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Epic Games is one of the biggest success stories of the videogame industry. They made a splash ten years ago with their instant hit Unreal, a game that pushed the limits of hardware while largely reinventing the genre of the FPS. Then, Unreal Tournament created a multiplayer culture and was the reason for many late n... |
10 April 2008
03:09 GMT |
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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. Recently, the lead designer w... |
12 March 2008
05:35 GMT |
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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 Mark Rein's. He's the Vice President of Epic Games, surely you won't have any trouble beli... |
6 December 2007
08:51 GMT |
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An interview with Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games, creators of the Unreal Engine and the Unreal game franchise, reveals that one of the company's engine licensees is thinking of porting the Unreal Engine 3 onto Nintendo's Wii, according to next-gen.biz. Apparently, Epic themselves have no direct con... |
23 November 2007
06:58 GMT |
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Stats say that with around 500,000 downloads to date, Hidden Fronts, the Gears of War map pack, has become the #1 piece of premium downloadable content on Xbox LIVE. Who cares, right? Well, what if I told you that Hidden Fronts is FREE for download starting September 3rd? Yup, now I've got your attention. No act... |
1 September 2007
10:23 GMT |
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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, there are us... |
16 August 2007
04:42 GMT |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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