Epic announced a slate of new features for Unreal Engine 5 during its State of Unreal address, but the most important update flew under the radar.

Unreal Engine 5 is officially released and ready to power your next-gen game. Epic also released several sample projects, including a new playable shooter called Lyra.

Unreal Engine 5 is Epic Games' next-gen game engine, utilizing film-quality art assets and dynamic lighting. A PS5 tech demo highlights the new capabilities of Epic's game engine.

Unreal Engine 5.6 is here, and it could be the update that gamers have been waiting for thanks to big ray-tracing performance gains and improved stability.

Epic Games says Unreal Engine 5 will be the bedrock for Web 3 developments—from metaverse experiences to films, and of course, video games.

What to expect from the first year of games running on Unreal Engine 5's "next-gen" technology.