Tim Sweeney announces that Unreal Engine 4 is now free for anyone to use

Written by AndrewH

Some big news appearing out of the field of game development. Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games has come out today to announce the new version of their game development engine, Unreal Engine 4, is going to be free and available to anybody who wants to make game titles. That can be PC, mobile, console, whatever.

There happen to be plenty of great game development engines made available for free, usually with a few stipulations regarding licensing if you make games for certain platforms or create a specific amount of cash. Unity3D is a great one of the free game development engine that has been used to have fantastic game titles across all platforms, which is liberated to download and employ. You need to buy licensing for several platforms.

Unreal Engine 4 has now occurred freely readily available for one to use to create video games. There is one stipulation though, if one makes over $3000 one fourth, you spend out 5% for licensing. Considering this really is arguably one of the most powerful game engines available, 5% if you are making money is a pretty awesome deal.

You can check out the full announcement in the video above. So who normally takes advantage of this and begin using Unreal Engine 4?

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