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Unreal Engine 5.6 is now available. You can download it on the Epic Games Launcher and GitHub. This version is focused on enabling 60-fps performance for large, open worlds, but it also brings a host of new features and quality-of-life ...

Surprise: Unreal Engine 5.6 is available now!
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Unreal Source is ten years old. 🎉

What began as a scrappy Slack group for Unreal developers has grown into the largest independent Unreal community in the world.

A brief moment of reflection, plus the latest news, in this month's newsletter:

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Early bird tickets for Unreal Fest Orlando 2025 are available until April 15 for $699 — a $200 increase compared to last year's Unreal Fest Seattle, which took place just 6 months ago.
Students and Fortnite creators are eligible for a $ 100 discount.

Fab's faulty foray Fab is finally here, but the debut is fraught with issues. Plus: Unreal Engine 5.5 is ready for prime time.

Fab is finally here, but the debut has been fraught with issues. This and more in our latest newsletter.

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Not a fan of Stripe? You can now support us using your PayPal account. It's nice to have options.

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Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic to create “persistent universe” tied to Fortnite That’s a lot of V-Bucks.

Disney is investing $1.5B to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games, and collaborating on a "new game and entertainment universe".

If you are utilizing the the Epic First Run or Now On Epic incentive programs on the Epic Games Store, I would love to hear about your experience so far. Please comment below or repost to help me reach more developers.

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Free Marketplace content for February 2024 It's that time of month again! All of the assets below are free to download from the Unreal Marketplace for the month of February. I recommend grabbing everything, even if you don't need it — you mi...

February's free Unreal Marketplace content is available to download. I recommend grabbing everything, even if you don't need it — you might someday.

Unreal Fest 2024 is coming to a city near you! This year, Unreal Fest will take place in multiple locations around the world, from Australia and Asia to Europe and the US. Check out the preliminary locations, dates, and times here.

Epic Games has just announced plans for six Unreal Fest events around the world in 2024. Starting in May, the conference is coming to the Gold Coast, Prague, Seattle, Seoul, Shanghai, and Tokyo.

Preliminary details at the link below.
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Your wallet isn't safe yet: Epic is closing out 2023 with the Marketplace Holiday Sale. Over 24,000 assets are up to 70% off until December 31, 2023 11:59 PM EST.

Browse the sale here: epic.gm/eventsale

The final newsletter for 2023 will go out early next week. Stay tuned to your inbox, and enjoy the holidays.

Black Friday Creator Sale 2023: Up to 70% off 25,000 assets The Black Friday Creator Sale is on! Dive in to grab discounts of up to 70% on over 25,000 products. The sale ends December 3—don't miss your chance to nab the perfect assets for your project.

Epic's Black Friday Creator Sale starts today on Unreal Engine Marketplace, ArtStation, and Sketchfab.

Thousands of assets across all three stores are up to 70% off until December 3, 2023 11:59 PM EST.

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✨Today, our Discord server has surpassed 100,000 members!✨

From me and the Discord moderation team: Thank you all for sharing your knowledge, your creations, and your perspective over the years. You are what makes this community special.

We're back in business. ✅

Our website is temporarily down for maintenance. We'll update this thread as soon as it's available again.

Thanks for the shout out. Just wanted to let you know we're on Bluesky now. :)

Thanks for the shout out. Just wanted to let you know we're on Bluesky now. :)

Everything announced at Unreal Fest 2023 Tim Sweeney addresses the recent layoffs at Epic, plus a new licensing model for non-game projects, a sneak peek at Unreal Engine 5.4, and more.

Were you unable to attend Unreal Fest 2023? Or maybe you just missed the opening session? I wrote up a recap of all the noteworthy announcements.

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