Epic Games
Epic Games is an American video game and software development company known for developing the Unreal Engine series of game engines and the multiplayer shooter game Fortnite. The company's business spans game development, game engine licensing, and a digital distribution platform (Epic Games Store). Unreal Engine is widely used across the gaming, film, and visualization industries.
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Microsoft and Epic Games have reached a consensus on the issue of using creative content to train AI without authorization, holding that its nature is equivalent to theft.
There is still a gap between the statements from Microsoft and Epic and the implementation of specific rules, and there are currently no clear answers on how the specific rules will be enforced or who will arbitrate.
Epic Games has long played the role of rule-maker between platforms and creators, and its store and engine ecosystem are highly dependent on third-party content.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney posted a comment under Lunduke's post.
Epic Games released a brand-new game launcher billed as "the fastest ever," with promotional copy that includes "coding is too hard, so we just rewrote it with vibe coding."
The essence of Epic's new launcher failure is not that it used AI, but that engineering discipline gave way to marketing rhetoric.
Epic's newly released game launcher calls itself 'vibe-coded' and claims to launch significantly faster than Steam, but players have posted numerous screenshots of visual glitches.
Epic Games announced this week that it is banning hand-written code and is shifting an upcoming Disney shooter featuring Marvel and Star Wars characters to an 'AI-first' production model, with all art also generated by AI workflows.
Epic's new launcher is reportedly developed using the Vibe Coding approach, that is, a development mode that relies heavily on AI-generated code and iterates by feel
Epic's new launcher likewise makes heavy use of the web technology stack, and architecturally it is a direct comparison of startup performance between two web technology routes, rather than a contest between native lightness and web bloat
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Unreal Engine is a game engine developed by Epic Games.
80%VerifiedThe Epic lawsuit in the United States and antitrust investigations in multiple countries have put pressure on Apple's App Store policies.
65%Unverified虚幻引擎5是Epic Games开发的次世代游戏引擎，于2022年正式发布
90%UnverifiedUnreal的蓝图（Blueprint）系统是Epic Games于UE4时代推出的可视化脚本系统
90%UnverifiedUE5系列自2022年正式发布
90%UnverifiedGameplay Ability System（GAS）是Epic Games为UE4/UE5开发的游戏能力框架，最初为《堡垒之夜》等大型多人游戏设计
85%UnverifiedUE5引擎核心C++代码超过数百万行
80%UnverifiedEpic Games在虚幻引擎中集成了AI代码生成能力
75%UnverifiedEngine vendors such as Unity and Epic Games are actively integrating AI features to lower the barrier to content creation and expand the creator ecosystem.
70%UnverifiedUE5 was officially released in 2022, with its core technologies including the Nanite virtualized micropolygon geometry system and the Lumen fully dynamic global illumination system.
70%UnverifiedUnreal Engine was developed by Epic Games and was first released in 1998.
60%UnverifiedLyra is an official UE5 sample project released by Epic Games, featuring a modular architectural design that showcases modern UE5 development paradigms such as GAS, the Enhanced Input System, and Modular Gameplay Features.
60%UnverifiedEpic Games has an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, and the implementation of the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) is driving reforms to app store commission fees.
60%UnverifiedMicrosoft and Epic Games have reached a consensus on the issue of using creative content to train AI without authorization, holding that its nature is equivalent to theft.
50%UnverifiedEpic Games has long played the role of rule-maker between platforms and creators, and its store and engine ecosystem are highly dependent on third-party content.
50%UnverifiedThere is still a gap between the statements from Microsoft and Epic and the implementation of specific rules, and there are currently no clear answers on how the specific rules will be enforced or who will arbitrate.
50%UnverifiedThe essence of Epic's new launcher failure is not that it used AI, but that engineering discipline gave way to marketing rhetoric.
50%UnverifiedEpic's newly released game launcher calls itself 'vibe-coded' and claims to launch significantly faster than Steam, but players have posted numerous screenshots of visual glitches.
50%UnverifiedEpic's new launcher likewise makes heavy use of the web technology stack, and architecturally it is a direct comparison of startup performance between two web technology routes, rather than a contest between native lightness and web bloat
50%UnverifiedEpic's new launcher is reportedly developed using the Vibe Coding approach, that is, a development mode that relies heavily on AI-generated code and iterates by feel
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