New Zealand-based Skymatter announced that its 3D modeling software Mudbox is now available for public beta. Mudbox, which was used in beta form on films like King Kong, is a 3D sculpting, detailing, and design tool developed by a number of vfx and game industry experts. It's a standalone application that is currently in its first beta, and the development team is already promising several planned features and improvements to follow its release. [More]