{"id":33170,"date":"2026-03-03T15:34:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T07:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=33170"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T07:34:46","slug":"what-do-black-myth-wukong-and-star-wars-the-mandalorian-have-in-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=33170","title":{"rendered":"What do Black Myth: Wukong and Star Wars\u2019 The Mandalorian have in common?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">With its use more commonly associated with hugely popular video games such as <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Fortnite<\/em> and <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Batman Arkham City<\/em>, the powerful Unreal Engine is becoming a go-to tool for 3D projects beyond the video games industry, from TV news graphics to acclaimed animated series and films.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Created for the 1998 first-person shooter game <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Unreal<\/em> by programmer Tim Sweeney \u2013 who founded the game\u2019s development company and is now CEO of what it has become: <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Fortnite<\/em> developer Epic Games, the engine was soon made available for other companies.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">It was a rare move in an industry in which most studios developed their own engines \u2013 an expansive term for the software controlling the main characteristics of a game world, such as graphics, physics simulation and sound.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">In recent years, the power and ease of use of the Unreal Engine\u2019s latest version have seen it integrated into hit game titles including <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Black Myth: Wukong<\/em> and <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A screenshot from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. 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