"Autodesk SketchBook Designer software is no longer available for retail purchase effective November 1, 2012. It will continue to be included in the following Autodesk Design and Creation Suites:" Nooope.
Autodesk in now merging the two USD versions with the help from Pixar, Animal Logic, Luma and Bluesky. https://github.com/Autodesk/maya-usd/tree/refactoring_sandbox
Thought this was worth mentioning to people out there that wanna polish their skills, but perhaps say "i don't have the money right now" http://students.autodesk.com/?nd=assistance_home " In these uncertain economic times, many companies have had to let good people go. If you were one of them, you might be wondering how to…
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/33073/Autodesk_To_Buy_Scaleform_For_36M.php Interesting turn of events for anyone who uses Autodesk products like myself. We might be seeing another UI overhaul in the near future.
Autodesk continues it's check writing habit with it's latest one for the purchase of Illuminate Labs. Not sure who they are? They provide a lighting solution for video games as a middle ware solution. Basically you buy this, and drop it in your engine and you got some rocking lights. A few games you might have heard of…