Don’t miss the State of Unreal livestream

Join us live from Unreal Fest Chicago, 7 AM PT | 9 AM CT | 10 AM ET | 3 PM BST on June 17 for developer news, highlights from across the community, and a look at what's ahead. This year is about tools and workflows developers can actually use to build great games and experiences. Expect real conversations, not massive live tech demos.

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Indie Games Week: April 13–17, 2026

We’ve got a packed week of exclusive interviews and livestreams to spotlight how indie studios worldwide are using Unreal Engine and the Epic ecosystem to power ambitious ideas and deliver standout games.

Fab Spring Creator Sale on now!

Get up to 70% off over 130,000 assets until 11:59 PM ET on April 20.

Power up MetaSound workflows with TechAudioTools Content

We’ve released the TechAudioTools Content plugin on Fab, sharing a curated set of internal audio tools we built to support large-scale MetaSounds workflows in Fortnite. This initial release includes tools like the MetaSound Input Migrator, MetaSound Metadata Editor, and a procedural SoundGenerator MetaSound, along with all of the underlying widgets used to build them. The plugin complements the TechAudioTools engine plugin introduced in UE 5.6, which provides core tech such as MetaSound Viewmodels, and we plan to continue updating and expanding the content plugin alongside Unreal Engine releases starting with UE 5.8. Check it out now!

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Fab Year in Review

With Fab’s first full year in the books, it’s the perfect time to look back, celebrate the success of our talented community, and recap the new features and improvements we added in 2025.

Check out the Fab Year in Review to see what was popular in 2025, how the marketplace grew, and more.

Unreal Fest Chicago 2026

Tickets for Unreal Fest Chicago are now available! Get yours today and join fellow devs in the Windy City, June 16–18, as we celebrate the Epic community, showcase innovative projects, and dive into new features and technology.

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Unreal Engine 5.7 is now available

The latest release empowers you to build and render expansive, lifelike worlds filled with rich, beautiful details in real time. Plus, we’re bringing even more workflows right to the Unreal Editor, not to mention a little help from our AI Assistant. Check out the details.

UEFN Student Bootcamp application is open now

Move beyond the classroom and ship a live product in Fortnite. This five-day intensive training—plus two weeks to build your own island—bridges the gap between learning engine basics and launching a polished Fortnite island.

Start building games with our new course: ‘Your First Game in Unreal Engine’

New to Unreal Engine? ‘Your First Game in Unreal Engine’ is a beginner-friendly course that teaches you how to create more complex gameplay by building an animated start countdown, game timer, checkpoint system, exploding mines, and more!

Join us at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026

We’re heading to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this June with a selection of sessions and workshops that will explore the latest developments in real-time animation. Find out what’s on and when.

Fab June Flash Sale is now on!

Get up to 70% off thousands of assets in the Fab June Flash Sale! You’ve got until 5 PM ET on June 5 to snag yourself a deal. Take a look at some of our sale highlights here.

May’s Epic learning content: Environments, lighting, and more

This month’s free learning content includes workflows for creating cinematic environments in UE5, tutorials on setting up translucent glass in Substrate, and cool tricks like how to rotate 3D meshes in UE—without actually rotating the mesh itself.

Built with UE5, NBA THE RUN looks to bring back the golden age of basketball video games

We got next with Play by Play Studios to learn all about their use of UE5 during development of the stylized, fast-paced online 3v3 street basketball game ‘NBA THE RUN’. Check it out.

MetaHuman 5.8 Preview Released!

Download Unreal Engine 5.8 Preview from the Epic Games Launcher, GitHub, or for Linux. MetaHuman features in the Unreal Engine 5.8 Preview introduce powerful new real-time MetaHuman workflows; here are a few key high…

Unreal Engine 5.8 Preview

Download Unreal Engine 5.8 Preview from the Epic Games Launcher, GitHub, or for Linux. Unreal Engine 5.8 Preview prioritizes performance advancements, providing systems that are more reliable, scalable, and intuitive…

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