So here’s something really cool. Blur Studio has reimagined the intro of Unreal Tournament ’99 using Unreal Engine 5. This is a short video, but I’m sure it will make a lot of old-school UT fans happy. So, if you’re one of them, you should definitely check it out.
Blur Studio was also the team behind the in-engine trailer for the new Gears of War. So, we can assume that this shares some similarities with it. In other words, we’re looking at a pre-rendered video using in-engine assets.
Honestly, I’d love to see this scene running on an NVIDIA RTX 4090 in real-time. I’m curious how a scene that looks THIS amazing would run on the most powerful GPU.
Epic Games has also unveiled the latest version of Unreal Engine 5, called UE5.5. This new version comes with upgrades for both Nanite and Lumen. There’s also a Preview Build available to download. On top of that, Epic Games showed a new tech demo for it, called MegaLights. This demo features a lot of lights that can move, create dynamic shadows, and can light volumetric fog. The team showed it running on a PS5 at Unreal Fest Seattle 2024.
For what it’s worth, you can’t download either of the aforementioned projects. My guess is that we might get the MegaLights Tech Demo in the future. However, don’t expect to ever get the UT99 Intro Remake. This won’t happen.
Speaking of Unreal Engine 5, you should also check out the following fan projects. For instance, you can find some faithful remasters of Dark Souls and Dark Souls 3, which are super cool. A few months ago, we also shared an amazing remake of Toy Story 2. Then there’s this fantastic fan remake of STALKER that’s worth a look. Then there’s this fantastic fan remake of STALKER that’s worth a look. Oh, and don’t miss the Grand Theft Auto 6 fan concept in UE5; it’s pretty impressive. In February 2024, we also shared fan remakes of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas and GTA 3, as well as an Uncharted fan game. We also have a fan remaster of Unreal Gold in UE5. You should also watch the full-on remake video for Final Fantasy 9, and this HD-2D Fan Remake for Xenogears.
Need for Speed Carbon and Tony Hawk’s Underground have also received some cool remakes. Oh, and there is a fan remake of Tomb Raider The Last Revelation, featuring Angelina Jolie and Christoph Walz. And if that’s not enough, there are fan remakes for Star Wars: Republic Commando, Death Stranding, Fallout 4, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s Solitude, Grand Theft Auto 4, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Fallout 4, Resident Evil 1, Skyrim’s Winterhold and Silent Hill 3’s Lakeside Amusement Park. There is also this Studio Ghibli-like teaser for Zelda: Ocarina of Time in Unreal Engine 5. So, lots of UE5 fan remakes, right? Well, since they’re all really cool, we suggest giving them a watch.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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