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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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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.

According to an Andriasang report, Famitsu’s debuting a massive Square Enix RPG in its latest issue.

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With the sequel to its smash-hit iOS game, Infinity Blade II, Chair has injected more variety into the environments.

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Epic’s announced that Square Enix has licensed Unreal Engine 3 for “multiple” unannounced projects.

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Epic Games has updated its Unreal Development Kit – UDK – to include iOS Facebook functionality and tools for creating more attractive foliage and landscapes, so there’s no excuse for ugly trees in your creations.

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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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Epic’s Tim Sweeney announced during Adobe MAX 2011 today that Unreal Engine 3 now runs inside Flash Player 11. To demonstrate how it works, he demoed Unreal Tournament 3 running in Adobe’s latest update which was released yesterday. This means browser games using UR3 can provide the player with a “real” 3D experience. This will also make it easier to convert browser-based games into apps for mobile devices. The big thing, will be Facebook games: since these are browser-based games, using UR3, you may eventually find that your farm or zoo games will finally start looking more like a PC or console title. Check out shots of UT3 running in Flash below.

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Mac support has been added to the September release of Epic’s Unreal Development Kit, which is a precursor to Mac support in the commercial version of Unreal Engine 3. Other improvements have been added as well. You can view the release notes and download the newer version of UDK through the links.

For those that fancy themselves as sculptors of the future, Crytek’s world-building game engine is available now for free. Unreal.

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What’s 260 seconds long and goes a bit mental after the first 20 seconds? Why, that’ll be the new trailer outlining an outlandish new free-to-play MMO based on the books of Tad Williams, of course. Video below.

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Independent companies cleaned up the Develop Industry Excellence Awards 2011, with Minecraft developer Mojang coming out the clear winner with three awards.

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Epic has announced its schedule for Developer Day and Unreal University, which are to be held on July 13 and 14, respectively, at De Vere West One in London.

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It may not sound particularly scintilating, but Epic’s new technology for rendering foliage in-game is actually quite beautiful.
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Epic Games has hinted, but not confirmed, that Wii U uses Unreal Tech, if a report on Develop is any indication.

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Epic has announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with LucasArts, which will see the firm using Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 as the main development tool for “multiple projects.”

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Do you like pretty things? Do you like creepy things? Do you enjoy stroking your chin and pensively emitting the occasional “hmmmm” punctuated by an “indeed”? Well – what a coincidence – Dream:scape is a thing that exists. And we call it a “thing,” specifically, because “game” isn’t quite a fit. “Less a game, per-se, than an interactive experience, controlled by the user,” said its developers.

It’s about a coma patient delving into a dream world that has, among other things, scarecrow clowns. Consider us intrigued/screaming. Check out the trailer after the break.

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Kotaku’s posted an exclusive look at the features of the next Unreal Engine, showing off the dev weapons that are going to be used for many of gaming’s biggest titles for years to come. We got a quick look at the culminative effect of all this working at GDC, but this is the nitty gritty. Best real-time beard ever. Be sure to look.

The courts have given the go ahead in a suit filed by Silicon Knights against Epic over Unreal Engine 3 licensing. The original complaint, filed back in 2007, claims Epic “defrauded” the firm by claiming the source code for UR3 was more complete than it actually was.

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Warner has entered into a licensing agreement with Epic, which will see the firm’s development studios using Unreal Engine exclusively until 2014.

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