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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 is going to feature full mouse and keyboard support. Hello console owners and fans of the FPS genre, how are you? Yes, I've got your attention now. According to Epic's Mark Rein ...

6 August 2007
09:31 GMT

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 conversation below: "1UP: We'll see, because everyone's ta...

30 July 2007
03:54 GMT

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 at this year's E3 and how although they could have done so muc...

30 July 2007
02:42 GMT

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 has evolved. This week, we have Koei's Sales and Marketing Manager, Jarik R. Sikat saying a few things about the whole issue. Basically, the hard time Silicon Knights is currently experie...

25 July 2007
06:26 GMT

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 their upcoming action-adventure title, Too Human. Silicon signed a license agreement with the developers of Gears of War to use their UE3 for developing Too Human for the PS3. Under the terms of the agreement, Epic ...

20 July 2007
02:50 GMT

Unreal Tournament 3 Confirmed as a PS3 Exclusive

What do you know, before the PS3's price cut announced by Sony spokesperson David Karraker, everyone was running away from the machine. Now that the world knows that both 60GB and 80GB models have seen a $100 price reduction, developers and publishers are throwing exclusives at the PS3. Well, not really (bad ana...

12 July 2007
08:27 GMT

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 Gears of War fans, who are already enjoying the new Hidden Fronts map pack and Annex gametype. Thursday, June 14, at 2 a.m. (Pacific time) Epic will r...

14 June 2007
03:41 GMT

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 title. To be exact, it was said to be ported to the PS3. No official word though, so fans of the Xbox 360 "still" exclusive can rest assure that their favorite third-person shooter is staying within Microsoft's "jurisdict...

4 June 2007
03:33 GMT

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 achievements for Annex and Hidden Fronts (the downloadable map pack) were in order. Rein said that some of them were strongly connected to things relating to playing the maps in the Hidden Fronts map pack. There are some go...

29 May 2007
18:06 GMT

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 Annex gametype and Hidden Fronts map pack are coming along, mentioning some slight changes also. Don't worry, nothing bad is happening. The company is thinking to make use of Microsoft's new guidelines, allowi...

25 May 2007
18:26 GMT

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 Gears into a golf game, using the game's grenade throwing mechanics to aim and swing, featuring Marcus Fenix as the man behind ...

14 May 2007
06:43 GMT

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: "Gear...

2 May 2007
06:03 GMT

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't have to be that hard you know. Not if...

10 April 2007
03:32 GMT

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 multiplayer gametype (Annex) announced by Epic on official Gears of War forums. Every detail about it was correct, except one. Don't worry, it's still free (for when it's available that is), but the date was wron...

5 April 2007
04:56 GMT

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. It says that a brand new multiplayer gametype, will be provided soon for Gears of War fans and... get ready to be knocked off your feet: IT'S FREE!, as Team Xbox reports.The post reads: "The next title update for Gears of War...

31 March 2007
06:36 GMT

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 Mark Rein says in an interview with GameIndustry.biz: "The industry thinks, 'Well, if I'm going to make a shooter, I've got to use Unreal.' That's a good start, we li...

27 March 2007
07:22 GMT

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 Engine that makes it all happen on screen. And, as you probably knew already, Epic's job is mainly to make shooters, where the Unreal Engine comes in very handy to make things blow up or catch fire ...

22 March 2007
09:55 GMT

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 Epic had to do it [...] the market that would buy a $600 video card knows how ...

19 March 2007
07:05 GMT

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 hit title, Gears of War. Obviously, it wasn't long after the web boasted with "official announcements of Gears of War2," though it wasn't exactly the case. You...

13 March 2007
08:00 GMT


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