Sega re-licenses Unreal Engine 3 for unknown cross-platform title
If all this feels like deja vu, that's because it is. Sega's original license was announced in May 2007, except then it was for multiple unannounced projects, details of which were to follow. As of this writing, we still don't know what those titles were, and we couldn't find any news over the last year. Our then-best guess Condemned 2 uses Lithtech Jupiter EX. Universe at War and Sonic Unleashed utilize the Alamo and Hedgehog engines, respectively.
If May 2007 announced multiple unannounced titles, whatever happened to them? Is this a new game or related to the older projects? A Sega representative said that they have no comment to either question at this time. Our new guess? Resident Evil's Shinji Mikami is working on a mystery title for Platinum Games, who now has an extensive publishing deal with Sega. However, we don't know if Sega would have to make a new license deal for a game it's not developing in-house.
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PojoMofo @ May 27th 2008 5:05PM
New Streets of Rage features bald space marines?
Jevanzz @ May 27th 2008 5:27PM
I creamed at the thought of a new Streets of Rage... time to crack out the Sega.
chez @ May 27th 2008 6:21PM
No. Streets of Rage, just like good Sonic, is dead and buried. Mourn if you like but don't piss on the flowers.
Like the new Sonics did.
albinogoldfish @ May 27th 2008 8:09PM
Holy crap a new Streets of Rage could potentially make my head explode with happiness
FOXHOUND @ May 28th 2008 7:52AM
chez ---
While I'd LOVE to play a new SoR game... I'm also worried about Sega's recent track record being pulled into play here. Add in that recent beat'em-up genre games have done *mediocre at best*, and it's a disaster waiting to happen.
That, and if it WERE to happen, they better get Yuzo Koshiro to do the soundtrack again.
voodoo_craig @ May 27th 2008 5:10PM
They're gonna put that blue spikey bastard in an FPS aren't they?
CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ May 27th 2008 5:42PM
At this point in Sonics sad life it could only make it better.
Tiptup300 @ May 27th 2008 8:34PM
The werewolf form could have enough steroid usage to warrant unreal technology.
Helloimbob @ May 27th 2008 5:10PM
Deja vu?
Quick! They changed something in the Matrix!
SoulBlade @ May 27th 2008 5:11PM
Dayytoonnnaaa
tifosiotaku @ May 27th 2008 11:52PM
I love you. ^_^
VampireHunter Z @ May 27th 2008 5:20PM
I wonder what platforms they have in mind. The common cross platform is usually PC/Xbox 360. A cross platform between 360/PS3 would be amazing. Fanboys could actually pwn each other instead of blabbering on Joystiq.
Mr.ESC @ May 27th 2008 5:21PM
Comix zone Pls?
Effing VECTORMAN,that would kick ass.
Ghen @ May 27th 2008 5:32PM
Maybe they aren't using the engine per-se but getting ideas from it for their own internal engines.
Marty @ May 27th 2008 5:34PM
That would be both unethical and illegal.
Mr.ESC @ May 27th 2008 5:57PM
Spah sappin' the Unreal engine!
Nothing like the good old fashioned industrial espionage but I doubt it. I say Vectorman using U3 would be badass.
Draco Basileus @ May 27th 2008 5:34PM
Aliens FPS being developed by Gearbox?
GMonkey @ May 27th 2008 5:46PM
Obsidian's Alpha Protocol is one of them.
PS3NinjaMaster @ May 27th 2008 6:02PM
The House of the Dead 5 FTW?
chez @ May 27th 2008 6:16PM
That does it WoW for consoles confirmed.
kastonie @ May 27th 2008 6:24PM
Man.....
Shenmue 3...cross platform online....that would be awesome..but never gonna happen..
KilgoreTrout XL @ May 28th 2008 9:41AM
I'm calling Alex Kidd or Monster Boy.
BTW, how fucking awesome was Monster Boy III?
(very-fucking-awesome, is the correct answer, if anyone was wondering.)