Epic Games

Summary


Epic Games Inc., based in Raleigh, N.C., and established in 1991, is a developer of cutting-edge PC games. The company is best known as the creator of hit PC 3D action games Unreal, an award-winning blockbuster hit having sold more than 1 million copies, and Unreal Tournament which has been recognized as the Game of the Year by leading gaming media outlets including Computer Gaming World, the No. 1 PC games magazine. Epic's Unreal Engine has been licensed to several top PC game developers for games in a variety of genres. In the past Epic was well known for it's shareware games including Jill of the Jungle, Jazz Jackrabbit and Epic Pinball. Additional information can be obtained through Epic's Web site at http://www.epicgames.com.

Software Highlights from Credited Titles

Epic Games's first work that SPOnG is aware of is the 1998 title, "Unreal" (PC).

The company has been involved titles released on the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Power Mac, Xbox and Dreamcast. Of these, "Gears of War" (Xbox 360), "Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict" (Xbox), "Unreal Tournament 3" (PS3), "Unreal Tournament" (PC), "Unreal Tournament 3" (Xbox 360) has been a best selling title.

The company's most recent involvement was on the 2008 release "Unreal Tournament 3" (Xbox 360).

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Unreal Tournament 3 (Xbox 360)

Epic Games has quite a pedigree when it comes to its Unreal Tournament series, and the third instalment is no let-down. With on and offline options a-plenty, a vast arsenal of deadly weaponry, and the award-winning Unreal Engine 3 toolset with wh ... more >>

Gears of War (Xbox 360)

Monsters? Check. Burly hero with a chequered past? Check. Highly-detailed destructible landscape? Check. Big guns with chainsaw bayonets? Ohhh yesss!

Gears of War came out of E3 2006 as one of the most talked about new releases for any next-ge ... more >>

Unreal Tournament 3 (PS3/PC)

Epic Games has quite a pedigree when it comes to its Unreal Tournament series, and the third instalment is no let-down. With on and offline options a-plenty, a vast arsenal of deadly weaponry, and the award-winning Unreal Engine 3 toolset with wh ... more >>

Gears of War (PC)

Monsters? Check. Burly hero with a chequered past? Check. Highly-detailed destructible landscape? Check. Big guns with chainsaw bayonets? Oh yes!

Gears of War came out of E3 2006 as one of the most talked about games. A mix of survival horror ... more >>

Unreal Anthology (PC)

Unreal Anthology is a bargain bundle containing four titles from Epic's much-admired series of shooters. The original is present, of course, accompanied by the Game of the Year Edition, Unreal II The Awakening and UT2004.

The gameplay of Unrea ... more >>

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