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Epic: Unreal The “Unofficial Engine” Of Project Natal

12:20PM Michael McWhertor | Epic Games, makers of things Unreal and Gears of War, are fully on board with this Project Natal thing that Microsoft has cooked up. VP Mark Rein calls the company’s popular Unreal tech “the unofficial engine of Natal.” More »
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This Is Not The “HD Generation”

2:00AM Luke Plunkett | This was supposed to be the “high definition” generation of gaming. That’s what it brought that was new. 16:9, 1080p, all that. But four years on from the release of the 360, we’re anything but. More »
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AU Diary: Awkward Questions

2:00PM David Wildgoose | What would you really like to ask a game developer? More »
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Epic Games Exec Doesn’t Think Nintendo Owns This Generation

2:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The Wii is hugely popular with lots of people. Some people, though, are more wary of the Wii. One of those is Epic Games boss Mark Rein. More »
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Epic Honcho Says Money Woes Made PS3 Cut Impossible

12:00PM Owen Good | We always love it when one business comments on another business’s business. In this case, Epic’s Mark Rein says a PS3 price cut everyone’s whined for would have made a bad year worse for Sony. More »
Culture

Why Do Gamers See Video Game Movies?

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Rule of thumb: Video game movies are not very good. I know it, you know it. Yet, game movies typically do pretty well at the box office. Why? More »
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Gears of War Developer on Gears of War Ten Year Plan: Bwah?

1:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Just because Gears of War 2 writer Joshua Ortega says Gears of War is “a ten year plan” and that in-game Lancer weapon is the new lightsaber, does that mean it’s so? More »
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More Gears Of War 2 Achievements? Sure, Why Not

1:00PM Luke Plunkett | While we don’t yet have a release date for the Gears 2 patch Chocolate Rein promised the other day, we do have a little more information, in the form of seven new achievements. More »

Gears of War 2: Over 3 Million Served

12:00PM Michael McWhertor | Epic Games’ Gears of War sequel is in no danger of being branded a dud, as the Xbox 360 exclusive has already sold through 3 million copies in just four weeks. More »

Unreal Tournament 3 Getting ‘Major Expansion’

12:40PM Michael McWhertor | 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 was one of the licensed underperformers it was trimming off. More »