June 3, 2025
MetaHuman leaves Early Access with a feature-packed new release
We’re excited to announce that MetaHuman is leaving Early Access! The MetaHuman 5.6 release brings new licensing options and integrations that dramatically extend MetaHumans’ reach, as well as major new functionality across the board.December 18, 2025
December’s Epic learning content: animation, world creation, and more
The big man in red has arrived early this year with a sack full of free Epic learning content! Unwrap tutorials, courses, and guides covering animation, worldbuilding, cinematics, and more. Get ready to level up your skills this holiday season.December 15, 2025
MetaHuman 5.7 is now available
MetaHuman 5.7 is here! Check out all the new features—including easy procedural grooming, art-directed hair animation, and scriptable creation operations—and download the update today.
November 12, 2025
MetaHuman 5.7 Released!We’re excited to announce that Unreal Engine 5.7 is now available, and it includes updates and improvements across the MetaHuman framework. Download now on the Epic Games Launcher, GitHub, and Linux.
You can check ou…
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October 21, 2025
Unreal Engine 5 helps Frogwares deliver a different sort of horror in The Sinking City 2
Frogwares detail how UE5 helped them create Lovecraftian nightmares while combining survival horror gameplay with investigation mechanics for ‘The Sinking City 2’.September 29, 2025
September learning content: Gameplay Ability System, MetaHumans, and more
Check out this month’s free Epic courses and learn how to use the Gameplay Ability System, Character Movement Component, and networked physics—plus get a deep dive into crafting a fully optimized MetaHuman.September 25, 2025
Mafia: The Old Country: Making the old feel new with Unreal Engine 5
Find out how the team at Hangar 13 utilized Unreal Engine 5 to deliver an authentic world and characters in the latest installment of the blockbuster Mafia franchise.
September 23, 2025
MetaHuman 5.7 Preview Released!The Unreal Engine 5.7 Preview is now available and includes updates to MetaHuman Creator and MetaHuman Animator. Download now on the Epic Games Launcher, GitHub, and Linux.
MetaHuman 5.7 Preview brings:
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September 8, 2025
Fan-Made PREDATOR Cinematic: IT ALL ENDS | Unreal Engine 5.6 | MetaHumanHi everyone,
I’d like to share with you our latest indie fan-made cinematic: PREDATOR: IT ALL ENDS, fully created in Unreal Engine 5.6.
Some behind-the-scenes info about the project:
A total of 108 sho…
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September 3, 2025
New report: explore how real-time tools could transform fashion
Fashion technology magazine The Interline has created a new report, with support from Epic Games, that explores fashion’s 3D journey so far—and charts what’s coming next. Download the report today.
August 26, 2025
MetaHuman for Houdini ReleaseToday we’re releasing a new version of MetaHuman for Houdini that enables you to bring your MetaHuman characters to life in SideFX Houdini.
Available for download from Fab, this release bridges the gap between Unreal…JamesPullan
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August 25, 2025
August learning content: MetaHuman, MetaSounds, and more.
It’s time to sharpen your skills. That’s right—August’s free learning content is here! Jump in for tutorials on MetaHuman, Blueprint-controlled particle effects, MetaSounds, and much more.
August 6, 2025
MetaHuman for Maya ReleaseToday we’re releasing a new version of MetaHuman for Maya that includes Pose Editor. MetaHuman for Maya enables you to assemble and customize your MetaHuman characters in Autodesk Maya.
Using Pose Editor, rigging artist…JamesPullan
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July 16, 2025
"Zombie Ship", Multi-Award Winning 3D Animated Short, created in Unreal EngineHey everyone,
I’m excited to share my latest animated short, “Zombie Ship,” almost entirely created in Unreal Engine!
This project was a true labor of love and a passion for stylized horror. Using Unreal, I was able to…
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June 25, 2025
Vessel of Tao 道器 - UE5 Short FilmHi UE5 Fans,
After several months of developing the story, my new short film “Vessel of Tao” is finally live on YouTube.
This project was a real challenge — especially with Metahuman cloth and hair, which…
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May 31, 2025
May’s free Unreal Engine courses: create games, cinematics, and digital twins
This month’s drop of free Unreal Engine learning content spans everything from creating your first UE game to bringing facial animation to MetaHumans. Dive in and start sharpening your skills today!
May 13, 2025
Haruki (陽輝) - Unreal Engine 5 Cinematic Short (4K)This Short film was made entirely with Unreal Engine 5 :fire:
And the whole thing was rendered with Lumen in under 30 minutes, which is mind-blowing!
We harnessed all of Unreal’s latest tools & features to bring this t…
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May 8, 2025
Inside the ‘Unreal Tournament’ episode of Secret Level with Blur Studio
Find out how Blur Studio created a real-time animation pipeline from scratch for the ‘Unreal Tournament’ episode of the Amazon Prime series Secret Level, and generated movie-quality results complete with MetaHumans and special effects.March 27, 2025
Inside the development journey of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
As the title prepares for launch, we chat with Sandfall Interactive to learn how Unreal Engine 5 enabled a small team to realize its unique vision for the highly-anticipated turn-based RPG.March 20, 2025
Free Epic learning content for March: Gameplay, materials, and more
There’s plenty to get excited about in this month’s drop of free Unreal Engine learning content. Explore a selection of online courses that cover gameplay development, materials, character animation, and much more.February 17, 2025
Free Unreal Engine courses: animating MetaHumans, god rays, PCG tools, and more
Check out this month’s free Unreal Engine learning content and learn skills in everything from MetaHuman animation and procedural content generation to VR game development and visual effects.