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has just received news that Epic announced at its London Unreal Academy event that it has acquired Quixel.
Quixel is currently the world's largest library of 2D and 3D photogrammetry assets. Established in 2011. Its products include Megascans, supported by companion applications Bridge and Mixer. Game developers, filmmakers, and visualization experts use Quixel Megascans assets to create games like Metro Exodus, Destiny 2, Battle V, and more; animations like The Jungle Book, Black Panther, The Lion King, and Pacific Rim 2 The quality of the ultra-realistic scenes is very high.
Epic said it will make Quixel's bundled tools (called Bridge and Mixer) and all Quixel's Megascans library assets freely available to anyone who owns Unreal Engine, and that Epic will retain Quixel's more than 100 employees. The purchase price was not disclosed.
Additionally, Epic announced new Unreal Engine developments (now available in preview) released in version 4.24 that will streamline functionality for creators across industries. This includes all the features of Unreal Studio, like Datasmith and static mesh editing. New ways to create hair will also be gradually made available in Unreal Engine.
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"Our mission at Quixel has always been to make the world more accessible to everyone through ultra-high-resolution scanning," Quixel co-founder Teddy Bergsman said in a statement. "With the development of the Megascans library as part of Epic Games, we are now able to accelerate this vision, accelerate the development of Bridge and Mixer, and improve integration with all major 3D software and the renderer ."
in gaming In development and film production, building realistic 3D content is an expensive endeavor. Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney said in a statement: “By partnering with Quixel, Megascans is free for everyone to use in Unreal Engine, making this art accessible to everyone from AAA studios to India. level".
Toni Pykalaniemi
Over 10,000 assets are currently free for use with Unreal Engine as part of the Quixel Megascans library, with 10 high-resolution packs currently being shared for free on the Unreal Engine Marketplace, as well as assets used in the Rebirth movie short gather. Other asset packs will also be made available to the market for free, with specific schedules for the future Unreal Engine 4.24 release.
Quixel Mixer and Quixel Bridge will be free for everyone regardless of engine choice or license type. And all Quixel Megascans users can look forward to additional downloads and licensing terms each month.
Amin Bakht
Then all assets of Megascan will be free in UE4. Hahahahahahahaha, friends, please tell me.
So finally, let me show you some works made by masters using Megascan assets.
by Michael Gerard
by Calder Moore
by Dan Woje
by Pasquale Scionti
Author Barry Lowndes
Amin Bakht
Marcell Monoki
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