TL;DR: Unreal Engine 5 revolutionized game development with advanced technologies like Lumen and Nanite, but many UE5-powered games in 2025 face performance and optimization issues across platforms.

In a nutshell: Unreal Engine powers some of the world's biggest games, but its reputation has taken a hit as several high-profile releases stumble with performance issues. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney argues ...

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has once again shown how NOT to handle feedback, this time in defense of 'Borderlands 4's ...

There’s no doubt that Unreal Engine has become one of the most popular tools for building modern games. More and more studios are shifting to Unreal Engine 5 (UE5), including Halo Studios, which has ...

An online action RPG spin-off to TiMi’s phenomenally successful Chinese MOBA, which has over 100 million daily players, World is set to expand on the universe and characters featured in the mobile ...

A visual action flick wrapped in JRPG dress, Lost Soul Aside lives for flashy combat even when its foundation creaks.

Today's biggest games and gaming platforms all place heavy emphasis on content created by users – but becoming a UGC ...

Styx Blades of Greed is approximately 2.5 times the size of its predecessor, resulting in a much grander and more ambitious ...

We sat down with Distinct Possibility Studios' John Smedley and Matt Higby to talk about their recently announced persistent open-world extraction shooter, Reaper Actual, from its origins to its ...

Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, and this brings a major feature for mobile videographers.

THE WEEK’s Gaming Desk reviews UltiZero Games’s latest title, ‘Lost Souls Aside’, part of Sony’s China Hero Project, within a week of its massively anticipated release. You play as Kaser, who is on a ...