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TL;DR: Unreal Engine 5.6 will improve performance and stability for major upcoming games, delivering up to 30% faster speeds and enhanced ray-tracing on consoles and high-end PCs. This update ...
Epic Games recently launched Unreal Engine 5.6, a new version that primarily targets improved stability and productivity for developers. Independent benchmarking from MxBenchmarkPC highlights ...
Stand by for all of the biggest news — and that first in-game look at The Witcher 4 — from State of Unreal 2025 here on IGN tomorrow. Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor.
The demo, which runs on a PlayStation 5 at 60 frames per second, shows off in-engine capabilities set in the world of The Witcher IV, including the new Unreal Animation Framework, Nanite Foliage ...
In GPU-limited scenarios at 1440p and 4K, Unreal Engine 5.6 delivered roughly 22 percent higher frame rates than version 5.4. The gains were even more pronounced in CPU-limited runs at 720p, where ...
Valorant will officially move to Unreal Engine 5 in the 11.02 patch, which is scheduled for late July. Riot says that Valorant on UE5 will feel perfectly familiar to players, ...
Epic Games and CD Projekt have shown off a stunning tech demo of The Witcher 4 running on Unreal Engine 5. Epic’s State of Unreal 2025 event revealed a technical demo showing off "some of the ...
After initially developing and updating the game in Unreal Engine 4 for more than ten years, the dev team announced a port to Unreal Engine 5 with patch 11.02 around the end of July.
Riot Games is switching to Unreal Engine 5 for Valorant in July. It’s part of a big upgrade to the game that will also include a replay system in September.
The Witcher 4 unveils a tech demo running in Unreal Engine 5, showcased at The State of Unreal 2025. Ciri explores the region of Kovir, a video game first, with next-gen visuals at 60 FPS on ...
The demo ran on a PlayStation 5 at 60 frames per second with ray tracing enabled. This was made possible by a slew of new open-world building features coming to Unreal Engine 5.6, including a new ...
If you're a game developer, aspiring or experienced, Unreal Engine 5.6 is now available for download, and Epic Games has adjusted its revenue sharing agreement such that you pay nothing before you ...