Tim Sweeney knew that Epic's 2014 decision to drop the typically upfront high cost of licensing a game engine and charge a monthly subscription fee instead had resulted in a spike in Unreal Engine ...

Epic showed off a fascinating use of the technology: a live performance capture that had an actress up on stage performing her role as the Unreal Engine interpreted it and rendered it in real time.

The partnership will see Volvo use the software developer’s Unreal Engine game production software to create information and entertainment graphics that are said to be photorealistic.