Creative Bloq on MSN

I tried Autodesk's budget 3D software, and here's what I really think

Is Maya Indie worth it?
Creative Bloq on MSN

Unreal Engine VFX backlash explained, as Epic Games addresses filmmaker criticism

Epic Games says artists matter more than tools.
GameSpot

Unreal Engine Makes Films Look Too Much Like Games, Pirates Of The Caribbean Director Says

As Verbinski explained, Unreal Engine 5's approach to light and its application in scenes doesn't work with films aiming for a photorealistic presentation. The filmmaker says that this tends to create ...
The Express Tribune

Pirates of the Caribbean director criticizes Unreal Engine over modern VFX quality

Gore Verbinski, director of Pirates of the Caribbean, has criticized the growing use of Unreal Engine in film production, arguing that it has contributed to a decline in the visual quality of modern ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Pirates director Gore Verbinski is iffy on Unreal Engine in movies: "I think it doesn’t work from a strictly photo-real standpoint"

The director of Pirates of the Caribbean and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die has spoken at length about the presence of a "gaming aesthetic" in the VFX industry.
ProVideo Coalition

It’s 2026 and my Unreal Engine 5 learning continues.

Now I did say that Unreal Engine 5 will be our application of choice. Keep in mind a few things. First, it’s completely free.

As Amazon embraces Unreal Engine for Fallout, one legendary director says it's filmmaking's "greatest slip backwards"

Unreal Engine has infiltrated the world of film over the past few years, including Amazon's Fallout, but Gore Verbinski isn't ...

Pirates of the Caribbean director knows exactly why movie CGI is getting worse – Unreal Engine: "You have this sort of gaming aesthetic entering the world of cinema"

It's no secret that CGI has seemingly gotten worse over the years, and no one knows this more than Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski, who says that the decline in effects quality comes ...
IGN

New Tomb Raider Game Developed on Unreal Engine 5 Announced

Crystal Dynamics has announced a new Tomb Raider game, and revealed that it will be built using Unreal Engine 5. Announcing the game during the State of Unreal 2022, Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider ...
Gamereactor

UPDATED: Pirates of the Caribbean director slams Unreal Engine for ruining modern VFX

Did life ever get any better than the late 2000s? Yeah, sure, there was the financial crash and all that, but oh boy did CGI look good. Pirates of the Caribbean, Avatar, Transformers, District 9. They ...
GitHub

Unreal Quest 3 Scene Sample

Welcome to the Unreal Quest 3 Scene Sample project! This repository provides a complete example of how to create a passthrough experience in Unreal Engine for the Oculus Quest 3 and introduces a ...