Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine: A Powerful Game Engine with Wide Industry Adoption

• Unreal Engine (UE) is a 3D computer graphics game engine developed by Epic Games.
• It was first showcased in the 1998 game Unreal and has since been used in various genres of games.
• Unreal Engine has also been adopted by other industries, including film and television.
• It is written in C++ and offers high portability across different platforms.
• The latest generation, Unreal Engine 5, was launched in April 2022.
• The source code of Unreal Engine is available on GitHub.
• Commercial use of Unreal Engine is based on a royalty model.
• Epic Games waives royalties for games until developers earn US$1 million in revenue.
• The fee is also waived if developers publish on the Epic Games Store.
• Unreal Engine incorporates features from acquired companies like Quixel, which has been supported by Fortnite's revenue.
• The history of Unreal Engine includes multiple generations, with the first generation being showcased in the game Unreal.
• Unreal Engine has become a powerful and widely used game engine in the industry.