UNCOVERED: Unreal | History Defined

Stunning demo shows Unreal Engine 6 should be a game changer for rendering cinematics

A new Lumen mode could take artists closer to using emissive sources instead of fake lights.

Creative Bloq · Aug 14

After leaving Epic Games last month, its former 'Unreal evangelist' is now building his own game engine

Sjoerd De Jong aims to combat game development "stagnation" he says has emerged from Epic and Unity market dominance.

PC Gamer · Jul 27

For the first time, Unity demonstrates 'an Unreal character running through a Unity world'

"Connect ALL the engines!" exclaims Epic CEO Tim Sweeney.

PC Gamer · Jul 21

Final Fantasy 14's Unreal trials are such a brilliant way to reintroduce old fights for new players and I wish we saw more of this reinvigoration

Old new ideas.

PC Gamer · Apr 29

Starfield devs faced "a lot of pressure" to use Unreal Engine 5, former Bethesda artist says, but the Creation Engine won because of its modding capability

The modders kept the devs in line

GamesRadar · Apr 28

How BAFTA-winning Dispatch was made using Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine helped the superhero game's indie developer create and iterate faster.

Creative Bloq · Apr 20

“The opposite of AI slop”: how Mixtape’s handmade animation builds real emotion

The art direction and rendering tricks behind Mixtape's nostalgic feel are explained.

Creative Bloq · Apr 17

What will it mean if Disney buys Unreal Engine?

Developers are divided over rumours of a potential bid for Epic Games.

Creative Bloq · Apr 10

It's brutal out there: Deus Ex and Unreal composer says he's submitted 50 resumes and gotten one interview in the last year

AI's impact on audio production has, of course, become a hot topic in the game music world.

PC Gamer · Mar 26

Cara Ellison, senior narrative designer on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 before Paradox switched developers, discusses her love of Troika's original RPG: 'Everyone on the team helped really make that maximum goth'

The narrative designer of Void Bastards and Ghost Town walks us through what's on her PC.

PC Gamer · Mar 1