This week, Epic Games released a new Robo Recall dev diary offering a look at how the Bullet Train demo served as the foundation for Epic’s upcoming VR shooter. Read on to find out more about the Robo Recall dev diary, along with a roundup of Unreal Engine-powered titles nominated for the D.I.C.E. Awards, details on today’s UE4 Twitch livestream featuring a preview of the upcoming audio update, a look at how UE4 was used to bring Tekken 7 to consoles and the latest Aven Colony news.
NEW ROBO RECALL DEV DIARY: EVOLUTION FROM BULLET TRAIN
Launching early this year exclusively for Oculus Touch, Robo Recall puts players in the role of an agent who must take down an army of dangerous and malfunctioning robots. The latest Dev Diary takes a look at how how Epic Games’ acclaimed VR demo Bullet Train has evolved into the fully featured game that is Robo Recall, along with the challenges the team faced when trying to create compelling VR content.
Watch the Dev Diary here.
UNREAL ENGINE SHOWCASE: BANDAI NAMCO DELIVERS A KNOCKOUT WITH TEKKEN 7
Bandai Namco’s Tekken series returns this year with the launch of the highly-anticipated Tekken 7. As part of the Unreal Engine Showcase, designer Michael Murray discusses development of the game along with the decision to use UE4. Tekken 7 will be launching on consoles and PC on June 2, 2017.
Read the full story here.
UNREAL ENGINE-POWERED GAMES ROUND OUT THIS YEAR’S D.I.C.E. AWARDS NOMINEES
This year’s nominees for the 20th annual D.I.C.E. Awards include a diverse mix of Unreal Engine-powered games. From fighting to strategy, this year’s nominees demonstrate the power and versatility of Unreal Engine. Highlights include XCOM 2 (Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year), ABZÛ (Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition), Gears of War 4 (Action Game of the Year) and Street Fighter V (Outstanding Achievement in Animation, Fighting Game of the Year).
The 2017 D.I.C.E. will take place Thursday, February 23 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Learn more by visiting the Unreal Engine blog.
TODAY ON TWITCH: AUDIO ENGINE UPDATE PREVIEW
Today on the UE4 Twitch livestream, Sr. Audio Programmer Aaron McLeran joins Community Manager Alexander Paschall to talk about the exciting audio features coming to the engine including brand new reverb, EQ effects and device hot swapping. Audiophiles can expect to learn a lot about what is in the pipeline for sound engineering in UE4.
Tune in today at 11am PST / 2pm EST / 7pm GMT on twitch.tv/unrealengine to watch the broadcast. More information can be found here.
In case you missed this week’s training stream showcasing how to setup gameplay AI, watch it here.
POWERED BY UE4, AVEN COLONY COMING TO CONSOLES
Mothership Entertainment and Team17 recently announced a new partnership to publish futuristic city-builder, Aven Colony, to Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. Set on the alien world of Aven Prime, players can customize and build their own extra-terrestrial colony, all while encountering alien life and dealing with the challenges of an unfamiliar solar system.
Powered by UE4, the Aven Colony beta is available via itch.io, with the full launch coming in Q2 2017 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
Learn more by visiting the Unreal Engine blog.
