Epic Games just took a big step toward AI-built games with Unreal Engine 5.8

Unreal Engine 5.8 ships with an experimental plugin that lets developers connect any LLM to core engine systems, and Epic ...
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Epic sees 'central role' for gen AI models like Claude & Codex in Unreal Engine 6

As part of last month's Rocket League Championship Series Paris Major, Epic Games surprised many by revealing that Unreal Engine 6 was in development. The newest incarnation of Epic's gaming engine ...
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Unreal Engine embraces AI at State of Unreal 2026

State of Unreal is Epic Games’ annual roadmap for the engine behind many of the games we play, and this year’s show, held today, put AI right at the center. Epic is building it directly ... Read more ...
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Unreal Engine 5.7: foliage, PCG and in-Editor AI

Unreal Engine 5.7 adds Nanite Foliage, production-ready PCG and Substrate, new virtual production tools, and an in-Editor AI ...

The Next Version Of Unreal Engine Is Going To Be Filled With GenAI Tools

After teasing it last month, Epic has announced that the next version of Unreal Engine will continue the company’s publicly derided efforts to shove AI-powered tools and features into more of its ...