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Epic Gives Away Unreal Engine Free for Everyone, Drops Subscription Fee - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 March 2015 / 3,505 Views

Epic has announced they have dropped the subscription fee for their Unreal Engine, according to GamesIndustry. However, they are still asking developers for a five percent royalty share on revenue of games using the engine of more than $3,000 on a quarterly basis.

"It's a simple arrangement in which we succeed only when you succeed," said Epic's Tim Sweeney. "This is the complete technology we use at Epic when building our own games. It scales from indie projects to high-end blockbusters; it supports all the major platforms; and it includes 100 per cent of the C++ source code."

"Our goal is to give you absolutely everything, so that you can do anything and be in control of your schedule and your destiny. Whatever you require to build and ship your game, you can find it in UE4, source it in the Marketplace, or build it yourself - and then share it with others."

"The state of Unreal is strong, and we've realized that as we take away barriers, more people are able to fulfill their creative visions and shape the future of the medium we love. That's why we're taking away the last barrier to entry, and going free."

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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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1 Comments
siavm (on 03 March 2015)

I would be excited but they won't let me download it on my machine. So I will continue to use another game designing software.

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