Research Report: Unreal Engine Future Direction · Epic MegaGrants · Epic Acquisitions — source index

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1. https://www.unrealengine.com/news/state-of-unreal-2026-top-news-from-the-show
2. https://www.pocketgamer.biz/epic-games-to-launch-new-content-marketplace-fab-in-october/
3. https://tech-insider.org/uefn-setup-guide-2026/
4. https://gist.github.com/cia-rana/4ba433b13e646f24acdfb4a9c1a4819d
5. https://www.archynewsy.com/epic-games-acquires-ai-digital-human-company-meshcapade/
6. https://www.max-planck-innovation.com/max-planck-innovation/news/press-releases/press-release/max-planck-spin-off-draws-epic-games-to-tubingen.html
7. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/epic-buys-wonderbox-dev-aquiris-to-establish-epic-games-brasil
8. https://www.okayplayer.com/epic-games-sells-bandcamp
9. https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/bandcamp-acquired-by-songtradr
10. https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/epic-games-acquires-rock-band-and-fuser-creator-harmonix-3104352
11. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/epic-acquires-artstation
12. https://www.nme.com/news/epic-games-announces-fall-guys-developer-mediotonic-acquisition-2892690
13. https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/epic-games-superawesome-makes-first-acquisition-since-mbo/
14. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/epic-games-lay-off-16-of-employees-and-divest-bandcamp/
15. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Epic_Games&printable=yes
16. https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/09/epic-games-to-shut-down-houseparty-in-october-including-the-video-chat-fortnite-mode-feature/864
17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyonix
18. https://www.blender.org/press/epic-games-supports-blender-foundation-with-1-2-million-epic-megagrant/
19. https://godotengine.org/article/godot-engine-was-awarded-epic-megagrant/
20. https://gamefromscratch.com/krita-receive-epic-megagrant/
21. https://www.cgchannel.com/tag/epic-megagrant/
22. https://www.pocketgamer.biz/cascadeur-receives-50000-epic-megagrant-to-develop-dedicated-unreal-engine-live-link-plugin/
23. https://www.makeuseof.com/epic-games-acquires-artstation/
24. https://ai.umich.edu/blog-posts/grant-from-epic-games-will-fund-development-of-xr-projects-using-unreal-engine/
25. https://www.halldale.com/defence/17501-charles-river-analytics-awarded-epic-megagrant?v=preview
26. https://news.belmont.edu/tarr-awarded-megagrant-from-epic-games/
27. https://anjelsyndicate.org/2021/nukklear-co-developer-of-the-upcoming-dune-survival-game-awarded-epic-megagrant-for-development-of-their-new-ip-fog-silver/
28. https://www.polygon.com/23125547/ukraine-war-frogwares-epic-mega-grant-palianytsia-new-game/
29. https://onemoregame.ph/2022/05/project-xandata-epic-megagrants-recipient/
30. https://gamestudio.n-ix.com/n-ix-game-vr-studio-receives-epic-megagrant-from-epic-games/
31. https://xzvco.com/malaysias-xzv-studio-receives-epic-megagrant-for-keen-mart-f-a-r-p-simulator/
32. https://www.animationmagazine.net/2021/02/cyber-group-studios-awarded-epic-megagrant/
33. https://www.animationuk.org/news/blue-zoo-receives-epic-megagrant-in-support-of-mopo/
34. https://www.steamrolleranimation.com/news/steamroller-receives-epic-megagrant-hm7s8
35. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK4eOMfbIpI
36. https://www.classcentral.com/course/youtube-bringing-unreal-creatures-to-the-film-industry-143340
37. https://www.unrealengine.com/news/unreal-engine-5-8-is-now-available
38. https://www.unrealengine.com/news/the-road-to-ue-6
39. https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/rocket-leagues-massive-unreal-engine-6-update-teased/
40. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreal_Engine_6
41. https://videocardz.com/newz/unreal-engine-5-7-rolls-out-with-new-pcg-nanite-foliage-and-metahuman-tools
42. https://www.techpowerup.com/337638/unreal-engine-5-6-brings-60-fps-ray-tracing-to-current-generation-hardware?cp=2
43. https://www.softpedia.com/progChangelog/Unreal-Engine-Changelog-265542.html
44. https://wccftech.com/unreal-engine-5-7-out-now-with-nanite-foliage-and-megalights-powered-stunning-dynamic-shadow-casting-lights/
45. https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/19890/epic-games-launches-unreal-engine-57-with-major-upgrades-to-open-worlds-rendering-and-metahuman-tools
46. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/state-of-unreal-2025-metahuman-uefn-realityscan-20-and-unreal-engine-56
47. https://www.cgchannel.com/2026/06/get-the-free-metahuman-animator-markerless-mocap-plugin/
48. https://github.com/tomlooman/tomlooman.github.io/blob/HEAD/_posts/2026-08-05-unreal-engine-5-8-performance-highlights.md
49. https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/unreal-engine-6-to-launch-in-early-access-at-the-end-of-2027/
50. https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/fortnite/uefn-mcp
51. https://github.com/umfhero/skills/blob/HEAD/Skills/UEFN-MCP/research/public-info.md
52. https://mixtv1.com/