Tag Archives: mark rein
Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | 16:48 GMT
DICE 2012: Unreal Engine 4 to be revealed “later this year,” says Epic
Epic Games vice president Mark Rein has told G4 that the firm plans to unveil Unreal Engine 4 later this year. Speaking with the site during DICE 2012, Rein was quoted as saying: “People are going to be shocked later this year when they see Unreal Engine 4 and how much more profound an effect it will have.” G4 expects more on the firm’s engine to he shown at DICE later today. If the firm is showing anything like it did at GDC 2011 with its Samaritan tech demo, then, wow.
Fri, Feb 03, 2012 | 05:47 GMT
Epic to celebrate 20th birthday at D.I.C.E. Summit
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.
Wed, Jul 20, 2011 | 16:07 BST
Epic’s Rein “not in a huge hurry” for next-gen consoles
Epic boss Mark Rein has said the company isn’t in a “huge hurry” for the next hardware cycle from Sony and Microsoft.
Sat, Jul 09, 2011 | 20:34 BST
Quick Quotes: Epic’s Mark Rein on the importance of PC to the future of gaming
“We’re at the stage in the life of the consoles where the PC has shot by them in terms of capabilities. Don’t forget every game that’s ultimately built is built on a PC. PCs are always going to be the tools through which all games get made. With the PC you can simulate the future – you can put enough hardware in a PC to show you what a future console will look like.” – Mark Rein speaking to Eurogamer in The Future Of PC Gaming Pt.1. (Thanks EvilAvatar)
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 15:28 BST
Apple announces over 15 billion apps sold to over 200 million users
Apple has announced 15 billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store by the more than 200 million iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users worldwide.
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 01:16 BST
Epic “dying to be a part of” Kinect line-up
Mark Rein has said Epic is “dying” to be a part of the next batch of Kinect games.
Thu, Jun 23, 2011 | 21:53 BST
Thursday Shorts II: Gears in Japan, Monkey Island, SWTOR, classic Lit games
Get more bang for your shorts below.
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 23:37 BST
Epic’s Rein keen on Vita, Wii U
Mark Rein is a key figure behind one of the most successful and prevalent engines in our industry, so when he likes a new bit of tech – say, the PS Vita, or the Wii U – it’s time to pay attention.
Thu, Mar 31, 2011 | 23:13 BST
Rein: Apple could have latest Unreal tech on iDevices within years
Epic president Mark Rein has said at its current rate of progression, Apple will have portable devices running the latest and greatest Unreal Engine in a few years.
Fri, Mar 11, 2011 | 06:42 GMT
Mark Rein: “Possible” that Samaritan could become a full game, UE4 when next consoles arrive
After dropping enough jaws to cause a minor seismic event during last week’s GDC, Epic’s been unsurprisingly inundated with questions. Question numero uno? “Gee willikers golly goodness gosh, will we ever be able to play that?”
We might have paraphrased a bit.
Wed, Mar 09, 2011 | 06:05 GMT
Rein: NGP offers “ridiculously compelling” console experience
Epic Games boss Mark Rein has said the twin analogue controls of Sony’s NGP provides the first true console-level experience on a handheld.
Mon, Mar 07, 2011 | 13:05 GMT
GDC 11: Iwata isolated as iPad 2 signals Apple intent
GDC 11 showed Nintendo lacking with the impending 3DS as Apple dropped any pretence about its intentions on the gaming space.
Sun, Mar 06, 2011 | 21:49 GMT
Infinity Blade more successful than Shadow Complex
Epic Games’ Mark Rein has said iPhone hit Infinity Blade has been more successful than Xbox Live Arcade favourite Shadow Complex.
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 09:45 GMT
Thursday shorts, part 1: iPad2 “fantastic for games,” no dead children in Dead Island, tons more
There’s a lot of words out there. Here’s all the smaller stuff coming out of GDC, coupled with loads of smaller stuff thatr isn’t coming out of GDC. It’s like a fusion of smaller stuff.
Thu, Feb 24, 2011 | 23:09 GMT
Epic: NGP is a “true game-changer”, “raises the bar”
Following last week’s announcement of an NGP-compatible Unreal Engine, Epic Games staff have heaped glowing praise on Sony’s new handheld.
Wed, Feb 23, 2011 | 05:06 GMT
Epic raises Unreal Developer Kit royalty threshold
Epic Games has substantially raised the royalty threshold on its Unreal Developer Kit, granting financial breathing room to smaller and independent developers.
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 14:39 GMT
Bulletstorm PC demo to be released after game’s launch
It looks as though a PC demo for Bulletstorm is planned, however, it won’t be released until after the game ships.
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 09:26 GMT
Unreal Engine 3 licensed by Starbreeze
Starbreeze has confirmed that it’s licensed Unreal Engine 3.
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 20:01 GMT
Rein: NGP a “pretty huge deal” for all gamers, not just PlayStation fans

During NGP’s revel at Sony’s PlayStation Meeting yesterday, Epic Games’ co-founder Tim Sweeney showed Trendy Game’s port of its UR3 Dungeon Defenders game running on the handheld, and the firm’s vice president Mark Rein said it was a “great demonstration of Unreal Engine 3′s fantastic cross-platform capabilities.”
Fri, Sep 17, 2010 | 10:10 BST
Report – Epic “potential buyer” for APB

Epic Games is a “potential buyer” for APB, the RTW MMO announced yesterday to be closing after just two months since it went on sale, according to a BBC report.


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