Epic Games announced that starting today schools and universities have unlimited access to Unreal Engine 4 for free. Educational organizations can obtain Unreal Engine 4 access for faculty and students through unrealengine.com/education. Continue reading Unreal Engine 4 – Available For Free To Schools & Their Students
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Unreal Engine 4 – New Video Shows Impressive Global Illumination Effects, Looks Almost Real
YouTube’s member ‘koooolalala’ has shared a new video, showing a scene that he has been working on in Unreal Engine 4. This scene uses a WIP Global Illumination system, and looks almost real. What’s really surprising here is that this scene was running with 60fps on an i7 3770 with a GTX670. Enjoy! Continue reading Unreal Engine 4 – New Video Shows Impressive Global Illumination Effects, Looks Almost Real
New Unreal Engine 4 Video Shows Real-life Rain & Lighting Effects
YouTube’s ‘koooolalala’ has shared a new video, showcasing some incredible lighting and rain effects in Unreal Engine 4. As koooolalala noted, this scene runs with 30-45fps on a i7-3770 with an Nvidia GTX670. In short, this is a demanding map but that’s really irrelevant as it shows what truly next-gen games can look like in Epic’s latest engine. Enjoy and kudos to our reader ‘skytroler’ for spotting it! Continue reading New Unreal Engine 4 Video Shows Real-life Rain & Lighting Effects
Epic Games Shows Incredible New Anti-Aliasing Technique – Screenshots + Video Comparison
Epic Games has revealed some comparison screenshots and a video for its new anti-aliasing technique that was first used in its Infiltrator Tech Demo. Epic’s AA solution is called Temporal AA, is supported by Unreal Engine 4.4, and promises to be among the best modern-day AA techniques. We do have to note, however, that while Temporal AA does an incredible job at eliminating jaggies, it slightly blurs the whole image (a side effect similar to the one introduced by FXAA). Enjoy! Continue reading Epic Games Shows Incredible New Anti-Aliasing Technique – Screenshots + Video Comparison
Unreal Tournament – New Pre-Alpha 20-Minute Gameplay Footage Shows Fatal1ty Fragging
Fatal1ty has just shared a 20-minute gameplay from the pre-alpha build of Unreal Tournament. Naturally, this footage does not reflect the final product. Gameplay wise, Unreal Tournament looks similar to the first game. Those interested can download the public pre-alpha build from here. Enjoy! Continue reading Unreal Tournament – New Pre-Alpha 20-Minute Gameplay Footage Shows Fatal1ty Fragging
Epic Games Expands, Opens New Studio In UK
Epic Games announced today the formation of Epic Games UK, which sets up longtime collaborator and trusted partner Pitbull Studio as a fully integrated team driving Unreal Engine 4 development in the region. Continue reading Epic Games Expands, Opens New Studio In UK
Unreal Tournament – New Dev Video Shows Team Deathmatch, Deck17 WIP Map Spotted
Epic Games has released a new dev video in which the development team of the brand new free Unreal Tournament game shows – for the first time – its Team Deathmatch prototype mode. In addition, we get to see a WIP version of the infamous Unreal Tournament level, Deck17. Enjoy! Continue reading Unreal Tournament – New Dev Video Shows Team Deathmatch, Deck17 WIP Map Spotted
Unreal Tournament – New WIP Footage & Images Surface
Epic Games has just revealed brand new WIP in-engine footage from a stage (mark 1:32 to 10:34 on the first video) that will most probably be included in the new Unreal Tournament game. In addition, Polycount’s member ‘Vailias’ is currently working on a Skaarj model that might be added to UT, and has shared an image and a video in order to showcase it. Unreal Tournament will be powered by Unreal Engine 4, will be completely free, and will rely heavily on its community. Enjoy the latest WIP videos and stay tuned for more! Continue reading Unreal Tournament – New WIP Footage & Images Surface
Unreal Engine 4.3 Is Out – Comes With Oculus Rift DK2 Support, Adds New Skylight Global Illumination
Epic Games has just announced that Unreal Engine 4.3 is available to all those who have purchased Epic’s engine. Unreal Engine 4.3 comes with over 500 updates, as well as some new graphical features and native support for the Oculus Rift DK2. Continue reading Unreal Engine 4.3 Is Out – Comes With Oculus Rift DK2 Support, Adds New Skylight Global Illumination
Epic’s Fortnite Gets New Screenshots & Gameplay Trailer
Epic Games has released a new set of screenshots and a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming Unreal Engine 4-powered Minecraft-like PC title, Fortnite. In Fortnite, players can build and edit each wall of house with a 3×3 grid, lay down stairs, roofs, and windows, sculpting them to suit a particular need. Enjoy! Continue reading Epic’s Fortnite Gets New Screenshots & Gameplay Trailer