Destructoid noticed an interesting job posting over at Gamasutra, in which 2K Boston is looking for a Lead Multiplayer Designer. Big Deal? The devil is in the details.
Some interesting bits from the actual job description:

BioShock had no multi-player mode. We don’t believe in throwing in something that can’t go head to head with the big […]

The nominees for the 2008 Game Critics Awards have been announced. These are all based upon what was available at the recent E3. Nominees for Best of Show include two Unreal Engine titles:

Fallout 3
Gears of War 2
LittleBigPlanet
Mirror’s Edge
Spore

Other Unreal Engine nominees include:

Gears of War 2: (Best Console Game), (Best Action Game), (Best Online Multiplayer Game)
Mirror’s […]

Another UE3-powered title, American McGee’s Grimm, launched today with released of the first of it’s 24 episodes - “A Boy Learns What Fear Is”. Note that this episode will be free for download for first 24 hours, supported by ‘minimal up-front advertising’ (the timer’s already ticking!). You can download the game right now from the […]

After Na Pali’s wars,the Nali people went back to their
old temple,to relax and to find their peace. However,
it is was a short peace, the Skaarj got more and more
to their old and secret temples.
At the end the holy places become the new Tournament
and the Nali
escaped.

Hourences has released his latest book The Hows and Whys of Level Design SE. Owners of the first edition are eligible for a big discount on the PDF version and should contact Hourences for more details.
In addition a new survey is available for level designers.

“Level design is one of the most important, influential, and […]

Seemingly aiming his sights one some of the more vocal critics of Unreal Engine 3, Epic Games president, Mike Capps, took the occasion of Gamefest in Seattle to launch a few counter-attacks to help set the record straight.

“One of the big things about licensing tech is not about reinventing the wheel, it’s about catching up […]

At the Develop Industry Excellence Awards last night, Epic Games claimed the prize in the Tools Provider category. Congratulations, guys and girls! For a full list of winners, check the press release.
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Midway announced today that Shark Boy has made the roster for the upcoming UE3 powered wrestling title TNA iMPACT! The addition of this piscine grappler brings the total number of playable characters to nineteen, with an additional six to be announced over the coming weeks. The press release has the full known roster.

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Steven Horton posted ten new renders of some really hot-looking vehicles for UnWheel2 for UT3.
If you’re a talented coder, do us all a favor and give them a hand getting UnWheel2 up and running. Drop by their site for contact details or send a forum PM if you’re interested.

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One of the big draws for the Xbox 360 version of Unreal Tournament 3 is the ability to play splitscreen with two players. The guys over at PC Splitscreen have pointed out (courtesy of HideInLight) a way to have up to four player splitscreen action on the PC with little more effort than altering your […]