Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.18

Game engine gets support for Google's ARCore AR system, better lightmapping and media playback.

Thursday, October 26th, 2017

Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.16

Big update to game engine adds volumetric fog; plus new physics, animation and VR editing features.

Friday, May 26th, 2017

Sneak peek: Unreal Engine 4.16's new physics tools

Check out the neat new clothing simulation options and Immediate Mode physics system due in the next release.

Tuesday, March 28th, 2017

Eye candy: the Unreal Engine 2017 sizzle reel

See sneak peeks of the Final Fantasy VII remake, Injustice 2 and other new titles created in UE4.

Sunday, March 19th, 2017

Epic Games unveils new VR editing tools in Unreal Engine

In-VR mesh and animation editing tools now available as free public preview. Support for OpenSubdiv and USD also due.

Tuesday, March 7th, 2017

Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.15

Update improves texture streaming and tonemapping, adds support for Nintendo Switch and HDR displays.

Thursday, February 16th, 2017

Master lighting and rendering in Unreal Engine 4

Visit Epic Games' free two-hour masterclass at Gnomon's LA campus next Friday, 3 February. Watch online for free.

Friday, January 27th, 2017

Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.14

Update adds contact shadows, new forward renderer aimed at VR work, built-in automated LOD generation.

Thursday, November 17th, 2016

Download the free Allright Rig for Unreal Engine

Beta of Alexander Shatalov's promising rigging and animation add-on for UE4 now free to all.

Friday, September 23rd, 2016

Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.13

New features in varied update range from Alembic support to the option to paint meshes inside the VR Editor.

Thursday, September 8th, 2016

Discover how to create VR games in Unreal Engine

Come to Epic Games' free four-hour masterclass at Gnomon's Hollywood campus on Wednesday 15 June.

Friday, June 10th, 2016

Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.12

Check out the new VR Editor mode and Sequencer cinematic editor. Lots of new mobile options, too.

Thursday, June 2nd, 2016

Epic Games ships Daydream plugin for Unreal Engine 4

Support for Google's new mobile VR platform available already. Source code out now, binaries due in June.

Friday, May 20th, 2016