Epic Games revolutionized video game development with Unreal Engine and each iteration has been better than the other. The latest, Unreal Engine 5, is arguably the best gaming engine on the market. Now, Epic is taking things a step further by sharing this industry-leading technology with Fortnite content creators.
Epic recently launched the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) during the recently concluded State of Unreal conference at the Game Developers Choice Award,s where it also unveiled Creator Economy 2.0 which aims to share profits with Fortnite creators.
"We've been working towards this moment for a very long time... Fortnite is becoming an ecosystem," Epic Games said. "That means new tools to design, develop and publish games, and a new economy that rewards developers. These updates bring us one step closer to Epic's vision of a connected metaverse with billions of players enjoy high-quality creations made by millions of developers."
It adds, "At the centre of this all is Unreal Editor for Fortnite, available today in public beta on Epic Games Store. It's a new PC application that brings the power of Unreal Engine to the scale of the Fortnite audience, deeply integrated with the game with new workflows that PC and all other platforms to create together, fast and fluid. We call it UEFN for short."