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Unreal Editor for Fortnite is now available in Public Beta!
Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) combines the power of Unreal Engine with the scale of Fortnite. Use development tools to build games and experiences that can be unlike anything seen in Fortnite so far and publish for millions of players to enjoy.
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Free Unreal Fellowship: Animation course hits EDC (for a limited time)
Elevate your real-time animation skills with a free Unreal Fellowship: Animation course—September 13 - September 28. We’re unlocking over 35 hours of expert-led content, only shown before on an invite-only basis. Don't miss out!
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September 5
Featured free Unreal Marketplace content—September 2023
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!
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Featured free Unreal Marketplace content—September 2023
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!
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August 29
Anniversary Marketplace Sale: over 1,700 products—now 50% off
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.
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Anniversary Marketplace Sale: over 1,700 products—now 50% off
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.
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August 28
Incoming 2023 Epic MegaJam–Register Now!
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!
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Incoming 2023 Epic MegaJam–Register Now!
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!
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Over 40 Unreal Engine-powered games highlighted during recent summer events
Join us as we roundup all of the excellent Unreal Engine games announced during several Summer showcase events, including surprising reveals and new trailers.
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Featured free Unreal Marketplace content—August 2023
Need a fully stocked pirate ship? A modular building creator with some Italian flair? Maybe enough coral to start your own reef? Find all that and more in this month's free asset drop.
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August 1
August Marketplace Sale: over 1,800 products—now 50% off
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.
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August Marketplace Sale: over 1,800 products—now 50% off
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.
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July 27
Cropout Sample Project
Cropout is a sample top-down Casual RTS game that demonstrates all the best practices for building a project designed for cross-platform release. Find out more and download it today!
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Cropout Sample Project
Cropout is a sample top-down Casual RTS game that demonstrates all the best practices for building a project designed for cross-platform release. Find out more and download it today!
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July 4
Featured free Unreal Marketplace content—July 2023
Take a look at this month’s free Unreal Marketplace content, featuring a captivating bazaar, an office crafted with Brutalist architecture, a fearless goblin warrior, and more.
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Featured free Unreal Marketplace content—July 2023
Take a look at this month’s free Unreal Marketplace content, featuring a captivating bazaar, an office crafted with Brutalist architecture, a fearless goblin warrior, and more.
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June Marketplace Sale: over 1,500 products—now 50% off
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.
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Electric Dreams Environment Sample Project
At this year's State of Unreal at GDC, we offered a first look at an Experimental new Procedural Content Generation feature and more in a demo entitled Electric Dreams. Now, you can get the complete environment from the demo as a free sample project.
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June 20
RealityScan is now available for Android devices!
We’re pleased to announce that RealityScan is now available for Android as well as iOS devices, putting this powerful, free-to-download photogrammetry application into the hands of almost anyone with a modern smartphone or tablet.
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RealityScan is now available for Android devices!
We’re pleased to announce that RealityScan is now available for Android as well as iOS devices, putting this powerful, free-to-download photogrammetry application into the hands of almost anyone with a modern smartphone or tablet.
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June 15
Delivering high-quality facial animation in minutes, MetaHuman Animator is now available!
Capture a facial performance for your digital human using just an iPhone and a PC and turn it into facial animation for your MetaHuman in minutes. Fast, easy, and cost-effective, MetaHuman Animator unlocks facial performance capture for all creators.
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Delivering high-quality facial animation in minutes, MetaHuman Animator is now available!
Capture a facial performance for your digital human using just an iPhone and a PC and turn it into facial animation for your MetaHuman in minutes. Fast, easy, and cost-effective, MetaHuman Animator unlocks facial performance capture for all creators.
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June 13
White paper: Reducing Fortnite’s power consumption
Learn how we cut energy costs for players by reducing Fortnite’s energy consumption, and get tips, recommendations, and code examples that you can use to bring these energy savings to your own game.
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White paper: Reducing Fortnite’s power consumption
Learn how we cut energy costs for players by reducing Fortnite’s energy consumption, and get tips, recommendations, and code examples that you can use to bring these energy savings to your own game.
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Announcing a new animation-themed Unreal Challenge—with a special UEFN category!
It’s time for another Unreal Challenge, and this one’s got us really excited. This round, we’re inviting you to use either Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) to show us your best moves and animate your way to some great prizes.
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Join us as we celebrate the animation community at Annecy Festival 2023
We’re excited to celebrate the magic of animation at Annecy Festival. Explore our schedule, come say hi to the Epic team, attend enlightening panels, and discover groundbreaking ways to enhance your real-time animation journey with Unreal Engine.
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June 7
Marketplace Seller Spotlight Sale: special selections, up to 70% off
Accelerate your game, movie, and more with assets from handpicked sellers—and then take up to 70% off while you’re doing it. Click now to see some of our favorite options inside and get a taste of what this great sale has to offer.
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Marketplace Seller Spotlight Sale: special selections, up to 70% off
Accelerate your game, movie, and more with assets from handpicked sellers—and then take up to 70% off while you’re doing it. Click now to see some of our favorite options inside and get a taste of what this great sale has to offer.
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June 6
Featured free Unreal Marketplace content—June 2023
Vintage interior design, shanty towns, and an interactive system starter pack—this month’s free content has plenty to pique your interest. Jump in and take a look!
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Featured free Unreal Marketplace content—June 2023
Vintage interior design, shanty towns, and an interactive system starter pack—this month’s free content has plenty to pique your interest. Jump in and take a look!
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June 5
Epic Bootcamp 2023: Animation applications open now for European and Middle Eastern artists
Announcing Epic Bootcamp 2023: Animation—a free course that’ll teach you the fundamentals of real-time animation in four weeks. Classes run from July 17 through August 11, 2023, so if you want in, sign up today.
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Epic Bootcamp 2023: Animation applications open now for European and Middle Eastern artists
Announcing Epic Bootcamp 2023: Animation—a free course that’ll teach you the fundamentals of real-time animation in four weeks. Classes run from July 17 through August 11, 2023, so if you want in, sign up today.
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Explore the Virtual Production Visualization Guide
Want to learn visualization in Unreal Engine? Explore the new Virtual Production Visualization Guide—a step-by-step look at how to master this innovative filmmaking process that encompasses previs, pitchvis, techvis, stuntvis, and postvis.
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Exploring Hillside: a new vision of Habitat 67
The Hillside Sample Project is a virtual version of Moshe Safdie’s original vision for Habitat 67, made in Unreal Engine. Try the walkthrough today.
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May 16
Virtual production reaches new levels across the entire M&E industry
Just a couple of years ago, virtual production was—for the most part—only for those intrepid filmmakers and creators living right on the bleeding edge. Today, it’s taking the industry by storm. This month, we’re sharing a host of new content, resources, and events. Join us!
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Virtual production reaches new levels across the entire M&E industry
Just a couple of years ago, virtual production was—for the most part—only for those intrepid filmmakers and creators living right on the bleeding edge. Today, it’s taking the industry by storm. This month, we’re sharing a host of new content, resources, and events. Join us!
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May 15
Unreal Challenge: Spellar Performance—winners announced!
Our latest Unreal Challenge invited the community to demonstrate their skillset surrounding VFX in Unreal Engine. We received so many fantastic, beautifully inspired, and creative short entries. Here are the winners!
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Unreal Challenge: Spellar Performance—winners announced!
Our latest Unreal Challenge invited the community to demonstrate their skillset surrounding VFX in Unreal Engine. We received so many fantastic, beautifully inspired, and creative short entries. Here are the winners!
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May 11
Unreal Engine 5.2 is now available!
This release further expands UE5's groundbreaking toolset as it continues to deliver on the promise of making Unreal Engine the most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool in the world. Find out what’s new.
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Unreal Engine 5.2 is now available!
This release further expands UE5's groundbreaking toolset as it continues to deliver on the promise of making Unreal Engine the most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool in the world. Find out what’s new.
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Unreal Fest 2023 announced—speaker submissions now open!
Unreal Fest returns to New Orleans from October 3 to 5, 2023! We’re looking for speakers to showcase the inspirational work they’re doing using Unreal Engine or other Epic tools. If you’ve got something to share with the community, we want to hear from you.
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Sign up now for Unreal Fellowship: Animation
Applications for Unreal Fellowship: Animation are now open. Continue your path to real-time animation success with other like-minded, experienced professionals in this engaging virtual course.
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May 2
Featured free Unreal Marketplace content—May 2023
This month’s free Unreal Marketplace content can help you create detailed Viking villages, provide spooky scares in a Victorian mansion, and add features like a photo mode, portals, and more. See what May has to offer!
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Featured free Unreal Marketplace content—May 2023
This month’s free Unreal Marketplace content can help you create detailed Viking villages, provide spooky scares in a Victorian mansion, and add features like a photo mode, portals, and more. See what May has to offer!
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May 2
Mega Marketplace Sale: over 15,000 products—now up to 70% off
One of our biggest sales of the year is going down in May, which means tons of great products, just waiting to help move your project forward. Click now to see some of our personal favorites and explore the sale today.
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Mega Marketplace Sale: over 15,000 products—now up to 70% off
One of our biggest sales of the year is going down in May, which means tons of great products, just waiting to help move your project forward. Click now to see some of our personal favorites and explore the sale today.
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April 26
Watch the Unreal Fellowship: Worldbuilding sizzle reel
See the unique worlds industry professionals created in only three weeks, as they explored the core principles of real-time production design and real-time worldbuilding.
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Watch the Unreal Fellowship: Worldbuilding sizzle reel
See the unique worlds industry professionals created in only three weeks, as they explored the core principles of real-time production design and real-time worldbuilding.
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April Marketplace Sale preview: over 1,500 products—up to 70% off
From dangerous ninja girls to lushly vibrant pirate islands, there's a multitude of wonderful products to choose from this month. See some of our favorites in the April marketplace sale today.
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Featured free Unreal Marketplace content—April 2023
Go from shark-infested, underwater depths to soaring the skies and beyond with April’s free Marketplace content.
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March 28
Epic Bootcamp 2023: Animation applications open now for Latin American artists
Announcing Epic Bootcamp 2023: Animation—a free course that’ll teach you the fundamentals of real-time animation in four weeks. Classes start on May 22, 2023, so if you want in, sign up today.
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Epic Bootcamp 2023: Animation applications open now for Latin American artists
Announcing Epic Bootcamp 2023: Animation—a free course that’ll teach you the fundamentals of real-time animation in four weeks. Classes start on May 22, 2023, so if you want in, sign up today.
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March 22
Dive into Epic’s announcements from GDC 2023
At the State of Unreal, we revealed how we’re laying the foundations for an open ecosystem and economy for all creators. Find out how everything Epic has been building for the past 30 years fits together.
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Dive into Epic’s announcements from GDC 2023
At the State of Unreal, we revealed how we’re laying the foundations for an open ecosystem and economy for all creators. Find out how everything Epic has been building for the past 30 years fits together.
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March 22
New MetaHuman Animator feature set to bring easy high-fidelity performance capture to MetaHumans
Do you love the visual fidelity of MetaHumans but find it hard to make their facial animation equally believable? A new MetaHuman feature set will soon change all that. And you may already have the hardware you need in your pocket.
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New MetaHuman Animator feature set to bring easy high-fidelity performance capture to MetaHumans
Do you love the visual fidelity of MetaHumans but find it hard to make their facial animation equally believable? A new MetaHuman feature set will soon change all that. And you may already have the hardware you need in your pocket.
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March Marketplace Sale preview: over 1,500 products—now 70% off
There are all kinds of great products to choose from this month. Click now to see some of our personal favorites and explore the sale today.
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Self-service publishing now available for the Epic Games Store!
Want to distribute your PC game to an audience of over 68 million monthly active PC users? Now you can register, configure, and distribute eligible PC games on the Epic Games Store directly through the dev portal.
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March 7
Featured free Unreal Marketplace content—March 2023
Transport your characters to the opera, the great outdoors, or cozy up in a modern home with this month’s free Unreal Marketplace 3D assets. Take a look at the options inside!
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Featured free Unreal Marketplace content—March 2023
Transport your characters to the opera, the great outdoors, or cozy up in a modern home with this month’s free Unreal Marketplace 3D assets. Take a look at the options inside!
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March 1
Free Control Rig and Mannequin asset packs now available for real-time animators
Available now on the Unreal Engine Marketplace, our new Control Rig Samples and Mannequins asset packs can be downloaded for free. If you don’t have any prior experience with real-time animation, this is a perfect place to begin a lifelong journey.
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Free Control Rig and Mannequin asset packs now available for real-time animators
Available now on the Unreal Engine Marketplace, our new Control Rig Samples and Mannequins asset packs can be downloaded for free. If you don’t have any prior experience with real-time animation, this is a perfect place to begin a lifelong journey.
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February 22
Explore the Old West with these free Unreal Engine assets
Journey back to the Wild West and learn how to use Unreal Engine while you’re at it. We’re giving away seven free 3D asset packs with close to 400 meshes in them, together with a beginner-based tutorial with some ideas of how to use them. Check it out!
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Explore the Old West with these free Unreal Engine assets
Journey back to the Wild West and learn how to use Unreal Engine while you’re at it. We’re giving away seven free 3D asset packs with close to 400 meshes in them, together with a beginner-based tutorial with some ideas of how to use them. Check it out!
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Unreal Engine powers over a dozen PlayStation®VR2 launch games
Unreal Engine-powered PlayStation®VR2 launch titles include Horizon Call of the Mountain, The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR, Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution, and more.
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February Marketplace Sale preview: over 1,500 products—now 50% off
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.
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February 16
VR Games Week 2023 starts next week!
Unreal Engine’s VR Games Week celebrates PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 2, and PCVR games.
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VR Games Week 2023 starts next week!
Unreal Engine’s VR Games Week celebrates PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 2, and PCVR games.
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February 15
Download the ‘Lighting in Unreal Engine 5 for Educators and Students’ guide
Lumen, VSMs—UE5 has ushered in the next wave of lighting tools for game devs. So how can students/educators start taking advantage of them? Find out today in this free overview.
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Download the ‘Lighting in Unreal Engine 5 for Educators and Students’ guide
Lumen, VSMs—UE5 has ushered in the next wave of lighting tools for game devs. So how can students/educators start taking advantage of them? Find out today in this free overview.
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February 14
Real-time round-up: the state of interactive 3D
Last year saw some key milestones on our journey toward a future filled with virtual worlds and interactive 3D experiences. In this post, we dive into the stats and stories that told the tale of real-time technology in 2022.
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Real-time round-up: the state of interactive 3D
Last year saw some key milestones on our journey toward a future filled with virtual worlds and interactive 3D experiences. In this post, we dive into the stats and stories that told the tale of real-time technology in 2022.
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New Unreal Learning Kit: How to make a virtual Rube Goldberg machine
Find out how to start incorporating Unreal Engine into your curriculum with the latest iteration of Epic Games’ Unreal Learning Kit that teaches students about physics animation in a fun way.
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Welcome to Education Week 2023!
Join us February 13-17 for a week dedicated to students, educators, and future masters of the Unreal Engine ecosystem. We’ll have live Q&As, fresh learning materials, new Spotlights, and much more. Have a look!