Tag Archives: Unreal Engine 4

Unreal Engine 4 Versus Unity 4.5.5 – Temple Tech Demo Comparison

YouTube’s member ‘KoHApaT’ has shared a video showing Unreal Engine 4’s Temple tech demo recreated in Unity 4.5.5. This map was recreated by Boris Novikov and KoHApaT added some more effects to it. This recreation can give you an idea between the differences of UE4 and Unity. Do note that Unity 5 is said to be even more versatile and powerful than Unity 4. Also note that while the UE4 demo was created by an entire team, the Unity 4 adaptation was handled by a single person. For comparison purposes, we’ve also included the Unreal Engine 4 demo. Enjoy! Continue reading Unreal Engine 4 Versus Unity 4.5.5 – Temple Tech Demo Comparison

id Software’s RAGE Map Recreated In Unreal Engine 4 – Video Flythrough

Back in August, we informed you about a RAGE map recreated in Unreal Engine 4. Sebastian Schulz, creator of this map, has made some additional changes to it and released yesterday a flythrough video that can be viewed below. It looks cool, so make sure to give it a go! Continue reading id Software’s RAGE Map Recreated In Unreal Engine 4 – Video Flythrough

Cloud Imperium: Star Citizen Unlikely To Support DX10 GPUs Or Systems With Less Than 8GB RAM

Star Citizen is perhaps one of the most visually impressive PC-only titles that are coming to our platform and as you may already know, it’s powered by Crytek’s engine. However, the official PC requirements for its Arena Commanded module seemed quite high. Which made us wonder whether the team would lower them in the near future. Apparently, that’s not going to happen. Continue reading Cloud Imperium: Star Citizen Unlikely To Support DX10 GPUs Or Systems With Less Than 8GB RAM

Unreal Engine 4 Gets Geomerics Enlighten Global Illumination Support, Showcasing Incredible Visuals

Geomerics has released a new video, showing off its Global Illumination effects that have been implemented in Unreal Engine 4. As the company noted, it has explored how Epic’s latest physically-based lighting techniques interact with dynamic lighting through Unreal’s dynamic light types and Enlighten’s global illumination technology. The results are gorgeous, so make sure to watch the video. Kudos to our reader ‘PLASTICA-MAN’ for informing us! Continue reading Unreal Engine 4 Gets Geomerics Enlighten Global Illumination Support, Showcasing Incredible Visuals

The Last Of Us “Bar Environment” Recreated In Unreal Engine 4

Franciszek Golebiowski has been working on a recreation of The Last Of Us’ bar in Unreal Engine 4, and has today released some screenshots from the final version of his map (alongside a flythrough video). It looks pretty interesting, and will give you an idea of what The Last Of Us could look like in Unreal Engine 4. As always, keep in mind that this recreation was created by a single man and not a whole studio. Enjoy! Continue reading The Last Of Us “Bar Environment” Recreated In Unreal Engine 4

Silent Hill P.T. Being Recreated In Unreal Engine 4

Polycount’s member ‘djoexe‘ is currently recreating Konami’s Silent Hill P.T. project in Unreal Engine 4. While this project is not finished yet (ambient occlusion is obviously missing and the environment itself is not finalized, while lighting still needs more tweaking), djoexe has shared a number of images showing the progress he’s done so far. This UE4 project has a lot of potential to come really close to Konami’s demo, so make sure to view the images after the jump. We’ll be sure to share the images from the final version of this project once it’s been completed but until then, enjoy these WIP images! Continue reading Silent Hill P.T. Being Recreated In Unreal Engine 4

Unreal Engine 4.5 Is Now Out, Ray Traced Distance Field Shadows Showcased

Epic Games has announced that the latest version (4.5) of Unreal Engine 4 is now available. Unreal Engine 4.5 includes eagerly-awaited features such as animation retargeting, automatic C++ hot reload, light map UV generation and streaming video textures. In addition, this new version of Epic’s engine supports real-time ray traced soft shadows and screen-space subsurface scattering. Continue reading Unreal Engine 4.5 Is Now Out, Ray Traced Distance Field Shadows Showcased

Killer Instinct – Sabrewulf’s Stage Remastered in Unreal Engine 4

YouTube’s ‘AlbertREWesker’ has just shared a video showing Sabrewulf’s stage (from the arcade and SNES versions of Killer Instict) recreated in Unreal Engine 4. Naturally, a lot of you will wonder why this guy when into the trouble recreating it. Well, because it looks cool? Or because it gives us an idea of what that classic game could look like with modern-day tech? Pick your guess. Enjoy the video! Continue reading Killer Instinct – Sabrewulf’s Stage Remastered in Unreal Engine 4

DirectX 12 – First Proper Techdemo For Maxwell Launch Released, Running In Unreal Engine 4

Microsoft has revealed a new tech demo for DX12, rendered in Unreal Engine 4. Microsoft has asked Lionhead if they’d do a bit of experimentation with them and Epic Games. The resulting tech demo created by Lionhead showcases the rich, immersive graphics of Albion that are possible with DX12 and Maxwel. Enjoy! Continue reading DirectX 12 – First Proper Techdemo For Maxwell Launch Released, Running In Unreal Engine 4

Here Is What Metal Gear Solid Could Look Like In Unreal Engine 4, Will Leave You Speechless

Metal Gear Solid and Unreal Engine 4 fans, get ready for a treat. Polycount’s member ‘The_Distiller‘ has shared some images from a project he’s been working on that is inspired by Konami’s MGS series. These images show incredible detail, and The_Distiller has also used a new skin shader that will be officially supported in the next version of Unreal Engine 4 (4.5). Enjoy! Continue reading Here Is What Metal Gear Solid Could Look Like In Unreal Engine 4, Will Leave You Speechless