Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.11

Big update to game engine includes new Sequencer cinematics editor. Source code for the upcoming VR Editor also available.

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Eye candy: Epic Games' 2016 Unreal Engine sizzle reel

See the coolest new work created in UE4: from abstract visuals and beautiful indie titles to AAA brawlers.

Tuesday, March 15th, 2016

Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.10

Update optimises rendering for VR and shading for mobile devices, adds support for Visual Studio 2015.

Friday, November 13th, 2015

Eye candy: Epic's Showdown Unreal Engine 4 VR demo

Watch this epic bullet-time-inspired mech battle demo - then download all of the UE4 assets for free.

Thursday, September 3rd, 2015

Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.9

Wide-ranging update adds new rendering and animation options, plus experimental support for DirectX 12.

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015

Eye candy: Unreal Engine's Gamescom sizzle reel

Watch the best new work created with the game engine: from triple-As to mobile titles, arch viz and VR.

Saturday, August 8th, 2015

Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.8

Updated: Now officially shipping. New downloadable .exe file for the UE4 Kite demo due this week, too.

Thursday, June 11th, 2015

Eye candy: the GDC 2015 Unreal Engine sizzle reel

Watch a beautiful two-minute run-down of the work being created in UE4: from AAA titles to arch viz.

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015

Unreal Engine is now free

Epic Games removes $19/month fee for world-conquering engine. Pay only if your game is successful.

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015

Unreal Engine 4.7 ships

Engine now publishes games in HTML5 format to play in a browser; better foliage rendering options.

Wednesday, February 25th, 2015

Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.6

Latest update adds 'experimental' new 3D UI system, better emissive materials and character animation.

Thursday, December 4th, 2014

Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.5

Big update to game engine adds animation retargeting, raytraced soft shadows, improved AO and SSS.

Wednesday, October 15th, 2014

Epic makes Unreal Engine 4 free to students

Updated: you can now download it directly from GitHub, rather than waiting for your school to sign up.

Wednesday, October 8th, 2014