Prometheus v4 unreal tournament mod available now as Free Downloadable Game

Winner of multiple awards in $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest released today

The Prometheus Team is proud to announce the immediate availability of Version 4.0 of its critically acclaimed and award-winning “Unreal Tournament 3” mod, “Prometheus.”

Unreal Tournament 3 Mods for PlayStation 3 Get Custom Sound Support

Epic Games has great news for mod developers: Custom sounds can now be imported for Unreal Tournament 3 mods for PlayStation 3 using Epic Games’ ATRAC3 mod tools, which are free of charge and available now.

Play Unreal Tournament 3 free plus new mods

To Mark the 10-Year Anniversary of Unreal Tournament Demo

Epic Games invites everyone to check out Unreal Tournament 3 Black, the premier first-person shooter with more official content and community mods than ever before, completely free of charge.

Project Stealth - Spy vs Mercenary video game

Project Stealth team announced the beta release date of “Project Stealth: Spy vs Mercenary.” Project Stealth's public beta will be downloadable for free at the end of August. Project Stealth is our first game based on Unreal Engine 3 technology using Unreal Tournament 3, created by Epic Games, as a basis.

Project Stealth is a Stealth-Action-Multiplayer game aimed at the hardcore PC-player who likes intense teamwork, strategy and on-the-fly tactical planning. A cat-and-mouse-game in which two non-lethal, fast Spies are up against two lethal but slow Mercenaries. On top of that, a difference between third-person and first-person cameras makes Project Stealth a guarantee for an exciting game experience. Both sides are aided by various high-tech gadgets and special vision modes to help them accomplish their goals: infiltrating and hacking an objective for Spies, or preventing that for Mercenaries.

Project Stealth at a glance

• The next-gen multiplayer stealth-action game using Unreal Engine 3 technology
• 2 Spies vs 2 Mercenaries
• Original gadgets and special vision modes like thermal vision and motion tracking
• Free (requires Unreal Tournament 3)
• Created by gamers, for hardcore PC-gamers
• Spy character model won third place in MakeSomethingUnreal Contest Phase 1
• Competing in MakeSomethingUnreal Contest Phase 4

Unreal Tournament 3 Black Free - Patch 2.1, and All New Content with Phase 3 of Mod Contest

Free Steam Weekend Begins Thursday, May 28 Preload starts Now! Loads of links below...

Epic Games is giving players more reasons than ever to jump online and check out Unreal Tournament 3 Black. This Thursday, May 28, will commence a long weekend in which anyone can log onto Valve’s Steam digital distribution service (www.steamgames.com), download Unreal Tournament 3 Black and play the game through the weekend free of charge. Preload for the follow-up Free Weekend begins today.

During the previous Free Weekend of Unreal Tournament 3 Black on Steam, the game claimed the number one spot on the bestseller list, and simultaneous player numbers jumped by more than 2000%.

Unreal Tournament 3 together with the free Titan Pack constitutes Unreal Tournament 3 Black. The Titan Pack is a massive bonus pack with loads of enhancements and new content including environments, the Titan mutator, the Greed and Betrayal gametypes, the Stealthbender vehicle, weapons, deployables, characters and more. Unreal Tournament 3 Black also includes over 50 Steamworks Achievements.

Players who purchased Unreal Tournament 3 at retail can enter their retail key by using the "Activate a product on Steam" feature in the Steam client, and Steam will automatically update them to Unreal Tournament 3 Black for free.

Unreal Tournament 3 Black now also includes the recently released Patch 2.1 with even more fixes and upgrades such as award progress when using custom maps and characters, mod support enhancements, various gameplay tweaks and bug fixes, and additional user interface improvements.

In addition to Epic’s internal efforts to support Unreal Tournament 3, mod authors all over the world have created new levels, characters, weapons, vehicles and total conversions for the game as part of the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest (www.makesomethingunreal.com). Phase 3 of the competition just closed, and the judging process has begun. A few notable entries so far include:

• Improved mods from Phase 2 (www.youtube.com/watch?v=boRLoXYf1_A)
• Community Bonus Pack 3
• Angels Fall First: Planetstorm
• Coda
• Prometheus
• Runestorm
• Snowreal
• The Ball
• The Haunted

And there’s much, much more available at www.makesomethingunreal.com/phase3.aspx.

To download Unreal Tournament 3 Black, visit http://store.steampowered.com/app/13210.

Unreal Engine 3 New Features Demonstrated at GDC

Epic Games recently unveiled a number of new tools and systems for Unreal Engine 3 at the 2009 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Calif.

Unreal Lightmass, a new global illumination solver, produces high-quality static lighting with next-generation effects. Lightmass leverages Epics new Unreal Swarm distributed computing framework, which enables lighting to be generated up to 10 times faster than before. The new Unreal Content Browser enables designers to quickly locate game assets with thumbnail previews, tag content with metadata, and easily manage asset collections.



In addition, the Unreal Master Control Program (MCP) is a scalable statistics and data management back end that supports announcements, settings management, online population tracking, and data collection for hardware, profile, and game stats. Unreal MCP includes a set of tools for visualizing gameplay, and can be used for online and offline game components during development and after shipping a game.

All of the new engine features are bundled with Unreal Engine 3 at no additional cost to licensees.

Epic Games Reveals Plans for E3 2009

Epic Games, Inc., invites interested parties to visit its meeting suite (South Hall #302, Los Angeles Convention Center) next month at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) where the newest Unreal Engine 3 features for PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 will be demonstrated in closed door presentations for its prospective customers, evaluators, licensees, and members of its Integrated Partners Program. Epic Games staff will also be on hand to answer questions for licensees and those who are thinking about licensing the engine.

Epic Games recently unveiled a number of new tools and systems for Unreal Engine 3 at the 2009 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Calif. Unreal Lightmass, a new global illumination solver, produces high-quality static lighting with next-generation effects. Lightmass leverages Epic’s new Unreal Swarm distributed computing framework, which enables lighting to be generated up to 10 times faster than before. The new Unreal Content Browser enables designers to quickly locate game assets with thumbnail previews, tag content with metadata, and easily manage asset collections. In addition, the Unreal Master Control Program (MCP) is a scalable statistics and data management back end that supports announcements, settings management, online population tracking, and data collection for hardware, profile, and game stats. Unreal MCP includes a set of tools for visualizing gameplay, and can be used for online and offline game components during development and after shipping a game. All of the new engine features are bundled with Unreal Engine 3 at no additional cost to licensees.

Hours for Epic’s booth are the same as expo hours: Tuesday, June 2, 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 3, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., and Thursday, June 4, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Those wishing to individually meet with Epic should email Mark Rein, mark.rein@epicgames.com, and specify three possible meeting times, the number of people planning to attend, and whether those individuals would like to see a technology demonstration, chat with Epic business representatives, speak with Epic technical representatives or see to other matters. Availability may be limited, so please respond early. Those unable to confirm an appointment in advance are invited to drop by, and Epic will do its best to accommodate visitors.

About Unreal Engine 3
The award-winning Unreal Engine is known for cutting-edge graphics and its best-of-breed toolset. Unreal Engine 3 maintains those features while adding massive world support, multi-processor support, next-generation console optimizations, and one of the most mature tool pipelines in the industry. Unreal Engine 3's new toolset is designed specifically to accelerate developers' productivity for ultra-complex, next-generation content. Additional information on Unreal Engine can be obtained through the Unreal Technology Web site at www.unrealtechnology.com.

Killing Floor - Unreal Tournament mod to become full game on Steam...

Popular young-persons' Unreal Tournament 2004 modification Killing Floor is to be beefed up into a full game and released on Steam, Tripwire Interactive has announced.

Killing Floor is a first-person co-op game in which up to six players defend themselves against an onslaught of monsters in non-linear London-based environments using a mixture of weapons.

Along with knives, fire-axes, shotguns, rifles and a flamethrower (there are more than 12 weapons in total), players can also try and weld doors closed to push the monsters along certain paths.

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Unreal Tournament 3 Free Titan Pack on PlayStation Network today March 19th

Inside the monster expansion are 19 maps, Greed and Betrayal game modes, the Titan mutator, the Link Station and X-Ray Field deployable items, Stinger Turret and Eradicator Cannon weapons, the Stealthbender vehicle, the Slow Field power-up and characters Kana and Nova.

That's on top of many extras added during a recent title update. These include split-screen support, an integrated mod browser, Trophies, visual and menu upgrades, AI improvements, better network performance and more mod support.

PC users can already download the content from FilePlanet the Titan Pack WILL NOT be released on Xbox 360.

Check this post on PlayStation Blog...

Play Unreal Tournament FREE on Steam this weekend (on now)

The recently updated version of "Unreal Tournament 3", with the Titan Pack, can be played for free on Steam this weekend.

"All you need is a free Steam account to play: Install Steam, Create an account, Play UT3 Black.

Free period starts this Friday at 10am PST and ends Sunday at 1pm PST."

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Unreal Tournament 3 FREE Titan Pack Now Available for Steam and Windows PC

New Maps, Units, Gameplay Modes and More, All for Free

PlayStation 3 Version Available for Free on March 19

Midway and Epic Games are bringing more of a good thing to first-person shooter and Unreal Tournament fans as the Titan Pack for Unreal Tournament 3 is now available to download for Steam clients and Windows PC gamers.

This massive free download includes:

New Maps - 11 new multiplayer maps for Deathmatch, Capture the Flag (CTF), Vehicle CTF and Warfare modes, plus eight maps from the first UT3 bonus pack and Xbox 360 version of the game.

New Gameplay - Two new gameplay modes make their debut in the Titan Pack: Greed, a "tug of war" styled kill points fight, and Betrayal, a cutthroat style of combat where alliances can turn on a dime.

New Units - The X-Ray Field deployable can be used to waste enemies, while the Link Station can be deployed to keep your vehicles in fighting shape. The new Stealthbender vehicle renders itself invisible for surprise attacks, and comes with a Link Station, X-Ray Field, Spidermine traps and a powerful EMP mine. The Eradicator and Stinger are deployable turret units allowing players to rain death on their enemies and protect their bases during combat.

Titan Mutator - This mutator turns you into the dreaded Titan, a 15-foot tall destructive juggernaut possessing all effects from game power-ups at once. Morph into the thundering Behemoth, a 10-meter tall demon of devastation, to deal a temporary yet deadly blow to enemies.

New Characters - Nova and Kana are two new merchants of death joining the multiplayer mayhem.

Unreal Tournament 3 - Titan Pack Expansion details

Unreal Tournament 3 - Titan Pack is a major expansion to the award-winning Unreal Tournament 3. The Titan Pack gives players a substantial amount of enhanced features and new content, including many original environments, new gametypes, the namesake Titan mutator, powerful deployables and weapons, new characters, and the Stealthbender vehicle.

Also included are sweeping enhancements to AI, networking performance, UI usability and mod support, plus the addition of 57 PS3 Trophies and Steam Achievements to make the UT3 experience even more satisfying. The “Titan Pack” also brings client-side demo recording, major Server Browser enhancements, a new maplist system, plus mid-game mutator and gametype voting functionality to the PC, while additional PS3 upgrades include split-screen support, mod browsing and Trophy support.

“Unreal Tournament 3: Titan Pack” includes:

* 16 environments – four Warfare, three vCTF, six Deathmatch, and three CTF maps – that are new to the PC and PS3 versions
* Three bonus pack maps, CTF-Face, CTF-Searchlight and DM-Morbias
* The namesake Titan mutator, which lets players overwhelm opponents as a 15 foot tall titan, or crush them as a 30 foot tall Behemoth
* Greed and Betrayal, two gametypes that breed new-found fervor throughout the competitive UT3 arena
* Two powerful weapons, the Stinger Turret and Eradicator Cannon artillery
* Two valuable deployables, the X-Ray Field and Link Station
* The Slow Field power-up, a portable version of the Slow Field deployable
* Stealthbender, a new vehicle that carries two spidermine trap deployables, one EMP mine, and one each of the new Link Station and X-Ray Field deployables
* Two new characters, Nova and Kana
* 57 awards attainable as Steam Achievements and PS3 Trophies
* Broad improvements for PC and PS3: Significant AI enhancements, especially in vehicle gametypes; networking performance upgrades; greatly improved menu flow and UI usability; better mod support
* Client-side demo recording, highly improved Server Browser, a new maplist system, plus mid-game mutator and gametype voting functionality for PC
* High demand PS3 features including PS3 Trophy support, two-player split-screen support, and mod browsing

$1 million Unreal Tournament all the winners - link to levels

Epic Games, Inc. today announced Phase 2 winners in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest. The competition rewards top mods created for Unreal Tournament 3 with cash and hardware prizes in four preliminary phases and a grand final judging. In this portion of the judging alone, a total of $70,000 in cash prizes will be distributed to mod authors who place each category.

“Intel is committed to unleashing developer innovation. The second phase of the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest has delivered some of the most exciting and innovative Unreal Tournament 3 game mods ever,” said Elliot Garbus, vice president Intel Software and Services Group, general manager Visual Computing Software Division. “This contest is just one of the ways that Intel’s Visual Adrenaline developer program encourages developers and enthusiasts alike to get the most out of PC gameplay.”

The Phase 2 winning mods will be showcased at the 2009 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco at the Intel Lounge.

“Epic’s mod contest has provided benefits for both mod authors and the game industry alike,” said Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games, Inc. “Past winners have gone on to ship commercial games using the Unreal Engine, and several former members of the Unreal mod community have found jobs either with Epic or with companies licensing the Unreal Engine.”

The Best Game Mod winners are recognized as follows:

First place: Prometheus by Rachel “Angel Mapper” Cordone and Prometheus Project


Second place: The Haunted by Michael Hegemann and The Haunted team


Third place: The Ball: Oztoc by Sjoerd “Hourences” De Jong and The Ball team


Fourth place: Angels Fall First: Planetstorm by Alex Drake and The Planetstorm Team


Fifth place: Snowreal by Michael Buettner


Winners of Best New Character or Customization Pack are:

First place: Xeno by Charles “EvilEngine” Jones


Second place: Egyptian Warlord Amenophis by David Hagemann


Third place: The Haunted by Michael Hegemann and The Haunted team


Fourth place: RuneStorm Crusader by Arn Reichart


Fifth place: RuneStorm Skeleton Minion Characters by Arn Reichart


Winners of Best New Vehicle are:

First place: XS Harpy by Jochem “Xyx” van 't Hull


Second place: Dispatcher by John Beswick


Third place: Sturm Gunship (ULA) by Alex Drake and The Planetstorm Team


Fourth place: Coda Horse by Nathan “Denrei” Aschenbach


Fifth place: Lav III by John Beswick


Winners of Best New Vehicle CTF Level are:

First place: Apex by Neil Hodges

Second place: TrainCrossing by Nathaniel Rossol


Third place: Defection_SE by Scott Coxhead


Fourth place: FrozenTomb by Robert Ghartley


Fifth place: Kelahf by Wael "cooloola" Ben Dhia


Winners of Best New Deathmatch or CTF Level are:

First place: SteamTemple by Thomas “Setheran” Browett


Second place: Arean by Daniel Diaz Gonzalez


Third place: Thor by Jesus Diaz Gonzalez


Fourth place: Worm by Claes "Nurb" Engdal

Fifth place: Dreary3 by Bryan Sparksman


Winners of Best New Warfare Level are:

First place: Flare by Thomas “Setheran” Browett


Second place: Tropico by Nick Donaldson


Third place: Meditation by Muhammad "MozI" Ahmed


Fourth place: RealGar by Opeyemi “Jayoplus” Ajayi

Fifth place: TanksForPlaying by Josh "CaptainSnarf" Turpen


Winners of Best Graphics in Map are:

First place: Tropico by Nick Donaldson


Second place: Worm by Claes "Nurb" Engdal

Third place: Krodan by Sjoerd "Hourences" De Jong


Fourth place: SteamTemple by Thomas “Setheran” Browett

Fifth place: Arean by Daniel Diaz Gonzalez


Winners of Best Use of Physics are:

First place: The Ball: Oztoc by Sjoerd “Hourences” De Jong and The Ball team


Second place: Cubes of Serenity by Anna Beck-Thomsen, Lawrence Johnson, Jens Hammerhøj, André Johansen, Martin Larsen, and Janusch Häring


Third place: CaptainSnarf's Modded Vehicles by Josh "CaptainSnarf" Turpen

Fourth place: XS Harpy by Jochem “Xyx” van 't Hull


Fifth place: Unreal Demolition 2 by Dan Weiss


Winners of Best Machinima are:

First place: DoubleKill - Episode 1 by David Tyner

Second place: Rebirth by Sergey Tomych


Epic will begin accepting submissions for Phase 3 of the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest in April 2009, and the entry deadline for Phase 3 is May 15, 2009. Participation in previous phases is not required for eligibility in Phase 3. Visit www.makesomethingunreal.com for more details on the contest.

About the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest
In the all-new $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contet, aspiring game developers create modifications (“mods”) for the PC version of Unreal Tournament 3 in a range of categories including levels, characters, weapons, game types, tools, vehicles and more. Winnings exceed over $1 million in value, consisting of one coveted Unreal Engine 3 license as a grand prize in addition to other cash awards and prizes. The new “$1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest” will be judged in four preliminary phases and a grand final. Judging began in June 2008 and will conclude, with the grand final prizes being awarded, in late 2009. For more information on the contest, visit www.makesomethingunreal.com.

Intel Software provides resources, technologies, products and services developers need to create innovative products and industry-leading software solutions designed to run best on Intel platforms. Intel helps PC gaming developers innovate through its Visual Adrenaline developer program. For more information, visit www.intel.com/software/visualadrenaline.

About Unreal Tournament 3
Published by Midway, Unreal Tournament 3 marks the return of the world's premiere first-person shooter to the PC, Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3. Unreal Tournament 3 unleashes the full power of Unreal Engine 3, taking graphics, gameplay and challenge to a whole new level. Players engage in intense battles with other human players online, or against Unreal artificial intelligence that sets the industry standard. With the most powerful futuristic weapons and vehicles available, this is FPS action at its best! More information about Unreal Tournament 3 can be found online at www.unrealtournament3.com.

Intel Unreal $1 million to be won with best deathmatch

Top "Best Deathmatch" Unreal Tournament 3 mods recognized today; winners to be revealed at Austin GDC

Phase 1 finalists for the “Best Deathmatch Level” category in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest. The competition rewards top mods created for Unreal Tournament 3 with cash and hardware prizes in four preliminary phases and a grand final judging. Epic will reveal the winners in all 10 Phase 1 categories later this month at the Austin Game Developers Conference, September 15-17, 2008.

The Best Deathmatch finalists are recognized as follows:

Acquistion by Ben "Slainchild" Edney

August by Nick “neoduck” Donaldson

Calibrah by Matthias “sklare” Cytatzky

Cath by Claes "Nurb" Engdal

Salvation by Daniel "KaMi" Díaz

Razerate by Matthias “sklare” Cytatzky

Shrift by Michael “genthly” Gmür

Shrine by Thomas “Setheran” Browett

Waterfalls by David “DGUnreal” Green

Xiao by Sander “ZixXer” Vereecken

Epic would like to acknowledge the following Deathmatch mods with an honorable mention:

IronMaiden2 by Muhammad "MozI" Ahmed

Conveyor by Bret Hart

Downpour by Thomas “Setheran” Browett

Krodan by Sjoerd "Hourences" De Jong

Monastery2 by Michael “Xyos212” Brandsema

TempestX by Ryan "Morg" Morgan

Utopia by Robert Hartley

Wasteland by Remus Brailoiu

Epic will begin accepting submissions for Phase 2 of the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest on September 30, 2008, and the entry deadline for Phase 2 is October 17, 2008. Participation in Phase 1 is not required for eligibility in Phase 2. Visit www.makesomethingunreal.com for more details on the contest.

MIDWAY AND EPIC GAMES ANNOUNCE THE AWARD-WINNING UNREAL TOURNAMENT 3 FOR XBOX 360 IS NOW AVAILABLE

Midway Games Ltd., a subsidiary of Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment publisher and developer, and world-renowned developer Epic Games, today announced Unreal Tournament 3, for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, is now available in Europe, with several new features including split screen, five exclusive maps and two all-new characters, as well as all previously released downloadable content. Rated +18 by PEGI, Unreal Tournament 3 is available for a suggested retail price of £39.99 / €59.95 in Europe. Unreal Tournament 3, the award-winning first-person-shooter, has already shipped more than 1 million units for Windows PC and PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system.

Xbox 360 owners will get an exclusive video preview of Gears of War 2, the eagerly anticipated sequel to the 4.7 million unit-selling blockbuster third-person action game, included on the Unreal Tournament 3 disc. The exclusive video content will include never-before-seen footage of the game’s multiplayer modes featuring new maps, new modes, new weapons and new gameplay elements. The video is narrated by Epic Games’ design director, Cliff Bleszinski, and Gears of War senior producer, Rod Fergusson.

“We are extremely excited to put the fast-paced, frenetic gameplay of Unreal Tournament 3 in the hands of Xbox 360 owners,” said Leonie Manshanden, European Marketing Director, Midway Games Ltd. “The exclusive maps, new characters, two-player split screen support and exclusive Gears of War 2 multiplayer video make Unreal Tournament 3 the must-have video game for Xbox 360 this summer.”

“Searing-hot first-person shooter action comes to Xbox 360 this summer with Unreal Tournament 3,” said Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games. “With a bevy of new and exclusive content, Xbox 360 owners can now get their frag on by choosing to play online with friends over Xbox LIVE or against our amazing AI ‘bots.’”

Unreal Tournament 3 - Six Months On

Earlier this month, Epic Games teased Xbox 360 owners with some screenshots of the upcoming port of Unreal Tournament III. They failed to summon any interest. It's extremely unusual for such an event to occur. If we take Epic's track record, (let alone the success of the Unreal Tournament series), their games have been at the forefront of Shooters.



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Unreal Tournament 3 out July 7th

Xbox 360 Version of Highly Anticipated and Award-Winning Franchise has New Features, Exclusive Content and Gears of War 2 Multiplayer Video.

Unreal Tournament 3, for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, is scheduled to be available on July 7, 2008, with several new features including split screen, five exclusive maps and two all-new characters, as well as all previously released downloadable content. Unreal Tournament 3, the award-winning first-person-shooter, has already shipped more than 1 million units for the PC and PLAYSTATION 3 systems.

In addition, the game will feature an exclusive video preview of Gears of War 2, the eagerly anticipated sequel to the 4.7-million-unit selling blockbuster third-person action game. The exclusive video content will include never-before-seen footage of the game's multiplayer modes featuring new maps, new modes, new weapons and new gameplay elements. The video is narrated by design director, Cliff Bleszinski, and producer, Rod Fergusson.



"Unreal Tournament 3 for the Xbox 360 will deliver fans the award-winning gameplay of UT3, complete with exciting exclusive content that will make it a must-have title for the Xbox 360" said Mona Hamilton, vice president of marketing, Midway Home Entertainment.

"We're very excited to be shipping Unreal Tournament 3 for Xbox 360," said Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games, Inc. "This is a great title and, with two-player split screen support and some very cool new content, Xbox 360 players should be thrilled with this fantastic version of the game."

About Unreal Tournament 3
Unreal Tournament 3, the world's premier PC first-person shooter, will make its debut on the Xbox 360. Unreal Tournament 3 unleashes the full power of Unreal Engine 3, taking graphics, gameplay and challenge to a whole new level. Players engage in intense battles with other human players online, or against Unreal artificial intelligence that sets the industry standard. With the most powerful futuristic weapons and vehicles available, this is FPS action at its best!

New Unreal Tournament 3 Screenshots

Midway released all-new Unreal Tournament 3 screenshots for the upcoming, highly anticipated first-person shooter. Unreal Tournament 3 for the Xbox 360 video game system from Microsoft boasts five exclusive levels, all previously released downloadable content, two new characters and supports a splitscreen mode.







Unreal Tournament 3 marks the return of the world's premiere first-person shooter to the PC, and its debut on PlayStation 3. Unreal Tournament 3 unleashes the full power of Unreal Engine 3, taking graphics, gameplay, and challenge to a whole new level. Players engage in intense battles with other human players online, or against Unreal artificial intelligence that sets the industry standard. With the most powerful futuristic weapons and vehicles available, this is FPS action at its best!

3D Buzz announces Old School Level Design Contest for Unreal Tournament 3

3D Buzz is pleased to announce the official launch of the Old School Level Design Contest for Unreal Tournament 3!

The Unreal mod community is in need of some new recruits, and we want you to be one of them. This contest is unique in that ONLY those assets included with the retail version of Unreal Tournament 3, published by Midway, are permitted; absolutely NO custom content can be used in your level. This means that even if you’re completely new to the modding scene, you still have a chance to win some incredible prizes, including a chance to have your level reviewed by none other than Epic’s Design Director, Cliff Bleszinski!

Contest Prizes:

Grand Prize Winner:

• $1000 cash prize
• PlayStation 3 game console (or $500 cash)
• Autographed copy of Unreal Tournament 3 signed by the developers
• Video review of your level by the staff of 3D Buzz
• Video review of your level by Epic Design Director Cliff Bleszinski

First and Second Runners-Up:

• PlayStation 3 game console (or $500 cash)
• Autographed copy of Unreal Tournament 3 signed by the developers
• Video review of your level by the staff of 3D Buzz

This first contest involves the creation of a Deathmatch type map. Entry requires that all contestants create a frequently updated Work-In-Progress forum thread over at 3D Buzz’s website.

For more information, or to get started right away, visit the official 3D Buzz Old School Level Design Contest homepage, and be sure to check out 3DBuzz.com, where you can watch hours of free video content over Unreal Tournament 3 to get you started!

Unreal Tournament 3 coming to Xbox 360 this Summer

Midway And Epic Games Announce Unreal Tournament 3 Coming To Xbox 360 This Summer

Award-Winning and Top-Selling Epic Franchise Brings New Characters and Content to Xbox 360

Midway Games, a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, and world renowned developer Epic Games Inc., today announced that the highly anticipated and award-winning, first-person shooter Unreal Tournament 3 is scheduled to ship for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft in Summer 2008. Utilizing Epic's world class Unreal Engine 3, Unreal Tournament 3 will feature two new characters, five new expansive maps and split screen capability, all exclusive to Xbox 360. Unreal Tournament 3 has already shipped more than one million units worldwide for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.

"We're very excited to be bringing Unreal Tournament 3 to Xbox 360," said Mark Rein, vice president, Epic Games. "Whether playing against our fantastic AI 'bots' or playing online with friends over Xbox LIVE, UT3 is a great fast-paced game with spectacular environments, weaponry and vehicles. Its comprehensive multiplayer offerings are truly going to shine on Xbox LIVE."

"We are extremely happy to expect to put Unreal Tournament 3 in the hands of Xbox 360 owners this summer," said Mona Hamilton, vice president of marketing, Midway Home Entertainment. "The PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and PC versions have shipped over a million units worldwide thus far, and soon Xbox 360 owners will be able to experience FPS action at its best with Unreal Tournament 3, complete with new characters, new maps and split screen capability."

Unreal Tournament 3 is currently available worldwide for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and Windows-based PC.