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Gears of War Creator Explains Bald Space Marines and Brown Ruins in Games

Video games come in a lot of shapes, sizes and genres, but among the most popular ones are shooters, whether they are first or third person. Sadly though, in recent years, they have all begun to look the same and to have characters that are made using the same pattern: you play as a space marine, preferably bald or w...

6 July 2009
15:01 GMT

Square Enix Will Use the Unreal Engine in Other Games

Square Enix is a Japanese game publisher best known for its extremely popular Final Fantasy franchise, which is the benchmark for any other RPG (Role Playing Game) developed in the Land of the Rising Sun. The company is now slowly but surely starting to release games that are aimed at a global market, which would be ...

7 January 2009
02:50 GMT

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 received the news that Ignition Entertainment li...

8 July 2008
03:54 GMT

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 admits that it is working on a new project - even t...

28 May 2008
15:06 GMT

Unreal Engine 3 Will Bring Us 4x4 Racing

The Unreal Engine 3 is far from being considered obsolete and the living proof is the number of game developers that keep licensing it in order to create all kinds of titles for our viewing pleasure. The latest title to be developed using Epic Games' engine will be a racing one, 4x4 Off Road III - the sequel to ...

7 May 2008
03:27 GMT

NCsoft to Create Two Titles Using the Unreal Engine 3

Probably there are some statistics hidden on the Internet, but for this issue we don't even need them: the Unreal Engine 3 is probably the most licensed engine on the market. As a further proof stands this new announcement from NCsoft which says that the company has licensed Epic's engine for two yet to be ...

26 March 2008
03:28 GMT

Unreal Engine 3 Deals and New IPP Member

The Unreal Engine 3 is one of the most wanted engines by the game developers, if not top of the list. One of the reasons is that Epic keeps improving it and adds sweet features to make games built on the engine more enjoyable.For instance, they have signed a deal with Natural Motion to incorporate "morpheme", an anim...

14 February 2008
03:24 GMT

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 itse...

25 January 2008
11:25 GMT

Red Mile Uses Unreal Engine 3 in Sin City: The Game

Just days ago, Epic and Illuminate Labs were announcing their agreement to incorporate Illuminate's global illumination system, Beast, into the famous Unreal Engine 3. More recently, Red Mile Entertainment, too have announced their agreement with the company behind the Unreal Tournament series, to license the UE...

21 December 2007
04:09 GMT

Epic Signs to 'Illuminate' Unreal Engine 3

If you thought that Epic's famous Unreal Engine 3 couldn't get any better, you were wrong. Following a licensing agreement with Illuminate Labs, creators of rendering and lighting technology for next-generation games, Epic Games will be incorporating Illuminate Labs' global illumination system, Beast, ...

19 December 2007
02:44 GMT

Game Using Unreal Engine 3 Could Hit the Wii. BioShock...?

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

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 and Epic Games includes a licensing deal to incorporate GameSpy's online technolog...

13 November 2007
03:35 GMT

SouthPeak Games Grabs Epic's Unreal Engine 3 for Monster Madness EX PS3

SouthPeak Games, the company currently dealing with Monster Madness EX: Battle for Suburbia for the PlayStation 3 has just announced a license agreement with Epic Games for use of the Unreal Engine 3. The studio will not only use Epic's UE3 in the development of its upcoming PS3 game, but also for other video ga...

8 November 2007
03:34 GMT

Fatal Inertia Goes Gold! The Wait is Almost Over

Fatal Inertia, KOEI's futuristic combat racing title soon to launch for the Xbox 360 (and later for the PS3), has officially gone Gold. The publisher itself has made the big announcement, making it clear that the game will be available at retailers throughout North America starting September 11th. A free demo of...

3 September 2007
05:46 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

New Unreal Engine 3-Crafted FPS - The Scourge Project

If you haven't yet heard of Tragnarion, they are an independent development studio based in Mallorca, Spain. The studio is currently working on a FPS, "The Scourge Project" and on a yet unannounced original Nintendo DS title as well. The game is said to be the first story-driven FPS title built from the ground u...

24 July 2007
06:15 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

Midway's Hour of Victory Dated at the Last Moment, Demo on Wednesday

Just as I was getting ready to shut down the computer and go home for a well deserved resting time, Midway decided not to wait until tomorrow to announce the release date for their first-person shooter, Hour of Victory, and revealed it this evening: the 22nd of June.Not only that, but they've also told Eurogamer...

24 May 2007
11:37 GMT

Sonic Using Unreal Engine 3

That is of course if SEGA decides to use it for the Sonic series. And what would they use Epic's Unreal Engine 3 for, other than Sonic, NIGHTS? Sure that one too, but it's not enough reason for adopting such powerful technology and NIGHTS is for the Wii remember? The console lacking horsepower.The company h...

18 May 2007
03:26 GMT

Loads of Details Disclosed on Square Enix's 'The Last Remnant'

Just over a week ago, there was word on the street that Square Enix was coming up with a new RPG title, much like the Final Fantasy series and even featuring one of the series' classic characters, Rush. Today, the developer has disclosed loads of details concerning their new RPG, The Last Remnant and most import...

17 May 2007
07:30 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

PS3 - Boon Says the Next Mortal Kombat Will Be Grittier, Dirtier

After seeing what Epic's Unreal Engine 3 can do, Ed Boon, Mortal Kombat series creator announced that MK8 will be using something similar and that the fighting game would see a significant change on all levels. Thus, speaking with CVG on the next MK game, Boon talked in detail about the changes occurring with t...

23 April 2007
04:07 GMT

Factor 5 President - Unreal Engine 3 - Slow. 'Lair' Engine - Much Better

How come? I thought Unreal Engine 3 was the best out there. Factor 5 President Julian Eggebrecht poked the topic in an interview with San Jose Mercury News about the upcoming PS3 action, flight, and combat title, Lair:The question: "Is there a big difference you can see between this (Lair's Engine) and Gears of ...

16 April 2007
03:25 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

Too Human. Who? What? Huh?

I know what you're thinking: "Oh, good, a new game. OK, I want to know what platform it's on, then what type of game it is and when it launches. Oh and how much it costs." Right? Probably, but the thing is the game has been in development forever and has been surrounded by all kinds of rumors and negative s...

13 March 2007
11:45 GMT

Today, Sony Will Be Showing Off - GDC 07

As you might already know, Harrison has a big speech coming up for today at the GDC 07, where developers are promised to see the stunning versatility of Unreal Engine 3, on which many shooters and adventure games for the PS3 console will be built, info regarding how developers will use Linux to create content for the...

7 March 2007
02:36 GMT


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