The State of Unreal 2025
The State of Unreal 2025 / News / June 3, 2025 / Unreal
Epic Games State of Unreal 2025 is currently underway in Florida and the keynote has just concluded. There was game footage from several upcoming games including perhaps the highest profile upcoming Unreal Engine 5 release, the Witcher 4. Of the most interest to game developers however are the following announcements:
Unreal Engine 5.6
Unreal Engine 5.6 is now available for download. It was first released in preview format back in May and adds several performance improvements, animation improvements and more. More details of the Unreal Engine 5.6 release are available here and we should have coverage up shortly.
MetaHuman Now Integrated into Unreal Engine 5.6
Epic’s advanced character creation software MetaHumans is now integrated directly into UE 5.6, running in a hybrid local and remote server model. MetaHumans also received several new features and capabilities. Another key announcement is that MetaHuman content is now integrated on the Fab marketplace. Additionally, MetaHuman licensing has been changed enabling developers using all engines, not just Unreal Engine, to make use of them.
Epic Game Store Announcements
There were also several announcements for developers revolving around changes to revenue share, incentives as well as the ability to create an online presence/store via WebStores. Many of these changes were announced back in May if you are looking for more details.
We have condensed the State of Unreal 2025 keynote from 2 hours down to under 15 minutes focusing on the details of most interest to game developers in the video below.
#state #unreal
The State of Unreal 2025
The State of Unreal 2025 / News / June 3, 2025 / Unreal
Epic Games State of Unreal 2025 is currently underway in Florida and the keynote has just concluded. There was game footage from several upcoming games including perhaps the highest profile upcoming Unreal Engine 5 release, the Witcher 4. Of the most interest to game developers however are the following announcements:
Unreal Engine 5.6
Unreal Engine 5.6 is now available for download. It was first released in preview format back in May and adds several performance improvements, animation improvements and more. More details of the Unreal Engine 5.6 release are available here and we should have coverage up shortly.
MetaHuman Now Integrated into Unreal Engine 5.6
Epic’s advanced character creation software MetaHumans is now integrated directly into UE 5.6, running in a hybrid local and remote server model. MetaHumans also received several new features and capabilities. Another key announcement is that MetaHuman content is now integrated on the Fab marketplace. Additionally, MetaHuman licensing has been changed enabling developers using all engines, not just Unreal Engine, to make use of them.
Epic Game Store Announcements
There were also several announcements for developers revolving around changes to revenue share, incentives as well as the ability to create an online presence/store via WebStores. Many of these changes were announced back in May if you are looking for more details.
We have condensed the State of Unreal 2025 keynote from 2 hours down to under 15 minutes focusing on the details of most interest to game developers in the video below.
#state #unreal