The first preview of Unreal Engine 4.15 is now available and introduces loads of useful new features and improvements for developers! Read on to find out more and to get information on today’s UE4 Twitch Livestream featuring a look at the 4.15 preview, details on Epic and Wellcome’s $500,000 game development competition, information on Tim Sweeney’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 Game Developers Choice Awards and a look at the latest Paragon Hero!
UNREAL ENGINE 4.15 PREVIEW 1 NOW AVAILABLE
Epic has released Preview 1 of Unreal Engine 4.15, which introduces several new features and improvements for developers! Updates include changes to the build process, reroute nodes for the Material Editor and a production-ready version of the Blueprint to C++ cooking feature.
Developers can download Preview 1 through the Epic Games Launcher, while a breakdown of the release can be found on the Unreal Engine forums here.
Learn more about the preview here.
UE4 TWITCH LIVESTREAM: UNREAL ENGINE 4.15 PREVIEW
Today on the UE4 Twitch livestream, Senior Tools Programmer Nick Darnell will be joining Community Manager Alexander Paschall to showcase the new features and fixes included in the build. As always, the team will also be taking questions during the stream!
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 featuring lighting techniques and guide, watch it here.
EPIC AND WELLCOME LAUNCH A $500,000 DEVELOPMENT COMPETITION
Epic Games and Wellcome have announced Developing Beyond, a year-long competition that challenges European developers with building the foundations of a game. Throughout the competition, the selected teams will receive funding to create a Minimum Viable Product which incorporates the theme of Transformation. The winning team will receive a grand prize of $150,000 and will be announced January 2018. In total, Epic and Wellcome are allocating $500,000 for funding of the games and the prize pool.
Learn more about the contest here.
TIM SWEENEY TO BE HONORED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT GDC 2017
Organizers of the 17th annual Game Developers Choice Awards will be honoring Tim Sweeney with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. As the founder and CEO of Epic Games, Tim’s career has been filled with numerous milestones including the development of ZZT, Unreal Tournament and numerous Unreal Engine releases.
Taking place during GDC 2017 on Wednesday, March 1, passholders are invited to attend. The awards will also be livestreamed on GDC’s official Twitch channel.
Find out more about the Game Developers Choice Awards here.
AURORA, PARAGON’S LATEST HERO, IS REVEALED
Epic has revealed Aurora, the latest hero to join the free-to-play MOBA, Paragon. Aurora is an elusive crowd-control specialist who uses her abilities to manipulate the cold. By freezing her enemies, she takes control of the battlefield. See Aurora in action in this first look video here.
Paragon is available in free open beta for PlayStation 4 and PC. Learn more about the game by visiting www.paragon.com.
