Epic Games has launched Unreal Engine 4.15, introducing reduction in engine compile times, Nintendo Switch support, NVIDIA SLI support and much, much more. In addition, Sumo Digital has announced the launch date for their UE4-powered physics platformer, Snake Pass, for Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC. Lastly, today’s Twitch livestream will feature Conan Exiles gameplay and a look at the recently launched mod editor. Read on for all the details!
UNREAL ENGINE 4.15 NOW AVAILABLE
Unreal Engine 4.15 is now available through the Epic Games launcher and ships with major features, including Nintendo Switch Support, NVIDIA SLI support, hundreds of updates from Epic and 79 improvements submitted by the UE4 GitHub community.
Additional features include new physically-based default post-processing settings, improved texture streaming, cooking Blueprints to C++, faster C++ compile times, Material Editor reroute nodes, Sequencer animation blending and more.
SNAKE PASS COMING TO NINTENDO SWITCH, PLAYSTATION 4, XBOX ONE AND PC IN MARCH
Sumo Digital, the developers behind Sonic All-Stars Racing and Little Big Planet 3, have announced that their upcoming UE4-powered 3D platform game Snake Pass will be launching in March. Snake Pass puts players in the role of Noodle the snake as he slithers and curls his way throughout challenging puzzles and obstacles. Snake Pass is the first UE4 game to be release for Nintendo Switch, and it also launches day and date for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam and Windows 10. For a look at the game running on the Nintendo Switch, watch Sumo Digital’s recent developer stream here.
TODAY ON TWITCH: CONAN EXILES MOD EDITOR
Today on the UE4 Twitch livestream, Funcom will be stopping by to show off Conan Exiles gameplay and highlight several of the new tools included in the recently released mod editor. From new items to gameplay alterations, the options are limitless for developers looking to create new mods for the game.
Tune in today at 11am PST / 2pm EST / 7pm GMT on twitch.tv/unrealengine to watch the broadcast. More information can be found here
In case you missed this week’s training stream featuring landscape development with Unreal Engine Support Technician Andrew Hurley, watch it here