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Join us at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

We’re heading to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this June with a selection of sessions and workshops that will explore the latest developments in real-time animation. Find out what’s on and when.

Fab June Flash Sale is now on!

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Get up to 70% off thousands of assets in the Fab June Flash Sale! You’ve got until 5 PM ET on June 5 to snag yourself a deal. Take a look at some of our sale highlights here.

May’s Epic learning content: Environments, lighting, and more

Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This month’s free learning content includes workflows for creating cinematic environments in UE5, tutorials on setting up translucent glass in Substrate, and cool tricks like how to rotate 3D meshes in UE—without actually rotating the mesh itself.

Built with UE5, NBA THE RUN looks to bring back the golden age of basketball video games

Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

We got next with Play by Play Studios to learn all about their use of UE5 during development of the stylized, fast-paced online 3v3 street basketball game ‘NBA THE RUN’. Check it out.

MetaHuman 5.8 Preview Released!

Tue, 12 May 2026 17:10:57 GMT

Download Unreal Engine 5.8 Preview from the Epic Games Launcher, GitHub, or for Linux. MetaHuman features in the Unreal Engine 5.8 Preview introduce powerful new real-time MetaHuman workflows; here are a few key high…

Unreal Engine 5.8 Preview

Tue, 12 May 2026 13:48:40 GMT

Download Unreal Engine 5.8 Preview from the Epic Games Launcher, GitHub, or for Linux. Unreal Engine 5.8 Preview prioritizes performance advancements, providing systems that are more reliable, scalable, and intuitive…

Oceanhorn 3 charts a course for RPG success with UE5

Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how UE5 put wind in the sails of Oceanhorn 3, empowering the small indie team at Cornfox & Brothers to deliver a swashbuckling cinematic RPG across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.

Crafting stylized digital humans on Daughter of the Inner Stars with MetaHuman and UE5

Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how a small team used Unreal Engine, MetaHuman, and AI to blend stylized visuals, real-time production, and high-fidelity performance capture into a cohesive pipeline for a 50-minute original symphonic orchestral experience.

Unreal Fest Chicago 2026

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Tickets for Unreal Fest Chicago are now available! Get yours today and join fellow devs in the Windy City, June 16–18, as we celebrate the Epic community, showcase innovative projects, and dive into new features and technology.

Unreal Engine 5.7 is now available

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The latest release empowers you to build and render expansive, lifelike worlds filled with rich, beautiful details in real time. Plus, we’re bringing even more workflows right to the Unreal Editor, not to mention a little help from our AI Assistant. Check out the details.