Following Fortnite’s upgrade from Unreal Engine 4 to the latest and greatest UE5, we have seen much wider adoption for the new engine, with the likes of Rocket League and others set to make the transition. One other game now confirmed to be getting an Unreal Engine 5 upgrade is the first-person open world factory building title Satisfactory.
Read More »The Coalition’s new IP has been cancelled, studio now focusing on Gears 6
Since releasing Gears 5 back in 2019, The Coalition has been pretty quiet. The studio has revealed publicly that it is currently working on projects with Unreal Engine 5, but it would seem that plans for a new IP have now been scrapped following on from recent lay-offs at Microsoft. …
Read More »EA’s Iron Man game might be using Unreal Engine instead of Frostbite
For many years EA required its development studios to create their games using the publisher’s proprietary game engine known as Frostbite. While an impressive engine in some respects, its cross-genre compatibility left a lot to be desired. Fortunately the publisher has loosened up when it comes to using Frostbite – …
Read More »Job listing suggests that SEGA is working on a multiplayer Sonic game
With the success of Sonic Frontiers, all eyes are on the blue blur’s next game and what it might be about. According to a new job listing posted by SEGA, the next Sonic game could in fact feature multiplayer. As discovered and translated by ResetEra user ‘Dooble’, SEGA recently published …
Read More »Fortnite has been upgraded to Unreal Engine 5.1
Fortnite represented one of the first games to use Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5, showcasing the many improvements that UE5 held over the previous iteration. Though impressive, UE5 does suffer from some drawbacks, and so with the launch of Fortnite Chapter 4, the game now utilises the new and improved …
Read More »Intel releases XeSS plugin for Unreal Engine 4 and Unreal Engine 5
Upscaling technologies like Nvidia DLSS and AMD FSR have really caught on with game developers, in part thanks to ease of implementation through plugins for popular game engines. Developers working with Unreal Engine will soon be able to quickly implement Intel XeSS too, as a plugin is now rolling out …
Read More »Yakuza studio discusses shift to Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine has seemingly taken over the video games industry, with the game creation toolset being used by indie and AAA studios alike across all regions of the industry. One of the latest studios to announce their shift to Unreal Engine is Like a Dragon’s RGG Studio, with the team …
Read More »Gears of War studio is helping develop State of Decay 3
State of Decay 3 was announced all the way back in 2020 with a teaser trailer and little else. While we still have yet to get a proper look at the upcoming open-world zombie survival game, Matt Booty, the Head of Xbox Game Studios, has now offered some insights into …
Read More »Playdead’s next game will use Unreal Engine 5
Ever since Unreal Engine 5 was first announced, we have seen a wide number of different game studios all pledging to use Epic Games’ engine for their future titles. It seems Playdead – the studio known best for the indie hits LIMBO and INSIDE will be using UE5 for their …
Read More »The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience is being delisted this weekend
The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience shadow-dropped on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S last month, giving console owners a peek into the potential of Unreal Engine 5. Less than a full month after launch however, the demo is getting delisted, meaning you have until this weekend to add …
Read More »Sony invests $1 billion in Epic Games to further Metaverse development
In recent years, Sony has been steadily investing money into Epic Games. As part of the company's latest round of funding, Sony, and the investors behind LEGO, have invested a further $2 billion into Epic Games. This time last year, Epic Games was valued at around $29 billion, but that …
Read More »The Witcher 4 won’t be an Epic Games Store exclusive
Yesterday, CD Projekt Red surprised us all with the announcement of a new Witcher saga, developed on Unreal Engine 5 as part of a new partnership with Epic Games. While many developers partnering with Epic tend to release PC games exclusively on the Epic Games Store, CD Projekt has made …
Read More »There are now more than 500 million registered Epic accounts
Thanks to the success of Fortnite, Epic Games has been afforded the opportunity to enter itself into the video game market in a role beyond simply being a video game publisher and engine creator. Epic’s push towards being a platform holder seems to be paying off as they now have …
Read More »Until Dawn rumoured to be getting a remake
Until Dawn was a surprise hit when it launched back in 2015. A business collaboration between Sony and developers Supermassive Games, Until Dawn released exclusively for the PS4. Despite its relative recency, new rumours are claiming that a full remake of the game is in the works. This ‘leak’ comes …
Read More »Nintendo begins taking down clips of viral fan made Pokemon shooter
Recently across Reddit, one lone developer has been posting clips of a private Pokemon first-person shooter fan game. These short videos showcased a Pokemon game built in Unreal Engine, where the player runs around the map and shoots at Pokemon with various guns. Some of these clips ended up going …
Read More »Mass Effect 5 developers are dropping Frostbite in favour of Unreal Engine
BioWare was in trouble back when Mass Effect Andromeda first launched. While now many look back on that entry to the series a bit more fondly, at launch, it was widely panned for being buggy, having poor animations and other issues. Many of these woes were attributed to the switch …
Read More »Fortnite’s UE5 update adds web swinging, sliding and more
While Epic Games is now closely associated with the Epic Games Store and Fortnite, the platform holder is in fact responsible for one of the most widely used game engines currently: Unreal Engine. Following the official reveal of UE5 last year, Fortnite is now the first game to officially run …
Read More »The next Mass Effect may use Unreal Engine instead of Frostbite
While EA’s Frostbite engine is an impressive toolset, allowing developers to make good looking titles, the engine isn't as flexible as EA perhaps would like. We have seen the results of troubled engine development with games such as Mass Effect Andromeda. In order to avoid this, the next Mass Effect …
Read More »Black Myth: Wukong to use UE5 and support Ray-Tracing
Black Myth: Wukong took people by surprise when it was first revealed in August 2020, amassing a great deal of attention in a short amount of time. Impressing fans both in terms of its graphics and gameplay, the title was being developed on Unreal Engine 4. It has now been …
Read More »Unreal Engine 5 to get updated showcase tomorrow
Many casual fans and tech enthusiasts alike were left surprised when Epic Games showed off Unreal Engine 5 for the first time last year. Just over a year after its blowout showcase, Epic Games is back with another look at the impressive technology of the next Unreal Engine, with a …
Read More »Epic Games sues Nreal for branding being too similar to ‘Unreal’
Epic Games isn't just suing Apple, the company has also recently filed a lawsuit against an Augmented Reality tech company known as Nreal. As you may already be able to guess, the lawsuit is due to Epic's concern that the name can be confused with Unreal, from the Unreal Engine. …
Read More »The Coalition changes game engines; now using Unreal 5
Following on from the acquisition of the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games, Microsoft tasked The Coalition with continuing to develop more Gears titles. Of course, with the franchise’s roots coming from Epic Games, it comes as no surprise that the games used Epic’s Unreal Engine. The Coalition has …
Read More »Epic Games acquires ArtStation
Epic Games is continuing to expand on its developer tool offerings with another acquisition. The Unreal Engine maker has now acquired ArtStation, which runs a marketplace for game assets and digital illustrations. ArtStation is a platform used by many artists from major and smaller game studios alike. Under the Epic …
Read More »Nvidia releases DLSS plugin for Unreal Engine
It looks like a lot more games could be making use of Nvidia's DLSS technology in the future. This week, Nvidia officially released its DLSS plugin on the Unreal Engine marketplace, meaning any developer working with Unreal Engine 4 or newer can take advantage of it. Unreal Engine already supports …
Read More »Payday 3 is built on Unreal engine, currently in design phase
We've known that Payday 3 has been in the works for a while, although financial issues at Starbreeze did hold things back a bit. It would seem that we now have an official update on the project, including confirmation of an engine change, switching from an in-house engine to Unreal …
Read More »Judge rules Apple can remove Fortnite but Unreal Engine must remain available
Following on from Epic Games' recent lawsuit and restraining order filings against Apple, a judge has officially weighed in on the case. Last night during a court hearing held via Zoom, US District Judge, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, decided that Apple was allowed to keep Fortnite off of the iOS App …
Read More »Apple will revoke Epic Games’ access to iOS developer tools this month
The legal battle between Apple and Epic Games is taking another turn this week. Shortly after Fortnite was booted off the iOS App Store for circumventing Apple's in-app purchase payment methods, Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple for its 30% revenue cut. Now, Apple is revoking Epic Games' access …
Read More »Epic Games and Unreal Engine teams pull out of GDC 2020
Last night, another wave of gaming companies pulled out of GDC next month, with Microsoft, CD Projekt Red and Unity joining a growing list. Now, Epic Games and the folks behind the widely used Unreal Engine are also cancelling their appearances. The announcement was made by the official Unreal Engine …
Read More »S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will use Unreal Engine but won’t necessarily be an EGS exclusive
Way back in May 2018, GSC Game World announced that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was back in development after some lengthy downtime. News on the sequel has been pretty quiet since then but this week, the developers gave an update, confirming that the game is being built on the Unreal Engine. This …
Read More »Epic Games announces plans to bolster cross-platform services in 2019
Before advocating a leading revenue split for developers on its newly launched store, Epic Games strongly voiced its support for cross-platform play within video games. This is evident with Fortnite: Battle Royale becoming the first game to bridge the gap across all console and PC platforms. Now, Epic is looking …
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