{"id":1609576,"date":"2026-06-17T15:18:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/unreal-engine-5-8-ai-llm-engine"},"modified":"2026-06-17T15:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:18:26","slug":"unreal-engines-big-new-idea-is-letting-gen-ai-llms-plug-directly-into-it-and-talk-to-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/unreal-engines-big-new-idea-is-letting-gen-ai-llms-plug-directly-into-it-and-talk-to-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Unreal Engine&#8217;s big new idea is letting gen-AI LLMs plug directly into it and talk to it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/unreal-engines-big-new-idea-is-letting-gen-ai-llms-plug-directly-into-it-and-talk-to-it.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Epic Games has revealed a new tool for Unreal Engine 5.8 which allows generative AI large language models (LLMs) to plug into and communicate with the engine directly, using its tools while being directed by text prompts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/unreal-engine-5-8-ai-llm-engine\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/unreal-engine-5-8-ai-llm-engine\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Epic Games has revealed a new tool for Unreal Engine 5.8 which allows generative AI large language models (LLMs) to plug into and communicate with the engine directly, using its tools while being directed by text prompts. 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