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Unreal Engine headlines

• Steam Audio is Valve's attempt at helping developers create more realistic sound in games

  Valve wants to improve the audio experience in games with Steam Audio.

• Expect many Unreal Engine games to come to Nintendo Switch, says Epic Games

  Many of the Switch games currently in development use Unreal Engine.

• Unreal Engine 4's upcoming update lets you create/edit VR in VR

  A natural evolution.

• VR: Unreal Engine to add HTC Vive support

  The biggest digital PC game distributor and the most popular game development engine have both backed VR. It’s going to happen.

• Unreal Engine 4 is now free for everyone to use

  Epic Games has made Unreal Engine 4 available for anyone to download and use, for free.

• Epic distances itself from mass murder game with Islamaphobic links

  The Unreal Engine logo has been removed from a trailer for a game in which players control the perpetrator of a mass shooting.

• Titanfall was prototyped on Ratchet & Clank engine, Vita version suggested by Sony

  Titanfall was first built using Insomniac’s Luma Engine thanks to a friendly deal between Ted Price and Vince Zampella.

• Half-Life 2: City 17 Unreal Engine project updates Valve's classic

  Half-Life 2’s City 17 has been remodelled in Unreal Engine by a gamer, who has started posting images of his work online.

• Swords & Some Magic is a barbarian themed platformer, runner mix

  Swords & Some Magic has been announced by Holy Warp and Black Wing Foundation. It’s a barbarian fantasy action game combining elements from both traditional platformers and contemporary runners. Players need to reach the top floor of the Dark Tower, but will have to go through 36 levels to reach it. The number of levels […]

• Gears of War sale won't bring Epic changes to Xbox's second-best core IP

  Gears of War now belongs to Microsoft. What does this mean for Epic, and for Marcus and co? You’ve got questions; we’ve got answers. Well, guesses.

• Unreal Engine 4: majority of in-development titles are new IP, says Epic boss

  Unreal Engine 4 licensees are mostly working on brand new properties rather than sequels, Epic’s Mike Gamble has said.

• Epic Games and Staffordshire University partner to form the Epic Games Centre

  Epic Games has announced a partnership with Staffordshire University to form the Epic Games Centre, a fully equipped space for students enrolled in the university’s games design courses.

• Grasshopper Manufacture "heavily relying" on Unreal Engine 4

  Kilelr is Dead and Lollipop Chainsaw developer Grasshopper Manufacture is super keen on Unreal Engine 4, thanks to its cross-platform capabilities.

• Gears of War, Infinity Blade, Fortnite swag available direct from Epic

  Epic has opened a new online storefront, shilling its wares directly to the public. Gears of War, Bulletstorm, Jazz Jackrabbit, Infinity Blade and the upcoming Fortnite are all represented, and as well as your favourite properties, there’s also Unreal Engine and general Epic studio-branded gear. Available merchandise includes t-shirts and hoodies (none in women’s fits, […]

• Capps calls for "more efficient" development to sustain next-gen

  Epic president Mike Capps has said the generational step of development costs means the industry can’t just throw more and more resources at games in order to “win”.

• Unreal Engine E3 highlights make for good viewing

  Head on over to Epic’s Unreal Insider blog if you’re keen for a swift run down on the state of one of the industry’s most ubiquitous development packages. As well as highlighting the recently-revealed Unreal Engine 4, the post includes masses of videos of games shown at E3 built using the current version, Unreal Engine […]

• Unreal Engine 4 demo'd, UDK hits 1.5 million installs

  Lots of exciting news for fans of the tech behind games as well as the final products. Check out the next generation of Epic’s ubiquitous Unreal Engine.

• Silicon Knights to appeal Epic ruling

  Too Human developer Silicon Knights will continue to pursue its suit against Epic following a ruling which favoured the Unreal Engine maker.

• Rumour - Zynga working on Unreal Engine-based "mid-core" games

  Rumourmongers and analysts agree: Zynga will soon break away from the 2D games it’s best known for.