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[radrelic]

Based on this press release... I would guess yes, but some others have told me no..

So anyone know what the deal is?

Epic Games and Microsoft Game Studios announced this afternoon that all in-house next generation Xbox titles will be developed by Epic's Unreal Engine 3. By using the highly touted engine, Microsoft Game Studios claims they will truly be able to exploit the hardware features of the new console and harness the power at their disposal.

"We only work with the best partners and utilize the best technologies, and Epic and the Unreal Engine 3 hit the mark on both those fronts," said Shane Kim, General Manager, Microsoft Game Studios. "Our teams are creating incredible games and content for the next generation Xbox platform, and by integrating Unreal Engine 3 into our development infrastructure we are able to really maximize our teams' performance and deliver the quality content and creativity that the market has come to expect from us."

"We are hugely excited that Microsoft Game Studios have selected Unreal Engine 3 for its next generation Xbox platform games," says Mark Rein, vice president at Epic. "It's an opportunity for us to show the industry the true capabilities of our tools and technologies and is a testament to the incredible amount of hard work by our teams here to deliver tools and technologies that are 100% tuned into the needs of next generation development. It further demonstrates our ability to deliver the most flexible, most productive tools and technology in the market today."

Microsoft Game Studios is the second developer to publicly announce using the Unreal Engine 3, with Midway being the first.

 

[Deku Tree]

I would guess no, just cause I assume it's been in development for a while already.

 

[WHOAguitarninja]

Based on this press release... I would guess yes, but some others have told me no..

So anyone know what the deal is?

I think I remember that actually being a misquote, and the actual quote being something like "MS announces that they will use UE3 for upcoming inhouse games" (only expanded out to read like an actual quote)

I don't think they actually meant ALL inhouse games would use UE3.

 

[EGM92]

All that has to be said is "Wallguy"....

 

[DCX]

R U Serious?

Wallguy says

DCX

 

[Mr Gump]

Ok i must of been asleep, but who the fuck is wallguy?

 

[mj1108]

Ok i must of been asleep, but who the fuck is wallguy?

Only the star of PD0:

http://ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=47083

 

[Miroku]

-edit- nm

 

[Torpedo]

I think I remember that actually being a misquote, and the actual quote being something like "MS announces that they will use UE3 for upcoming inhouse games"

I heared that too from a friend ,,

 

[lexi]

PD0 is not using UE3.

I hope for the sake of that rumoured 64 player online that they ARE developing with UE3. No fucking way Rare will produce netcode to support 64 players.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Ok i must of been asleep, but who the fuck is wallguy?

How could you miss out on the best thread to hit GAF in months? Wall Guy is the new C-.

 

[Dan]

Inhouse means stuff developed by microsoft game studios. In other words, not Rare. PD0 is not using UE3.

Rare is part of Microsoft Game Studios.

 

[GhaleonEB]

I hope for the sake of that rumoured 64 player online that they ARE developing with UE3. No fucking way Rare will produce netcode to support 64 players.

Oh, I'm sure they could do it. But stat-tracking on the order of what Bungie did, among other things, would go out the door.

 

[FitzOfRage]

Inhouse means stuff developed by microsoft game studios. In other words, not Rare. PD0 is not using UE3.

Well they're now a fully owned subsidiary of MS, and certainly claim to be part of MGS on their website.

 

[Miroku]

-edit- nm

 

[duckroll]

OK, I stand corrected, but theyre still not using UE3 as far as I know.

So just for clarification, how much DO you know. Do you know anything about Rare's development on Perfect Dark Zero at all or are you just guessing?

 

[Miroku]

-edit- nm

 

[scissorfight]

Is Perfect Dark Zero running on the Unreal 3 engine?

 

[God's Hand]

How dare you insult the Unreal 3 engine.

 

[Gahiggidy]

:lol

 

[element]

afaik both bungie and rare will continue to use their own tech.

other projects are using UE3.

 

[miyuru]

How dare you insult the Unreal 3 engine.

:lol :lol :lol cuz you sound so serious!

 

[ToyMachine228]

afaik both bungie and rare will continue to use their own tech.

other projects are using UE3.

That's what I thought as well. You can build your own engine if you like, but the Unreal 3.0 Engine is the default, and vert nice and flexible if you choose to use it.