Unreal Tournament 3

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i has a 60fps

nooo they be takin my 60fps

Mark Rein
I'm saying the demo they saw could have been 60 fps. We have not locked frame rate yet so right now it depends on things like what level they were running and how many bots they put in, what mutators they were running, etc. When we get it finished and locked down it should run at 30 fps all the time.

Mark Rein
That means it will be a 30fps game like Gears of War is.
 
Not that 30fps in Gears if War is a bad thing anyway... I don't even notice it most of the time.

As long as Single Player and Multiplayer graphics are the same, I'll be happy. 👍
 
Look out, UT III may release for the PS3 this year after all:

From Eurogamer:
Epic Games' Mark Rein says that he hopes Unreal Tournament 3 will be released on PlayStation 3 this year but he doesn't think it will make it to Europe until 2008.

"Right now we're very close to a release candidate, and we should have it finished by the end of this week," he told Eurogamer at an event in Birmingham yesterday. "Then we send it off and it's just a matter of what happens from there."

"We think there's a very solid shot we'll get out this year - I don't know about Europe. Europe's a problem because the certification process in Europe takes longer.

"They're testing all these different languages in all these different countries, so I doubt it'll be released this year in Europe. But I don't know. We'll have to cross our fingers and wait and see."

However, he reckons the PS3 version is "really solid".

"Go play the game!" he ordered. "This build is really solid. On the test we ran on this build there were an amazingly small number of issues. We were surprised at how few issues there were."

Surely wouldn't hurt Sony's Xmas to have this game released in time.
 
No UTIII for Europe? No surprise. I'll have Haze and Uncharted anyway. Might consider an import if it's really good or just wait.
 
Here's an interesting interview about the game... mostly to do with the console versions, in particular the PS3 version.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/25786.html


This is the PS3 version in action. Can't quite see it properly, but it seems to look great. Visual effects (looks like HDR) and stuff I doubt the 360 will be doing... But he seemed quiet about working with the two consoles in the interview above:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/24261.html
 
Rein claims that SCEA has approved UTIII for mfr'ing and it should arrive in NA before xmas, but europe still has to wait until next year.

Unreal PS3 next year - Rein
Eurogamer News - by Rob Purchese

Epic boss Mark Rein has confirmed that the PS3 version of Unreal Tournament 3 will not be out in Europe this side of Christmas.

Word came from a statement on the official forums, revealing that the North American offering had been cleared by Sony and would be out before the end of the year.

"We got news last night that Unreal Tournament 3 has been approved by SCEA and has been released to North American manufacturing," Rein stated.
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"My guess is that Midway will start shipping the title to North American retailers on Monday December 10 and it could show up in stores as early as December 11, but more likely toward the middle of that week."


However, it doesn't look like the game will make it over here until 2008.

"For PAL territories, specifically UK and Europe, we have a few localisation-related tasks to complete and then we should be starting the certification process pretty soon," continued Rein. "My best guess is early next year (January or February) for the game to ship over there."

The PS3 version of Unreal Tournament 3 was originally due to be released alongside the PC version sometime this month, making it a console exclusive until the end of the year. A 360 offering is in the works for 2008.

However, due to certification and development hold-ups it missed a simultaneous launch and Rein would only offer that Epic was working as hard as it could to release the game before Christmas.

Good news for some, then.

Stick your head into our Unreal Tournament 3 PC review to find out if it was worth the wait.

Probably won't pull myself away from CoD:4, AC and Uncharted but it's still good to see that another exclusive will make it out the door for this holiday season.
 
That 30 frames is a little iffy to me, that's bound to drop into the 20s when the action heats up. And having played all the UTs, that is definitely going to happen a lot.
 
Pre-ordered today, should be picking it up the 12th. There's no way my PC could run this, might as well go PS3. :)
 
So i got it even though i had to drive in awful conditions in a 2800lb car with 225/40/18 street tires.

It takes a while to get used to the controls but it got better and better. I played for about an hour and there are some bugs. I think the 100k copies that went out were for the beta testers :). Best Buy had many of them where gamestop did not get them at all(the store i pre ordered) or only like 3 cop[ies.
 
i saw it at gamestop earlier today, didnt buy it though as im waiting to hear from you guys instead of reviews by magazines and such.
 
Do we have any idea of launch in the UK yet?

Not my type of game, but definitely my pop's.
 
Bugs I've noticed:

When you die on a hover board with sixaxis enabled it will still use the hover board controls when u respawn. I disabled that feature right away.

When you die your body will some times spin in circles.

The game will lock up before and after mayches. Happened to me twice and other have the same problem.

Not a bug but there is no way to indicate who has a mic or who's talking.

It still very fun and no where near realistic. Its the Burnout of FPS's and it pure Unreal. I'm very exited about mod and maps after reading the game ill automatically download maps when you join a game on a map you don't have. You don't even need a pc to download and install mods. Thats cool and cuts out the need for a pc to download mods.

Graphics are nice and it runs better than Gears of War most of the time. Gears of War looks better since its not a fast paced game they cram more into small areas. It still looks great and it's silky smooth. Its no replacement to CoD4 but there isn't much else like it on ps3.
 
Bugs I've noticed:

When you die on a hover board with sixaxis enabled it will still use the hover board controls when u respawn. I disabled that feature right away.

When you die your body will some times spin in circles.

The game will lock up before and after mayches. Happened to me twice and other have the same problem.

Not a bug but there is no way to indicate who has a mic or who's talking.

I'm not worried at all, Epic is an awesome company and they'll release a patch ASAP. 👍

Just bought it a few minutes ago; i'm gonna run around a little and get my "console legs" before i play online because i'm so used to playing this on PC...
 
You know it has keyboard and mouse support right? I'm getting used to the controls and there are many options for sensitivity and acceleration.

Be sure to check if a server is running bots. You could end up being the only human on a server and not notice until you see most of the enemies look exactly a alike. Great game and load times are very fast when loading maps.
 
Yeah, i'm going try using my computer's keyboard and mouse tomorrow. My brother in-law says he wants to buy that FragFX thing too, so i might give that a buy if i like it.

I had a lot of problem finding a Warfare server with a decent ping late this afternoon though...hopefully with time, more servers will open up...

Have you guys driven that big ass Darkwalker thing yet? Freaking awesome! I LOVE all the Necris vehicles.
 
I have not tried even half the vehicles in the game. Reading through the manual (go ahead and laugh) The show all the games vehicles and there are tons of them in total :).

I tried joining your games but the server is always full. I'll be on in a little while.
 
I have not tried even half the vehicles in the game. Reading through the manual (go ahead and laugh) The show all the games vehicles and there are tons of them in total :).

I tried joining your games but the server is always full. I'll be on in a little while.

I know! I really think this game could compete with Halo, but there are way more vehicles and no spawn times here. :D

Yeah and same here, servers always full. And sorry i wasn't on last night. Today looks bleak too, because i might have some plans today.

I'll message you if i get on and see you on there.
 
I really diggin this game. I still need to learn some of the levels but I've played about 2 hours VS Bots and its very fun being on the ropes and coming back to win Warfare. Its like tug of war. I did not understand the orbs and core thing until now.

The Leviathan just plain owns and it is the most terrifying vehicle to encounter in any game I have ever played. The most frighting words you hear the game announced are "Leviathan headed towards our core". It dwarfs the Goliath Tank and that thing is big! I nearly gave up on a match when one was stuck on rocks at my prime node but i managed to destroy it after many respawns because it was stuck but it took a Goliath with amp damage and a redeemer. That was intense.

Also the first time you see the Darkwalker in motion is a true gaming moment. There are so many vehicles in this game its going to be interesting to see what mutators come out to customize the map's vehicles locations.

Oh yeah i used No orbs, No rockets and slower game play mutators. I like slower, it feels lees crazy and more practical.
 
Also the first time you see the Darkwalker in motion is a true gaming moment. There are so many vehicles in this game its going to be interesting to see what mutators come out to customize the map's vehicles locations.

Have you played the map "Gateway" in Deathmatch? That map is amazing and so gorgeous. Oh, and apparently there's a Darkwalker in the Deathmatch map "Heat Ray," because some guy was using it during one match!

And yesterday i was so happy when i found that Warfare server with map voting! I wish there was a way to save favorite servers... :\
 
Wow, you are going to love it online if you are enjoying it offline. You should hook up with me and Giancarlo for some co op.

I'm still a noob but I don't mind getting owned online. Co Op mode is a good way to learn the maps with friends.
 
Yeah you can finish the campaign in 3-4 hours with up to 3 friends online. You unlock the InstaGib mod for Instant Action and like 6 or 7 characters (including the Necris race with Akasha and her henchmen, which are freaking awesome-looking!)
 
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