Epic Games announced its MegaGrants program at GDC 2019. The company established a $100 million fund to support game developers, enterprise professionals, media and entertainment creators, students, educators, and tool developers who are “doing amazing things with Unreal Engine” or enhancing open-source capabilities for the 3D graphics community. The Blender Foundation had … [Read more...] about Blender Foundation awarded $1.2 million Epic MegaGrant
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Graphisoft and Epic Games offer realtime visualization for ArchiCAD 23
Recent Twinmotion acquisition will help Epic Games provide ArchiCAD 23 customers with free access to realtime visualization technology. Graphisoft, developer of ArchiCAD, and Epic Games, developer of Unreal Engine, have announced a collaboration to provide ArchiCAD 23 customers with free access to a future version of Epic’s new visualization solution, based on the recently … [Read more...] about Graphisoft and Epic Games offer realtime visualization for ArchiCAD 23
Epic’s new adventures revealed at GDC
In addition to billions of dollars added to their bottom line, the success of Fornite has given Unreal the ability to scale up its ambitions. Every year, Unreal CEO Tim Sweeney and his executive team set the stage for the GDC conference with their annual State of Unreal presentation. According to Tim Sweeney and company, the state of Epic is pretty darned good and to prove … [Read more...] about Epic’s new adventures revealed at GDC
Epic builds out its portfolio
Acquisitions over the last year add cloud power, scripting, back end management, and virtual production. The game engine giants, Unreal and Unity are gathering in capabilities to make their platforms more powerful and attractive for users. Epic, having grown fat on Fortnite, has made several significant purchases for its Unreal Engine over the last 12 months or so. The company … [Read more...] about Epic builds out its portfolio
Epic’s Unreal Engine update delivers on promises made
Unreal Engine 4.21 arrives with updated tools and more options for non-gaming applications. For game development, Epic wants you to know the new release enables you to “work smarter, create faster, and produce world-class results with Unreal Engine.” Speed improvements include up to 60% faster cooking times for content. With the introduction of Unreal Engine 4, developers … [Read more...] about Epic’s Unreal Engine update delivers on promises made