Epic Games released the new version of its popular game engine earlier today. Unreal Engine 4.5 comes with a vast number of new features and improvements including animation retargeting, automatic C++ hot reload, light map UV generation, streaming video textures and more. Epic has also made the engine more friendly to developers who are just learning the ropes as Unreal Engine ...
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Unreal Engine 4 will offer support for both Samsung Gear VR and Google Project Tango
Earlier this year, the folks over at Epic Games updated the Unreal Engine 4 to support the Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus, but it looks like that was just the first step. Now they want to tackle the mobile world and are preparing to also offer support to both the Samsung Gear VR and the Google Project Tango virtual reality ...
Read More »Epic Games’ Fortnite might make it to PS4 and Xbox One
Fortnite, Epic Games’ upcoming action/building title was initially scheduled for a PC only release, but a recent interview reveals that the game might also make it to the PS4 and Xbox One at some point. Eurogamer caught up with lead designer Darren Saag and asked him whether or not we’ll end up seeing next-gen versions of the title. While he ...
Read More »Unreal Engine 4 voted best game engine by developers
Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4 was recently voted the best game engine by developers in the Develop 100: The Tech List. The voting was done by over 45 technology know-hows, indie devs, and other industry experts. Unreal Engine 4 ranked number two overall on the gaming tech list, being surpassed only by a credit-card sized computer that goes by the ...
Read More »The latest Unreal Engine 4 update adds Project Morpheus support for PC and PS4
Epic Games has released a brand new update for the Unreal Engine 4, which comes with a host of new features and improvements to the engine. While the previous update added PS4 and Xbox One console support, this new one comes with a little something for the PC platform. Unreal Engine 4.2 update adds Project Morpheus VR support for both the PS4 ...
Read More »Apple unveils Metal, graphics tech for iOS gaming
Apple reveal iOS gaming boosting tech called Metal during the WWDC today. The new technology developed for iPad and iPhone is aimed at increasing the efficiency of processing power. Following the official announcement of iOS 8, the company talked about some of the benefits provided by Metal. The technology was designed for Apple’s A7 chips and is said to reduce OpenGL overhead. This ...
Read More »Unreal Tournament 2014 will be completely free!
Wow, Unreal Tournament 2014 completely free? Yes, you read that right. Epic Games has announced earlier that the new UT title will be developed using the Unreal Engine 4 and will be coming to Windows, Mac and Linux. Did I mention it’s going to be free of charge? It’s a bit shocking to see a developer announcing a legendary game ...
Read More »Unreal Tournament returns, will be made in Unreal Engine 4
Good news for all Unreal Tournament fans out there, myself included. Epic Games announced via Twitter that the popular fps series is making a comeback, and that the upcoming UT will use Unreal Engine 4. Epic’s Paul Meegan also says that we should keep an eye on the Unreal Engine Twitch channel this Thursday. “UE4 Dev Community + Epic. The ...
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