``Unreal Tournament 2004'' Goes Gold; Epic Games Completes Development on Highly Anticipated Multiplayer Opus; Game Will Be Available Worldwide March 15.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2004 Atari (Nasdaq:ATAR) and Epic Games Epic Games, also known as Epic and formerly as Epic MegaGames, is a computer game development company based in Cary, North Carolina, United States. History Epic Games was initially founded under the name Potomac Computer Systems are pleased to announce that development is complete on "Unreal(R) Tournament 2004," the highly anticipated follow-up to last year's smash "Unreal Tournament  This article needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. 2003" and the third installment in the mega-selling "Unreal Tournament" franchise. The game is expected to be available at retail stores worldwide on March 15. "Get ready, PC gamers, because the biggest thing to ever hit multiplayer gaming Two or more people playing a game and competing with each other via computer. Although traditional card games such as bridge and poker are played online, games with a large number of people (massively multiplayer) mix real players with simulated environments that turn the computer into a is about to land on your hard drives!," said Peter Wyse, executive producer at Atari. "The granddaddy of all multiplayer competition is back and better than ever! The extra time was worth the wait - Epic has produced the biggest, baddest, and most exciting multiplayer title ever to grace the PC." "Unreal Tournament 2004" was developed by Epic Games in conjunction with Digital Extremes. The game builds on the success of past installments, taking the franchise to the next level with the introduction of the hyper-charged Onslaught mode, the return of the fan-favorite Assault mode, which last appeared in the original "Unreal Tournament," and the introduction of land-, air- and space-based vehicles. Gamers worldwide have already made the free, downloadable official demo of "Unreal Tournament 2004" one of the most popular game demo A game demo is a freely distributed demonstration or preview of an upcoming or recently released computer or video game. Demos are typically released by the game's publisher to help consumers get a feel of the game before deciding whether to buy the full version. downloads of all time, with more than 1.5 million downloads in the first week of availability. The demo first hit the Internet on Wednesday, February 11, and was distributed on a worldwide scale and is already one of the most played online PC games on the Internet. In the game, players suit up as the ultimate techno-gladiator of the future, taking their fates into their own hands as they battle up to 32 other players in action-packed, frag-filled arenas. "Unreal Tournament 2004" contains new maps for all established game modes, including Capture the Flag, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Bombing Run Noun 1. bombing run - that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs bombing, bombardment - an attack by dropping bombs and Double Domination, as well as all new arenas for the new styles of play. In addition, "Unreal Tournament 2004" contains all of the maps, mutators and game types -- such as Mutant, Last Man Standing and Invasion -- from "Unreal Tournament 2003" and the free downloadable bonus packs for that game. Features in "Unreal Tournament 2004" include: -- Onslaught Mode: Onslaught is an epic-in-scope team-based challenge that pits two teams in bitter warfare across massive terrain maps in a frag-filled battle to destroy, capture and hold key power nodes. Vehicles play a major role as war-hardened flying and driving machines transport combatants to the "front" and serve as mobile platforms to launch devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. attacks on the enemy. -- Assault Mode: In the completely redesigned Assault mode, gamers are challenged to complete a variety of mission objectives to attack or defend bases in a bigger and badder version of the "Unreal Tournament" classic; many Assault maps require the use of vehicles as a critical gameplay element. -- Vehicles: "Unreal Tournament 2004" features a variety of land-, space- and air-based vehicles, including buggies, tanks, hovercraft Hovercraft: see air-cushion vehicle. , aircraft and more -- Voice Technology: Integrated voice communications, including voice-over-IP technology to allow real-time chat with teammates and opponents during gameplay; voice recognition, allowing players to issue orders to computer controlled bots bots maggots of flies which infest animals, especially horses and sheep. The term bot is also loosely used to include the invasive maggots such as those of Cuterebra and Wohlfahrtia spp. horse bots see gasterophilus. ; and, text-to-voice conversion of typed chat. Voice chat includes 3D audio on supported sound cards, so players can sense where voices emanate from. -- New and Revised Weapons: The devastating arsenal of bone-crunching weaponry that "Unreal" has become famous for returns, with several enhancements. Many existing weapons have received model and texture updates as well as sound improvements. The game also includes all new weaponry for the massive Onslaught and Assault battles, including the massive AVRiL (Anti-Vehicle Rocket Launcher) to take down incoming vehicles, the Grenade Launcher A grenade launcher is a weapon that launches a grenade greater distances, more accurately, and faster than a soldier could throw by hand. The man-portable grenade launcher , which discharges sticky explosives on enemy emplacements, vehicles and personnel, the Spider Mines, the vile and brutal arachnid arachnid (ərăk`nĭd), mainly terrestrial arthropod of the class Arachnida, including the spider, scorpion, mite and tick, harvestman (daddy longlegs), and a few minor groups. bombs that scuttle the landscape searching for unsuspecting adversaries, and a completely redesigned and reintroduced Sniper Rifle, not seen since the original "Unreal Tournament." -- Characters: New and classic fan-favorite "Unreal" characters join The Tournament to challenge players, including the vicious Skaarj and the infamous Xan Kriegor. -- New Maps: More than 100 levels are included in the game for all new and existing gametypes, featuring tons of new textures, static meshes and music. In total, "Unreal Tournament 2004" ships with more never-before-seen maps than the entire number of maps that shipped with "Unreal Tournament 2003"! -- UnrealTV: A match broadcast system that allows for hundreds of people to view an "Unreal Tournament 2004" match with minimal performance impact on a game server, creating a television sports like viewing environment for fans to watch professional and other matches. -- Voting: Complete end-user voting system Noun 1. voting system - a legal system for making democratic choices electoral system legal system - a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws allows users to choose game type, maps, mutators, rules and settings and enables players to remove troublesome competitors from the game. Custom clan-match voting system allows clans to negotiate acceptable game settings prior to a competitive match. -- New User Interface: A completely redesigned user interface (UI) is easier to navigate and supports context-sensitive menus, an in-game login menu (to improve team balancing) and an improved server browser with enhanced server filtering options. The underlying user interface system has been reengineered to be easier for Mod authors to build menus and implement their own UI designs. -- Other Improvements: Tons of cool gameplay tweaks and refinements including unique crosshairs for each weapon, the ability to carry dual Assault Rifles A
computer-controlled "Bot" team coordination and movement, network bandwidth usage optimizations and more! -- Unreal Editor: "Unreal Tournament 2004" will ship with the most powerful game creation toolsets ever released to the public - the same software the developers used to make the game. Amateur level designers and mod makers can use the Unreal Editor, including the Unreal Editor's "Matinee" tool, to make their own maps, new game modes and animated movies using the Unreal Technology. "Unreal Tournament 2004" is expected to be available worldwide on March 15, in both a standard and a "Special Edition" format. "Unreal Tournament 2004 DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. Special Edition" will ship as a double-DVD set - disk one will include all of the game content while disk two will include hours of Video Training Modules (VTMs) from 3D Buzz that teach fans and amateur mod makers how to use the Unreal Editor to create custom game content. "Unreal Tournament 2004 DVD Special Edition" will come in a limited edition metal box and will contain a Logitech Internet Chat Headset for use with the game's exclusive voice-over-IP (voice chat) technology, as well as an Unreal window sticker. For more information on "Unreal Tournament 2004" or to download the free demo, please visit the game's official Web site at www.unrealtournament.com. About Epic Games Epic Games Inc, based in Raleigh, NC and established in 1991, is a developer of cutting-edge computer and video games This article is about the British magazine covering computer and video games. For the American magazine, see Computer Games Magazine. Computer And Video Games (CVG . The company is best known as the creator of hit PC 3D action games "Unreal" and "Unreal Tournament," both award-winning blockbuster hits having each sold more than 1 million copies. Games created with the "Unreal Tournament" Game Engine include: 2002 Console Game
A console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment. of the Year winner: "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell This article is about the Splinter Cell video game series. For the first video game in the series, see Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (video game). For the novel with the same name, see Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (novel). "(TM) (on PC and console platforms) from Ubi Soft, PC Gamer's 2000 Game of the Year: "Deus Ex" from Ion Storm/Eidos, "America's Army: Operations," from the United States Army United States Army Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (PC) from Electronic Arts - and many others. Prior to their 3D success, Epic Games was well known for the hit shareware games "Jill of the Jungle Jill of the Jungle is a trilogy of platformer computer games released in 1992 by Epic MegaGames. It was intended to rival computer games from other shareware companies such as id Software and Apogee Software, Ltd.. ," "Jazz Jackrabbit" and "Epic Pinball." Additional information can be obtained through Epic's Web site at www.epicgames.com. About Atari New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATAR) develops interactive games for all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining games such as "Driver"(TM), "Enter the Matrix"(TM), "Neverwinter Nights"(TM), "Stuntman stunt·man n. A man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk. stuntman n → especialista m stuntman "(TM), "Test Drive"(R), "Unreal"(R) "Tournament 2003," and "Unreal(R) Championship"; and mass-market and children's games such as "Backyard Sports"(TM), "Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues"(TM) and "Dora the Explorer Dora the Explorer is an animated television series that is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network. A pilot episode for the series aired in 1999, and Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. "(TM), "Civilization"(R), "Dragon Ball Z “DBZ” redirects here. For the meteorological term, see dBZ (meteorology). Dragon Ball Z (ドラゴンボールZ "(R) and "RollerCoaster Tycoon"(R). Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit www.atari.com. Unreal is a registered trademark of Epic Games Inc. |
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