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Epic Games announces Unreal Editor 4 for VR

Epic doesn't just want players to play games in VR, opening up Unreal Editor 4 for level designers in virtual reality.

Ozzie Mejia

February 4, 2016 11:17 AM

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Epic Games is among those fully embracing the jump to virtual reality, with Unreal Engine on display across a number of tech demos. But Epic isn't content to simply allow users to play games on VR platforms. Today, it announced plans to allow use of Unreal Editor 4 in virtual reality.

The announcement came during a special live stream, of which the archive can be found here. Epic's Tim Sweeney and Mike Fricker were both on-hand to give an explanation over a live demo and both made it clear that this was no mere .exe. This is, in fact, the full-blown Unreal Editor in virtual reality, allowing designers to craft their own content with the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift motion controls and walk through their creation before sending it out to the world.

No release information has been given for the VR Editor, but that information is forthcoming. Epic will return to its Twitch channel during this year's Game Developers Conference to offer more info on a release date. Look for the next presentation to air on March 16. In the meantime, check out the video below for a glimpse of what to expect from Unreal Editor 4 in VR.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?