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Unreal Engine 4.27 released!

Creators across all industries have something to celebrate with this release: In‑camera VFX goes next-level with a slew of efficiency, quality, and ease-of-use improvements, while other highlights include path tracing for stunning final images, out-of-the-box access to Oodle and Bink, production-ready Pixel Streaming, and much more.

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Taking Unreal Engine's latest in-camera VFX toolset for a spin

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Taking Unreal Engine's latest in-camera VFX toolset for a spin

Recently, Epic Games and filmmakers’ collective Bullitt assembled a team to test out the latest in-camera VFX toolset, part of the extensive suite of virtual production tools in the upcoming Unreal Engine 4.27 release. To put each of the tools new through their paces, they created a short test piece to mimic a production workflow.

Unreal Engine 5 is now available in Early Access!

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May 26

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Unreal Engine 5 is now available in Early Access!

This Early Access build of UE5 is intended for game developers who like to live on the bleeding edge to start testing features and prototyping their next games. This is your first chance to get your hands on Lumen, Nanite, and much more.

Early Access to MetaHuman Creator is now available!

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April 14

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Early Access to MetaHuman Creator is now available!

Have you been waiting to get your hands on MetaHuman Creator? Now’s your opportunity to join the Early Access program and start creating your own unique MetaHumans.

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REALTIME delivers cinematics in record time on Codemasters’ new F1 2021 game

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REALTIME delivers cinematics in record time on Codemasters’ new F1 2021 game

With the finish line just weeks away, real-time technology came to the rescue and enabled REALTIME to deliver two and a half hours of additional cinematic cutscenes in record time on Codemasters’ new F1 2021 game.

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Lamborghini shifts gears for a new digital-first landscape

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Lamborghini shifts gears for a new digital-first landscape

Powered by Audi Business Innovation’s Automotive Visualization Platform, Lamborghini’s new real-time car configurator leverages Unreal Engine photorealism to deliver best-in-class visuals.

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August 18

Unreal Online Learning offers new courses for better user experiences

This month’s new courses at the Unreal Online Learning portal show you how to make compelling soundscapes through audio mixing and effects. You can also learn to use Unreal Engine’s accessibility features to make your game friendlier to users with disabilities.

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Unreal Online Learning offers new courses for better user experiences

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August 17

MetaSounds in UE5: From Miniguns to Music

This explosive 30 minute development demonstration walks newcomers through some of the cool features of MetaSounds and how to go about implementing them in their own projects.

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MetaSounds in UE5: From Miniguns to Music

This explosive 30 minute development demonstration walks newcomers through some of the cool features of MetaSounds and how to go about implementing them in their own projects.

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August 16

How Thor movies, a love of co-op, and survival inspired Tribes of Midgard

Norsefell’s Tribes of Midgard is a colorful blending of Diablo meets Don’t Starve Together with a healthy dose of Ragnarok.

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How Thor movies, a love of co-op, and survival inspired Tribes of Midgard

Norsefell’s Tribes of Midgard is a colorful blending of Diablo meets Don’t Starve Together with a healthy dose of Ragnarok.

Winning entry breakdown: ‘Blending the old world with the new’, Twinmotion Community Challenge #6

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August 16

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Winning entry breakdown: ‘Blending the old world with the new’, Twinmotion Community Challenge #6

Architecture student Jesufolahanmi Oyedeji reveals the techniques and processes behind his winning entry for the sixth Twinmotion Community Challenge.

Register now for the 2021 Epic MegaJam

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August 12

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Register now for the 2021 Epic MegaJam

In celebration of the game development industry, and the spirit of collaboration, the 2021 Epic MegaJam is here. Get your team together and get jamming on a brand-new game—we have no doubt the community will enjoy the fruits of your labors as much as you will!

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Engine House tames animated short Wylder with real-time workflows

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Engine House tames animated short Wylder with real-time workflows

Creating an animated short film in less than three months with a very small team while working from home is no mean feat. But that’s exactly what one Cornish studio has achieved. Adapted from wordless children’s book Wylder, the film is rendered entirely as final pixels in Unreal Engine.

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August 12

How a team of three created a narrative masterpiece in The Forgotten City

Modern Storyteller founder explains how he and two others created such a riveting experience with The Forgotten City.

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How a team of three created a narrative masterpiece in The Forgotten City

Modern Storyteller founder explains how he and two others created such a riveting experience with The Forgotten City.

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August 11

Creating the illustrative look of Season using Unreal Engine

How Scavengers Studio blended a 2D illustrative art style with 3D graphics in beautiful adventure game Season.

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Creating the illustrative look of Season using Unreal Engine

How Scavengers Studio blended a 2D illustrative art style with 3D graphics in beautiful adventure game Season.

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August 10

Lumen in UE5: Let there be light!

Lumen is the result of years of research at Epic to bring real-time Global Illumination and reflections to Unreal Engine. In this video, we'll show what it is, talk about its features, and walk you through a high-level overview of how it works.

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Lumen in UE5: Let there be light!

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Personalized advertising with Mackevision’s AWS-powered render-on-demand system

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Personalized advertising with Mackevision’s AWS-powered render-on-demand system

The power of AWS cloud computing and Unreal Engine real-time rendering has been combined in Mackevision’s new render-on-demand system, offering a way to create personalized, photorealistic marketing assets in seconds.

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Sony Music's 'digital Madison Beer' sets the virtual concert world on fire

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Sony Music's 'digital Madison Beer' sets the virtual concert world on fire

Prepare yourself for the most photorealistic pop performance yet. Using virtual production and digital human tech, Madison Beer, Sony Music and Magnopus have set a new bar for virtual concerts, thrilling fans who had no choice but to stay at home.

Over 80 Unreal Engine games highlighted during recent summer events

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August 6

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Over 80 Unreal Engine games highlighted during recent summer events

With titles like Atlus’ Shin Megami Tensei V and Gearbox Software’s Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, over 20 new Unreal Engine-powered games were revealed during recent gaming events like E3 and Summer Games Fest.

Explore four new Fortnite Creative lesson plans for teachers

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August 6

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Explore four new Fortnite Creative lesson plans for teachers

Hold students’ attention using one of the most popular games in the world. With our free Fortnite Creative lesson plans, you can explore science, design, and history concepts using a dynamic game environment.

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Ferrari races towards the Metaverse with real-time technology

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Ferrari races towards the Metaverse with real-time technology

As the Ferrari 296 GTB becomes the first real-life, drivable car in Fortnite, we look at how Ferrari’s early adoption of real-time technology paved the way for this achievement—and why it makes the brand perfectly poised to capitalize on the Metaverse.

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August 5

How Square Enix impressively optimized FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE for next-gen

Square Enix developers share how they took advantage of PlayStation 5’s extra performance power to bolster FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE’s lighting, framerate, VFX, load times, and more.

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How Square Enix impressively optimized FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE for next-gen

Square Enix developers share how they took advantage of PlayStation 5’s extra performance power to bolster FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE’s lighting, framerate, VFX, load times, and more.

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August 4

Animating and rigging the robot in Valley of the Ancient

Jeremiah Grant, Technical Product Manager at Epic Games, explains the mentality, implementation, and tools used to rig and animate ‘The Ancient One,’ the massive robot encountered at the end of UE5 Early Access project, Valley of the Ancient.

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Animating and rigging the robot in Valley of the Ancient

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August 4

Join us at virtual SIGGRAPH 2021!

SIGGRAPH 2021 is around the corner, and we’re excited to be taking part! We’ll have on-demand presentations on the Unreal Fellowship and UE 4.27, and a live Birds of a Feather discussion on the Metaverse. We’re also taking part in two great sessions with AWS and a number of courses.

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