General Gaming Epic officially launches Unreal Engine 5 - now available to download, next Tomb Raider will use UE5, "The Cavern" cinematic test demo from The Coalition

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

Epic launches Unreal Engine 5

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Two years after it was announced

 

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Nearly two years after it was first announced, Epic Games has released its next-generation game engine. As part of a State of Unreal event today, the company revealed that Unreal Engine 5 is now available to download.

 

The updated engine features a number of improvements for developers — including enhanced performance and an upgraded UI — but the most significant changes come from a handful of technologies designed for more photorealistic visuals. These include Lumen, “a fully dynamic global illumination solution” for more true-to-life lighting, and Nanite, which Epic says “gives you the ability to create games and experiences with massive amounts of geometric detail.” There are also more practical tools, like the ability to partition off sections of an open world to make it easier for teams to work on areas independently. Altogether, these tools are expected to make it easier to make large-scale games at a high fidelity; CD Projekt Red has already confirmed it’s using the tool to build the next Witcher.

 

 

[TwinIon]

It'll be fun to see what people come up with before we actually start seeing games using UE5.

[stepee]

Did someone drop Sonic/Mario into a plain green field so we can say “hire this person!” yet?

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

 

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[Mr.Vic20]

Hawt! Bring it on! 

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[Keyser_Soze]

They seem to be boasting more than usual about this stuff.

[Dre801]

What next, an announcement from Dice saying the next Battlefield will be UE5?