Google’s Daydream VR gets a heavyweight partner: Epic Games and its Unreal Engine 4 toolkit

One of gaming’s leading design toolsets is throwing its support behind Google’s new virtual reality project.

Epic Games announced during the Google I/O event today that it is launching support for its Unreal Engine 4 game-design suites for Google Daydream, the company’s new mobile virtual reality platform. Epic has shown support before for virtual reality with its impressive Bullet Train demo for Oculus Rift. It has created a new demo for Daydream, which shows how a game designer can take advantage of the platform’s wireless motion controller.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.