Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 22:35 BST

John Romero looking for experienced UR3 coders for “exciting IP”

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Looks like John Romero’s working on an “exciting IP” using Unreal Engine 3, according to his Twitter feed.

Here’s the tweet:

I’m looking for Unreal 3 experienced coders. Lead, server & client engineers. Send your resumes to john [at] gazillion.com. Exciting IP involved.

Could this be the untitled MMORPG at Slipgate Ironworks/Gazillion Entertainment he’s been working on since 2005, or something newentirely?

We have no idea, but we’ll ask.

Gazillion Entertainment hired former Microsoft general manager of PC games Stuart Moulder as its new Vice President of Studios back in May last year.

The firm also saw some layoffs last year, in order to “focus on reaching the widest possible audiences with breakthrough MMO entertainment” with a smaller team.

Thanks, Anders.

19 comments

#1

blackdreamhunk
20/04/10, 10:41 pm

why does every company want to do an mmo these days. yes it makes a lot of money but they cost a lot money to make. how about making a brand new space sims? any way i would like to see more mmo’s like guild wars lol.

as for a new IP do something cool like blade runner or battle star galactica.

drop the UT3 engine and get the cry engine :)

#2

onlineatron
20/04/10, 10:43 pm

And… Here… We… GO!

#3

Stephany Nunneley
20/04/10, 10:47 pm

BDH…… you had me at Blade Runner.

See, I actually agree with that, but since that is one of my favorite movies of all time, it might make me cry if they botched it up.

#4

blackdreamhunk
20/04/10, 10:50 pm

you have a good point, get bio-ware or Obsidian (black lise game devs) to make blade runner.

why doesn’t some one make a new genre maybe a single player mmo hybrid. half of the game plays as single player game on you pc the other half plays as a mmo.

#5

Dralen
20/04/10, 11:04 pm

Why are developers still wanting to use UR3 engine? It’s so dated. Splinter Cell Conviction is a good example, yes it had great gameplay, but it looked like shit on the 360.

#6

Hunam
20/04/10, 11:08 pm

They already made a great Blade Runner game. It’s done, leave it alone.

Also, Conviction uses a heavily reworked UE2.5

#7

Phoenixblight
20/04/10, 11:09 pm

@5

Cheaper to pay Epic for their engine that works on everything and figure it out than to develope their own engine.

Last I heard it was 1 Million for the license.

#8

Hunam
20/04/10, 11:12 pm

I’d imagine licensing changes depending on the level of game using it and the support needed. I mean some XBLA games have used it, I doubt they could afford $1m for it where to something like Mass Effect 2, $1m is chump change.

#9

Phoenixblight
20/04/10, 11:16 pm

@8

Probably right some type UE that is similar to WIndows depending on what you want or need you pay a certain amount.

#10

blackdreamhunk
20/04/10, 11:36 pm

the cost of UT3 engine is like US $350 000. Man all you have to is make a really good engine and your set. lol

found at this site
http://www.devmaster.net/engines/engine_details.php?id=25

#11

YoungZer0
21/04/10, 12:09 am

That dude should look for the next barbershop.

#12

Stephany Nunneley
21/04/10, 12:24 am

/slap @ Hunam. That was not a game. That was a lifestyle.

#13

Dralen
21/04/10, 1:13 am

Wow, I’m amazingly clueless then lol. So why didn’t they use the UR3 engine for Conviction?

#14

ybfelix
21/04/10, 1:36 am

Conviction uses a mutation of UE2, not 3

#15

Dr.Ghettoblaster
21/04/10, 1:58 am

So will the CryEngine3 engine replace the Unreal Tournament 3 engine? I agree, stop using such an outdated engine already…sheesh.

#16

psxman
21/04/10, 4:20 am

I thought ‘Snatcher’ was a better Blade Runner game than the Blade Runner game.

‘course, that’s just me and my bias towards Kojima.

#17

blackdreamhunk
21/04/10, 5:29 am

co founder of id software, who wants to work for id software hehe

#18

Blerk
21/04/10, 8:44 am

Everyone seems to forget that UE3 is continually evolving, of course. They didn’t finish it three years ago and say “right, that’s it – we’re done”. They’re adding new stuff and refining old things all the time. Age has nothing to do with quality.

#19

Erthazus
21/04/10, 9:36 am

@18 they are adding outdated shit. UE3 is not in the alpha stage so you can’t add features to the core of the engine.
It’s like you are trying to dress a doll with some accessories and doll will never change, except her dress.

And UE3 is not a quality. UE3 is the only engine that is not the quality in next gen systems.

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