Since 2019 and the release of Course 5‘The coalition is discreet to say the least. The studio is obviously working on the sequel to Kait Diaz’s adventures, but also on other secret projects. Projects that are to follow the path of Unreal Engine 5 in whole or in part and benefit from the technical expertise of the Canadian teams. In addition, the latter have been taking control of the new Epic Games engine for several months. According to Andy McKenzie, Senior Game Designer at The Coalition, there are at least seven.
In May 2021, Epic Games set the mood with the presentation of the Unreal Engine 5. The company then shared a pretty spectacular video showing the capabilities of its new engine and announced its availability in the market. An early access version for the few studios around the world that want to be on the cutting edge of technology before it is officially launched in 2022.
Of course, The Coalition didn’t miss the opportunity to pre-test this new tool. Vancouver residents have already had the opportunity to present technical demos or help Epic Games develop it Matrix awakensbut also works on her personal projects. For seven months, since the Unreal Engine 5 was presented, the teams have been working on new projects based on the tool. According to Andy McKenzie, this is not a demo, but an in-house production.
Happy New Year everyone ! After a crazy 2020 in which I made the transition to work from home and ran Gears5 as the business and progress manager for their operations, I spent 2021 investing in a new role at the studio.
For the past seven months, I’ve been working on one of our new projects as Core Gameplay Designer Unreal Engine 5! It took a lot of personal learning and a lot of studio trust as I’ve never delivered a game that worked on the Unreal Engine before. I am happy to report that everything is going well so far.
This in turn sparked my thirst for learning new skills and made me take character animation and 2D / 3D art classes for fun. After all, getting permanent residence in Canada has completed a pretty incredible year! I raise my glass to another year of learning and growing!
Difficult to say which title is behind this speech. It could well be Gears 6, but it could also be one of the studio’s “new projects”. Some rumors mentioned the production of a game The Mandalorian Since then, there has been little but no information to support this scenario. We will therefore have to wait some more material to see what The Coalition has in store for us, even if we can only be pleased that they have been working on this promising Unreal Engine 5 for several months!
