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Epic pushes back on Unreal Engine CGI criticism

Epic Games is pushing back hard against criticism of Unreal Engine CGI.
Rock Paper Shotgun

Pirates director Gore Verbinski is iffy on Unreal Engine in movies: "I think it doesn’t work from a strictly photo-real standpoint"

The director of Pirates of the Caribbean and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die has spoken at length about the presence of a "gaming aesthetic" in the VFX industry.

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 ...
ProVideo Coalition

It’s 2026 and my Unreal Engine 5 learning continues.

Now I did say that Unreal Engine 5 will be our application of choice. Keep in mind a few things. First, it’s completely free.