Unreal Fest Chicago 2026

State of Unreal has wrapped!

Thank you to all who tuned in. If you missed it, you can watch the replay—or quickly catch up on all the action from the event in our blog post.
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Featured speakers

Tim Sweeney

Epic Games
CEO & Founder

Bill Clifford

Epic Games
SVP, Unreal Ecosystem

Marcus Wassmer

Epic Games
EVP Development

Simon Tourangeau

EPIC GAMES
VP Engineering, Unreal Engine

Mattias Jansson

Epic Games
Technical Director, Developer Tools

Kurtis Schmidt

Epic Games
Technical Director, Framework

Michael Lentine

Epic Games
Senior Director, Research & Development

Pat Tubach

Epic Games
VFX Supervisor

Hannah Lowry

Epic Games
Director, Fortnite Developer Relations

Kate Rayner

Xbox / The Coalition
Technical Fellow, Xbox
Studio Technical Director, The Coalition

Tor Frick

Neon Giant
Co-Founder & Creative Director

Kevin Marciano

Future Trash
Chief Executive Officer

Gina Hope

Riot Games
Head of Tech, Teamfight Tactics

What to expect

Get the headlines, fast

Want to find out what we announced in the State of Unreal? Check out our blog post for a roundup of all the news, including our vision for UE6 , the release of UE 5.8, a look at next-generation version control system Lore, highlights from UEFN’s growing developer ecosystem, and much more. 
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The next generation of Epic

Watch this clip from the State of Unreal and see Tim Sweeney take to the stage to talk about the future, including Unreal Engine 6 and the next generation of Epic.
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The road to Unreal Engine 6

Check out this segment from the State of Unreal and read the blog to discover Epic’s vision for how Unreal Engine 6 will reinvent the way we ship and operate games. 
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Lenovo Legion
Nintendo Switch 2
Xbox
AMD
Holodeck LED
HP
Intel
Jetbrains
Puget Systems
AWS
Databiomes
Epam
Perforce
Photon
World Wide Technology
Corys
Eleven Labs
Enduring Games
Phoboz Interactive
Play Every Ware
UXIF
MSI
Dell Technologies
3D Source
Lenovo Legion
Nintendo Switch 2
Xbox
AMD
Holodeck LED
HP
Intel
Jetbrains
Puget Systems
AWS
Databiomes
Epam
Perforce
Photon
World Wide Technology
Corys
Eleven Labs
Enduring Games
Phoboz Interactive
Play Every Ware
UXIF
MSI
Dell Technologies

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Unreal Fest Chicago?

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