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Unreal Engine 4 is Free [39072]

 
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:05 pm    Post subject: Unreal Engine 4 is Free [39072] Reply with quote
Effective immediately, Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4 is now available to developers everywhere for free. Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney announced the news Monday in a blog post titled uot;If you love something, set it free.uot; Current subscribers will receive a pro-rated refund. Plus, anyone who has ever paid for an

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Smart, but too late.
Plus, it's not free; you're required to register (and accept all the rubbish that comes with it).
Lies, lies, lies.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 3:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's not too late. Don't be an imbecile.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Could you elaborate?
IMHO, the move is meaningful only for smaller developers and those folks must have made their decisions already.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Csimbi wrote:
Plus, it's not free; you're required to register (and accept all the rubbish that comes with it).

Your turn: care to elaborate? How it is not free? I believe there used to be a monthly fee to access this previously?
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Free means you get a download link, you download, install and use.
There is no download link, you are required to give away personal information and expose yourself to spam.
That's not free.

You turn.
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