Gears dev The Coalition shares Unreal Engine 5 tech demo screenshot running on Xbox Series X

A small taste of the technical demo coming soon.

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What you need to know

Gears of War developer The Coalition is sharing a technical demo called Alpha Point on July 20 as part ofGDC 2021. This demo showcases Unreal Engine 5’s potential with features like Lumen and Nanite onXbox Series XandXbox Series S. Ahead of the technical showcase, we’ve got a screenshot from the demo that was captured on Xbox Series X.

Unreal Engine 5 is currently available for developers inearly access, with another Xbox studio, Ninja Theory, working on an Unreal Engine 5 game inSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.

The Coalition is one of the 23 studios making up the Xbox first-party family across Xbox Game Studios andBethesda Softworks. Known for its work on the Gears of War franchise, such as one of thebest Xbox gamesavailable, Gears 5, The Coalitionpreviously confirmedthat it wouldn’t have any new game reveals in the near future as the team works on understanding Unreal Engine 5.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.