Unreal Engine 4, the powerful game development suite has opened up a whole lot of new avenues for developers, especially for indie developers. This is because Unreal Engine 4 is now free to use, with a 5% royalty payment due if your game or app reaches a sales figure of $3,000 a quarter.
This is quite an impressive development and really does put creative tools in the hands of pretty much anyone who wants to give them a whirl. Bear in mind that there are still plenty of skills required to actually develop something with Unreal Engine 4.
Unreal Engine 4 can be used to develop apps across a range of platforms. For example you may want to develop a 2D game for mobile, or you may choose to develop a 3D blockbuster for a PC or console.
The website informs us :
USE FOR FREE
We give you everything so you can build anything. You get all tools, all features, all platforms, all source code, complete projects, sample content, regular updates and bug fixes.
I can’t see any obvious traps, this does indeed look like the real deal.
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