Electronic Arts likes what it has seen from Unreal Engine 3, so much so that the company has extended its relationship with Epic, giving EA the rights to incorporate the popular middleware solution into more than five upcoming titles.
As to what games this impacts EA won't say, only noting that each of the games are currently in development. The company first inked an agreement with Epic in 2006 to use the technology, which has since made its way into such recent titles as Medal of Honor Airborne and last month's fist-pounding Army of Two, proving once and for all that even great technology doesn't make the game.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 9:45AM (Unverified) said
Medal of Honor yes but I dont remember seeing,
"Powered by Unreal Technology"
on the opening sequence of Army of Two like on other games such as Bioshiock. Well, yeah I guess it was on the UE3 but not as polished as EPIC polishes their games.
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"Powered by Unreal Technology"
on the opening sequence of Army of Two like on other games such as Bioshiock. Well, yeah I guess it was on the UE3 but not as polished as EPIC polishes their games.
Posted: Apr 8th 2008 10:51AM (Unverified) said
Army of Two was UE3 based. It references using Unreal Tech in the back of the manual, and in the credits in the game.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 10:56AM (Unverified) said
Oh, ok yea I never really payed attn guess it was a cross between UE3 and some in house engine. Thanks.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 9:54AM (Unverified) said
I know, what happened to the Id Tech 5 Engine? It was supposed to render a huge amount of textures without causing any performance issues on the console...
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 12:30PM (Unverified) said
@bigsofty
SKATE was the only "good" EA game... come on...
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SKATE was the only "good" EA game... come on...
Posted: Apr 8th 2008 10:36AM (Unverified) said
Blame this on the modelers and the artists. Look is not inherent to the engine, its inherent to the models and textures.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 10:49AM SheppyReturns said
OMG, Obie, you're right... all Unreal Engine 3 games look alike...
http://www.joystiq.com/photos/grimm/
http://games.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1176/Lost-Odyssey/
http://www.joystiq.com/photos/the-agency/
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http://www.joystiq.com/photos/grimm/
http://games.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1176/Lost-Odyssey/
http://www.joystiq.com/photos/the-agency/
Posted: Apr 8th 2008 9:54AM Streeks1984 said
FUCK EA! and leave the unreal engine alone. It being in your hands your would probably mess it up as well.
Their leeches I tell you Leeches!
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Their leeches I tell you Leeches!
Posted: Apr 8th 2008 10:03AM (Unverified) said
"More than 5" titles? How many more? Why not "At least 6" or just plain "Six"?
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 10:20AM (Unverified) said
How can something be less than 3 but more than 6?
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 10:52AM (Unverified) said
You never watched "Arrested Development", did you?
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 2:13PM baby sea tuna said
What are you, some kind of Maritime Lawyer or something?
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 2:34PM (Unverified) said
Funnily enough, I have watched it, and was referencing it (i.e. "You didn't read the plea offer, did you?")
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 10:44AM (Unverified) said
I wouldnt be surprised, especially with the new updates the UE3 has been given (shown at GDC) and lets face it...Madden needs a new engine.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 10:43AM StumperTX said
EA can't make an FPS worth balls. Battlefield 2142 had potential, but it's absolutely lacking, very buggy, and they killed the only thing about the game that made it worth playing (pod surfing).
Rule 1: never buy a videogame based on a movie
Rule 2: never watch a movie based on a videogame
Rule 3: never buy a wii exclusive game that wasn't made by nintendo
Rule 4: never buy an fps if freaking ea made it
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Rule 1: never buy a videogame based on a movie
Rule 2: never watch a movie based on a videogame
Rule 3: never buy a wii exclusive game that wasn't made by nintendo
Rule 4: never buy an fps if freaking ea made it
Posted: Apr 8th 2008 10:49AM GenBanks said
*looks at shelf*
well of the EA games I have, I really like Battlefield 2 (although I don't like their blister pack milking, or the annoying server browser) and for all the complaints on the internet, I love Crysis.
Airborne was massively, massively disappointing though. So much potential... *sigh*
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well of the EA games I have, I really like Battlefield 2 (although I don't like their blister pack milking, or the annoying server browser) and for all the complaints on the internet, I love Crysis.
Airborne was massively, massively disappointing though. So much potential... *sigh*
Posted: Apr 8th 2008 11:00AM StumperTX said
Jakub:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2883-Zero-Punctuation-Resident-Evil-Umbrella-Chronicles
...just saying (wear headphones)
Ted:
Crysis was *developed* by Crytek (The guys who made Far Cry and the upcoming Far Cry 2). Thank them for it not being broken, not EA.
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http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/2883-Zero-Punctuation-Resident-Evil-Umbrella-Chronicles
...just saying (wear headphones)
Ted:
Crysis was *developed* by Crytek (The guys who made Far Cry and the upcoming Far Cry 2). Thank them for it not being broken, not EA.
Posted: Apr 8th 2008 11:56AM SheppyReturns said
Anticrawl, DICE was purchased outright by EA on a tuesday, closed on a wednesday. They kept the name and restaffed. So DICE is EA.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 1:24PM (Unverified) said
Why did you post a zero punctuation link, first off, he actually says he enjoyed the game. Second off, he's a bloody comedian. If you take his review as fact, they you probably believe Stephen Colbert is indeed crazy, and completely lost sight of the joke.
In any case, yes, the first 2 work quite well, and so does the last one. What happend EA, you use to make such strange and original games, a very long time ago....
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In any case, yes, the first 2 work quite well, and so does the last one. What happend EA, you use to make such strange and original games, a very long time ago....
Posted: Apr 8th 2008 11:57AM (Unverified) said
Great more "shinieness" in future games. Is'nt everyone done with the unreal engine?? Walls and the ground should not be shiny, only a few games have I seen really used this engine effectivley with everything looking liked polished chrome.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2008 2:18PM SheppyReturns said
Most games that use the engine don't tweak the material settings...
Amazing the difference that makes. But it's okay, Grimm hasn't any shininess and uses UE3... but it's the engine, not the deadlines and pressure to reach dates that keep studios from doing that extra step.
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Amazing the difference that makes. But it's okay, Grimm hasn't any shininess and uses UE3... but it's the engine, not the deadlines and pressure to reach dates that keep studios from doing that extra step.
Posted: Apr 8th 2008 5:45PM (Unverified) said
the image should have had NFS car with EA on the hood and next to it powered by Unreal 3
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