Unreal Engine
Before Battlefield 1, There Was COD: Roman Wars
Everyone is excited about Battlefield 1 taking the players to the trenches of World War I, while COD: Infinite Warfare is getting bashed for putting the players in space battles. But what if we told you, that there existed a COD project that was supposed to be set in Ancient Rome? That’s right. According to GamesRadar, about eight years ago, Activision almost considered a pitch where Call of Duty would’ve taken place in ancient Rome. The story would’ve followed the story of a soldier in Julius Caesar’s trustworthy tenth legion, with first person sword combat, war elephants and even a playable Julius Caesar himself. As we know, The COD franchise is known for one thing; guns, guns and even more guns. So hearing about this might come as a surprise. However, the tremen...
Unbelievably Realistic Unreal Engine 4 Scenes
Unreal Engine 4, the game engine from Epic Games that’s behind titles like EVE: Valkyrie and Street Fighter 5, has been used to create some amazing projects. New scenes from a UE user, however, might just be the most photorealistic. User Koola posted a couple of screenshots and a short video from an environment he or she is working on to the Unreal Engine forums, and the results are unbelievable. One of the scenes illustrates a beach and tide pools, and another is of a lava flow. Both look like photographs at first glance, but were actually created entirely within the engine. UE 4 has had several tech demos in the past showcasing what it’s capable of, including the “Infiltrator” tech demo. Recently, a team also put together a real-time demo of a Parisian apartment c...
Mario on Unreal 4 Looks Amazing
If you always wanted Nintendo to make a 3D Mario game using some of the best technology in the games industry, you’re going to want to watch this video. YouTube user aryoksini has uploaded a video of the iconic plumber running on Epic’s Unreal Engine 4. “All the environment assets were taken from the Unreal marketplace, all the character actions were scripted using blueprints only, all animations were re-created from scratch as well as the PBR ready textures,” aryoksini said in the video’s description. It’s pretty cool to see Mario running around environments that look as sharp as the best looking PC games out there, but Mario, of course, is more than just his looks. You’d have to make those environments fun to play before you’ll get a proper...
This is What the Unreal Engine 4 Could Look Like
Man the whole time I was scared thinking some creepy little white girl was going to walk up behind me and make me shit my pants! But back to what this video is all about. Bringing to you the Unreal Engine 4 tech demo which came from level designer and 3D artist Benoît Dereau, who, according to Eurogamer, worked on Dishonored. A pretty detailed demo showcasing an apartment I’d love to live in. What do you guys think of this?