News : Cesium World Terrain update the United States Terrain up to 0.5m .

Fresh high-resolution terrain across the United States was added to Cesium World Terrain. 

New 3m terrain now covers large sections of the United States, including major cities such as San Francisco, Washington DC, Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Philadelphia, Raleigh, and New Orleans, to name just a few.

The quarry near San Francisco shown below highlights how the new high-resolution terrain (left) brings the hills, roads, and steps into focus. Try the slider to see how the new terrain also better matches the high-resolution imagery. 

New 0.5m terrain now covers the entire West Coast of the US, from the Mexico border all the way up to the Canada border. 

This coastal shot shows the old terrain (right); the rugged nature of the coast becomes clear with new high resolution terrain (left).

Read more at official blog.

News : Blender 3D the beta version.

In this video, Pablo Vazquez presents the 5 major updates in Blender 2.8 Beta.
As you already know, the Blender 3D is free and you can support core Blender development here.

Use offline Slate editor.

Named Slate this software is a simple editor.
This editor can be easily used to create drawings and simple art like pixelart.
The good part of this editor is simple to use and can be used offline.
This is a screenshot of this software:

More about this editor can be found at GitHub website page.

Make online sprite with pixilart.

This is a simple drawing tool with simple features like an editor with some basic features.
This tool comes with a community art online.
This online tool comes with an application on google play.
Create pixel art on the go. Pixilart is a community of passionate art enthusiasts who enjoy pixels. Easily make pixel art, and then share your art and even follow others who have created their own pixel art creations.
You can test your 2D drawing skills here.

Unity 3D : Unity 2D Challenge.

Here's an unexpected opportunity for Unity 3D game developers to develop 2D games.
About this challenge the Unity team come with this info:
The prizes:
1st - $2000
2nd - $1000
3rd - $500
Special Mention - $500
Join the Unity 2D Challenge to become part of an exciting community journey exploring the possibilities of our new 2D tools.
How to participate 
Create a small piece of content using Unity’s 2D tools. It can be anything from pixel-perfect retro-style art to a snippet of hand-drawn platforming gameplay or a thin vertical slice of a 2D competitive brawler. Anything goes, as long as it’s 2D. See the FAQ at the bottom for more info.
See this video intro:

Online Fishing Planet game .

If you are a fishing enthusiast, this game is a pleasant and relaxing realism.
It is a manager where you will spend your money on fishing gear and you will find world-class competitions.
The development team comes with this intro:

  Fishing Planet is a FREE to play unique and highly realistic online first-person multiplayer fishing simulator developed for anglers to bring you the full thrill of actual fishing! Choose your lures, make your trophy catches, discover new possibilities and sharpen your real angling skills anywhere, anytime 

Features:
72+ species of fish, each with its unique behavior and AI.
12 scenic waterways with multiple locations, various climatic conditions, bottom terrains and vegetation.
Thousands of tackle combinations with unique physical and hydrodynamic properties.
Superb dynamic water graphics with ripples and surface that changes depending on wind, current and depth.

You can play this game on Windows od Linux (Ubuntu) with this system requirements:

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
OS: OS Version - Windows 7, 8, 10 x64
Processor: Dual-Core 2.4 Ghz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Graphics Card Intel HD4600 or higher DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 12 GB available space
Additional Notes: External mouse or compatible Xbox controller required 
Read here.

The cubebrush website accepts bitcoin.

As you know already the Cubebrush website is the first and largest marketplace for digital art resources.
Now the Cubebrush website team accepts cryptocurrency as a payment method.
Read about the new option here.
We're extremely excited to inform you that as of today, we now accept Bitcoin (plus Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum & Litecoin) as a payment method. 

Bitcoin is a decentralized P2P currency that enables instant payments. You will now be able to use cryptocurrency to purchase curated CG tutorials, 3D/2D assets and much more on Cubebrush.