Epic Launches Fab: New One-Stop Digital Asset Marketplace

Epic Games has introduced Fab, a new online marketplace for digital assets that combines and expands upon their previous offerings. This platform aims to serve creators across multiple game engines and digital content creation tools, providing a centralized hub for buying, selling, and sharing digital assets.

Here's a quick preview of Fab:

Behind the Scenes

• Fab replaces the Unreal Engine Marketplace and Sketchfab Store, while also becoming the new home for Quixel Megascans.
  The platform supports content for Unreal Engine, Unity 3D, Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), and other digital creation tools.

• Users can access a wide variety of asset types, including 3D models, VFX, environments, audio, animations, and plug-ins.

• Fab offers multiple licensing options, including Creative Commons and tiered Standard Licenses.

• The entire Quixel Megascans library is available for free through the end of 2024, usable with any engine or tool.

• A next-generation 3D viewer allows users to inspect assets before purchase.

• The platform includes transparency about AI-generated content and parental controls for mature content.

Final Take

Fab represents a significant step towards consolidating and streamlining the digital asset marketplace for creators across various platforms.

As Epic Games continues to develop and expand Fab's features, including planned support for additional file formats and improved analytics, the platform has the potential to become a central hub for digital content creation and distribution in the gaming and interactive media industries.