iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

We are at CEDEC! Come and meet the team at Exhibition Area: E-43. Join our session: デモで解説 Havok Navigation for Unreal の使い方～ダイナミックなシーンを歩かせてみよう～ | CEDEC2026 Session Date: July 24 (Fri), 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Session Room: #13

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Havok is delighted to again sponsor the 2026 @conference.aiandgames.com in London later this year. We're excited to see the submissions in November so get your applications in now! www.aiandgamesconference.com/talk-submiss...

aiandgamesconference.com

Talk Submission – AI and Games Conference 2026

Deadline 12AM BST, 3 Aug 2026, Every submission goes through our editorial board — we vet for technical depth, originality, and practical insight.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The GDC Vault has been updated and Havok Navigation Tech Lead Ben Sunshine-Hill's GDC26 session "Best Practices for Character Navigation" is now available The full recording requires Vault access, but you can download the presentation slides directly from our website: www.havok.com/presentation...

Havok Presentations & Sessions | Talks, Insights and Demos

Find Havok presentations, GDC session links, and technical deep dives covering Physics, Navigation, Cloth and Unreal Engine integrations.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Dynamic game worlds are only as active as the characters that populate them. For GDC 2026 we created this Havok Navigation for Unreal showcase demo to show how we handle all the problems a game can throw at you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3MI...

Havok Navigation for Unreal - GDC 2026 walkthrough

YouTube video by Havok

110

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

How does Havok Physics keep ragdolls intact in high-impact scenarios, handle constraint chains with wide mass ranges, and scale to handle large scale physics events? Learn about the Havok Physics Constraint Solver in our new technical deep dive www.havok.com/blog/how-hav...

Physics Constraint Solver Deep Dive: PGS & Baumgarte in Havok

Technical deep dive into how Havok’s constraint solver functions, covering PGS iteration, Baumgarte correction, and the direct solver.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Your character AI looks great in profiling. Then gameplay happens. CPU spikes, frame hitches, and immersion breaking character behavior. Asynchronous navigation processing spreads the load across multiple frames for smooth high performance updates. www.havok.com/blog/asynchr...

Asynchronous Navigation Processing: Stable AI Pathfinding in Games

Learn how asynchronous AI navigation processing distributes nav mesh updates across frames to stabilize game performance.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Congratulations to Pearl Abyss on the launch of Crimson Desert! The continent of Pywel is alive with massive battles and dynamic environments. We're proud that Havok Physics helps powers the simulation behind it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWIw...

Official Launch Trailer | Crimson Desert

YouTube video by Crimson Desert

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Game Creators Conference 2026, Osaka, March 28th. See you there? Whether you're solving a specific production challenge, addressing a feature gap, or just want to say hello, we'd love to connect. #GameCreatorsConference #Havok #GameDev #Unreal

1113

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

GDC 2026 is a wrap! Thanks to every studio that connected with the Havok team. Missed us? Let's talk: havok.com/evaluate/ Slides from Ben Sunshine-Hill's "Best Practices for Character Navigation" session are up: havok.com/presentations-and-sessions/

Get access to Havok Physics, Navigation & Cloth tools and see how they can super-power your game.

032

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Havok for Unreal now supports UE 5.7.4, just 2 days after Epic's release. Studios can't upgrade until their toolchain is ready. We make sure Havok isn't the bottleneck.

011

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Havok for Unreal support for Unreal 5.7.3 was released on Tuesday 17th Feb, following the release of the Unreal hotfix on 10th Feb. This update is fully supported and ready for customers to upgrade.

042

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

We’re excited to be attending GDC 2026 and getting to connect with studios and partners from across the industry. If you're interested in finding out how Havok can help you push the boundaries of what is possible in your game, reach out to schedule a meeting.

110

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Havok for Unreal brings industry-leading physics, navigation, and cloth simulation to Unreal Engine through close, well maintained, integrations. Find more about the standout improvements and features delivered in the last development period on our site: www.havok.com/blog/havok-f...

Havok for Unreal: Quarterly Highlights January 2026

A roundup of stand out features and improvements to the Havok for Unreal products over the previous development period.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The Havok Cloth Remote Preview Tool makes real‑time cloth simulation effortless: - Preview instantly - Test forces + tweak settings - Sandbox rapid iteration - Save custom setups Check out our new tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF-7...

Introduction to the Havok Cloth Remote Preview Tool

YouTube video by Havok

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

We will be attending the DICE Summit 2026. We're setting up meetings over the event and aiming to sync with developers from across the industry. To find out how Havok can super-power your game with proven physics, navigation and cloth simulation, reach out through our website.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The Havok Balloons Tech Showcase lets you experience the thousands of interactions that Havok Physics Particles can bring to your game. As a feature of Havok Physics for Unreal, Physics Particles are integrated directly into the Niagara particles system and are quick and easy to set up.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Havok 2025.2 is here! This release brings new features and improvements across all products, available to both SDK and Unreal customers. To learn more, check out our website, or get in touch. www.havok.com/blog/havok-s...

Havok 2025.2 Release | New features & Improvements

Discover what’s new in Havok 2025.2 including voxelized, proxy-based nav mesh generation, portable HCT and large physics world support.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The Havok Balloons Tech Showcase is live! Showing the power of Havok Physics Particles in Unreal Engine. This free level will give you a taste of the kind of immersive interactive experiences this feature can bring to your game. Check it out on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4031820/...

store.steampowered.com

Havok Balloons Tech Showcase on Steam

Havok usually works behind the scenes helping to power your favourite AAA games, but this tech showcase proved too popular to keep to industry only meetings.

031

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Best of luck to all the nominees at The Game Awards today! It's great to see so many Havok-powered games being recognised for their achievements.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Havok Physics Particles are brought to Unreal through a seamless integration into Niagara. Choose from 3 Havok-powered update modules to enable physics simulation within a Niagara particle system and bring lightweight rigid bodies to your game.

110

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Havok usually exists behind the scenes powering your favorite AAA games. And Havok demos are a closed door, industry only event. However...

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Ready to make your interactive immersive game worlds a reality? Havok Physics Particles bring you lightweight, low cost rigid bodies with minimal performance hit. 💥Thousands of simulating physics bodies 💥Versatile and customizable 💥Cross platform deterministic

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Congratulations to Epic on the release of UE 5.7.0. The Havok for Unreal release UE 5.7.0-R1(2025.1.1) is now available!

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Want to learn about our games middleware straight from the source? We're collecting Havok presentations and sessions on our website, bringing knowledge of how we work and what our products can do to one easy to find place! www.havok.com/presentation...

Presentations and Sessions

Find all public presentations, talks and sessions by Havok in one place, with links to recordings and downloads where possible.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

CEDEC+KYUSHU is back on 29th November and we're happy to support the event for another year. Drop by the Havok booth to learn more about the different Havok products and how they can unlock new capabilities for your game.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

This week we will be attending the Game Tools & Middleware Forum (GTMF) in Osaka. Find us around the event or drop by the booth to learn about how Havok can differentiate your game and empower you to push the boundaries of what games can achieve.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Creating games requires you to create many different representations of your world. While we can see the graphical world it depends on close interaction to other world representations to function, such as: 🌍audible world 🌎navigable world 🌏physical world

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Havok for Unreal is constantly evolving. Over the course of Unreal 5.5, we made 13 releases bringing you the latest features from the Havok SDK and keeping up to date with every engine drop.

How Havok Evolved in Unreal Engine 5.5

A look at the Havok releases for Unreal Engine 5.5 bringing new features and innovations, and improving our fast robust performance.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Don't miss our session @conference.aiandgames.com in November. Richard will take you through how Havok uses Cross-Platform determinism to save time, reduce frustration and simplify debugging.

153

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Next week we will be attending NEXUS Dublin Games Conference. We're looking forward to a great event and connecting with studios from across the industry. Keep an eye out for Havok folks at the event if you have any questions about how Havok could super-power your game.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Game AI and NPC movement isn’t only about getting from A to B. An optimal path can be stilted and unnatural if a character follows it directly. Bring believable paths to your navigation system using the Havok Smooth Path Solver and Smooth Path Follower.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Are you at Tokyo Game Show 2025? Looking for a solution with: • Fast reliable performance on all major gaming platforms • Full compatibility with Unreal Engine • A decades long history of robust flexible products Come chat to us! Find out how Havok can super-power your game!

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Next week we will be attending Unreal Fest Stockholm! It's a great chance to talk to developers and studios about how Havok for Unreal can empower you to push the boundaries of what your games can achieve. #unrealFestStockholm #unrealEngine

231

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Havok Cloth saw the introduction of the Skin Sim Cloth Pose feature in the Havok 2025.1 release in July. This feature enhances realism in cinematics by preventing unnatural cloth behavior during abrupt animation changes.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Havok Physics saw improvements to the settling of piles of objects in our 2025.1 release, earlier in the summer. A new friction model improves stability of piles of objects, eliminating residual motion that previously could keep bodies moving slowly and preventing deactivation.

140

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Havok Physics for Unreal powers VOID/BREAKER bringing fast, reliable, performance to deliver a chaotic destruction spectacle! Congratulations to @voidbreakergame.bsky.social on your launch to early access

051

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

We introduced some of the latest features in Havok Physics for Unreal and Havok Navigation for Unreal during CEDEC 2025. To find out more and learn about how these features can be applied to your game, check out the recording of the session here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeQ1...

YouTube video by CEDECチャンネルYouTube版

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

We're excited to be a part of bringing Chief Tech Omnium to Gamescom. This exclusive event is a gathering of executives from top gaming startups to discuss challenges, share knowledge, and grow a community of world-class game creators. We can't wait to see you there!

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Next week we will be attending Devcom, along with a number of other events happening around the conference throughout the week. Keep an eye out for us around Cologne, and reach out if you want to set up a sync about how Havok can super-power your game!

121

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

We joined Creek and River at CEDEC 2025 to talk about using Havok Cloth. Join us as we walk through the entire process, including preparation in Maya, how to use Havok Cloth's setup tool and data export/import for Unreal. Find the session on youtube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cODy...

【CEDEC2025】Havok Cloth を使ったクロスシミュレーション設定ワークフローのご紹介

YouTube video by CEDECチャンネルYouTube版

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

We will be attending SIGGRAPH 2025 @siggraphdigitalart.bsky.social to discuss innovation and advances in Real-Time 3D simulation. We'll be speaking at 2 sessions and taking part in the glTF EcoSystem Forum hosted by The Khronos Group,

121

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Congratulations to Tripwire Interactive on the launch of Killing Floor 3. We're excited to see Havok Navigation powering the NPC behavior in the latest addition to the series.

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Havok 2025.1 introduces official support for the Nintendo Switch™ 2. All Havok products and features are available on Nintendo Switch 2, with cross-platform determinism fully guaranteed. www.havok.com/blog/havok-2...

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Let's take a look at the Havok 2025.1 Release Highlights! This release came out for customers a few weeks ago and includes new features and improvements across all Havok products. www.havok.com/blog/havok-2...

Havok 2025.1 Release Highlights

Including new package distribution, enhanced visual fidelity of cloth, and smooth pathing for more believable character navigation

121

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

CEDEC 2025 is on this week and we can't wait! We'll be taking part in two sessions over the course of the event: Introducing the Cross Simulation Setup Workflow with Havok Cloth, presented with Creek & River Inc cedec.cesa.or.jp/2025/timetab... Wednesday, 23 July 9:30-10:30

cedec.cesa.or.jp

Havok Cloth を使ったクロスシミュレーション設定ワークフローのご紹介 | CEDEC2025

国内最大級のゲーム開発者向けカンファレンス CEDEC 2025公式サイト。「Havok Cloth を使ったクロスシミュレーション設定ワークフローのご紹介」のページです。

131

Havok @havokbuzz.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

This weekend we will be attending BitSummit in Kyoto. Make sure to keep an eye out for Havok rep and reach out if you want to chat about what Havok could bring to your game.