Tag Archives: epic
Fri, Jun 08, 2012 | 10:38 BST
Unreal Engine 4 demo’d, UDK hits 1.5 million installs
Lots of exciting news for fans of the tech behind games as well as the final products. Check out the next generation of Epic’s ubiquitous Unreal Engine.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: epic, Epic Games, mark rein, UDK, unreal, unreal development kit, unreal engine, unreal engine 4
Fri, Jun 08, 2012 | 01:15 BST
Mark Rein pours cold water on Reckoning sequel hopes
Despite wholesale hires of the Big Huge Games team, Epic doesn’t look likely to back a sequel to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
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Posted in: RPG
Tags: big huge games, epic, Epic Baltimore, Epic Games, Kingdoms of Amalur, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, mark rein
Mon, Jun 04, 2012 | 00:17 BST
Epic to hire majority of Big Huge Games team
Epic Games has reached out to the bulk of former Big Huge Games staffers in an attempt to rescue as much of the team as posible.
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Posted in: Jobs, Trade
Tags: 38 studios, big huge games, epic, Epic Games, mike capps
Sat, Jun 02, 2012 | 20:03 BST
Gears of War: Judgment – rumored details, first shots
The July issue of Game Informer is no longer blacked out, and some rumored story details have been revealed as well.
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Posted in: Action, Development, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: epic, gears judgement, gears of war, Gears of War: Judgment, gears prequel, people can fly
Fri, Jun 01, 2012 | 01:07 BST
Silicon Knights to appeal Epic ruling
Too Human developer Silicon Knights will continue to pursue its suit against Epic following a ruling which favoured the Unreal Engine maker.
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Posted in: Legalities
Tags: Dennis Dyack, epic, Epic Games, silicon knights, too human, unreal engine
Tue, May 22, 2012 | 03:09 BST
Report – Silicon Knights vs Epic Games suit worth just $1
According to court documents, Silicon Knights will only win $1 in damages should its suit against Epic Games succeed.
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Posted in: Legalities, Trade
Tags: epic, Epic Games, silicon knights, unreal engine
Sat, May 12, 2012 | 20:10 BST
Bleszinski – Japan shouldn’t ignore multiplayer
Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski feels multiplayer should be embraced by Japanese development studios in order to appeal to western audiences.
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Posted in: Development, Japan
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, epic
Tue, May 08, 2012 | 02:46 BST
Epic boss predicts AAA games will run in browsers “in another few years”
Tim Sweeney believes the industry is growing to embrace platform-agnostic development, and predicted a future where gamers can run any game in a browser.
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Posted in: Trade
Tags: epic, Epic Games, Tim Sweeney
Tue, Apr 24, 2012 | 03:19 BST
Dead Space dev retracts Gears of War criticism
Dead Space story producer Chuck Beaver has said his description of Gears of War 3′s writing as “atrocious” was taken out of context.
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Posted in: Development, Trade
Tags: Chuck Beaver, dead space, epic, gears of war, visceral
Tue, Apr 17, 2012 | 14:28 BST
UK-based Commando Kiwi chosen as Make Something Unreal winner during Gadget Show Live
The winner of Epic Game’s Make Something Unreal contest during Gadget Show Live 2012 has been announced as UK developer Commando Kiwi. The team bested three other groups in the finals and walked away with a full commercial licence for Unreal Engine 3 with its iOS game The Warlock of Firetop Mountain: Lost Chapters. All of the games created based on the Fighting Fantasy titles over the weekend will be released via the App Store in within the next few weeks. Thanks, Eurogamer.
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Posted in: Development, UK, iOS
Tags: Commando Kiwi, epic, fighting fantasy, Gadget Show Live 2012, Make Something Unreal, Train2Game, unreal engine 3
Tue, Apr 10, 2012 | 02:14 BST
Bulletstorm sequel plans shelved, People Can Fly on new project
Epic boss Mike Capps has confirmed that Bulletstorm is on hold after a disappointing sales performance.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Piracy, Xbox 360
Tags: bulletstorm, Bulletstorm 2, epic, Epic Games, mike capps, people can fly
Tue, Apr 10, 2012 | 01:27 BST
Epic working on PC exclusive, Gears of War: Exile cancelled
Epic’s rumoured Kinect title seems to have been shelved, but the Unreal Engine developer has something fancy in the works for the PC elite.
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Posted in: Development, Kinect, PC
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, epic, Epic Games, Gears of War: Exile, mike capps
Thu, Mar 22, 2012 | 17:56 GMT
Nvidia’s Kepler announced as GeForce GTX 680
Nvidia has announced the GeForce GTX 680, formerly known by the codeaname Kepler, which the firm is calling the “fastest GPU [and] world’s most power efficient.” It’s the same graphics card Unreal Engine’s Samaritan tech demo was running on at GDC.
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Posted in: PC, Videos, hardware, nVidia, reviews
Tags: epic, GeForce GTX 680, Nvidia GeForce GTX 680, Nvidia Kepler, Samaritan
Tue, Mar 20, 2012 | 04:00 GMT
Gears of War 3 patch due today
Epic will release new title update for Gears of War 3 overnight.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: epic, Epic Games, Gears of War 3, patch, title update
Mon, Mar 19, 2012 | 15:42 GMT
Epic: Unreal Engine 3 “probably the way to go” for next gen launch titles
Next-generation launch titles would probably be best off holding off on using Unreal Engine 4 and using the current version of Epic’s engine, the company’s Vice President Mark Rein has said.
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Posted in: Development, PC, Trade
Tags: epic, Epic Games, next generation, Samaritan, unreal engine 3, unreal engine 4
Tue, Mar 13, 2012 | 05:29 GMT
Unreal 4 makes Samaritan look like “a piece of crap”
Unreal Engine 4 won’t be shown to the public till later this year, but Epic’s Mark Rein has set the expectation bar high by describing it as well beyond last year’s amazing Samaritan tech demo – and wanred console manufacturers that they need to keep up.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: epic, Epic Games, mark rein, Samaritan, unreal engine, unreal engine 4
Mon, Mar 12, 2012 | 22:15 GMT
Bleszinski: Gears of War “always meant to be” more thoughtful
Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski has said the direction he intended the series to go in and the one many fans like best are quite different.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, epic, Epic Games, gears of war
Thu, Mar 08, 2012 | 01:28 GMT
Epic’s Unreal highlights reel shows off advanced DX11 capacity
If you are in any way interested in graphical advances, check out this amazing Unreal Engine sizzle reel from GDC 2012.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2012
Tags: directx 11, epic, Epic Games, unreal, unreal engine, unreal engine 3, unreal engine 4
Wed, Mar 07, 2012 | 23:50 GMT
Epic wants Unreal Samaritan demo running in Flash
Epic brought its latest Flash-based Unreal Engine demos to GDC, and has some seriously lofty goals for the browser tech.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2012
Tags: epic, Epic Games, flash, mark rein, Samaritan, unreal engine, unreal engine 4
Mon, Mar 05, 2012 | 18:00 GMT
Dungeon Defenders publisher scores Unreal Engine site license
Reverb Publishing has nabbed an Unreal Engine deal securing the popular development tech for all its developers.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2012, Trade
Tags: epic, Epic Games, Reverb Publishing, unreal engine
EA has no Wii U games in the works, including FIFA 14