PSU.com talks Unreal Tournament 3 with Epic Games
- Posted December 17th, 2007 at 17:36 EDT by
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With Unreal Tournament 3 available now in stores, PSU.com wanted to get in a quick afterthoughts interview with Jim Brown, lead level designer at Epic Games. The interview touches a few topics such as PlayStation Home, online clans, and mod support for the PS3.
PSU: Unless you go all the way back to the original Unreal title, the series has always been known for its multiplayer action. What were some of the deciding factors in adding a complete single-player experience this time around and what are you doing to make sure that it doesn’t feel like offline deathmatch with bots?
Jim Brown: Hey, I had a BLAST playing Unreal 1 multiplayer, too! That’s what got me into the industry…
We’ve found that a huge portion of our player-base never goes online with UT, and we want them to have just as great an experience as everyone else. So, to a large degree, we actually do want the Unreal Tournament 3 single player campaign to play like the online multiplayer experience. Our AI is great, and gives people the ability to have a fantastic experience regardless of their online status. And don’t forget that you can play the campaign online as well, co-op with up to four people, so the line between online and offline is definitely (intentionally) blurred.
PSU: What was the main reason behind making Unreal Tournament 3 a timed exclusive on the PS3? Is there an idea yet, to when the Xbox 360 version might be released?
Brown: We’re really excited about the PS3’s open network, and the ability for users to make their own maps and mods and bring them to the PS3 like they’ve been doing with the PC for years. It means a stream of new content and fun that’s never been available on any other console platform before. Work on shipping the world-wide PS3 version of the game will carry us into the new year so it is far too early to predict a release date for the Xbox 360 version as there is a lot of additional work to do to get that completed.
PSU: Will there be any differences between the versions (PS3, Xbox 360) besides maps/mods?
Brown: Unknown at this time.
PSU: What kind of split-screen modes will be available in Unreal Tournament 3? How many players will be supported, and will it be available for campaign mode or competitive online/offline only?
Brown: The game does not feature split screen support. Unreal Tournament 3 supports up to 16 players in the multiplayer gametypes, and up to 4 online co-op players in campaign mode. Either mode can be played online or off, and you can even add AI bots to the online multiplayer to fill out teams or just add more carnage and fun.
PSU: For online matches, will games be running on peer 2 peer or dedicated servers?
Brown: Both. You can host a game and invite friends to join you online, or run a dedicated server for others to join.
PSU: How exactly do mod creators export their mods from the Unreal Editor to a mod file that works on the PlayStation 3. From my knowledge, there is no “Save As PS3 mod” button in the Unreal Editor.
Brown: There actually is a special button to publish user made content in the editor. Once your level / mod / mutator is done, you publish your work and the engine “cooks” everything out and prepares the files for distribution. Then you dump them onto a memory stick and transfer them to the PS3.
PSU: Will there be clan support in the PlayStation 3 version, and if so, what options will be available?
Brown: The game itself is very clan friendly with tons of team options and team-based game modes. There’s a slot to keep track of your clan tag that is independent of your online username so you can update without having to change your account, and some good matchmaking and team support options in the UI.
PSU: Are there plans to integrate Unreal Tournament 3 into PlayStation Home?
Brown: There appears to be some great options for trophies, achievements, matchmaking, demos, ... (continued on next page)
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Organic_Shadow |
OrganicShadow- 5:43pm GMT - December 17th, 2007
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Hmm, seems kind of old. The PS3 exporting doesn't work, so it's kind of a giveaway that this is dated, or the guy isn't up to speed. Also they commented on the forums about 'looking into' split-screen.
Good to know we are getting interviews with big developers though!
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D3v1lwqer23 |
OrganicShadow- 5:43pm GMT - December 17th, 2007
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Great game, love to see some split screen, and clan support for this title. Sounds like the guys at Epic have all their ducks in a row.
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Mike_Harradence
- 5:46pm GMT - December 17th, 2007
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Yeah, what happens is you send an interview to a developer...but it takes them sometimes anywhere from 2 weeks to a month to get back to you. Thats why some of the info is old
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CONFLICT__01 |
conflict01- 6:09pm GMT - December 17th, 2007
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Just release the ruddy game in europe will ya 4 f#ks sake !!!!!!
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yoboyrob9041226 |
BIGROB904- 6:14pm GMT - December 17th, 2007
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might get this on the 25th psn id BIGROB904
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anonymousaversa
- 6:50pm GMT - December 17th, 2007
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What an idiodic interview. Why even talk to Epic...this is clearly a PR spot that was squeezed out for them. No split screen, no info on timed release, no info on unreal engine 4, no info on home...just more and more plugging the games features. What about cross platform functionality? Oh yeah... thanks guys.
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Lithgow
- 7:05pm GMT - December 17th, 2007
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I really want this game, but I'm getting Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion GOTY edition, and Uncharted for Christmas. Dam, there's so many games to get, such a small wallet to get it with....My summer job should provide for most of my games, but what about my car????What am I to do?????
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Mecha_Daddy |
mecha_daddy- 7:16pm GMT - December 17th, 2007
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@ tegesh : Jeesh, he said it's his first post ever, not that he's first.
@ bulletfighter : Welcome to show! How you liking your PS3?
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jackprkins |
TheKingpin- 7:24pm GMT - December 17th, 2007
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@tegesh not that im defending or anything, but it seems UR the idiot tegnutz( what kind of a gay name is that anyway?) because bulletfighter stated it was his first post ever, meaning he has never posted before, not claiming he was the first poster on this article. sheesh.
TheKingpin
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Undying_Darkness
- 8:07pm GMT - December 17th, 2007
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PSN id: Fallen_Guardian... this game is awesome! i love playing it online!!!!!!!!!!
p.s.- ill see you online!
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Lp47PS3 |
Lp47- 8:35pm GMT - December 17th, 2007
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I picked it up on Thursday, it a really good game, and i cant wait for my friends to pick it up for some online co-op!
Hey Epic, i really appreaciate you support for the PS3, i hope you guys continue to make your great franchises on PS3. Maybe Gears of War 2 for PS3. Please, how hard could it be?
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Damodoomer
- 10:33pm GMT - December 17th, 2007
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Wow, no comment from Gingo yet
Oh yeah, and this interview is up to PSU's usual non-standards. Terrible work, guys! Keep it up!
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GreyFox666 |
GreyFox666- 4:07am GMT - December 18th, 2007
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Beautiful game... split-screen would have been nice, but you can't always get what you want... eiither way around, UT3 is a must get if want to fulfill your carnal desires.... feel free to come get powned... lol...
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primalbreath |
jdawg222- 6:30pm GMT - December 18th, 2007
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no split screen!!!!!!!!! enough said, inexcusable in my opinion.
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zatoichi1970
- 5:04pm GMT - December 22nd, 2007
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Just got this game a couple of days ago, and it is a blast, real fast and frantic fun. Just download some of he new mods and maps from epic and they are amazing, especially as this is just the start of those. i have never played an unreal game before, but with the reviews and the positive views coming out of epic about the ps3 version decided to take the plunge and buy and am so glad i did (NB: was interested in orange box until gabe newells comments and the lack of hands on development by valve, if they cant be bothered neiher can i, i am not a cash cow for them). Also seen a few posts about releasing this game in europe, well i live in the UK and imported it from ebay, remember guys the games for ps3 are NOT region coded, so why wait get it now, i dont have any issues online, havent seen any lag etc, and run on 2mb broadband, Anyway gonna get back online and get my butt handed to me PSN ID: NAT2604
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hugo1234
- 4:01pm GMT - January 3rd, 2008
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and not a single word about the 30 fps lock where the game was presented the whole time as a 60 fps shooter. now it really sux. everyone who says 30fps is good enough for a graphical feast beast as ut3 does not know a thing he is saying.. it's a blo0dy shame that the ps3 which was running at 60 fps 4 months ago, in the end is capped at 30 fps because they needed to get it as beautifull as gears of war..
really irritated about this and returned my copy of ut3 ps3..
cod4 is the real winner here where 60 fps is the next gen insertion..
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