Tag Archives: epic
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 10:49 BST
Gameloft and Fox announce Epic movie tie-in for mobile, tablets
Gameloft and Fox Digital Entertainment have announced a game tie-in to Ice Age creator Blue Sky Studio’s upcoming animated film Epic. It’s heading to mobile and tablets soon.
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Posted in: Gameloft, Mobile, Movies, Tablets
Tags: Blue Sky Studios, epic, Fox Digital Entertainment
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 | 05:31 BST
Epic marketing boss exits for Microsoft
Yet another highly-placed staffer has left Epic Games.
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Posted in: Trade
Tags: epic, Epic Games
Fri, Mar 08, 2013 | 14:28 GMT
Mike Capps steps down from Epic advisory role
Former Epic president Mike Capps, who retired to an advisory role late last year, has decided to step away from the the company altgoether.
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Posted in: Jobs, Trade
Tags: epic, Epic Games, mike capps
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 | 19:37 GMT
Epic’s Tim Sweeney is “looking forward” to the digital future
Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney has said he is “looking forward” to the digital future, where development budgets can be scaled and priced differently.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: epic, Tim Sweeney
Thu, Jan 03, 2013 | 20:10 GMT
Gears of War: Judgment’s OverRun mode was inspired by MOBA titles, eSports
Quinn DelHoyo, multiplayer lead on Gears of War: Judgment at Epic, has said the game’s team-based mode OverRun was specifically designed with eSports in mind.
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Posted in: Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: epic, Gears of War: Judgment, Quinn DelHoyo
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 | 17:43 GMT
Epic expects next-gen game development to cost at least double the current rate
Epic Games’ Chief Technology adviser Tim Sweeney has said he believes the company will be able to produce next-gen titles for double the cost accumulated at the start of this current generation.
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Posted in: Microsoft, PC, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: Development, epic, Tim Sweeney
Thu, Nov 08, 2012 | 13:40 GMT
Make Something Unreal Live 2013 shortlist announced
Epic Games has announced the shortlist of 12 teams which will progress into the next round of its Make Something Unreal Live 2013 competition.
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Posted in: Development, UK
Tags: epic, Make Something Unreal
Wed, Nov 07, 2012 | 14:09 GMT
Gears of War: Judgment pre-orders start today
Gears of War: Judgment pre-orders kickoff today at participating retailers, and customers can receive an exclusive in-game multiplayer weapon at launch: the Classic Hammerburst.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: epic, gears of war, Gears of War: Judgment, Judgment
Thu, Oct 18, 2012 | 00:01 BST
Infinity Blade: Dungeons to miss 2012 release
Infinity Blade: Dungeons has been pushed back from an expected release later this year.
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Posted in: RPG, iPad, iPhone
Tags: epic, impossible studios, Infinity Blade: Dungeons
Tue, Aug 28, 2012 | 07:51 BST
Gears of War: Judgment adds free-for-all multiplayer mode
Gears of War: Judgment will add a new PvP multiplayer mode to the mix.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: epic, Epic Games, Gears of War: Judgment, people can fly
Mon, Aug 13, 2012 | 02:01 BST
Gears of War: Judgment developer farewells three key staffers
Gears of War: Judgment creative director Adrian Chmielarz and two fellow People Can Fly members have left Epic Games.
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Posted in: Jobs, Shooter, Trade
Tags: Adrian Chmielarz, Andrzej Poznanski, epic, Epic Games, Michal Kosieradzki, people can fly
Fri, Aug 10, 2012 | 00:36 BST
Gears of War executive producer joins Bioshock: Infinite developer
Gears of War boss Rod Fergusson has announced his departure from Epic for Irrational Games.
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Posted in: Jobs, Shooter, Trade
Tags: bioshock: infinite, epic, Epic Games, gears of war, irrational, irrational games, rod Fergusson
Wed, Aug 01, 2012 | 23:40 BST
Capps calls for “more efficient” development to sustain next-gen
Epic president Mike Capps has said the generational step of development costs means the industry can’t just throw more and more resources at games in order to “win”.
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Posted in: Development, Trade
Tags: epic, Epic Games, mike capps, Tim Sweeney, unreal engine, unreal engine 4
Thu, Jul 12, 2012 | 17:40 BST
Infinity Blade was “a rehash of an idea,” Chair Entertainment had for Kinect, says Epic
During a session at Develop, Epic’s Mark Rein said the idea for Infinity Blade was derived from “a rehash of an idea,” Chair Entertainment had for Kinect.
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Posted in: Develop 2012, Development
Tags: chair entertainment, epic, mark rein
Thu, Jun 28, 2012 | 08:20 BST
No Kinect support in Gears of War: Judgment according to series creator
Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has confessed that he is a fan of Microsoft’s Kinect, but states that the series’ next installment will not feature any support for the device.
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Posted in: Action, Kinect, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, epic, Gears of War: Exile, Gears of War: Judgement
Wed, Jun 27, 2012 | 15:55 BST
Sweeney: global and freemium is core’s absolute future
Epic’s Tim Sweeney has told GDC Taipei that blockbuster, “$30 million” games are to invade Asian markets “within the next five years or so” as free-to-play, global products. Freemium, he said, is the only way of the future for all gaming.
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Posted in: Development, Free-to-Play, Trade
Tags: epic, Infinity Blade, Tim Sweeney
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 03:00 BST
Dungeons wasn’t born as an Infinity Blade game
Infinity Blade: Dungeons wasn’t conceived of as a spin-off to existing Infinity Blade games, Epic’s Rod Fergusson has revealed.
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Posted in: RPG, iPad, iPhone
Tags: chair, chair entertainment, epic, Epic Games, Infinity Blade, Infinity Blade: Dungeons, rod Fergusson
Thu, Jun 21, 2012 | 01:56 BST
Gears of War: Judgement difficult enough to “make you sweat”
Cliff Bleszinski thinks games have become too easy and wants Gears of War: Judgement to buck the trend.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, epic, Epic Games, gears of war, Gears of War: Judgement
Fri, Jun 15, 2012 | 02:44 BST
Unreal Engine E3 highlights make for good viewing
Head on over to Epic’s Unreal Insider blog if you’re keen for a swift run down on the state of one of the industry’s most ubiquitous development packages. As well as highlighting the recently-revealed Unreal Engine 4, the post includes masses of videos of games shown at E3 built using the current version, Unreal Engine 3. You couldn’t ask for a neater summary of the tech’s scope and portability, really. Go forth.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: epic, Epic Games, unreal engine, unreal engine 3, unreal engine 4
Tue, Jun 12, 2012 | 06:18 BST
Gears of War: Judgement character choice a “no brainer”
Baird’s popularity and unexplored fiction made him the only choice for protagonist in Gears of War: Judgement, according to franchise creator Cliff Bleszinski,.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, epic, Epic Games, gears of war, Gears of War: Judgement
Microsoft to announce “tons of exclusives” at E3 next month