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Unreal Engine 4 to Be Shown at GDC 2012
One thing’s for sure – if they wow the crowds at GDC this year as much as they did last year with the Unreal Engine 3 Samaritan demo, faces might literally melt. Continue »
New Gears 3 DLC, “Forces of Nature” Hitting XBL on March 27
That ugly man is only crying because you won't be his friend. It's not his fault! God made him ugly! Continue »
DICE 2012: Epic’s Tim Sweeney Talks Mad Science
I’d always considered Epic Games Co-Founder Tim Sweeney to be the perfect analogue of id Software’s John Carmack, and hearing him speak in person, I feel more convinced of that than ever. Sweeney’s world is so saturated with technical knowledge and... Continue »
Epic Games Doesn’t Support SOPA In Its Current Form
In a recent post to their online forums, Epic Games, creators of Gears of War and Bulletstorm, stated that they “do not support the current version of SOPA”, also known as the Stop Online Piracy Act. “Epic Games... Continue »Get Your Xbox Avatar Guns While You Still Can
I’m not a big fan of guns in general—they’re the tool of the superstitious and cowardly, as an insane billionaire playboy who dresses like Dracula and beats people up at night once said. Also, they’re loud, and they terrify... Continue »New Gears 3 DLC Map on Jan 17
Are you hungry for more Gears of War 3 stuff? I hope so, because it’s coming in a couple weeks to chainsaw your face off: on January 17, the new “Fenix Rising” Map Pack DLC is going to be... Continue »
Minecraft Was An Inspiration for Fortnite
Epic Games stated recently that the extremely popular indie title Minecraft was an inspiration for the upcoming Fortnite, the studio’s recently revealed title. Fortnite will have players building strongholds and fortresses to defend themselves and their team against creatures of... Continue »
Updated: Gears 3 DLC Season Pass Problems…Solved?
Update! A Tweet on Fergusson’s page from about ten minutes of this posting (so about 12 p.m. EST) reveals that the issue seems to have been resolved: “Sounds like we may have the issue resolved with RAAM’s Shadow and... Continue »Epic Games Announces Fortnite
Hinted at earlier this week and finally confirmed, above is the trailer from tonight’s VGAs event for Fortnite, a brand new series from Epic Games. Sporting zombies, a cartoon aesthetic, tower defense mechanics, and some building themes that remind... Continue »New Epic IP is a “Departure”
After an interview between Gears of War developer Epic Games and GamesIndustry, the gaming internets have been pointing out the highlights—namely, that the company’s new intellectual property is going to be “radically different” from its work on the Gears... Continue »One Ring to Ruin Them All?
Obnoxious product placement in games is nothing new but last night I came across a particularly, let’s say, strange in-game advertisement in Infinity Blade II. Scrolling through the store, from which you can purchase weapons and armor to outfit your... Continue »
Rumor: Gears of War Prequels to be Made by Bulletstorm Devs
The rumor mill is turning, and some Gears of War prequels might be coming to an Xbox near you...sometime... Continue »Gears of War 3 DLC “Booster Map Pack” Out Right Now
The Booster Map pack for Gears of War 3 is now available to download for free from Xbox Live marketplace. The included three maps come from the previously released Horde Command Pack, but does not include the additional characters,... Continue »
Free Gears 3 DLC on Turkey Day (and Horde Command Pack No Longer Delayed)
Let me paint a word-picture for you: every year in November, your family gets together and squabbles over Herman Cain and whether or not little Johnny should stay in that damned liberal private school where he talks about his... Continue »Gears 3 DLC Scheduled for Today Delayed
This morning, Joystiq pointed readers toward Epic Games’ forums, where Community Manager Will “raczilla” Kinsler informed the masses of a delay to the first bit of Gears of War 3 DLC, the “Horde Command Pack.” The DLC was supposed... Continue »
More Gears 3 DLC to Hit on December 13
This is a scary-looking alien thing, and he is very important to the Gears people, I understand. Click to find out more, you! Continue »Glitch of War Locks Up Consoles
Today, Joystiq reported that a very specific glitch in Xbox 360 megahit Gears of War 3 is causing consoles to lock up and, uh, not work. The post says that the glitch occurs when players try to play splitscreen... Continue »Flash Player Now Supports Unreal Engine 3
Newgrounds will never be the same. Continue »
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