Tag Archives: Epic Games

Epic Games’ Mark Rein: “PC innovation suffered” from Intel’s decisions to not fix their graphics

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Now this is really interesting. An article about the battle between Intel and Samsung caught Mark Rein’s, Epic Games’ CEO, eye who afterwards claimed that PC innovation suffered from Intel’s decision to not fix (or improve) their graphics cards. Continue reading Epic Games’ Mark Rein: “PC innovation suffered” from Intel’s decisions to not fix their graphics

Weekly UDK Gallery [May 5th – 11th]; Next-Gen Visuals Powered By Epic’s Engine

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Following our CryEngine 3 gallery, today we are also presenting you some new UDK shots from Polygon’s 3D artists jsargent, powellfx, TheRod, Futuristic TEAM, lonelysquare, kimmokaunela and TeamTempura. The highlight of this week is the entire gallery, as all of the following shots look remarkably amazing, sporting visuals far better than most triple-A UDK-powered games that are currently available. Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly UDK Gallery [May 5th – 11th]; Next-Gen Visuals Powered By Epic’s Engine

Weekly UDK Gallery [April 28th – May 4th]; Total Recall Comes To Unreal Engine

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Today we bring you new shots and videos from the works of 3D artists A.Mehroke, Ashley McKenzie, Dave3d, Mr Smo, Shiv, smegger, Odd3sy, TheRealFroman, BARDLER, noisecheck and PaulW. The highlight of this week the two Total Recall environments, created by smegger and Shiv. Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly UDK Gallery [April 28th – May 4th]; Total Recall Comes To Unreal Engine

Unreal Indie Bundle Announced; seven UE3-powered games for 20 bucks

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Epic Games announced that it has worked with numerous exceptionally talented independent developers to put together the very first Unreal Indie Bundle, giving gamers seven acclaimed, Unreal Engine 3-powered indie games for the price of one. For one week the Unreal Indie Bundle is available for $19.99 (USD), £14.99 (GBP) and €17.99 (EUR) on Steam. Continue reading Unreal Indie Bundle Announced; seven UE3-powered games for 20 bucks

Weekly UDK Gallery [April 14th – 20th]; Dinos & Far Cry 3 Recreated In UDK

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Today we bring you new shots and videos from the works of 3D artists Shiv, SpidermkII, Odd3sy, TheRealFroman, mistermojo, michaelbas, danpaz3d, RogelioD, cmtanko, kimmokaunela. In addition, we’ve included two images showcasing some environments from Gears of War: Judgement, created by 3D artist GreatDamianS. The highlight of this week is the dino models, alongside the amazing cathedral indoor environment and the recreated – WIP – level of Far Cry 3. Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly UDK Gallery [April 14th – 20th]; Dinos & Far Cry 3 Recreated In UDK

Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney Explains Lack Of ‘SVOGI’ In Unreal Engine 4

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Epic Games impressed gamers back in 2012 when it showcased its latest game engine, Unreal Engine 4, with its Global Illumination support. The Elemental Tech Demo was a beauty to behold, however its latest version – which ran on Sony’s PS4 – did not feature any of it. Naturally, a lot of PC gamers blamed consoles for not being powerful enough to run this end-all-be-all feature. And in an interview with GameTrailers, Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney decided to shed some light on that matter. Continue reading Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney Explains Lack Of ‘SVOGI’ In Unreal Engine 4

Nvidia To Create High-Performance Visuals With Unreal Engine 4

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Epic Games announced that NVIDIA is now exclusively using its Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) game engine to create product presentations. The reveal of the company’s initiative came during the announcement of NVIDIA’s highly anticipated Project SHIELD portable gaming device at CES 2013, which featured a UE4-powered rendering of the SHIELD’s full-size, console-grade controller and Tegra 4 GPU. Continue reading Nvidia To Create High-Performance Visuals With Unreal Engine 4

Unreal Engine 4 Supports Full Dynamic Lighting, Epic Working On Dynamic GI Solution

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Despite the fact that the latest UE4 tech demo looks amazing, a lot of gamers were disappointed when they witnessed the differences between the GDC2013 trailer of Elemental and its latest version. Global illumination was nowhere to be found, something that had a huge impact on the demo’s visuals. As a result of that, a couple of gamers claimed that UE4 was in fact a step backwards and in order to calm everyone down, Epic’s rendering team leader has decided to shed some light. Continue reading Unreal Engine 4 Supports Full Dynamic Lighting, Epic Working On Dynamic GI Solution

Weekly UDK Gallery [April 7th – 13th]; Duke Nukem 3D comes to Unreal Engine

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UDK fans, today we bring you new shots from the works of 3D artists JustGarry, DQ89, odd_enough, kippernicus, Mr Smo, brandonorden and Steveeeie. The highlight of this week is Mr Smo’s amazing castle-beach environment, as well as Steveeeie’s recreation of Duke Nukem 3D’s environment. Mr Smo has done an outstanding job, proving that Unreal Engine is capable for more than what most developers offer these days. Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly UDK Gallery [April 7th – 13th]; Duke Nukem 3D comes to Unreal Engine

Fortnite – New Footage & GDC 2013 Presentation

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Following the recent release of Activision’s GDC 2013 presentation, our friends over at PCGamesHardware have posted the GDC 2013 presentation of Fortnite, Epic’s upcoming Unreal Engine 4-powered title. This footage contains some never before scenes, so make sure to watch it if you are interested in that particular game. Fortnite will be released on the PC, however Epic Games may later release it to consoles. Enjoy! Continue reading Fortnite – New Footage & GDC 2013 Presentation