Epic Games has officially released Unreal Engine 5 this April 5! While that won’t mean a thing for us non-developers, it is a very big deal for video game devs, and for the tech world in general. Check out the keynote presentation, as well as a bunch of new trailers highlighting the tech behind the game engine.

Unreal Engine 5 Release | The State of Unreal 2022 Keynote Presentation:

Building on the momentum and excitement of the past two years with ‘Lumen in the Land of Nanite’, ‘Valley of the Ancient Early Access’, ‘The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience’, we’re excited to announce the full release of UE5! In this keynote, we explore what you can expect to find in the release—and why it’s going to be a game-changer for the industry. Want to learn more about Unreal Engine 5? Download the release for free, and explore the new features, sample projects, and learning resources: https://unrealengine.com/state-of-unreal

Your First Game in UE5 Tech Talk:

Watch our tech talk ‘Your First Game in UE5’ from the State of Unreal 2022 livestream. In this tech talk, we provide a practical in-editor demonstration of how to get started making a game from scratch, highlighting UE5 features along the way. We show how fast you can create a game leveraging new and established features of the engine. This presentation is a must-see for game developers new to Unreal Engine who want to learn how to create games in UE5. Both easy to digest and understand, the demo features the robot and other assets from the Stack-O-Bot project available on the Unreal Marketplace. Want to learn more about Unreal Engine 5? Download the release for free, and explore the new features, sample projects, and learning resources: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/un…

Unreal Engine 5 Guided Tour:

Haven’t yet taken the plunge into UE5 and want a peek at what you’re missing? Join Chris Murphy as he builds a small scene from nothing, covering how the toolset fundamentals work together—and some useful tips and tricks along the way! Want to learn more about Unreal Engine 5? Download the release for free, and explore the new features, sample projects, and learning resources: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/un…

Upgrading Your UE4 Project to UE5:

This talk will help you make the decision to upgrade your project from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5. We provide examples of upgrading projects and the work involved, advice on overcoming issues that may arise in the upgrade, and cover how some of your content will change as part of the upgrade process. Want to learn more about Unreal Engine 5? Download the release for free, and explore the new features, sample projects, and learning resources: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/un…

In addition to that, Epic Games has revealed the impressive list of studios working on the game engine:

That’s a lot of studios, no? And that number should increase over time, too. Expect a lot of games (both AAA and smaller ones) to use UE5.