the difference.
#gamedev #vfx
Console prices hit $900 and nobody lowered the target spec
US console sales are at their worst since the 1980s and a PS5 Pro costs $900. The fidelity target the art teams build against has not moved an inch, and reconstruction is what is covering the difference.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 12, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Wing Commander 3: EA found the FMV source tapes
Jim Vessella went looking for Command & Conquer's cutscene masters in 2020 and came back empty. Digitising EA's video archive turned up Wing Commander III's.
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Jim Vessella went looking for Command & Conquer's cutscene masters in 2020 and came back empty. Digitising EA's video archive turned up Wing Commander III's.
#gamedev
Wing Commander 3: EA found the FMV source tapes
Jim Vessella went looking for Command & Conquer's cutscene masters in 2020 and came back empty. Digitising EA's video archive turned up Wing Commander III's.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 12, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Wing Commander 3: EA found the FMV source tapes
Jim Vessella went looking for Command & Conquer's cutscene masters in 2020 and came back empty. Digitising EA's video archive turned up Wing Commander III's.
#gamedev
Jim Vessella went looking for Command & Conquer's cutscene masters in 2020 and came back empty. Digitising EA's video archive turned up Wing Commander III's.
#gamedev
WoW Forever classic models: the rig is the cost
Blizzard added an SD/HD character toggle after beta pushback. Two mesh sets on one skeleton is cheap; the proportion complaints show where that lands.
#b3d #3dart
Blizzard added an SD/HD character toggle after beta pushback. Two mesh sets on one skeleton is cheap; the proportion complaints show where that lands.
#b3d #3dart
WoW Forever classic models: the rig is the cost
Blizzard added an SD/HD character toggle after beta pushback. Two mesh sets on one skeleton is cheap; the proportion complaints show where that lands.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 11, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Yuriten cancels event over AI promo art
Lilium admitted generative AI made Yuriten's teaser and its venue decorations, then cancelled the Ikebukuro kickoff. The exhibition itself still goes ahead.
#anime
Lilium admitted generative AI made Yuriten's teaser and its venue decorations, then cancelled the Ikebukuro kickoff. The exhibition itself still goes ahead.
#anime
Yuriten cancels event over AI promo art
Lilium admitted generative AI made Yuriten's teaser and its venue decorations, then cancelled the Ikebukuro kickoff. The exhibition itself still goes ahead.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 11, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Yuriten cancels event over AI promo art
Lilium admitted generative AI made Yuriten's teaser and its venue decorations, then cancelled the Ikebukuro kickoff. The exhibition itself still goes ahead.
#anime
Lilium admitted generative AI made Yuriten's teaser and its venue decorations, then cancelled the Ikebukuro kickoff. The exhibition itself still goes ahead.
#anime
Boyle's Ink: AI Thatcher over a real performer
Thirty seconds of generative AI in Danny Boyle's Fleet Street drama. An impersonator played the Thatcher scene, then her face went on top.
#vfx
Thirty seconds of generative AI in Danny Boyle's Fleet Street drama. An impersonator played the Thatcher scene, then her face went on top.
#vfx
Boyle's Ink: AI Thatcher over a real performer
Thirty seconds of generative AI in Danny Boyle's Fleet Street drama. An impersonator played the Thatcher scene, then her face went on top.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 10, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Boyle's Ink: AI Thatcher over a real performer
Thirty seconds of generative AI in Danny Boyle's Fleet Street drama. An impersonator played the Thatcher scene, then her face went on top.
#vfx
Thirty seconds of generative AI in Danny Boyle's Fleet Street drama. An impersonator played the Thatcher scene, then her face went on top.
#vfx
GameMaker games on 3DS: how Cinnamon does it
A fork of the Butterscotch runner puts GameMaker bytecode on the 3DS and Wii U. Most of the labour went into converting textures and audio for the hardware.
#tech
A fork of the Butterscotch runner puts GameMaker bytecode on the 3DS and Wii U. Most of the labour went into converting textures and audio for the hardware.
#tech
GameMaker games on 3DS: how Cinnamon does it
A fork of the Butterscotch runner puts GameMaker bytecode on the 3DS and Wii U. Most of the labour went into converting textures and audio for the hardware.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
GameMaker games on 3DS: how Cinnamon does it
A fork of the Butterscotch runner puts GameMaker bytecode on the 3DS and Wii U. Most of the labour went into converting textures and audio for the hardware.
#tech
A fork of the Butterscotch runner puts GameMaker bytecode on the 3DS and Wii U. Most of the labour went into converting textures and audio for the hardware.
#tech
RizomUV 2027: headless mode, Python by default
RizomUV 2027 runs its tools with no window open, on Linux, in Python. The unwrap-and-pack half of UV work can finally live on a farm.
#b3d #3dart
RizomUV 2027 runs its tools with no window open, on Linux, in Python. The unwrap-and-pack half of UV work can finally live on a farm.
#b3d #3dart
RizomUV 2027: headless mode, Python by default
RizomUV 2027 runs its tools with no window open, on Linux, in Python. The unwrap-and-pack half of UV work can finally live on a farm.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Dark Arisen is the Dragon's Dogma 2 people wanted
Eight verdicts average 8.5 across a three-point spread. Critics agree the new northern region lands; the randomised Relic gear is what divides them.
#gamedev
Eight verdicts average 8.5 across a three-point spread. Critics agree the new northern region lands; the randomised Relic gear is what divides them.
#gamedev
Dark Arisen is the Dragon's Dogma 2 people wanted
Eight verdicts average 8.5 across a three-point spread. Critics agree the new northern region lands; the randomised Relic gear is what divides them.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 9, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Dark Arisen is the Dragon's Dogma 2 people wanted
Eight verdicts average 8.5 across a three-point spread. Critics agree the new northern region lands; the randomised Relic gear is what divides them.
#gamedev
Eight verdicts average 8.5 across a three-point spread. Critics agree the new northern region lands; the randomised Relic gear is what divides them.
#gamedev
Unity Spark pays Asset Store artists. No rate yet
Unity's prompt-driven editor builds from Asset Store assets rather than a diffusion model, and says artists get paid. The rate is not written down yet.
#b3d #3dart
Unity's prompt-driven editor builds from Asset Store assets rather than a diffusion model, and says artists get paid. The rate is not written down yet.
#b3d #3dart
Unity Spark pays Asset Store artists. No rate yet
Unity's prompt-driven editor builds from Asset Store assets rather than a diffusion model, and says artists get paid. The rate is not written down yet.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 9, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Hellraiser Revival reviews split four points wide
Six verdicts run from 4.5 to 8.5 on launch day. Every one of them likes how the Labyrinth looks. The argument is entirely about the fighting you do inside it.
#gamedev
Six verdicts run from 4.5 to 8.5 on launch day. Every one of them likes how the Labyrinth looks. The argument is entirely about the fighting you do inside it.
#gamedev
Hellraiser Revival reviews split four points wide
Six verdicts run from 4.5 to 8.5 on launch day. Every one of them likes how the Labyrinth looks. The argument is entirely about the fighting you do inside it.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Hellraiser Revival reviews split four points wide
Six verdicts run from 4.5 to 8.5 on launch day. Every one of them likes how the Labyrinth looks. The argument is entirely about the fighting you do inside it.
#gamedev
Six verdicts run from 4.5 to 8.5 on launch day. Every one of them likes how the Labyrinth looks. The argument is entirely about the fighting you do inside it.
#gamedev
GTA's car physics started as an Atari ST demo
Pat Kerr wrote the vehicle simulation behind Grand Theft Auto over a weekend in August 1996, in GFA BASIC on an Atari ST. It runs in a browser now.
#tech
Pat Kerr wrote the vehicle simulation behind Grand Theft Auto over a weekend in August 1996, in GFA BASIC on an Atari ST. It runs in a browser now.
#tech
GTA's car physics started as an Atari ST demo
Pat Kerr wrote the vehicle simulation behind Grand Theft Auto over a weekend in August 1996, in GFA BASIC on an Atari ST. It runs in a browser now.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 8, 2026 at 11:07 AM
GTA's car physics started as an Atari ST demo
Pat Kerr wrote the vehicle simulation behind Grand Theft Auto over a weekend in August 1996, in GFA BASIC on an Atari ST. It runs in a browser now.
#tech
Pat Kerr wrote the vehicle simulation behind Grand Theft Auto over a weekend in August 1996, in GFA BASIC on an Atari ST. It runs in a browser now.
#tech
Moon on a Rainy Night: signing costs drawings
CompTown's 2027 adaptation has a hard-of-hearing lead and no sign-language supervisor in either staff reveal. That one credit decides the drawing count.
#anime
CompTown's 2027 adaptation has a hard-of-hearing lead and no sign-language supervisor in either staff reveal. That one credit decides the drawing count.
#anime
Moon on a Rainy Night: signing costs drawings
CompTown's 2027 adaptation has a hard-of-hearing lead and no sign-language supervisor in either staff reveal. That one credit decides the drawing count.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 8, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Moon on a Rainy Night: signing costs drawings
CompTown's 2027 adaptation has a hard-of-hearing lead and no sign-language supervisor in either staff reveal. That one credit decides the drawing count.
#anime
CompTown's 2027 adaptation has a hard-of-hearing lead and no sign-language supervisor in either staff reveal. That one credit decides the drawing count.
#anime
Silver Pines review: rotoscope horror that lands
Five verdicts average 9 across a two-point spread. Wych Elm rotoscoped and hand-painted its debut horror game, and that choice is carrying the whole thing.
#gamedev
Five verdicts average 9 across a two-point spread. Wych Elm rotoscoped and hand-painted its debut horror game, and that choice is carrying the whole thing.
#gamedev
Silver Pines review: rotoscope horror that lands
Five verdicts average 9 across a two-point spread. Wych Elm rotoscoped and hand-painted its debut horror game, and that choice is carrying the whole thing.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Silver Pines review: rotoscope horror that lands
Five verdicts average 9 across a two-point spread. Wych Elm rotoscoped and hand-painted its debut horror game, and that choice is carrying the whole thing.
#gamedev
Five verdicts average 9 across a two-point spread. Wych Elm rotoscoped and hand-painted its debut horror game, and that choice is carrying the whole thing.
#gamedev
Tripo P2.0: native quad meshes, 25,000 face cap
Tripo P2.0 is the first AI 3D generator to output quad topology natively. Quads cap at 25,000 faces against 50,000 for triangles.
#b3d #3dart
Tripo P2.0 is the first AI 3D generator to output quad topology natively. Quads cap at 25,000 faces against 50,000 for triangles.
#b3d #3dart
Tripo P2.0: native quad meshes, 25,000 face cap
Tripo P2.0 is the first AI 3D generator to output quad topology natively. Quads cap at 25,000 faces against 50,000 for triangles.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 7, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Skydance's Warner merger closed with a downgrade
The $111bn Paramount-Warner merger closed on Tuesday as Skydance. Two ratings agencies cut the debt first, and the 30-film slate pledge is binding.
#vfx
The $111bn Paramount-Warner merger closed on Tuesday as Skydance. Two ratings agencies cut the debt first, and the 30-film slate pledge is binding.
#vfx
Skydance's Warner merger closed with a downgrade
The $111bn Paramount-Warner merger closed on Tuesday as Skydance. Two ratings agencies cut the debt first, and the 30-film slate pledge is binding.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 7, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Skydance's Warner merger closed with a downgrade
The $111bn Paramount-Warner merger closed on Tuesday as Skydance. Two ratings agencies cut the debt first, and the 30-film slate pledge is binding.
#vfx
The $111bn Paramount-Warner merger closed on Tuesday as Skydance. Two ratings agencies cut the debt first, and the 30-film slate pledge is binding.
#vfx
House of the Dragon VFX: 394 shots, six dragons
Rodeo FX published its season 3 breakdown — 394 shots, six CG dragons, and around a hundred crowd shots inside the Battle of Tumbleton alone.
#vfx
Rodeo FX published its season 3 breakdown — 394 shots, six CG dragons, and around a hundred crowd shots inside the Battle of Tumbleton alone.
#vfx
House of the Dragon VFX: 394 shots, six dragons
Rodeo FX published its season 3 breakdown — 394 shots, six CG dragons, and around a hundred crowd shots inside the Battle of Tumbleton alone.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
House of the Dragon VFX: 394 shots, six dragons
Rodeo FX published its season 3 breakdown — 394 shots, six CG dragons, and around a hundred crowd shots inside the Battle of Tumbleton alone.
#vfx
Rodeo FX published its season 3 breakdown — 394 shots, six CG dragons, and around a hundred crowd shots inside the Battle of Tumbleton alone.
#vfx
DLSS 5 on Duke Nukem and Pong: no 3D to guide it
Nvidia says DLSS 5 anchors to source 3D content and motion vectors. A DOS game in DOSBox supplies neither, so the model fills the gap from habit.
#ai
Nvidia says DLSS 5 anchors to source 3D content and motion vectors. A DOS game in DOSBox supplies neither, so the model fills the gap from habit.
#ai
DLSS 5 on Duke Nukem and Pong: no 3D to guide it
Nvidia says DLSS 5 anchors to source 3D content and motion vectors. A DOS game in DOSBox supplies neither, so the model fills the gap from habit.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 6, 2026 at 2:32 PM
DLSS 5 on Duke Nukem and Pong: no 3D to guide it
Nvidia says DLSS 5 anchors to source 3D content and motion vectors. A DOS game in DOSBox supplies neither, so the model fills the gap from habit.
#ai
Nvidia says DLSS 5 anchors to source 3D content and motion vectors. A DOS game in DOSBox supplies neither, so the model fills the gap from habit.
#ai
RuneScape 4 in Unreal Engine: the MMO part is new
Jagex revealed RS4 at RuneFest on 3 October. The move to Unreal happened already, with Dragonwilds — a persistent world on that stack is the untested bit.
#gamedev
Jagex revealed RS4 at RuneFest on 3 October. The move to Unreal happened already, with Dragonwilds — a persistent world on that stack is the untested bit.
#gamedev
RuneScape 4 in Unreal Engine: the MMO part is new
Jagex revealed RS4 at RuneFest on 3 October. The move to Unreal happened already, with Dragonwilds — a persistent world on that stack is the untested bit.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 6, 2026 at 10:33 AM
RuneScape 4 in Unreal Engine: the MMO part is new
Jagex revealed RS4 at RuneFest on 3 October. The move to Unreal happened already, with Dragonwilds — a persistent world on that stack is the untested bit.
#gamedev
Jagex revealed RS4 at RuneFest on 3 October. The move to Unreal happened already, with Dragonwilds — a persistent world on that stack is the untested bit.
#gamedev
Manchuria Opium Squad resumes with a new artist
Shikako died last November at 37. The series came back this week drawn by Tsurushima, who sat at the same assistant desk on Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom.
#anime
Shikako died last November at 37. The series came back this week drawn by Tsurushima, who sat at the same assistant desk on Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom.
#anime
Manchuria Opium Squad resumes with a new artist
Shikako died last November at 37. The series came back this week drawn by Tsurushima, who sat at the same assistant desk on Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom.
www.gianlucascattarella.it
October 6, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Manchuria Opium Squad resumes with a new artist
Shikako died last November at 37. The series came back this week drawn by Tsurushima, who sat at the same assistant desk on Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom.
#anime
Shikako died last November at 37. The series came back this week drawn by Tsurushima, who sat at the same assistant desk on Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom.
#anime