Jan 7, 2008 What is being labeled the very first third-party mod for Unreal Tournament III on PS3 has been released. Action Cam carries this description: "Play from an over the shoulder view, like Gears of War or Mass Effect, and join the fight from an all new perspective. Action Cam is designed to offer better visibility, depth, and feedback to the player than the normal first person view, as well as create a more visceral experience when battling it out in the arena." You can view the mod ... » Read More

That is correct Epic has just released the PS3ModTools patch for PC users to now cook mods for the PS3 version and you can download it from PSN at Home right now.
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Fall, creator of the Action Cam mod for Unreal Tournament III on the PC, has cooked up his most wanted mod for the PLAYSTATION 3 version of the game with the new tools Epic release.

The new mod however only has one flaw, which is the characters disappearing when they get too close to the screen. Fear not, he plans on fixing it in the next release of the Action Cam. For now, just enjoy! Download the mod below.
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Today Epic Games sent out an email to an unknown amount of people on the Developer Mailing list, who now have access to the PS3 Mod Tools patch for there Unreal Editor. They have been ask not to "distribute it or make it generally available to the public." So PSN at Home will be giving you the best information without giving you the tools! Expect to see many downloads for PS3 version available at psnathome.com!
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Jan 3, 2008 The UT III mod cooker - a tool to turn PC mods into PS3-compatible mods - could be released as early as next week in an update. Rein brought the good news in a brief progress report: "We're very close to releasing an update to the Unreal Engine 3 editor, that comes with the PC version of UT3, that will allow UT3 mod-makers to cook their mods into the required PS3 format. "We've been doing some internal testing and we're hoping to expand to a wider group tomorrow or Friday. If all ... » Read More

iD Tech Camps, an American summer computer camp is to use Unreal Tournament III and its mod tools to teach game design
The software will be used to help students get a grounding in game design and development principles.
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Epic is very close to releasing an update to the Unreal Engine 3 editor, that comes with the PC version of UT3, that will allow UT3 mod-makers to cook their mods into the required PS3 format. Epic has been doing some internal testing and they hoping to expand to a wider group tomorrow or Friday. If all goes well then we should see the update released next week which is what Mark Reign expect's will happen. Obviously the process works, as Epic put out a few mods before Christmas and people seem to be playing them, but it is the update to the editor that Epic is testing.
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Epic's Mark Rein has re-confirmed that he erm, cannot confirm a solid release date for Unreal Tournament III on Xbox 360.

"We don't have a specific release date yet," the Epic VP told CVG, in response to magazine reports to the contrary. "Right now we're finishing up the European PS3 version."

It was released on the PlayStation 3 last month in North America but there's still no European date and no word on how much lead Sony will have over the Xbox 360 version.
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Here it is a very useful tutorial for PS3 and UT3 owners on how to download mods using your PS3 internet browser.
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Dec. 26, 2007 - John Gaudiosi is a national journalist who has been covering the video game business for more than a decade. In addition to blogging for WRAL.com, he also writes about gaming for Wired Magazine, The Washington Post, Xbox.com and Yahoo! Games. Here are his picks for the best games of 2007:

¿ Mass Effect
¿ Halo 3
¿ BioShock
¿ Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
¿ Unreal Tournament 3
¿ Rock Band
¿ The Orange Box
¿ Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat
¿ Super Mario Galaxy
¿ Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Notes: In addition to his credentials already listed above, John Gaudiosi is a senior editor for Variety's Video Business and regularly writes about videogames for Electronic Gaming Monthly, GameDaily, GamePro Magazine, Kotaku, MCV, Prima Games, Business 2.0 Magazine, CBS, Chicago Sun-Times, ESPN, Home Media Magazine, NBC, Reuters, and The Hollywood Reporter. He also works on video game programming for networks like The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, Starz Entertainment and VH1.
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Hey if you hate having to push the button to talk then hold it down press start and let go of your talk button and now you don't have to push it
it's really a helpful thing
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There are various posts on the official UT3 forums saying that one of the user created mods 'Cooked' by Epic games is crashing PS3's.

People are pointing towards the 'Mutator' mod that was released.

As this is a user mod it is unclear who will look into this problem as if Epic look into the problems they will simply be a free testing arm for PS3 user mods and this task will become impossible once they release their utility for pc users to cook mods themselves.

This mod was obviously cooked for use by Epic so i think they will look into it but it does raise some questions about managing user created mods being used unintentionally/intentionally in virus like ways.

Just like mods on pc do not install multiple ones at a time, test it fully after installing it. At least then you know which mod caused the issue and it can then be removed.
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Downloadable now, 4 new maps available for download now, free of charge.

"Here is how to install UT3 mods on your PlayStation 3.

1. Unzip the file to the root directory of any memory card that is readable by your PlayStation 3. It is already in the proper directory structure but, just in case, the path and filename need to be: ps3\savedata\blus30086-modimport\userdata.jam

2. Boot up Unreal Tournament 3 on your PS3

3. Go to the "Community" menu

4. Choose "My Content"

5. Press the [SQUARE] button to "Import Mod"

6. Follow the directions on the screen to import it from your memory device."
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"The PS3 version didn't actually support mods at launch, and even now that they are patching in their campaign promises"

Rain: That is incorrect. The PS3 version of UT3 supports mods right out of the box. The Unreal Editor that ships with the PC version requires an update (which is hopefully coming very soon) to allow end-users be able to "cook" mods into the proper format required for the PS3. This functionality requires us to release some code provided by Sony and we're working through the licensing paperwork with them now. In the mean time we've picked a few cool UT3 mods off the internet, cooked them ourselves (with the same tools we expect to release to end-users shortly) and released them back to the internet in the proper format. We started with a single map but we're going to release a few more maps, a mutator and a new gametype later today. These are all user-created mods - all we're doing is converting them into the PS3 format. We're working on some cool stuff of our own to release down the road as well.
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Dec 21, 2007 The first user-created content for the PS3 version of Unreal Tournament III has hit the internet. Deathmatch map DM-Shrine has been created by a bloke from Nottingham, and is described as a "small map designed for close-quarters combat" and supports two to six players. DM-Shrine is hosted on FileFront, which has details on how to get the map up and running on PS3 UTIII once it's downloaded. User-created content such as this has traditionally been the stomping ground of the PC, ... » Read More

As Epic explained on its forums delays dotting the i's and crossing the t's held up the tools needed for modders to make their content PS3 compatible. While it usually takes a little while for the mod scene to really cranking anyway, that sparked some disappointment that PS3 gamers wouldn't be able to start adding user-created mods to their game right out of the box.

The public release of those tools remains in limbo (don't worry; it shouldn't be too long 1UP's sources say). In the meantime, Epic themselves have stepped in and using their developer version of the tool have packaged up a surprise Holiday treat for PS3 UT3 gamers. The first ever user-created, not to mention free, map for Unreal Tournament 3 on PS3 is DM-Shrine by Thomas Browett, who goes by the name Setheran on the official UT3 forums.
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Who doesn't like shooting things? PS3 had more than its fair share of bullets and explosions. Which games made you more of a man this year?

And the nominees for PS3 Fanboy - Best Shooter of 2007 are:

Call of Duty 4
The Orange Box
Unreal Tournament III
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CVG reports:

"Jim Brown, lead level designer at Epic Games, has been talking about the PS3 version of Unreal Tournament III and the possability of getting some Home features in there at some point.

When asked by PSU if there are any plans to integrate Unreal Tournament III into PlayStation Home, Brown replied: "There appears to be some great options for trophies, achievements, matchmaking, demos, and distribution of user-made content, just to name a few. We're excited to see how things turn out, but it's a little too early to really anticipate how far we'll be able to go with it."

Fingers crossed that means there'll be some features worked in. As far as a European release goes, Brown could only say, "We don't have an exact date yet but we expect it to be early in the new year." Sooner rather than later, we hope."
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This year multiplayer gaming has been taken to a new level with quality online experiences that are also great fun in an offline, living-room setting. Shooters occupy the majority of our nominations this year, but they're also joined a couple of the most innovative multiplayer titles ps3fanboy has seen to date.
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