Another couple days, another Beta Patch as we rush ever closer to the release of the Titan Pack. Today’s tasty changes, which as usual, also includes the changes in the first three changelists are:

Fix a midgame UI crash
Fixed Engine.* localization files being in the wrong location
Localized nvidia driver warning
Fixed bug with removal of map prefixes […]

Beta 3 of the upcoming v2.0 patch is now being tested by server admins, and remedies the infamous double damage AVRiL bug. Unfortunately still missing…

Harrison Krix is quickly making a name for himself. First, he created a gorgeous-looking replica of Portal’s eponymous Portal Gun, and now, he’s recreated BioShock’s ADAM Syringe, wielded with love by many a Little Sister.
If you’d like to make your own, his site has the step-by-step instructions. We at BeyondUnreal, of course, are not responsible […]

David Perry - yes, the same one who designed Earthworm Jim - is going to host a chat, talking about The Chronicles of Spellborn. Also featured in the chat is Spellborn’s Lead Designer, El Dryver. The chat will take place on Voon, in the “Acclaim Spellborn” room, and begins today at Noon Pacific, 3 PM […]

Ok, for those people who stopped playing at FragBU due to the extremely laggy server, I’ve got good news for you. The server has been MOVED!
There’s been quite a few changes and we’ve removed quite a bit of the custom content since no one was playing it. The major map packs are still there so […]

Hot on the heels of their success in Make Somthing Unreal Contest Phase 2, The Ball team has picked up ModDB’s 2008 Mod of the Year award for their Unreal Tournament 3 modification.

The Ball is a single player action and puzzle mod for Unreal Tournament 3. It competes in the MakeSomethingUnreal Contest, and it has […]

It could be frustration, nerves, or lack of Mountain Dew making him say this, but Midway Developer Shaun Himmerick says developing for PS3, simply put, is “a huge pain in the ass.”

The politically incorrect answer is that the PS3 is a huge pain in the ass. Anyone making a game, if you’re going to make […]

It’s 1Up’s turn to bust out a review for 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, and they give the game a decidedly average grade of C.

Blood in the Sand takes its missteps in stride. The game doesn’t takes itself too seriously and if you try to, it completely unravels. Similarly, go in looking for old […]

Inzwischen wurde die Version Beta 2 des UT3 Patches 2 an die Tester verteilt. Dieser Patch bringt folgende Verbesserungen und Neuerungen für UT3 mit sich:
*Fixed number of combatants slider range.
* Fixed redeemer bug where redeemers impacting ceiling sometimes had explosion center imbedded in ceiling, affecting damage dealt.
* Fixed stinger alt-fire stops with 1 ammo.
* […]

Videogamer.com has posted an interview with Steve Polge, Project Lead on Unreal Tournament 3. In it, Steve talks about where the first person shooter genre is headed, his views on graphics in games, and even a bit about a possible sequel to Unreal.

VideoGamer.com: What’s the likelihood of us ever seeing another single-player Unreal game? The […]

Square Enix has released a demo of the PC version of the UE3-powered RPG, The Last Remnant. It clocks in at a sizeable 1.01 GB, and as we reported yesterday, the full game is due April 9th and will use Steamworks for “unspecified functionality.”

Mapper Gui’s Unreal Engine lighting tutorial has been translated into English (from the original French), and is well worth a read if you’re…

The second beta of the big UT3 patch that’s due to arrive with the Titan Pack next week is currently in testing among server admins. In addition…

Reviews are rolling in for Swordfish Studios’ UE3 powered 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand and Gamespot’s (70/100) is the latest.

Blood on the Sand is better enjoyed with a friend, and the well-implemented drop-in/drop-out Cooperative mode is a solid addition. It’s easy to let people join your game, and just as easy to keep them […]

The rumor mill is swirling again thanks to Variety. They are reporting that Legendary Pictures, who are bankrolling the film version of Gears of War and were once rumored to be seeking to purchase Epic Games (which Mark Rein officially denied) is trying to hire former Activision President Kathy Vrabeck.

If Legendary does hire Vrabeck, it […]

Of interest to those not able to read French is a lighting tutorial by noted level author, Gui, that was recently translated to English. The article is aimed toward UT2004 level designers, the theory applies to all.

Although this was written for UT2003 and UT2004, the first part of this tutorial presents fundamental theories about the […]

Epic has privately released UT3 Patch 2 Beta 2 to its server list - meaning, it is not for public consumption. The changelist (note: this is in addition to everything that can be found in the first two lists) is as follows:

Fixed number of combatants slider range.
Fixed redeemer bug where redeemers impacting ceiling sometimes had […]

Square Enix, maker of many fine RPGs over the last 25 years or so, have co-announced with Valve that the company’s games shall begin appearing on Steam, beginning April 9th.

Coming April 9, the PC version of The Last Remnant will be Square’s first Steam release, and will also integrate Steamworks for as-yet-unspecified functionality. The action-RPG […]

AJ Glasser of Kotaku gives a preview of the upcoming UE3 title, Damnation. In it, he delves into how much has changed since the demo he saw at the Penny Arcade Expo - among them, that the game didn’t turn out to be the crashfest he played earlier:

First impressions can be rather damning (lol, pun). […]

Raven Software’s latest shooter has been revealed in a trailer. The title, called Singularity, will be powered by Unreal Engine 3, and will even delve into mind-boggling things such as time shifting and quantum physics. Bending time to explode barrels? Sweet. Remember: It’s just a jump to the left… and then a step to the […]

Lars Gustavsson, creative director for Mirror’s Edge, gave a talk that Gamasutra sat in on. In it, he uses Mirror’s Edge as an example as he talks about how sometimes, innovation takes precedence over execution - even if it leaves developers ripping their hair out.

The team came up with three ideas, and prototyped — and […]

Der UT3 Patch 2.0 geht in die heise Phase. Jetzt wurde die Beta 1 an die Tester verteilt. Dieser Patch bringt folgende Verbesserungen und Neuerungen für UT3 mit sich:
-Try multiple STUN servers if first one fails. Fixes users incorrectly getting the “Your network configuration may not be compatible…” warning.
-Various localization fixes in all languages.
-Now […]

Zum kommenden (Erscheinungstermin: 5.März) UT3 Bonus Titan Pack wurden erstmals Details bekannt. Dieser soll für PC und PS3 erscheinen und folgendes enthalten:
- zwei neue Gametypes: Betrayal und Greed
-einen neuen Mutator: TITAN
- 16 neue Maps: 6 Deathmatch, 4 Warfare, 3 CTF und 3 VCTF
- zwei neue Waffen: Stinger Turret und The Eradicator Cannon
- ein portables “Slow […]

Jetzt wurden die Gewinner der 2. Phase des MSU Contest bekannt gegeben:
Best Game Mod:
1. Prometheus von Rachel “Angel Mapper” Cordone und Prometheus Project
2. The Haunted von Michael Hegemann und The Haunted team
3. The Ball: Oztoc von Sjoerd “Hourences” De Jong und The Ball team
4. Angels Fall First: Planetstorm von Alex Drake und The Planetstorm Team
5. […]

Cory “Spoondog” Spooner, UT mapper extraordinaire and creator of maps such as the MSUC Phase 1 winner CTF-CBP3-Touch for UT3, has given his site a facelift after five long years. New features to his site include a database of all of his maps, so why don’t you drop in and say “Hi?” It’s hosted right […]