June 27th, 2008

Unreal Engine 3 For Capcom

Today's keywords: Capcom, Unreal Engine 3. What do you know about them, class? I know all of you can name at least one game that uses Unreal Engine 3, but if I say Capcom, this may not be just as obvious...or is it? Well, here you have a few titles involving this Japanese international developer and publisher: Devil May Cry, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Darkstalkers, and many others. Moving to Unreal Engine 3, Unreal Tournament 3 and Gears of War are the most notorious titles using it, but I guess there are at least 20-30 titles built around this great graphics engine. Now, let's bring all these elements together...

...and see that, according to Keiji Inafune, Managing Corporate Officer, R&D Management Group of Capcom, "Unreal Engine 3 is a perfect fit for this project being developed in Europe, and is capable of ensuring a high-quality game experience. Not only does the development team have thorough knowledge of Unreal Engine 3, the general versatility of Unreal Engine 3 will fully meet the requirements particular to this project."

OK, but...WHAT PROJECT? Most games involving Capcom were at least decent, with a lot of highlights, including those I mentioned earlier in this article, but for now, what they have in mind remains a mystery. Well, that's life... a little bit of mystery makes it more interesting!

"Unreal Engine 3 comes with a wide variety of functions required for next-generation game development, and it provides ease of use.

On top of that, one of the major advantages is the well-established support system. We are delighted to enter into this license agreement, and have strong backup by Epic Games. With Unreal Engine 3, we can expect high development efficiency as well as high creativity within the development team," concluded Mr. Inafune.

OK, any brilliant guesses? If you heard any rumor related to this upcoming game, or have a wish...please, drop your comments below, I am dying to see what's your opinion!