Unreal Engine 3 tech demo video is all flashing lights, dudes getting messed up

by David Hinkle on Mar 8th 2011 8:30PM

You know that Unreal Engine 3 tech demo Epic showed off at GDC 2011? Of course you don't -- we weren't allowed to post it, save for some direct-feed screenshots. That's changed, as IGN has posted the full demo, which you can now ogle for yourself past the break.

We just have one question: If that dude is all made of impenetrable rock stuff, why does he need a blow torch to cut through a small link of chain?

Source: IGN

Tags: epic, epic-games, pc, unreal-engine-3

Reader Comments (55)

@Crayola Q Pants ESQ
I got the Blade Runner vibe from this and got all excited.

"We just have one question: If that dude is all made of impenetrable rock stuff, why does he need a blow torch to cut through a small link of chain?
Well duh, he needed something to light his cigarette while he was doing it. :)

Anyone else find weird irony in the fact Epic always preaches the qualities of consoles over PCs, yet constantly busts out engine videos like this which need some high level PC equipment that won't be in consoles for another generation?

What's the point of all that if consoles will never run a game that looks like that and Epic care only about their fat wallet and don't do real pc games anymore...