Epic reveals first Unreal Engine 6 game, and it's not Fortnite

As reported by TheGamer, Epic Games has announced Unreal Engine 6, the next iteration of its ubiquitous videogame and CGI middleware. The announcement came during the Paris Major of the Rocket League Championship Series.

DiscussingFilm shared a brief clip of the announcement on X, "The Everything App." It shows some snippets of shinier cars and cinematic angles of in-engine gameplay. The trailer declares a "new era" and "new engine" for the venerable vehicular sci-fi soccer sim, before revealing a first look at the Unreal Engine 6 logo.

It's been four years since the release of Unreal Engine 5, and 12 since Unreal Engine 4 first hit the scene. Rocket League itself is still running on the truly ancient Unreal Engine 3, the t...