Epic Games to Release Unreal Development Kit for iOS Tomorrow

Epic Games is set to release its Unreal Development Kit for iOS tomorrow, according to the WSJ.

The kit, which is free to download, will include new tools to create high-quality graphics and animations on iOS, effectively simplifying and speeding up the development processes for games. Epic doesn’t charge license fees to tinker with the kit nor to make free games. But, if developers want to sell their apps, they have to pay a $99 licensing fee and 25% royalties after the first $5,000 in sales.

"Apple's App Store is the most vibrant market for mobile gaming," said Epic co-founder Mark Rein. "If you're going to make a game for a mobile device, and you want to make the most money, you’re nuts not to make it for iOS."


Epic Games recently released Infinity Blade, a RPG game for iOS devices, to showcase the power of its UDK. The game set a record grossing at least $1.6 million in only 5 days of sales.

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