The Coalition has been working on an Unreal Engine 5 project for seven months.
Since 2019 with the release of Gears 5, The Coalition has been rather quiet. Obviously, the studio is working on the sequel. from the adventures of Kait Diaz and company, but also in other secret projects. Projects which as they said will be based on the new Unreal Engine 5. Well, it looks like they’ve been working with Epic Games’ new engine for several months. At least seven, if we believe Andy McKenzie, Lead Game Designer at The Coalition.
In May 2021, Epic Games gave the bell with the presentation of Unreal Engine 5. The company shared a pretty spectacular video of the possibilities that offers you its new engine and announced its availability in the market. A release in the form of Early Access for the few studios in the world who want to be at the cutting edge of technology, before a official marketing in 2022.
Naturally, the Coalition did not miss the opportunity to learn about this new tool. The Vancouver studio has had the opportunity to present tech demos or help Epic Games develop the Matrix Awakens before, but they also work on their own projects. Over the past seven months since the introduction of Unreal Engine 5, teams have been working on new projects based on the tool. According to Andy McKenzie, These are not demos but personal productions.
“Happy New Year everyone! After a crazy 2020 year in which I went to work from home and run Gears 5 operations as Head of Economics and Progress, I spent 2021 taking on a new role within the studio.
For the past seven months, I’ve been working as a Senior Game Designer for Unreal Engine 5 on one of our new projects. It involved a lot of personal learning and a lot of trust on the part of the studio, as I have never shipped a game that works with the Unreal Engine. I am happy to report that everything is going well so far.
In turn, this rekindled my thirst for new skills and made me take character animation and 2D / 3D art classes for fun. Finally, obtaining permanent residence in Canada ended a rather incredible year. For another year of learning and growth.“
It is difficult to say exactly what title is behind this speech. It might as well be Gears 6, but it could also be one of “New projects” of the study. We will therefore have to wait a little longer to find out what The Coalition has in store for us, even if we can only be happy to know that they have already been working for several months on this promising Unreal Engine 5.
