{"id":1589123,"date":"2026-05-26T16:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/rocket-league-unreal-engine-6-tease"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:03:07","slug":"rocket-leagues-unreal-engine-6-makeover-teased-as-epic-reveals-a-glimpse-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/rocket-leagues-unreal-engine-6-makeover-teased-as-epic-reveals-a-glimpse-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket League&#8217;s Unreal Engine 6 makeover teased as Epic reveals a glimpse of the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rocket-leagues-unreal-engine-6-makeover-teased-as-epic-reveals-a-glimpse-of-the-future.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>It barely feels like yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalfoundry.net\/articles\/digitalfoundry-2020-unreal-engine-5-playstation-5-tech-demo-analysis\">Epic was showing off Unreal Engine 5 with a bit of Tomb Raider-esque temple bothering<\/a>, but here we are again. Half a decade later, it&#8217;s time to get the Unreal Engine 6 ball rolling &#8211; which Epic did this weekend in relatively muted fashion, appending word of its impending arrival in a trailer for a new-look <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/rocket-league\">Rocket League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/rocket-league-unreal-engine-6-tease\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/rocket-league-unreal-engine-6-tease\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It barely feels like yesterday Epic was showing off Unreal Engine 5 with a bit of Tomb Raider-esque temple bothering, but here we are again. Half a decade later, it&#8217;s time to get the Unreal Engine 6 ball rolling &#8211; which Epic did this weekend in relatively muted fashion, appending word of its impending arrival in a trailer for a new-look Rocket League. 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