The rumour is true as 2K Community Manager, 2K Elizabeth confirms: the recently released $5 cosmetic Downloadable Content for BioShock 2 is already on the game disc. Ponying up the cash simply unlocks the extras. (thanks Evil Avatar)

I noticed there was a bit of confusion about our Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack file size, and I […]

Kotaku summarizes Mark Rein’s presentation of the new Unreal Engine 3 features at the GDC. Among the surprises are Mercury Cubes and a city-building on-the-fly exercise. Kotaku rightly points out that Unreal Engine demonstrations are often indications of things that will soon make their way into new Epic Games.

Another demo showed a floating blob of […]

News from the GDC: Epic Games announces that Unreal Engine 3 now provides full Steamworks integration for licensees. Here’s hoping that encourages more developers to go that route instead of the deficient Games for Windows LIVE platform. The press release follows:

CARY, N.C., March 11, 2010 - Epic Games, Inc. and Valve Software LLC, two of […]

The March version of the Unreal Development Kit has been released. Loads of new and updated documentation as well.
Autodesk FBX format support (FBX version 2010.2)

Static meshes, skeletal meshes and animations can now be imported from FBX files
The FBX format is supported by many 3D modeling packages including 3ds Max, Maya, and MotionBuilder.
Download FBX plug-ins from […]

Declaring that the Borderlands DLC would become a template for future games, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder also let slip that they would “continue to support the title with more digital content” Eurogamer has more.

Coming this summer to Xbox 360 (LIVE Arcade), PS3 (PlayStation Store) and PC is Blacklight: Tango Down, an Unreal Engine 3 title from Ignition Entertainment and Zombie VR Studios.

Today we’re announcing a new game set to ship this summer – Blacklight: Tango Down – a multiplayer-focused first person shooter that brings AAA quality and production […]

Waaay back in July 2008 the 3D Buzz “Old School Level Design Contest” wrapped up and an attractive level called DM-WhiteRealm was declared the winner. One of the prizes to be delivered was a video review of the map by none other than Cliff “don’t call me CliffyB” Bleszinski.
At long last… Cliff Bleszinski reviews DM-WhiteRealm.

3D Palace is running a contest called Guns for Games, with the end-goal of - drumroll please - awarding prizes for the best user-created in-game weapons. The mighty ShockRifle serves as inspiration and the rules are as follows:

Guns in Games. A Staple of the modern gaming industry, what can make a game work where others […]

Gamespot is among the first to review Borderlands’ SAMOGK (sorry… not spelling it out!) DLC, scoring it a 9/10. The previous two - Zombie Island and Moxxi - scoring an 8 and a 6, respectively, by comparison.
Did I mention they did away with install limits?

It’s refreshing to see a developer take notice of feedback and Gearbox apparently listened to the masses groaning about install limits on its previous two Borderlands downloadable additions, Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot and The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned. Yep, that’s right, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx was released on the PC today and […]

A complete overhaul of Steam is available as an open beta. Pretty much everything has been updated with an eye towards integrating more friends data into all areas of the application as well as giving you greater flexibility with your games lists. You’ll even be able to view applicable game news for each of the […]

Xbox 360 owners can purchase and download Borderlands’ third DLC “The Secret Armory of General Knoxx” beginning today, while PS3 and PC owners will need to come back Thursday. The trailer can be viewed below.

Big thanks to the VE3D guys for linking to a new article at IGN chronicling the evolution of the Unreal Engine. Beginning with the days of Tim Sweeney writing code in his parents’ house, the lengthy article winds down at the state of the engine today and looks forward.
Geremy Mustard of Chair Entertainment (Epic subsidiary) […]

2K rolls out news that downloadable multiplayer and singleplayer content is on the way to BioShock 2. First up is a multiplayer pack. 1Up summarizes it this way:

Is 2K Marin not entitled to the sweat of its brow? No, says the cynical gamer, downloadable belongs on the disc. Nevertheless, the company already announced upcoming DLC […]

Gamespot recounts the Chris Taylor (Gas Powered Games) and Mike Capps (Epic) lead discussion on independent game development at the DICE summit. Here the Epic Games President talks about the importance of self-promotion:

“I think it’s really important to put your name forward. You want [the marketing] to say ‘Epicgames.com’ not ‘Publishername.com.’ I mean you see […]

The third, and reportedly largest, piece of DLC for Borderlands is being previewed at Gamespot. In addition to the video below they’ve got a nice write-up of what to expect. Some of the juicier details:

The content pack will feature several all-new areas to visit, complete with new enemies, weapons, and vehicles. On top of all […]

The Grand Prize Winners of the Make Something Unreal Contest have been announced.

The grand prize winners in the Best Game Mod category can be viewed at and are recognized as follows:
First Place: The Haunted by Michael Hegemann and The Haunted Team
Prize: $50,000 + commercial license for Unreal Engine 3
Second Place: The Ball by Toltec Studios
Prize: […]

The first trailer for the UDK version of The Ball has been released!

Video Games | The Ball | Debut Trailer
XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

We first reported about this UDK game (Dungeon Defense) in development about 10 days ago and already we’ve got a look at the first trailer available of the commercial iteration from Trendy Entertainment.

Demonstrating the game’s distinct blend of online cooperative Tower Defense & Character Action RPG, this beautiful trailer sets the stage for what the […]

Unreal Tournament fans will no doubt remember playing a map or two from David Münnich. He returns with an interesting singleplayer UT (also requires Operation Na Pali) experience simply titled “Bob - Everybody needs a friend!“

This map is different from all previous Singleplayer maps for Unreal, because it focuses on solving little puzzles, finding things, […]

IGN has laid out a video review of Bioshock 2, which you can view on Voodoo Extreme.
You can also view the activity on Metacritic with Bioshock 2 PC having one review at 90/100 and Bioshock 2 360 having several reviews with an average of 90/100. Common complaints include a less memorable story, and common praise […]

Two Unreal engine mods have won awards in ModDB’s Best of 2009 awards. Here are the winners and links to where you can get them.

Best Original Art Direction - Out of Hell (UT2004)
Best Singleplayer Mod - The Nameless Mod (Deus Ex)

Several Unreal engine mods were nominees and honorable mentions, so you should definitely head over […]

That interesting looking Unreal Engine 3 MMO that has been delayed countless times? Well, it is STILL not coming out, but another side project by Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment and published by FireSky powered by Unreal Engine 3 is Stargate: Resistance. A PC only Stargate shooter that will be released only in digital form. Unfortunately, it […]

Ubisoft has sent stones around to various news sites much more important than ours to notify them that Splinter Cell: Conviction (you know, that game you’ve been dying to play ever since you heard about it several years ago) will be released on April 13th, 2010. Unless you live outside of the U.S., which will […]

Want the Mass Effect 2 DLC available from purchasing select Dr. Pepper bottles but don’t want to hunt around the continental US looking for them? Then I have got a deal for you!
Apparently, the DLC codes are fully reusable, all you have to do is sign up on the Dr. Pepper site to hook yourself […]