The Matrix Awakens Unreal Engine 5 Demo Might Make You Wonder What’s Real


While it won’t tell you anything about the upcoming movie, Epic’s tech demo suggests some ways games and movies might meld in the future.

The Matrix film franchise has always had a close and fascinating relationship with video games. The movies themselves are about characters who dive into something of a video game world, where they’re able to use game-like powers to be gun-toting kung fu-knowing badasses. Beyond that, the stories of the films were expanded on by tie-in games such as Enter The Matrix and The Matrix Online. So it’s not especially surprising to see Epic Games team with the franchise to create The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal 5 Engine Experience, an impressive tech demo that does a lot to further blur the lines between games and films, and maybe even reality.

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