
Epic Games' plans to release a new UT game each year have long since gone down the drain, and even the upcoming Unreal Tournament 2007 - originally intended to be released in 2006 - couldn't keep up with the prolonged development time required for such a next-gen multiplayer shooter. So now that the whole EA Sports-like numbering system is compromised, Epic and Midway are finally changing the game's title, from UT 2007, to Unreal Tournament 3 - according to a report on GameSpy.
They say that the game is scheduled to be released in the latter half of this year for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and they point out that there's a new UT3 trailer, which we found lurking on IGN.
"The video gives a glimpse of a few levels and weapons as well as a number of vehicles, including the towering tripod-like walkers. One feature in UT3 that's got us especially excited is the cooperative online campaign mode. PC gamers will enjoy the added treat of getting the Unreal Engine Toolset to unleash their inner modder", GameSpy writes. On their gamespace, there's also the following new description for the game:
"The Necris invasion has begun, and your clan was one of the first to be slaughtered. Head to the front lines and join this Epic battle to defend humanity while taking your revenge. Unreal Tournament 3 marks the return of the premiere tournament-style first-person shooter. Unreal Tournament 3 unleashes the full power of Unreal Engine 3, taking graphics, gameplay, and challenge to a whole new level. Players engage in intense and hyper-real battles with other human players online or against incredibly realistic Unreal artificial intelligence. Over two dozen weapons and vehicles have been upgraded and enhanced for maximum killing potential. Take on all comers in a variety of game modes including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, an all-new Warfare mode and more." It's also worth noting that the old UT2007.com official website currently shows only a splash page with a huge "III" in the background, indicating that the game's new title might actually be Unreal Tournament III, with Roman numerals. In any case, we expect that page to redirect you either to UnrealTournament3.com, or to UnrealTournamentIII.com soon (this latter one simply takes you back to UT2007.com). On the other hand, the UnrealTournament3.com domain, which is also registered by Epic Games, gives a "Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)" message right now. So we'll wait a bit longer for it to go live.
Well... now that it's settled, they can safely delay it to 2008, without having to worry about adjusting the title anymore.
Oh wait, why is it UT3, when this is actually the 4th one?!




