The Matrix Awakens
The 2021 Unreal Engine 5 demo tied to Resurrections.
The Matrix Awakens is a 2021 game and technology demo built by Epic Games in Unreal Engine 5 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, as a tie-in to The Matrix Resurrections. It was released during The Game Awards on December 9, 2021 and delisted on July 9, 2022.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Epic Games
- Director
- Lana Wachowski, James McTeigue
- Artist
- Jerome Platteaux
- Producer
- John Gaeta
- Programmer
- Jeff Farris
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
- Released
- December 9, 2021
Content
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss appear as Neo and Trinity and as photorealistic scans of themselves, in cutscenes and shooting sequences in which the player controls IO, a character made with Epic's MetaHuman tool. Lana Wachowski wrote and directed it with veterans of the original trilogy including John Gaeta and James McTeigue.
Legacy
There was no PC version, but Epic released its city as the "City Sample" project for Unreal Engine 5, which fans used for their own demos.
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