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The next generation of hardware will have to seriously up its game if it expects to keep up with Epic’s hugely popular Unreal Engine.

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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney expects casualties as we build towards a new platform war.

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Gears of War, Unreal Engine and Fortnite developer Epic has a string of fancy pants events planned for the annual Design Innovate Communicate Entertain Summit in Las Vegas next week.

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A little bit of extra grunt under the hood of the next PlayStation and Xbox isn’t going to be enough to satisfy Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney.

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The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced a new session for the 2012 D.I.C.E. Summit featuring Epic’s Mike Capps, Insomniac’s Ted Price, and Blizzard’s Frank Pearce. The panel, which takes place on February 9, is titled “Staying Around, Playing Around” and the speakers will discuss “what it takes to survive for 20+ years in the game industry while maintaining growth and original content.” The 2012 D.I.C.E. Summit runs February 8-10 at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas. Thanks, IndustryGamers.

Gazillion has licensed Unreal Engine 3 for its upcoming MMO, Marvel Heroes. According to studio director Jeff Lind, the choice of tech comes down to the engine’s flexible actor components, which have enabled “all kinds of customisations”, while other representatives praised the lighting and quick import of pre-existing assets. Epic seems pretty chuffed about it, with licensing manager Joe Kreiner noting the team grew up with Marvel characters. That is all. The MMO has not been dated.

Epic and ChAIR Entertainment have announced that earnings from the Infinity Blade franchise have hit more than $30 million.

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Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has said any additions to the series will have to shake up its formula, among other references to the property’s future.

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Epic Games lead designer Lee Perry has dropped a number of teasing details on the recently-revealed Fortnite.

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“There’s no dudebros in it. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, right? Creatively for the team, Gears has been amazing for us. But it’s fun to kind of stretch our wings and do something that’s a little different from the usual. It was a project that was pitched internally. I was a staunch supporter of the idea, because the game is just like a no-brainer – I was like yes.”

– Cliff Bleszinski, lead creative on Gears of War, tells Joystiq his feelings on Epic’s very different new project, Fortnite, which was revealed at the VGAs this weekend.

The opening chapter from the Gears of War 3 DLC RAAM’s Shadow has been videoed, and is posted below in three-parts,courtesy of Ve3tro. The campaign takes place before the events of the first Gears, and will last around three hours. It will also include six new multiplayer characters, the Chocolate Weapon Skin Set and an additional 250 Gamerscore. RAAM’s Shadow is set for release on XBL December 13 and it will cost you 1200 MSP.

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Gears of War developer Epic Games doesn’t feel the need to appear on every bit of hardware available.

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Extending the lifespan of games by producing DLC is one way to stop you trading it in, according to Epic Games.

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Epic will patch Gears of War 3 with its second major title update at 2:00 AM PDT.

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“We’re not saying that everything on the disc is the product. The disc is another delivery mechanism. We had begun DLC packs early enough, and with the extension to our schedule. It meant we had that stuff done before we shipped. We felt it was a win/win, because no one is going to have to download anything huge when the DLC comes out.

“I think the thing that makes it muddy for people is when it’s on the disc. We could have left it off and said, ‘Hey, here’s another disc.’”

– Gears of War 3 executive producer Rod Fregusson responding to Kotaku‘s questions about the game’s on-disc, paid DLC.

G4 asked Epic Games’ Rod Fergusson for some tips on Gears of War 3′s Beast Mode. The developer obliged; catch some useful snippets on the co-op multiplayer experience through the break.

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The Korean branch of Epic Games has signed with Alliance of Valiant Arms publisher Neowiz for an Unreal Engine 3-powered MMORPG, titled Bless.

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Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has said rock star developers need the constraints of a team to keep their creative madness in check.

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Cliff Bleszinski, in a post Gears 3 release interview with Edge, has described how the development team designed the boss and teh subsequent battles to be more than just massive beats its takes a few minutes to kill.

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An interesting little Twitter exchange between between Netherrealm’s Ed Boon and Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski suggests a possibility of a Gears of War character appearing in a Mortal Kombat game.

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