Gearbox promised a press release at 12:00 CT tonight from the "
Liberation Party,"
and sure enough they have delivered. The news is that Gearbox has
signed a long-term agreement with Epic to use the Unreal 3 engine on
future titles including the recently announced "Brothers in Arms 3."
"We have had a huge amount of success using the Unreal Engine
technology on Brothers In Arms Road to Hill 30, which has sold about 2
million copies so far, and we're also using it on Brothers In Arms
Earned in Blood." says Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox Software,
"We've used most of the major 3D engines on the market and without a
doubt Unreal Engine 3 is the best. Epic's tools, technology and support
are fantastic. We've chosen Unreal Engine 3 as the exclusive technology
we will use for all of our own titles going forward into the next
generation. We're confident that our ability to continue to create
world-class titles will be enhanced by this choice."
