Tag Archives: Epic Games

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

Weekly UDK Gallery [March 31st – April 6th]

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UDK fans, today we bring you new shots from 3D artists Dawnson, PogoP, jestersheepy, samifira, Seaseme and brandonorden. The highlight of this week’s is Seaseme’s work, a map showcasing a house at the top of a cliff. In addition, Packt Publishing’s Paushali has informed us about a book on UDK (Unreal Development Kit), namely Mastering UDK Game Development. Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly UDK Gallery [March 31st – April 6th]

Unreal Engine 4 – Full Elemental Comparison Between PS4 and PC

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Epic Games has showcased the full Elemental tech demo of Unreal Engine 4, running on PS4. A while back, we posted a comparison between an early version of the Elemental’s PS4 version and its PC counterpart. Today, and since Epic Games had more time on their hands, we decided to make another comparison between the latest PS4 and the PC version of the Elemental Tech Demo. Contrary to our previous comparison, this time we won’t comment on what we think looks the best. The PC version is on the left, whereas the PS4 version is on the right. We’ve also included a comparison video, courtesy of YouTube’s member ‘kaltask1’. Enjoy!
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Unreal Engine 4 – Infiltrator – GDC 2013 Tech Demo – Running In Real-Time On A Single GTX 680

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A couple of days ago, we presented you a teaser trailer from an upcoming GDC 2013 trailer of Unreal Engine 4. Today, we bring you its full-length GDC 2013 tech demo in all its glory. As with the Samaritan demo, this new tech demo shows the potential of Epic’s latest game engine and does not represent a game that is currently under development. In other words, don’t expect a sci-fi game from Epic. Nevertheless, the demo looks really cool so go ahead and give it a go. Continue reading Unreal Engine 4 – Infiltrator – GDC 2013 Tech Demo – Running In Real-Time On A Single GTX 680

Unreal Engine 4 To Be Showcased At GDC 2013, Sneak Peek Video Unleashed

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Epic Games has released a sneak peek video for – what seems to be – a new tech demo of Unreal Engine 4. GDC is right around the corner and Epic’s will most probably showcase its next-generation engine with a new demo. This new demo appears to be a shooter, so it will be interesting to see whether it’s footage from an upcoming next-generation game or not. You can view the sneak peek video below, courtesy of GameTrailers! Continue reading Unreal Engine 4 To Be Showcased At GDC 2013, Sneak Peek Video Unleashed

Weekly UDK Gallery [March 17th – 23rd]

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Following our CryEngine 3 gallery, today we bring you new shots from Polycount’s 3D artists biofrost, Boyo, JustGarry, KMNettelbladt, maxmead, Mr Smo and oldemo. The highlight of this week is Mr Smo’s stunning castle environment, with its brilliant textures and the tessellated water. This is a truly amazing level and we hope to see a flythrough video when the map is finished. Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly UDK Gallery [March 17th – 23rd]

YAGER – Spec Ops: The Line developer – licenses Unreal Engine 4 for a next-generation game

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Epic Games announced today that it has licensed Unreal Engine 4 to YAGER. Under the agreement, the Berlin-based developer will utilize Epic’s groundbreaking tools to craft a major next-generation title to be unveiled in the coming months. We should also note that YAGER will be the first independent studio in Europe to license the technology, so kudos to the creators of Spec Ops: The Line for that. Continue reading YAGER – Spec Ops: The Line developer – licenses Unreal Engine 4 for a next-generation game