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Microsoft, Sony to embrace free-to-play model with next gen consoles

Microsoft, Sony to embrace free-to-play model with next gen consoles
  • Posted May 9, 2013, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
  • During a recent roundtable discussion at the UK Game Horizon conference, Epic Games vice president Mark Rein said next generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony will fully embrace the free-to-play model that use in-game purchases to generate revenue. He said…

Mozilla to bring Unreal Engine 3 to the web without plug-ins

Mozilla to bring Unreal Engine 3 to the web without plug-ins
  • Posted March 28, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web With Video
  • Epic has teamed up with Mozilla to bring Unreal Engine 3 to the web with Firefox, plug-in free. The announcement came during the Game Developers Conference where Mozilla showed Unreal Tournament and the Citadel demo running natively in the browser.

Cliff Bleszinski leaves Epic Games after 20 years on the job

Cliff Bleszinski leaves Epic Games after 20 years on the job
  • Posted October 4, 2012, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
  • We’ve recently learned that Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski has left the company following 20 years of service. Bleszinski has been in the gaming industry since he was a teenager and simply said it was time for a much…

Epic Games show Unreal Engine 3 running on Windows RT tablet

Epic Games show Unreal Engine 3 running on Windows RT tablet
  • Posted August 29, 2012, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Epic Games, in partnership with Nvidia, have revealed that their Unreal Engine 3 and supporting development tools have been ported to run on Windows 8 and ARM-based Windows RT tablets. A graphics demo called Epic Citadel (the same program that…

Oculus Rift VR headset hits Kickstarter backed by Epic Games, Valve

Oculus Rift VR headset hits Kickstarter backed by Epic Games, Valve
  • Posted August 2, 2012, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Gaming Breaking News With Video
  • If you’ve been following virtual reality gaming as of late, you’ve no doubt heard the buzz surrounding a prototype device known as the Oculus Rift. Yes, this is the same VR headset that John Carmack of id Software was raving…

Fortnite will be the first Unreal Engine 4 title, PC-exclusive at launch

Fortnite will be the first Unreal Engine 4 title, PC-exclusive at launch
  • Posted July 12, 2012, 6:11 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming
  • Epic Games has been fairly quiet about Fortnite since announcing it at Spike TV's Video Game Awards last December, but the developer has unveiled fresh details during the start of this year's Comic-Con. Due in 2013, the survival-horror sandbox game…

Epic Games licenses Unreal Engine 3 for federal training software

Epic Games licenses Unreal Engine 3 for federal training software
  • Posted March 29, 2012, 9:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Gaming, Industry News
  • Epic Games has teamed up with Virtual Heroes, a firm specializing in interactive learning simulation software for the healthcare, federal and corporate markets, announcing a long-term agreement that will see their new Unreal Engine 3 technology used for law enforcement training…

Near-final Gears of War 3 game leaked onto torrent sites

Near-final Gears of War 3 game leaked onto torrent sites
  • Posted July 4, 2011, 10:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, The Web With Video
  • An unfinished but near full-featured version of Gears of War 3 has leaked onto the Internet over the weekend. According to a poster on the website NeoGAF, the leaked build of Gears of War 3 includes the full single-player campaign…

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