EPIC Releases Unreal Engine For $19/mo!!!

**salty99** · 03-19-14, 05:54 PM

EPIC has drastically changed their licensing model for the Unreal Engine which is awesome!

Basically it's $19 a month to fully license the engine WITH access to the source code and full documentation. This is a glorious landmark for game devs! They will take a 5% royalty on profits, but that's pretty nominal if you ask me for what you are getting with this new pricing scheme.

Gamasutra - Epic radically changes licensing model for Unreal Engine

I for one am thrilled by this announcement, this really will open the doors for small and large developers alike to start pushing out some killer games in the coming years.

**Zheta** · 03-20-14, 11:22 AM

If only I weren't so lazy...

**DJ Ms. White** · 03-20-14, 11:44 AM

Noice

**gehn** · 03-20-14, 11:44 AM

You know what is the best part about this thing for me? According to their FAQ you can buy a license for a month, download the source code, and use that to learn for your own personal projects! This is great since while you can learn from a ton of other resources like gamedev, OGRE, doom3 source, msdn, etc they aren't always up-to-date or completely clear on the usage of things.

Edit: Also note they said upon signing up that things are just getting started, a lot of things haven't been testing and documentation is sparse for some things. They suggest coming back in 6 months if you are looking for something more polished.

**moving-target** · 03-20-14, 11:45 AM

ok bunni go forth and build us a game

**salty99** · 03-20-14, 12:49 PM

In response, Crytek announced their engine will also be subscription based but they won't charge royalties!!!

We could be moving into a new age of gaming

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