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 […]

UDK development continues apace as Epic releases the latest monthly beta of its free Unreal Engine construction set…CARY, N.C. (March 9, 2010) Epic…

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 grinning Dr. Mike Capps talks to VentureBeat about building a blockbuster franchise like Gears of War…

IGN 360 takes a look over the history of Epic’s Unreal Engine, starting with the company’s humble origins creating puzzler ZZT…ZZT was a…

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 […]

Thanks to BU for this video of the Make Something Unreal awards presentation…

Epic VP Mark Rein provided Kotaku with a few interesting details of Unreal Engine 4, the nextgeneration version of Epic’s popular tech. Mark says…

Small Outdoor CTF Map for Unreal Tournament 3:
-Ideal for 12-14 players.
-Bots Compatible.

A custom Killing Floor 2.50 story mode map. If you like KF-TheHive251, you’ll like this one. Similar essentially story map. House, bunker and tunnels.

Gamasutra Jobs has a listing from Epic Games, seeking a particle effect artist…Do you have experience with particle editing in a 3D package or in a…

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 […]

GamesBeat previewed upcoming game streaming service OnLive at a private event at the DICE 2010 summit. Among the games being previewed was Epic’s…

Epic President Dr. Michael Capps sat down with Gas Powered Games boss Chris Taylor to discuss staying ahead in 2010 as an independent developer. On…