Tag: Unreal Engine 5
Reaction Halo Is Still Xbox's Baby, And It's Time For The Series To Shine On UE5
All engines are a-go
So, there we have it - Halo is about to enter "a new dawn" at Microsoft as the team switches focus to developing multiple Unreal Engine 5 Halo titles. It's a bold step for everyone involved, and it marks a massive change since the development and post-launch support of Halo Infinite. While exactly what this future looks like...
News Halo Dev Explains Decision Behind Ditching Its Old Game Engine
Slipspace is no more
Xbox has announced that its Halo team is making massive changes moving forward, not only re-branding to 'Halo Studios' but also moving to an entirely new game-making toolset with Unreal Engine 5. This means that what was 343 Industries is completely ditching its proprietary 'Slipspace Engine' used to develop Halo Infinite - and...
News Two 'Halloween' Games Are In The Works, One In Development Using Unreal Engine 5
John Carpenter will be "intimately involved"
It's been revealed today that two brand-new games based on the famous Halloween franchise are in the works at Boss Team Games; the publisher behind 2022's Evil Dead: The Game. Details on these projects are thin on the ground at the moment, but we do know that one of the titles is being made using Unreal...
News Avowed Seems To Be The Latest Xbox Game Getting Support From Gears Dev The Coalition
Unreal Engine 5 upgrade
Avowed is currently one of Xbox's big releases for this calendar year, but it seems that developer Obsidian is still working on some core elements of the game. Back in February, the team said it was "actively working" on improving first-person combat following its Xbox Dev Direct showcase, and a new rumour suggests the game...
News Digital Foundry Looks At Unreal Engine 5's 'Mixed' Start On Xbox Series X|S
"The early results have been mixed"
Unreal Engine 5 has been one of the most prominent game engines of the current generation so far, with Epic's well-known toolset powering lots of recent AAA titles. While some projects, such as The Matrix Awakens, have been impressive - some have failed to deliver on what we'd expect from a 'next-gen' title. And...
News RoboCop: Rogue City Is Solid On Xbox Series S, But It's Missing Some Next-Gen Features
Rogue ray tracing
Digital Foundry is here with its latest tech breakdown - this time for Teyon's recent shooter Robocop: Rogue City. We actually covered the Series X version's impressive performance gains last week from another analysis, so it's the Series S version that's caugh
News Remnant 2 'An Unreal Engine 5 Showcase', Says Digital Foundry
Didn't see that coming!
Third-person action RPG Remnant 2 is now officially out in the wild, which means the folks over at Digital Foundry have had the chance to take a good look at the game on current-gen platforms. The big takeaway here is that the dev team seems to have really benefited from leaving last-gen behind, with DF claiming the game's...
News Layers Of Fear Remake Gets Official June Release Date For Xbox Series X|S
"Utilising the highly-anticipated Unreal Engine 5"
Developer Bloober Team has finally unveiled the proper release date for its upcoming Layers of Fear remake - exactly one month out from launch! Layers of Fear will launch on Xbox Series X|S on June 15th 2023, and it will mark a full-blown next-gen reimagining of the series. This upcoming title is...
News Layers Of Fear Remake Looks Unreal In New UE5 Showcase
Unreal engine power
Bloober Team's Layers of Fear is getting a full remake this summer, and ahead of the game's June 2023 launch on Xbox, the developer has showcased all the spooky, scary, shiny improvements coming with its Unreal Engine 5 overhaul. The remake contains elements of both Layers of Fear games released so far, and we have to say, it's...
News Amazon Games To Publish Next Tomb Raider, First Details Revealed
"The biggest and best Tomb Raider game yet"
It's been revealed today that Crystal Dynamics will be partnering with Amazon Games to release the next game in the beloved Tomb Raider series, and we've also been treated to a few details about what to expect in the process. The game will be a "multiplatform" release to be published globally by Amazon,...
News Halo Infinite Level Re-Created In Unreal Engine 5
It looks stunning!
In the lead up to launch we must have watched Halo Infinite gameplay about a thousand times. Well, not literally, but you know, we were pretty familiar with that sprawling introduction to Zeta Halo by the time the game actually came out. Now, a sole developer has re-created those scenes in Unreal Engine 5, and the results are...
News New Unreal Engine 5 Video Makes It Hard To Choo-Choo Choose Between Graphics And Reality
The future is photo-realistic
A YouTube video showing off some very fancy Unreal Engine 5 tech demo work is currently doing the rounds online and, let us tell you, our minds are completely blown by this one. The video, which is the work of 3D environmental artist Lorenzo Drago, shows a recreation of Etchū-Daimon Station train station in Toyama,...
News Obsidian's Avowed Appears To Be Running On Unreal Engine 5
According to job page
Upcoming fantasy RPG Avowed is one of our most anticipated Xbox exclusives, although we haven't heard much about it since its 2020 reveal. Late last year some details did trickle out of a report; one of them being that the game will use an advanced version of The Outer Worlds game engine. Now though, that no longer seems to be...
News CD Projekt Explains Why Witcher 4 Is Being Built In Unreal Engine 5
"This opens a new chapter for us"
CD Projekt announced a new Witcher saga late last month, but we don't really know any details about yet, aside from that it's being built using Unreal Engine 5. In yesterday's Unreal Engine stream, the team explained the reason for this. According to CD Projekt CTO Paweł Zawodny, it's the "shift towards open world...
News The Coalition Shows Off Stunning New Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo
"The Cavern" Cinematic Test Demo
Gears developer The Coalition is back again today with another Unreal Engine 5 tech demo for us to drool over, this time focusing on a cinematic scene called "The Cavern", and as usual it looks absolutely stunning in action. You can check out the tech demo above (it starts at 0:47 in the video) which "shows how...
News Tomb Raider Is Back! Crystal Dynamics Announces Brand-New Game
Being built with Unreal Engine 5
We've been waiting for news on the next Tomb Raider for a while now, and we've finally got it as part of today's Unreal Engine 5 stream, with the reveal that Crystal Dynamics has started work on the next entry in the series. According to Franchise General Manager Dallas Dickinson, the goal with the next Tomb Raider...
News Quantum Error Shows Off Its 'Cosmic Horror FPS' In Unreal Engine 5
Development is moving over to the new engine
We've been keeping an eye on the self-proclaimed "cosmic-horror FPS" known as Quantum Error for a while now, and TeamKill Media has confirmed that the game is moving over to Unreal Engine 5 for development. You can get a look at the teaser trailer above, all of which is captured in real-time running in...
News The Outer Worlds 2 Will Seemingly Be Built With Unreal Engine 5
The first game has also reached over 4 million sales
The Outer Worlds 2 is a long ways off - the initial teaser trailer even said so. That being said, development appears to be underway on the next iteration in the space RPG series, and a recent job listing could suggest the game is being built in Unreal Engine 5. On developer Obsidia
News Undead Labs May Be Using Unreal Engine 5 To Create State Of Decay 3
Killing zombies is going to look better than ever before
If you thought Unreal Engine 5 running on an Xbox Series X was looking impressive, then the news of Undead Labs possibly using those tools to build State of Decay 3 may be very exciting. The news of a possible upgrade comes through a recent job listing at the studio. A po
Video The Coalition Shares A Look At Unreal Engine 5 On Xbox Series X
A glimpse at the "Alpha Point" demo
It's here! After teasing a few screenshots the other week, Gears 5 developer The Coalition has finally unveiled the "Alpha Point" Unreal Engine 5 demo today, which aims to showcase the potential of UE5 on Xbox Series X (and Series S). The full 60-minute "making of" video can be found over on the Unreal Engine...
Video Here's A Look At Unreal Engine 5 Running On Xbox Series X
It's still looking as impressive as ever
The upcoming Unreal Engine 5 has today entered Early Access for game developers, and as part of this, Epic Games has shared another look at the UE5 tools in action, including footage of it running on Xbox Series X. First, let's get to that Xbox Series X footage. You can see it in the video above, which is...
News The Coalition Is Moving To Unreal Engine 5 To Focus On Next-Gen Development
"We’re excited to start shifting our resources"
Gears 5 developer The Coalition has announced today that it has begun the process of transitioning development to Unreal Engine 5, which is set to be used for "multiple new projects in the coming years." In a message on the official Gears website, the team explained that they're "excited to start...
News Epic Games: Unreal Engine 5 Will Run Well On All Next-Gen Platforms
"The next generation is going to be amazing for all gamers"
Epic Games' Tim Sweeney and Kim Libreri recently took part in an interview with GameSpot for the company's Play For All event, and talked more about Unreal Engine 5 and Xbox Series X. Last month, the company's
News InXile Confirms It Will Use Unreal Engine 5 For Xbox Series X RPG
After Wasteland 3
Xbox Game Studios' InXile Entertainment is still busy finishing off the upcoming Wasteland 3, but has also confirmed that its next project will utilise the recently announced Unreal Engine 5 on Xbox Series X. The company revealed this in response to a fan on Twitter, and the information was later elaborated on by Studio Head Brian...
News Epic CEO Reassures Xbox Fans Following PS5 Unreal Engine 5 Demo
Talks Xbox Series X
There's been a lot of discussion surrounding this week's Unreal Engine 5 tech demo, which was said to be running on a PS5 devkit. Epic Games has done a lot of talking about the PlayStation 5 as a result, but CEO Tim Sweeney recently took to Twitter to reassure Xbox (and PC) fans as well. In his tweet, Sweeney revealed that the...
News Xbox Boss Comments On Yesterday's Stunning Unreal Engine 5 Demo
"Many of our XGS studios are using Unreal"
Yesterday's tech demo showing off the new Unreal Engine 5 was undoubtedly impressive, but was notably said to be running on a PS5 devkit. Following the event, Xbox head Phil Spencer took to Twitter to congratulate Epic Games on the reveal, and share more Xbox specific details. "Incredible work by the team...
