Speaking on the UT forums, Epic' Mark Rein said:
Midway today announced an exclusive PC collector's edition for the highly anticipated first-person shooter, Unreal Tournament 3. This limited edition is encased in a special tin hard cover. Included is an Art Book featuring the flawless art style found in the vehicles, characters, weapons and environments that are signature trademarks of the Unreal Tournament 3 universe. In addition, the limited collector's edition includes bonus DVD extras.
IGN Entertainment's latest GamerMetrics report that among the nearly 15,000 gamers surveyed, the Xbox 360 version of Midway's Unreal Tournament III (UT3) has emerged with the strongest affinity to fans of Halo 3.
Much ado has been made about the potential presence of cross-platform play in Epic Games' upcoming multiplayer-heavy shooter Unreal Tournament 3 (PC, PS3, X360). The most likely compatible platforms have been PC and PlayStation 3, as the Xbox 360 version has taken a development backseat and the PS3's approach to network architecture is more conducive to the kind of freedom Epic would want for such a service. PS3, unlike Xbox 360, also supports mouse and keyboard controls, which would allow for a more potentially level playing field between users of the two platforms.
From the IGN Unreal Tournament 3 preview with Mark Rein:
Latest issue of P3Zine has a 6 page preview/interview with emphasis on how the user-built maps work on the PS3. Also has Stranglehold, Warhawk, Fracture and Fallout 3.
Epic Games appealed to the community for a great name for a CTF map. From sixty names the developer team picked their top five:
Epic Games VP Mark Rein tells Next-Gen that currently, "nothing has changed" regarding an expected November release for Unreal Tournament 3. A post late last week by Rein on Unreal Tournament 3's official forums had cast a shadow of doubt over the game's proposed November release date for the PlayStation 3 and PC versions of the game.
Following the announcement of a possible delay of UT3's launch this year, a few images has been leaked showing never before seen character.
Epic Games has updated the official Unreal Tournament III website with a selection of samples of the game's soundtrack - and so far it sounds awesome.
Calling all Unreal Tournament fans: Epic needs your help! Epic has a capture the flag map that needs a name, and thought they would turn to you for great ideas. They are starting with an open call for name suggestions. They are giving everyone until (9/10/07), then Epic will pick their favorite.
Gametrailers.com head's to Necropolis to take an action-packed look at the powerful weaponry and vehicles.
Epic Games' Mark Rein says we shouldn't expect an Unreal Tournament 3 demo for PS3 before the game's release in November, but a PC one will happen.
No one would of though it would turn out this way, but it looks like the PS3 version of Unreal Tournament 3, is going to be the definite version.
Issue 6 of P3Zine, the free PS3 magazine, has a Top 50 Most Wanted PS3 games feature, with all the games grouped in release date order and info on each. 50 great reasons to own a PS3. Plus WWE SmackDown vs RAW exclusive and Lair preview.
Mark Rein has responded to the recent rumors about UE3 on PS3 problems and UT3 running 60fps at GC in a forum post in which he states that, "Epic heard that same kind of silliness about UE3 on Xbox 360 before we shipped Gears of War and we all know how that turned out."