Silicon Valley

GDC is starting today, which is the biggest gathering of game developers, including an announcement from Epic Games about new Unreal Engine features. Sierra Division released a free project for creating modular interiors inspired by Uncharted 4, and the Unreal Engine-rendered film "War is Over!" won an Oscar for Best Animated Short.

The Epic Games Store is launching on iOS and Android in Europe, leveraging the EU's Digital Markets Act to bypass Apple's fees and compete directly with the App Store. Epic also introduced a new, highly detailed Unreal Editor project for Fortnite, showcasing efficient environment creation techniques within a 400 MB limit.