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Epic releases $4 million of Infinity Blade assets and renews featured free Unreal Engine Marketplace content

More free resources are now available to empower Unreal Engine developers and help advance their projects.

Unreal Fest Europe just got even bigger—now taking non-games speaker submissions!

In 2020, Unreal Fest Europe and Unreal Academy London will be rolled into one. Bringing together professionals from a whole range of industries to learn, get inspired, and network, we’re now looking for both games and non-games industry speakers. Apply today.

The Path of Calydra combines adventure and childlike whimsy to create a fantastical journey

Brazilian developer FinalBoss started working on The Path of Calydra half a decade go, and the creative process has taken them on a path that’s every bit as epic as the game’s otherworldly adventure.

Webinar: Achieving cinematic quality with post-process effects in UE4

Missed our webinar on enhancing the visual quality of a scene in Unreal Engine using post-process effects? Now you can watch it on demand! Learn how to work with depth of field, light bloom, exposure, tone mapping, color grading, ray-traced reflections, and more.

Featured free Marketplace content - December 2019

Paint beautiful environments with arctic terrain brushes and landscape stamps, rocket your scenes into space with modular kits, and teleport characters out of this world with this month’s free content.

Enjoy up to 70% off during the Marketplace Black Friday Sale

Treat yourself with up to 70% off thousands of Unreal Engine Marketplace products this holiday season!

The Coalition dives deep into the tech of Gears 5

The Vancouver-based studio reveals how they delivered Gear 5's state-of-the-art-graphics and open-world segments while providing tips on how to maintain smooth, consistent performance.

Unreal Engine developers showcase several new and upcoming games at Xbox X019

Microsoft’s biggest Inside Xbox event yet showcased newly announced Unreal Engine games from Obsidian Entertainment, Rare, and more.

Developer EggNut highlights how they created Backbone's dystopian noir 2.5D pixel art style

Slated to release in 2020, Backbone is an adventure game inspired by film noir, retrofuturism, dystopian fiction, and Vancouver.

Unreal Engine 4.24 Preview 1 now available

Sample new landscape tools, updated Pixel Streaming, and try out the new project creation workflow in Unreal Engine 4.24 Preview 1.

Celebrate another year of featured free Marketplace content with our Creator Appreciation Event

Amp up combat sequences with ballistic effects, create a picturesque seaside retreat, and dive into level design with marine meshes. Save big on items from leading creators now!

Pushing the boundaries of mobile VR with stunning environments

Force Field Entertainment Chief Engineer Sander Smid-Merlijn and Principal Technical Artist Ron Kamphuis explain how they push texture resolution and graphical fidelity by building tools that allow them to optimize static environments.

Mixing atmosphere and tension in the sci-fi horror Moons of Madness

We visited Rock Pocket Games in Norway to get more details on the development of the studios’ first-person cosmic horror game that melds Mars exploration with Lovecraftian inspiration.

Mixing atmosphere and tension in the sci-fi horror Moons of Madness

Octopath Traveler’s “HD-2D” art style and story make for a JRPG dream come true

We visited developer Acquire in Japan to get to the root of the game’s core concepts and find out how they succeeded in modernizing the art direction of classic JRPGs.

Octopath Traveler’s “HD-2D” art style and story make for a JRPG dream come true

Registrations for the 2019 Epic MegaJam are now open!

We’re excited to announce our five year anniversary jam, the 2019 Epic MegaJam! Head over to our Itch.io page for award categories, prizes and registration.

How Tetris Effect became a modern work of art

The developers behind Tetris Effect explain how they leveraged tech like VR and Unreal Engine’s particle system to create the game’s otherworldly experience.

Unreal Fest Europe 2020 announced — speaker submissions now open

Unreal Fest Europe returns to Prague from April 29 to May 1, 2020! If you can share how to build imaginative gameplay systems, refine artistic workflows, or speak to other game development gems, we want to hear from you.

Famed Castlevania producer creates new Igavania hit Bloodstained as an indie developer

Famed Castlevania producer Koji Igarashi talks about creating a modern Igavania title, which has become one of the most beloved crowdfunded games yet.

Unreal Engine provided robust artistic tools that empowered SNK to make the most beautiful Samurai Shodown yet

Art and Game Director Nobuyuki Kuroki talks about what it was like re-imagining the venerable fighting game franchise with a new 3D art style that pushes the boundaries for beautiful, stylized visuals and slick animations.

From blockout to launch - a behind the scenes look at Kine's level design

To celebrate #Blocktober, solo developer Gwen Frey shares her process for designing 3D puzzle game Kine from scratch using Unreal Engine.

Summon hauntingly good deals with the Marketplace Fall Flash Sale

Take advantage of discounts with 50% off on hundreds of products.

Devil's Hunt leveraged Blueprints and source-code access to turn a fantasy novel into a game

Originally prototyped using a different engine, Devil's Hunt found success after switching to Unreal.

Frogwares embraces new tech to design open-world thriller The Sinking City

New Lovecraftian tale incorporates a unique set of tools within Unreal Engine.