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STORIES ABOUT: Epic
Gears of War 2 Dated for November 9?
It seems that following the long teaser campaign with gradual reveals that Blizzard employed before the announcement of Diablo III, ... [read more >>]
09 July 2008, 05:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Unreal FPS Comes from Ignition
If Epic ever stops developing games (even though nobody would wish something like that happened), they will definitely still be able to keep the company running just by licensing their great Unreal Engine 3. As further proof that this statement is correct, we have just rec ... [read more >>]
08 July 2008, 03:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Unreal Tournament 3 Finally Arrives on the Xbox 360
The Unreal Tournament series cemented the dominance of Epic as the main deliverer of adrenaline rushing action in videogames. More than any other multiplayer and singleplayer shooter on the market, Unreal Tournament manages to make the player feel like part of the battle, offering him a myriad of weapons and ways in which to defeat his rivals. ... [read more >>]
08 July 2008, 03:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Gears of War 2 Multiplayer Features Meat Flag
Epic has offered a few new details regarding the multiplayer maps and the modes of the upcoming Gears of War 2 game, due for exclusive release on the Xbox 360 later in the year, in time for the holiday shopping frenzy. Gears of War 2 is set to ship with 12 multiplayer ma ... [read more >>]
27 June 2008, 15:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Analyze That: How Impulse Could Out-Steam Valve
PCs are dying. You'll hear this mantra many times and you might read it even more often on various gaming sites. There are those that love PC gaming and upon hearing such news, try to move their player base away from personal computers and towards consoles. Epic has recently done it and ... [read more >>]
26 June 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
PCGA Wants a Rating System for Gaming PCs
Rick Carini, Chief Technology Officer of gaming technologies at Dell, thinks that people "get fed up and don’t buy PC games any more". Why are his remarks important to gamers? Well, Carini happens to be the chair of the recently created PC Gaming Alliance, which brings together major players in the PC hardware and software fields with the declared desire of making the PC a good platform for gaming again. In fact, Carini ... [read more >>]
25 June 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Gears of War 2 Reworks Multiplayer
With much more of Gears of War 2 expected to be shown to eager gamers at E3 in July, Cliff Bleszinski, the main man behind the development of the team, addressed some concerns regarding the multiplayer performance of the title. The first ... [read more >>]
24 June 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Gears of War 2 Details: More than Just “Bigger, Better...”
I am sure you already know that Gears of War 2 will be "Bigger, better and more bad a**," as designer Cliff Bleszinski keeps saying, but I am also sure you know that actual details had to arise sooner or later. And so they did, even though they are just in rumo ... [read more >>]
29 May 2008, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Sega Gets Unreal Again
We're always glad when we hear that a new company licenses the Unreal Engine 3 (and we're sure that Epic feels the same) because, in our case, it means that new quality titles might emerge. Not to mention the fact that, by licensing the engine, a developer a ... [read more >>]
28 May 2008, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
RED Shocks with SCARLET and EPIC Features and Price
Time is not exactly on the side of potential RED SCARLET buyers, of which I count myself as one. Finding out details on Jim Jannard's new pocket cam turned out to be an unbearably long wait, and now that NAB 2008 has opened its doors and the news is out, we're ... [read more >>]
14 April 2008, 14:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Epic's Unreal Goes up on Steam
The signs were always there that Valve was bend on becoming a superpower. They were always humble. After the huge success of Half Life one, they quickly went back to work. They toiled for seven years to release a sequel and justified it all by saying that they wanted to make a perfect game. And Half Life 2 is pretty close to being perfect. They created a digital distribution channel, called ... [read more >>]
18 March 2008, 04:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Next Unreal Engine More Console-Focused
After all the conflicting views coming from Epic regarding PC gaming, it's nice to see a piece of actual new ... [read more >>]
14 March 2008, 06:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Tim Sweeney Says the PC Is “Dead” for Games
Epic has a bit of schizophrenia when it comes to PC gaming. As a company that has released games for more years that some of their customers have been breathing, Epic has a clear connection to the PC as the first platform on which they released games, back in 1991 when they were founded. Rec ... [read more >>]
12 March 2008, 05:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Microsoft Interested in Epic Games?
News recently broke that Microsoft might acquire Epic Games, the makers of high impact series Unreal Tournament and developers of console macho hit Gears of War. Travis Moses, assistant editor at game magazine GamePro, wrote: "Microsoft will buy Epic Games for $1 billion this summer&qu ... [read more >>]
20 February 2008, 04:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Gears of War - Bugs and Fixes
Gears of War was a smash hit both on Xbox 360 and PC. The game presented a great story with even better graphics that won over most players. The title has been developed by Epic on the Unreal Engine 3 and as we expected it was quite stable even on lower-end configurations. There were a few problems with the game itself, but there were some complaints as always. We have Pariahman on the official Gears of War forum to thank for the comprehen ... [read more >>]
25 January 2008, 11:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
History in the Making: UT3 and the First User-Created Content for a PS3
"This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" - Neil Armstrong said that when he first set foot on the moon, and it's something we should say right now (OK, maybe if we overreact it a little). The thing is that Epic has just announced t ... [read more >>]
21 December 2007, 04:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Unreal Tournament 3 Final Patch
Unreal Tournament 3, released on PC last month, has just received its v1.1 patch, containing a huge number of fixes and making this game even more addictive than it currently is. The patch is available for download ... [read more >>]
11 December 2007, 03:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Unreal Tournament 2004 Cheats and Console Commands (PC)
In the distant past, the human race was bound to its home world. A violent species, wi ... [read more >>]
10 December 2007, 11:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
PS3 Version of Unreal Tournament 3 is Slower
Well of course it's going to be slower on the PlayStation 3. It's the same with Halo and other titles that see both a PC and a console port. And if you don't want to take our word for it, then take ... [read more >>]
06 December 2007, 08:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Game Using Unreal Engine 3 Could Hit the Wii. BioShock...?
An interview with Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games, creators of the Unre ... [read more >>]
23 November 2007, 06:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Unreal Tournament 3 PhysX Mod-Kit and Exclusive Content Confirmed
Two free exclusive maps for Unreal Tournament 3 have been released today by Ageia Technologies, along with the PhysX Mod-Kid, which will allow the modders to customize the game as they see fit. The two new maps released, "Tornado" and "LightHouse", show us many ... [read more >>]
22 November 2007, 10:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
GameSpy Tech Inside Epic's UE3 - Confirmed!
Epic Games and GameSpy have recently gone public announcing a deal to incorporate the latter's multiplayer technology into Unreal Tournament 3, one of the most awaited FPSes this year. Another recent agreement between GameSpy ... [read more >>]
13 November 2007, 03:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Unreal Tournament 3 Goes Gold
It's probably the piece of news of the day and something we've been expecting for a long time and, yes ladies and gents, Unreal Tournament 3 has finally reached gold status. This means that the game is finished, done with, ready and copies are being made right now in the d ... [read more >>]
31 October 2007, 11:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare PC Demo Confirmed!
Great news everyone! PlanetCOD has recently revealed that a demo for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, PC version, is due out this Thursday. It will be a single player demo, but what the heck… how long have you been waiting for a hands-on experience with the title, right? Below, we'l ... [read more >>]
08 October 2007, 04:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Unreal Tournament 3 System Requirements Confirmed
Well, to gamers' anger/delight, Epic and Midway have finally confirmed what you ... [read more >>]
04 October 2007, 03:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Epic-Gamespy Agreement for Multiplayer Support of Unreal Tournament 3
Epic and Unreal Tournament 3 will keep the headlines for a long time now and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to limit ourselves to just one story a day about them. The recent partnership of Epic with Gamespy is such an example as Epic is creating the finishing touches fo ... [read more >>]
16 August 2007, 05:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Unreal Tournament 3 Could be Delayed for Xbox 360
If you’re not familiar with the name of Unreal Tournament, you have been living on the moon this entire time and you must find out the name is practically synonym with revolution. Every time that some Epic official makes a statement on the forum the world stops and when Mark Rein is the one posting, ... [read more >>]
16 August 2007, 04:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
AIBO Dog Lives On! New Pet, PS3 Compatible?
Dear AIBO enthusiast, apparently you have all the reasons to be happy, as a new version of Sony's robotic pet is under development. You are probably aware that Sony announced it would discontinue AIBO and several other products as of March, 2006 and also stop the development of the QRIO robot. However, AIBO will still be supported until 2013, but the technology behind it will continue to be developed for use in other consumer produ ... [read more >>]
10 August 2007, 03:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
PS3 – Mouse and Keyboard Support for UT3
Here's some good news for the PC-and-console gamer in you. We've just received word that Unreal Tournament 3 on the PS3& ... [read more >>]
06 August 2007, 09:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Epic's "Gears of War" Could Be Prettier Than Crysis
1UP has reprinted a recent interview with Mark Rein, vice-president at Epic and among other interesting facts there was a catfight between Crysis engine and Unreal 3 engine, a sort of "mine is prettier than yours" stuff. We’ll let you enjoy the conversa ... [read more >>]
30 July 2007, 03:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Epic's Mark Rein on Bungie's E3 Presentation - Halo 3 Single Player
Who better to discuss Bungie's Halo 3 if not Epic's Mark Rein, who has the only game on the market able to compete with the popular FPS? In an interview with Computer & Video games, the man behind Gears of War talks about Bungie's show ... [read more >>]
30 July 2007, 02:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Koei Supports Silicon Knights in Their Lawsuit Against Epic
It’s interesting to see how Silicon Knights' lawsuit filed against Epic over the license of use for Unreal Engine 3& ... [read more >>]
25 July 2007, 06:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Epic Games Sued by Silicon Knights – Unreal Engine 3
Many next-gen games today use Epic's Unreal Engine 3. It's the case with Silicon Knights and t ... [read more >>]
20 July 2007, 02:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Unreal Tournament 3 Confirmed as a PS3 Exclusive
What do you know, before the PS3's price cut announced by Sony spokesperson David Karr ... [read more >>]
12 July 2007, 08:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
New Multiplayer Achievements for Gears of War Tomorrow
This time around there are plenty of reasons for Xbox 360 gamers to be happy. I'm not going to list them all, but just the most recent and most important ones for ... [read more >>]
14 June 2007, 03:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Gears of War – Rein Dismisses PS3 With Rage!
A little while ago, rumor had it that Epic's Gears of War was becoming a multiplatform ... [read more >>]
04 June 2007, 03:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Gears of War New Achievements - Roadie Run Update
A couple of days ago, Epic's Mark Rein wrote on the official Gears of War forums that new ... [read more >>]
29 May 2007, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Epic - Hidden Fronts and Annex Are ' Coming Along Nicely'
Writing on the official Gears of War forums, Epic's Mark Rein explains how the recently added ... [read more >>]
25 May 2007, 18:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Gears of Golf from Epic's Team of Developers
Just so Epic's Mark Rein would finally prove to the world that Unreal Engine 3 can do so much more than just shooters, Epic's team of developers spent a whole day transforming ... [read more >>]
14 May 2007, 06:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Tons of Hot 'Gears of War Movie' Stuff Leaked
I've heard of leaked beta screens and footage or leaked info on a certain game or console, but never have I heard of leaked stuff on a game based movie in development. I mean, yeah sure, a couple of character names and plot issues but not so much juicy stuff at once. Anyway, the article on MegaGames says: “ ... [read more >>]
02 May 2007, 06:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
WoW - Pussy Mount for a Flying Mount
In a game like World of Warcraft, two years of online traveling through neutral or opposing faction zones, following "naming rules” when roleplaying and competing against others to complete the most rewarding of instances, might just get you around 5000 gold. But, it doesn' ... [read more >>]
10 April 2007, 03:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Gears of War - Update and Annex Gametype Detailed – Release Date Wrong
At the end of last month, on the 31rd, we posted an article on Gears of War update and new mu ... [read more >>]
05 April 2007, 04:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
360 – New Multiplayer Gametype (Annex) and Update for Gears of War
An interesting announcement has just been made on official Gears of War forums by Epic&l ... [read more >>]
31 March 2007, 06:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Mark Rein - 'Unreal Engine 3 Can Make A Barbie Game'
What do you know, Unreal Engine 3 could be used to make a Barbie Horse and Ride game? Or at least that's what Epic's ... [read more >>]
27 March 2007, 07:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Other Games than FPSs to be Developed with Unreal Engine 3
Everyone knows of the Epic's success with the Unreal Tournament franchise, due to their revolutionary Unreal Eng ... [read more >>]
22 March 2007, 09:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
id and Epic about Piracy - Devs. Going Multiplatform
You bad hackers you...! Happy now? You've upset everyone with your pirating PC software and games. Especially Epic's Michael Capps: “PC gaming is really falling apart. It killed us to make Unreal Tournament 3 cross-platform, but ... [read more >>]
19 March 2007, 07:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
Gears of War 2 Wasn't Confirmed - Rein Makes Corrections
During his GDC speech last Wednesday, Epic designer Cliff Bleszinski stated that the company's team “intends to do a sequel” of Xbox 360’s&l ... [read more >>]
13 March 2007, 08:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia
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