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Mutable Sample for runtime character customization—now updated for UE 5.8!

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Mutable toolset is now Production-Ready in Unreal Engine 5.8—and to celebrate, there’s a completely updated Mutable Sample. Download it today and start building characters your players can truly customize in real time.

Meccha Chameleon: How two devs built the indie smash hit of the summer

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Get the full story on how two Japanese developers took just two months to build Prop Hunt-inspired indie game Meccha Chameleon in UE5—and instantly had a massive hit on their hands that sold an impressive 1,000,000 copies in its first four days.

Vibe your way to $50k: the 2026 Epic AI MegaJam is coming

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The 2026 Epic AI MegaJam runs November 12–15. Team up with up to four other humans and as many AI agents as you want to build a playable game in Unreal Engine or UEFN, and compete for cash prizes.

Check out the top Fortnite islands from the UEFN Student Bootcamp

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The UEFN Student Bootcamp has wrapped! Watch this sizzle reel of some of the best Fortnite islands created during this intensive three-week course, which was completed by over 300 students.

SILENT HILL: Townfall delivers haunting psychological horror at its very best with UE5

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how UE5 tools including Lumen, Nanite, and MetaHuman helped Screen Burn Interactive craft complex, beautifully rendered scenes and compelling characters for chilling, slow-burn survival horror SILENT HILL: Townfall.

UEFN Professional Bootcamp: Prepare for Unreal Engine 6

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

With Epic’s roadmap bringing together Unreal Engine and UEFN in UE6, build your UEFN skills with our free UEFN Professional Bootcamp for games industry pros. Register today to create and publish a playable Fortnite island and strengthen your portfolio.

Fuse Games uses UE5 to make a fast and authentic Star Wars™ racing game

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Star Wars: Galactic Racer™ blends high-speed racing with a roguelite twist. Discover how Fuse Games used Unreal Engine 5’s Lumen, Nanite, and World Partition to create striking visuals that do justice to the game’s innovative gameplay and worldbuilding.

Unreal Engine 5.8 is now available

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Build bigger, better, more differentiated worlds in less time; easily populate them with high-fidelity animated characters and custom vegetation; and light and render them at the speed and quality your audiences demand.

The road to Unreal Engine 6

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

We have started the road to UE6, where Unreal Engine and UEFN will come together into a single, unified engine. Read more about our vision, transition plans, and timeline.

State of Unreal 2026: Top news from the show

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

At State of Unreal 2026, we shared our vision for Unreal Engine 6, released Unreal Engine 5.8, open-sourced the next-generation version control system Lore, highlighted UEFN’s growing developer ecosystem, and previewed improvements to the Epic Games Store. Learn more here.