Inside ‘The Matrix Awakens’: Epic Games Releases a Massive, Playable Demo to Showcase Unreal Engine 5
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIs it real — or is it Unreal?Epic Games worked with Warner Bros., “The Matrix Resurrections” director Lana Wachowski to create a “technical demo” set in the world of the Matrix, designed to show off the capabilities of Epic’s latest 3D creation tool, Unreal Engine 5. The company on Thursday released “The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience,” available to download for free on Sony’s PlayStation 5 (at this link) and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X/S (at this link), after promoting it at the 2021 Game Awards on Thursday.The point of the proof-of-concept is to get digital artists excited about using Unreal Engine 5, which Epic is slating for official release in 2022.