(Updated February 13, 2008 by Pablo Hadis) An interesting thread with reactions to the announcement can be found on CGTalk. PDFs with more detailed info on the new version are available from Ken Pimentel's blog at Autodesk.com (look for the "Related Materials" section).

It may seem like it was only half a year ago that 3ds Max 2008 (10) was announced.. and that's because it was.

Today, Autodesk announced 3ds Max 2009 and 3ds Max Design 2009 (formerly Autodesk VIZ).

Edit: Slight bit more information on Ken Pimentel's blog

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