The highly anticipated release of Unreal Engine (UE) 5.1 is here, and with it come some pretty spectacular changes for those working in animation and vfx. UE 5’s impact on animation proved undeniable.

Unreal Engine 5 is a popular free game engine developed by Epic Games and is used by both Triple-A and indie developers. Games using UE5 offer impressive visual showcases and technical displays, ...

Ark Survival Ascended is getting a massive upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.5. If you are familiar with Epic Games' computer graphics game engine, which was first showcased in 1998, you're well aware of how ...

Are the $499 UE Pro 5 Custom IEMs a good investment? We take a deeper dive. I recently reviewed the Ultimate Ears Live flagship IEMs along with the new Switch faceplates. Priced at $2,199, the Live ...

Unreal Engine 5.5 has some exciting new rendering improvements, with Nanite now capable of rendering Skeletal Meshes incredibly fast says Epic Games (which is currently an Experimental feature) and ...

I've been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag's lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I'm a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home for well over a decade, ...

Here's your look at the official Unreal Engine 5.6 tech demo for The Witcher 4, running on PlayStation 5 with raytracing. The video gives a deep dive into the technological foundation of the new ...

CD Projekt Red showcased a stunning Unreal Engine 5.6 tech demo for The Witcher 4, revealing Ciri as the main protagonist in a new region. The demo highlighted seamless transitions, realistic ...

Tailor-made in-ear monitors aren't cheap, but the Ultimate Ears UE 5 Pro are among the most affordable custom-molded earphones available. That said, they still start at $600, and that price can go up ...

Check out this Unreal Engine 5.6 tech demo for The Witcher 4, running on PlayStation 5 with raytracing. This tech demo shows off the new Fast Geometry Streaming Plugin to load open-worlds faster, and ...