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Epic pushes back on Unreal Engine CGI criticism

Epic Games is pushing back hard against criticism of Unreal Engine CGI.
Pirates & Princesses on MSN

‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ director explains why CGI FX look worse in 2025 than in 2006 -- Unreal Engine?

Gore Verbinski, the director of the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films, has pinpointed the rise of video game […] ...

Epic and Google have a secret $800 million Unreal Engine and services deal

A judge is questioning whether Epic Games and Google are settling their long-running antitrust fight partly because of a ...

Epic responds to director Gore Verbinski's claims that Unreal Engine is making movie CGI worse: 'aesthetic and craft comes from artists, not software'

"It’s inaccurate for anyone in the industry to claim that one tool is to blame," said Patrick Tubach, VFX supervisor at Epic ...

Pirates of the Caribbean director knows exactly why movie CGI is getting worse – Unreal Engine: "You have this sort of gaming aesthetic entering the world of cinema"

It's no secret that CGI has seemingly gotten worse over the years, and no one knows this more than Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski, who says that the decline in effects quality comes ...
Digital Production

LotPixel drops 1,300+ free PBR textures in Hub app

LotPixel Hub beta offers over 1,300 free scan-based PBR textures for Blender users, with future support for major DCC tools.