According to an article I read yesterday, Epic's president Mike Capps admitted they have neglected the Unreal Series:
"It's been a long time since we shipped an Unreal game, and it's an awfully loved franchise that we hold pretty dear here. We haven't been giving it the attention it deserves because we've been focusing on Gears of War and we're still a relatively small company."
"At some point you wonder why we don't rename the engine the Gears Engine or something," he joked.
Although a concrete affirmation for a new Unreal (Tournament) part hasn't been given yet, this makes an Unreal fan's heart quite happy. I personally would prefer a UT4 over the next Unreal part number 3.
"We've been sort of focused on making new properties, which you've seen with Shadow Complex, Bulletstorm and Infinity Blade, but sometimes I think just as a businessman that maybe we should be spending some more time with our existing franchises."
The only thing worrying me is that back in 2009, Tim Sweeney, who happens to be CEO of Epic Games, said, Unreal Tournament 4 is "several years away". It won't be out before Gears of War 3 (to come September this year), that's for sure. And when GoW 3 is out, who knows, maybe they just start working on GoW 4, since it's a steady revenue source. However, GoW 3 does complete the current story arc. Wouldn't that be a good chance to focus their energy on a new Unreal? I have faith.
I'm so excited! I haven't played in like years but it's aobut god damn time they updated the franchise.
ReplyDeleteI have to say, i didnt expect this. Didnt see it coming, but its great news.
ReplyDeleteHere's to the hope of a kick-ass sequel!
ReplyDeleteGotta admit though, Hollywood has really soured me on the idea of sequels, (COUGHFAMOUSLASTWORDSCOUGHCOUGHCOUGH)but thankfully video games have yet to fail me in such a manner.
i really hope we get a new UT soon.
ReplyDeletei cant even count the hours i spent on the first UT. still have it installed for nostalgia reasons :D
If GoW 3 does complete the story, maybe they will go back to the Unreal series, but I do like that he said they also want to make new things as well as the old. If an Unreal game comes out though, it will probably be accepted more readily than GoW 4.
ReplyDeletehope there is one soon
ReplyDeletesick :D
ReplyDeletethat would be epic o_o
ReplyDeleteI'd probably prefer a GoW 4, to be honest. Followed and supported.
ReplyDeleteI remember dozens of hours spend in front of PC, playing classic UT by LAN with friends. Aww
ReplyDeleteI played UT in the past, but I was never a huge fan of small map battles. I like a lot of ground, and some kind of progression. It wouldn't be horrible if I decided to go nuts one day and start playing again though.
ReplyDeleteNew UT would be awesome, it's been too long. Followed!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to this too.
ReplyDeleteGreat news!
ReplyDeleteYES!!! I am wanting one with everything updated!
ReplyDeletethere will be another UT, but dont expect it for about a year.
ReplyDeletei liked the now logo
ReplyDeleteYou a car fan?
ReplyDeleteReally hope they made another soon!
ReplyDeleteYeahhhh, waiting :D
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kingmush here
ReplyDeleteEh, I'd say finish GoW with Gears 3, and then do UT4.
ReplyDeleteGreat news, can't wait to see it!
ReplyDeleteUT is a great fps series :)
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