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Taking the leap on Nightingale: How Inflexion Games upgraded from UE4 to UE5 mid-development

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 14:00:00 GMT

Senior team members at Inflexion Games reveal why they chose to upgrade to Unreal Engine 5 midway through developing Nightingale, and share tips, tricks, and best practices that could help you do the same with your project.

Inside Croteam's transition from in-house tech to UE5 for The Talos Principle 2

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 14:00:00 GMT

The creators of Serious Sam and The Talos Principle, Croteam have been building games in their in-house engine for more than two decades. But everything changed when they saw the “dazzling Unreal Engine 5 demo.” The result? A complete shift to UE5 for The Talos Principle 2.

October Marketplace sale: over 2,000 products—now 50% off

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 14:00:00 GMT

There are all kinds of great products to choose from this month, including environments, plugins, props, characters, sounds, music, Blueprints, and more. See some of our personal favorites and explore the sale today.

Featured free Unreal Marketplace content—October 2023

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:00:00 GMT

Looking for ways to make your games more visually stunning, immersive, and engaging? Explore October's Unreal Marketplace content, featuring free stylized natural environments, dark caves, grand coliseums, NPC optimization plugins, and more.

Racing Master brings authentic racing action and best-in-class graphics to mobile and other platforms

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:30:00 GMT

The team behind Racing Master talks about its commitment to recreating the realistic feel of high-end sports cars and optimizing Unreal Engine for cross-platform games on mobile and game simulator on PC.

Tower of Fantasy leverages Unreal Engine to bring open world action to mobile, PC, and PlayStation

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:00:00 GMT

With Tower of Fantasy, Hotta Studio utilized the power of Unreal Engine to bring its debut title to iOS, Android, PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.

Behind the scenes on Blue Dot: MetaHuman Animator brings stunning fidelity to cinematics

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:00:00 GMT

The film shows how MetaHuman Animator unlocks the ability for teams to create cinematics of stunning fidelity and resonance by using a creative on-set process typical of traditional filmmaking to direct and capture a performance.

How Odyssey Interactive launched live-service game Omega Strikers across mobile, console, and PC

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:00:00 GMT

Odyssey Interactive shares techniques and best practices used to release Omega Strikers on Android and iOS simultaneously with Console and PC.

King Arthur: Legends Rise leverages UE5 for future release on mobile and PC

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:00:00 GMT

After its work on Marvel and Disney titles, Kabam is making its own universe with King Arthur: Legends Rise, a cinematic RPG reimagining of the Arthurian myth.

Fort Solis uses Unreal Engine 5.2 to deliver an immersive martian experience

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 14:00:00 GMT

The Epic MegaGrant Recipient was inspired by the loneliness of the pandemic and paranoia of John Carpenter’s The Thing.

Stray Gods is a musical murder mystery RPG from a Bioware veteran

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:00:00 GMT

Summerfall Studios is spearheaded by David Gaider, who worked on acclaimed games such as Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Dragon Age: Origins, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

Featured free Unreal Marketplace content—September 2023

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:30:00 GMT

This month’s free 3D asset drop includes an NPC-friendly quest editor, a Lumen-infused archviz apartment, a safe house, a melee system, and more. See what strikes your fancy inside!

Pacific Drive is a run-based driving survival game with an ever changing, mysterious landscape

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:30:00 GMT

Ironwood Studios talks about the production realities of development with a small team, nailing the feel of driving survival, and how Unreal Engine helped the studio fill out its anomalous portrayal of the Pacific Northwest.

Unreal Developer Roundtable: Taking AAA to indie -- how small teams are making big games

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 14:00:00 GMT

In our first Unreal Developer Roundtable, we invited three former devs who worked in the AAA space (David Gaider, James Tinsdale, and Alex Dracott) and talked about how they branched out to form their own indie studios.

Two high school friends used Unreal Engine 5.1 to create atmospheric retro shooter Kvark

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 14:30:00 GMT

Pixelated, low-poly shooter Kvark drops players into a fictional ‘80s mining facility.

Lies of P takes inspiration from Pinocchio, French history, and marries them with Soulslike combat

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:00:00 GMT

NEOWIZ Games and Round8 Studio explain how they took inspiration from Pinocchio to deliver a fierce third-person action game.

Anniversary Marketplace Sale: over 1,700 products—now 50% off

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 14:00:00 GMT

There’s all kinds of great products to choose from this month. Click now to see some of our personal favorites and explore the sale today.

Incoming 2023 Epic MegaJam–Register Now!

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 20:30:00 GMT

The time for the 2023 Epic MegaJam is almost upon us! Our next annual game jam event will kick off on September 14 at 2 PM EDT, with Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) submissions accepted for the first time ever!

The Plucky Squire blends 2D and 3D visuals in aesthetically pleasing and mechanically interesting ways

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 14:30:00 GMT

All Possible Futures started when two developers who worked on Nintendo games got together.

Octopath Traveler II builds a bigger, bolder world in its stunning HD-2D style

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:30:00 GMT

Square Enix and Acquire talk about how Unreal Engine helped them revisit and expand the world of Octopath Traveler in this sequel.

Over 40 Unreal Engine-powered games highlighted during recent summer events

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:00:00 GMT

Join us as we roundup all of the excellent Unreal Engine games announced during several Summer showcase events, including surprising reveals and new trailers.

How the three-person team behind Laysara: Summit Kingdom found a new spin on city-builders

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:00:00 GMT

Quite OK Games, the indie studio behind mountainside city builder Laysara: Summit Kingdom, talks about how Unreal Engine and other tools keep it ahead of the game development avalanche.