Epic Games is a major player in the videogame industry, not only because they produce mega hits like Gears of War and Unreal Tournament, but because their game development engine, Unreal Engine, is being adopted by more and more developers. Any acquisition would be a tremendously big deal, which made the news we reported on [...]

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According to Variety, film studio Legendary Pictures are in talks to buy Gears of War creators Epic Games. Serious talks. The pair have been working together for over a year now on the upcoming Gears of War film adaptation, meaning at least one of them is impressed with what they’ve seen so far. Movie studios [...]

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For a game so loaded with testosterone, it’s refreshing to see Microsoft and Epic Games showing us the softer side of the Gears of War gang. The new ad spot for Gears of War 2 is a moody follow-up to the “Mad World” ad that coincided with the release of the original Gears. Dubbed “Last [...]

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For a game so loaded with testosterone, it’s refreshing to see Microsoft and Epic Games showing us the softer side of the Gears of War gang. The new ad spot for Gears of War 2 is a moody follow-up to the “Mad World” ad that coincided with the release of the original Gears. Dubbed “Last [...]

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For a game so loaded with testosterone, it’s refreshing to see Microsoft and Epic Games showing us the softer side of the Gears of War gang. The new ad spot for Gears of War 2 is a moody follow-up to the “Mad World” ad that coincided with the release of the original Gears. Dubbed “Last [...]

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In the video below, Marcus Fenix and the boys of Delta Squad take a minute for themselves to "stop and smell the roses" in this TV spot for Gears of War 2.
With humanity in one of its darkest hours, could this be the "last day" they see the surface?  Gears of War 2 is a [...]

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In the video below, Epic Games’ Gears of War Flashback series finally reaches the real fun with the Top 5 weapons voted on by the fans.  What’s your favorite GoW weapon? Take your time but remember the tactical third-person shooter Gears of War 2 is coming around the corner for the Xbox 360 November 7th.
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According to Variety, film studio Legendary Pictures are in talks to buy Gears of War creators Epic Games. Serious talks. The pair have been working together for over a year now on the upcoming Gears of War film adaptation, meaning at least one of them is impressed with what they’ve seen so far. Movie studios [...]

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For a game so loaded with testosterone, it’s refreshing to see Microsoft and Epic Games showing us the softer side of the Gears of War gang. The new ad spot for Gears of War 2 is a moody follow-up to the “Mad World” ad that coincided with the release of the original Gears. Dubbed “Last [...]

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How well does Marcus Fenix fit in with the production company that gave us 300 and The Dark Knight? Apparently very well, thanks, because now Legendary Pictures doesn’t just want Gears of War, but all of Epic Games as well.
Variety is reporting that film financier Legendary Pictures have entered negotiations to acquire Epic Games, best [...]

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Epic Games vice president Mark “Call Me Chocolate” Rein has let slip that the developer is hard at work on a “major expansion” to Unreal Tournament 3, according to a report from Eurogamer. Rein also confirmed that Chicago based publisher Midway was still the game’s publisher, clearing up any confusion that the Unreal Tournament series [...]

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In the latest flashback series from Epic Games’, fans vote on the toughest achievements in the original Gears of War. Feel free to voice your opinion in the comments section below and keep an eye on your calendar for November 7th when Gears of War 2 bores into your Xbox 360.
Gears of War Top 5 [...]

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In the latest flashback series from Epic Games’, fans vote on the toughest achievements in the original Gears of War. Feel free to voice your opinion in the comments section below and keep an eye on your calendar for November 7th when Gears of War 2 bores into your Xbox 360.
Gears of War Top 5 [...]

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In the latest flashback series from Epic Games’, fans vote on the toughest achievements in the original Gears of War. Feel free to voice your opinion in the comments section below and keep an eye on your calendar for November 7th when Gears of War 2 bores into your Xbox 360.
Gears of War Top 5 [...]

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Epic Games vice president Mark “Call Me Chocolate” Rein has let slip that the developer is hard at work on a “major expansion” to Unreal Tournament 3, according to a report from Eurogamer. Rein also confirmed that Chicago based publisher Midway was still the game’s publisher, clearing up any confusion that the Unreal Tournament series [...]

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Epic Games’s Mark Rein confirmed that an expansion is in the works for their FPS frag-fest title, Unreal Tournament III, according to the report by GameSpot.
"We’re working together on a major expansion that we expect will excite and grow our UT3 customer base," said Rein. He added that Epic is working with Midway in developing [...]

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Epic Games, the Gears of War 2 developers, compare modern day video games to art and the how much goes into creating everything you see in the world of CoG and Locusts for the Xbox 360. 
For a lot of the crew involved this third-person tactical-shooter, they consider this a project of a lifetime.  Decide for [...]

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Looks like Epic Games’s upcoming sequel will curb stomp the original title’s record sales this holiday. Microsoft has announced that pre-orders for Gears of War 2 have surpassed the original title’s numbers, gaining a huge amount of momentum to be one of the hottest selling titles this holiday season–but of course, you already knew that.
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Prepare to rev up that lancer once more and serve some Locust ass ’cause Epic Games’s highly anticipated sequel, Gears of War 2, is now gold and now even a Brumak can’t stop its November 7 debut. Here’s a word from Mr. Bleszinski:
"After two years of pouring our heart and passion into Gears of War [...]

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So what games currently in development aren’t using UE3? I’m having problems naming them. The recently announced EA/Grasshopper Manufacture multi-platform horror game, which is being produced by Shinji Mikami and directed by Suda51, will now be using UE3, too. Does that mean the game will have an overabundance of bald space marines? Only time will [...]

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My son has become completely enamored with LittleBigPlanet. Which isn’t that surprising. But what is surprising is what about the game that’s enthralling. It’s not the play that has him begging to boot up the Playstation 3 every night, but the creation.
Tristan has become a indie developer and he doesn’t even realize it. He [...]

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Often times it’s more work to discover something is crap and shouldn’t be posted than it is to find something that is. But we’ve heard so much noise about a couple things it’s nice to put the rumor smash on two that couldn’t pass the sniff test doused in Chanel No. 5.
First, Electronic Arts is [...]

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Often times it’s more work to discover something is crap and shouldn’t be posted than it is to find something that is. But we’ve heard so much noise about a couple things it’s nice to put the rumor smash on two that couldn’t pass the sniff test doused in Chanel No. 5.
First, Electronic Arts is [...]

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Often times it’s more work to discover something is crap and shouldn’t be posted than it is to find something that is. But we’ve heard so much noise about a couple things it’s nice to put the rumor smash on two that couldn’t pass the sniff test doused in Chanel No. 5.
First, Electronic Arts is [...]

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Epic and EA have announced the extension of Unreal Engine 3 agreement for select upcoming titles, although which titles are going to use the unreal engine is not known yet but EA has used the Unreal engine on titles such as Army of Two and Medal of Honor Airborne so if there are any [...]

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