

You can check out gameplay footage from The Matrix Awakens (available on PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S console) below. If you’ve already dipped your toe into the world of The Matrix Awakens and are interested in experiencing more games using UE5, a number of new titles have been announced, including a new Tomb Raider game, ARK 2, the upcoming Witcher game and Black Myth: Wukong. The game was written by Lana Wachowski, the co-writer and director of The Matrix trilogy films, and features performances by both Carrie-Anne Moss and Keanu Reeves. Players are essentially given free rein to roam through the titular Matrix and soak in the visual effects. Starting today, you can download and use Unreal Engine to build games for free as you always have, except now royalties are waived on your first 1 million in gross revenue. What’s more, the big industry names listed above are a.

While The Matrix Awakens isn’t a full game, it’s still a memorable introduction to UE5’s immersive visuals and natural lighting. This sizzle reel, and relatively simplicity of using UE5, are proof that we’ll see the true power of the current gen consoles someday soon. UE5 has since been released to the wider developer community. The tie-in experience to The Matrix Resurrections debuted last year, and was one of the first examples of what Epic’s next generation game engine can do. You could however find projects made for UE4 and just port them over to UE5 (its a simple one-click process, the engine handles the porting for you). Luckily, players can still access the game an unlimited amount of times once it’s downloaded. Specifically for UE5 Nope, Valley of the Ancients is the only publicly available Epic Games sample project right now. The free open-world interactive demo made with Unreal Engine 5 will be removed from the PlayStation and Xbox stores on July 9th. Time is running out to download Epic Games’ The Matrix Awakens.
