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Epic Games has aquired Sketchfab, a 3D assets platform

Epic Games has aquired Sketchfab, a 3D assets platform

Epic Games today announced the acquisition of Sketchfab, a web-based platform to buy and sell 3D content assets. Assets such as animals, vehicles, environmental objects, etc. These assets can be used in game development, animated, VR, etc.

“Joining Epic will enable us to accelerate the development of Sketchfab and our powerful online toolset, all while providing an even greater experience for creators. We are proud to work alongside Epic to build the Metaverse and enable creators to take their work even further”, said Alban Denoyel, CEO and co-founder of Sketchfab.

Going forward we will continue to enable all of the integrations in place with Sketchfab’s technology, as well as ensure the company’s offerings will remain compatible with each of the different tools and platforms they support. This includes wholeheartedly supporting Unity and other engines. Sketchfab will continue to operate as an independently branded service while collaborating closely with the Unreal Engine team.” says Epic Games in the announcement.

Epic Games will now be able to improve support for its other tools such as Unreal Engine and make them more accessible.

Store fee reduced

With the acquisition, Sketchfab’s store fees now have been reduced from 30% to 12% as of today. This whopping 18% reduction will surely encourage creators to buy & sell on the platform.

Additionally, there are also some big changes made to the membership subscription plans.

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Changes to membership subscription plan

The Sketchfab Plus plan has been retired and all the features offered in the Plus plan are now made free. Upload limits and other limits for the plans have been changed as well. Existing Plus users have been upgraded to the Pro plan. You can read more about them here.

Overall this looks like a big positive change for both Sketchfab and Epic Games. Sketchfab will be able to closely work with Unreal Engine developers to better their support for 3D assets on the platform and it will also benefit Unreal Engine users who use assets purchased from Sketchfab.


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