Our dear readers, today we are kicking off a new weekly gallery that will be based on Epic’s engine, UDK. We’ve covered UDK in the past, so it’s time to focus on the works of various artists that are using it to showcase what they’ve been up to lately. So, today we bring you new images from artists danpaz3d, Disting, djoexe, santtiagohoyos, fragfest2012, ladyknowles, sloth452, wester, jonas-144 and JordanW. Enjoy! Continue reading Weekly UDK Gallery [January 13th – 19th]; Beautiful countryside, Street Fighter 2 Honda Stage Recreated→
Man, seems that Epic is undergoing a lot of changes. Think about it; after Cliff Bleszinski’s retirement, it’s time for Mike Capps to step down and handle off his current presidential duties at Epic. It’s ironic, but these two people were among those who made Epic what it was back in the golden days. Guru programming – and founder – Tim Sweeney remains on board, but we are really curious to see what will happen with Epic Games and whether those retirements will be a good thing for PC gamers or not. Continue reading Mike Capps Steps Down as President of Epic Games→
Ah, the good old classic Unreal. Such an amazing experience, even for today’s standards. Actually, in some ways its better than today’s games, given the fact that it is not as a scripted mess as most modern-day FPS titles. On the other hand, the storytelling is awful but who really cares, right? Back then it was all about the eyecandy graphics, the incredible AI, the mesmerizing levels, the gorgeous characters and the combat mechanics. But anyway, if you want to relive those moments, you can do so with OldUnreal’s latest patch that brings various technical improvements to Epic’s classic FPS. Continue reading Unreal Gets A New Unofficial Patch – OldUnreal’s Patch v227 Released→
Epic Games announced the hiring of Laura Fryer as general manager of its new Seattle studio, which is currently focused on engineering efforts for the company’s award-winning Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) technology. Fryer brings more than 17 years of industry experience to Epic, where she will manage Epic Games in Seattle and direct its strategic goals. Continue reading Epic Games Enlists Laura Fryer to Lead Seattle Studio That Is Focused On Unreal Engine 4 Games→
Epic Games has announced today that Cliff Bleszinski – the man behind Unreal, Jazz Jackrabbit and Gears Of War – is leaving the company. Yeap, this is not a joke. CliffyB is no more and from what it looks like, he won’t be opening a new independent studio. In other words, this is a permanent goodbye from one of Epic’s pioneers. Continue reading Cliff Bleszinski Leaves Epic Games→
Epic Games has released the SIGGRAPH 2012 tech presentation of Unreal Engine 4 and as you may have guessed, this presentation includes some new screenshots from Epic’s next-generation engine. Below, you can find screenshots that showcase Interactive Indirect Illumination and Ambient Occlusion Using Voxel Cone Tracing, Voxel Lighting, Area Light Specular, IB Lens Flares, Reflections, Shadows that receive Translucency, Volumetric direct and indirect lighting, and one million particles on screen. In addition, the presentation claims that the Elemental Tech Demo was running on a single GTX680 at 1080p with 30fps (and not 60fps as we were told back in E3). Enjoy! Continue reading Unreal Engine 4 – New Screenshots From SIGGRAPH 2012→
