there after the announcement regarding Unreal Engine, Valve also announced that the Source engine 2 will be available for free content creators. The news coincides even with that of Unity, that Unity has decided to offer 5 free of charge to all developers who want to use it to create new games.
It is a change memorable for the entire gaming market, an opportunity for all aspiring developers and professionals with limited financial resources who want to realize their projects.
Epic 2, 5 Unity and Unreal Engine 4 for everyone!
Although it has not yet been made official release date, we know that Source 2 will seek to increase the productivity of content creators. Given the importance of the latter, Source 2 is designed not only for the professional developer but also for the players themselves who will participate in the creation and development of their favorite games.
Unity 5 is available in two versions. Unity 5 Professional adds a host of new features to the latest version of the engine (in particular, the cloud-based services) and its analysis packages offering tools Team License to large groups of developers. Unity Personal 5, which is completely free for those who generate revenue and get financing of less than $ 100,000 a year, instead includes the complete engine, but is devoid of the package of advanced services.
Unreal Engine 4 can be downloaded and used for the development of any game, education, architecture, film and animation. After the first $ 3,000 earned, developers must nevertheless share 5% of gross revenue each quarter. In this way, Epic will profit only if the developers manage to succeed. The founder of the famous company, explained that eliminating barriers to access more and more people will be able to pursue their creative visions and to shape a future that we all love.