Unreal Engine 6 Will "Bring Back Some of the Magic" of Earlier Engines, says Epic CEO

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    "excerpt": "25 June 2026\n\nBy Maddie Agne\n\nUnreal Engine 6 will \"bring back some of the magic\" of earlier engines, says Epic CEO.\n\nIn brief:\n\n* Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said that the upcoming Unreal Engine 6 is being optimised to let developers ship games on \"everything from the highest end hardware all the way down to low-end Android\"\n* Epic's executive vice president of development Marcus Wassmer added that AI in UE6 \"should take a lot of the tedium out of game creation\"\n* Unreal Engine 6 was confirmed for an end of 2027 early access release window during Epic's State of Unreal presentation on 17 June 2026\n\nSpeaking after Epic Games announced an end of 2027 early access release window for Unreal Engine 6, Epic's executive vice president of development, Marcus Wassmer, believes the latest iteration of the development engine will help accelerate a trend of \"small teams being able to punch above their weight.\"\n\nEpic revealed UE6's launch window during its 17 June 2026 State of Unreal presentation. In an accompanying blog post, Epic highlighted AI's role in the engine, saying \"for UE6, we see LLMs, generative AI models, and tools like Claude and Codex playing a central role in helping you build content faster while maintaining the creative control you need.\"\n\nSpeaking to IGN after the presentation, Wassmer and Epic CEO Tim Sweeney further discussed AI in UE6, and what the engine means for...",
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