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Halo developers shelve own game development engine for Unreal

Ryan Daws — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 12:17:33 +0000

The developers behind the iconic Halo franchise have announced a shift in their approach to game development. 343 Industries, now rebranded as Halo Studios, will be abandoning their proprietary Slipspace Engine in favour of Unreal Engine 5 for all future Halo projects. This revelation came during the 2024 Halo World Championship, where fans were treated... Read more »

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Epic Games raises $2B a week after Unreal Engine 5’s release

Ryan Daws — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:35:48 +0000

Epic Games has raised $2 billion in a funding round just a week after its release of Unreal Engine 5. Epic – known for its hit titles, popular game engine, and high-profile spats with Apple – says the funding will support its continued growth and vision to build the metaverse. Tim Sweeney, CEO and Founder... Read more »

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The Coalition celebrates Unreal Engine 5’s release with impressive demo

Ryan Daws — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:01:51 +0000

Game studio The Coalition has celebrated Epic’s launch of Unreal Engine 5 with an impressive tech demo. The demo shows off Unreal Engine 5’s most exciting new features, including Nanite and Lumen. Nanite is Unreal Engine 5’s virtualised geometry system. According to Kate Rayner, Technical Director at The Coalition, Nanite allows for over 100x the... Read more »

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GDC kicks off with over 550 game dev sessions, will return as in-person event next year

Ryan Daws — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 17:37:03 +0000

This year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) kicks off today as a virtual event with over 550 sessions on all things game development. GDC 2021 claims to take full advantage of the possibilities offered by virtual events. Back in 2020, around COVID-19’s historic peak, GDC was one of the first large events to be cancelled. The... Read more »

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Unreal Engine 5 PS5 demo was just 1440p, 30 FPS, and lacked ray-tracing

Ryan Daws — Thu, 14 May 2020 12:03:18 +0000

A demo of Unreal Engine 5 running on the upcoming PS5 was running at just 1440p resolution, 30 FPS, and lacked ray-tracing. The video is a decent graphical showcase of what the next Unreal Engine can do but is relatively disappointing on a technical level. Many gamers are expecting up to 8K games, 120 FPS,... Read more »

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