$1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest
More finalists revealed.
CARY, N.C. – September 12, 2008 – Epic Games, Inc. today announced Phase 1 finalists for the “Best Game Type,” “Best Tool” and “Best Use of Physics” categories in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest. The competition rewards top mods created for Unreal Tournament 3 with cash and hardware prizes in four preliminary phases and a grand final judging. Epic will reveal the winners in all 10 Phase 1 categories later this month at the Austin Game Developers Conference, September 15-17, 2008.
The Best Game Type category finalists are recognized as follows:
Battle Team/ Freezetag Arena by Nico “BattleMode” de Vries
http://www.fileplanet.com/187716/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Battle-Team/Freezetag-Arena-V7
Cubes of Serenity by Anna Beck-Thomsen, Lawrence Johnson, Jens Hammerhøj, André Johansen, Martin Larsen, Janusch Häring
http://www.fileplanet.com/188166/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Cubes-of-Serenity
UT3DOM by Team Domination
http://www.fileplanet.com/188596/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---UT3DOM
Domination Reloaded by spl0k
http://www.fileplanet.com/188538/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Domination-Reloaded
Galtanor’s Invasion by Michael “Galtanor” Wells
http://www.fileplanet.com/188468/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Galtanor's-Invasion-GameType
Proelium by Martin “Pfhoenix” Actor
http://www.fileplanet.com/187757/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Proelium
The Ball: Pehua by The Ball Team
http://www.fileplanet.com/188418/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---The-Ball:-Pehua
Unreal Demolition 2 by Dan Weiss
http://www.fileplanet.com/188612/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Unreal-Demolition-2
UT2D by Team Joe Bates (and various mappers)
http://www.fileplanet.com/188104/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---UT2D-v1.2
Written Off by David Jenkinson and Ben Moser
http://www.fileplanet.com/188245/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Written-Off
The Best Game Type honorable mentions are as follows:
Attrition by “OlympusMons”
http://www.fileplanet.com/188428/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Attrition-v0.5pb
CTF++ by Shee Labs Game Development
http://www.fileplanet.com/188905/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---CTF++
Endless Falling by Yuan Shen, Kai Song Liu, Chen Huang and Tao Cui
http://www.fileplanet.com/188504/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3----Endless-Falling
Fleet Wars Alpha by Martin “Pfhoenix” Actor
http://www.fileplanet.com/187767/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Fleet-Wars-Alpha
Mini-Golf Tournament by Rob Howland
http://www.fileplanet.com/188520/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Mini-Golf-Tournament
UT Race by Matthew Fawcett
http://www.fileplanet.com/188610/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---UT-Race
Zombie Invasion by Eric Blade
http://www.fileplanet.com/188590/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Zombie-Invasion
The Best Tool category finalists are as follows:
Blender_export by John “Darknet”
http://www.fileplanet.com/187667/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Blender-Export-Script-.PSK-.PSA
HMCS by David “DGUnreal” Green
http://www.fileplanet.com/188385/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---HMCS
Mark4U by Andreas
http://www.fileplanet.com/188518/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Mark4U
skUT3 by Nicolas “SkorpSSS” Imbert
http://www.fileplanet.com/188529/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---UT3-server-browser-built-in-mIRC-
Ultimate Console by Matthew Fawcett
http://www.fileplanet.com/188533/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---UltimateConsole
uMax by Christian Herzog
http://www.fileplanet.com/188209/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---uMax
Unreal Visualization Toolkit by Alastair Hebson
http://www.fileplanet.com/188516/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Unreal-Visualisation-Toolkit
UnrealPackage by Sam Harwell
http://www.fileplanet.com/188456/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---UnrealScript-Studio
UnrealRSC by Alan
http://www.fileplanet.com/188229/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---UnrealRSC
UT3 Tweaker by Brad G.
http://www.fileplanet.com/187731/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---UT3-Tweaker-Version-5.0
UWindow2 by James Tan
http://www.fileplanet.com/188318/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---UWindow2
Epic would like to recognize the following Best Tool submissions with an honorable mention:
rK DemoWatcher by Ulrich Scheller
http://www.fileplanet.com/188566/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---rK-DemoWatcher
UnrealScript Editor Alpha 1 by Aurélien Reeves
http://www.fileplanet.com/188555/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Unreal-Script-Editor-Alpha-1
UT3 Cache Converter by Brad G.
http://www.fileplanet.com/188315/180000/fileinfo/UT3-Cache-Converter-V2.1
The Best Use of Physics category finalists are as follows:
Ash Gravity Gun by Aaron “Charybdis” Ash
http://www.fileplanet.com/188365/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Ash-Gravity-Gun
Cubes of Serenity by Anna Beck-Thomsen, Lawrence Johnson, Jens Hammerhøj, André Johansen, Martin Larsen and Janusch Häring
http://www.fileplanet.com/188166/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Cubes-of-Serenity
DM-Blockland by Simeon “Lord_Simeon” Spargo
http://www.fileplanet.com/187776/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---DM-BLOCKLAND
DM-Nowhere by Remus Brailoiu
http://www.fileplanet.com/188271/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---DM-Nowhere
JetPack by Martin “Pfhoenix” Actor
http://www.fileplanet.com/187759/180000/fileinfo/Unreal--Tournament-3---Jetpack-for-UT3
Mini-Golf Tournament by Rob Howland
http://www.fileplanet.com/188520/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Mini-Golf-Tournament
Raggy Weapons by Martin “Pfhoenix” Actor
http://www.fileplanet.com/187761/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Raggy-Weapons
The Ball: Pehua by The Ball Team
http://www.fileplanet.com/188418/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---The-Ball:-Pehua
Unreal Demolition 2 by Dan Weiss
http://www.fileplanet.com/188612/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Unreal-Demolition-2
Epic would also like to recognize Best Mutator honorable mentions (Best Mutator finalists were announced earlier this week):
The Mutator Weeks by Shee Labs Game Development
http://www.fileplanet.com/188907/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---The-Mutator-Weeks
Gibalicious by Miles Asvachin
http://www.fileplanet.com/187994/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Gibalicious-Mutator-v1.2
VAS Volatile Ammo by Dion “KalCorp” Rentos
http://www.fileplanet.com/188527/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---VAS-UT3-Volatile-Ammo-Mutator-v1.0
Raggy Weapons by Martin “Pfhoenix” Actor
http://www.fileplanet.com/187761/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Raggy-Weapons
Defector by Jeremiah Ellison
http://www.fileplanet.com/188399/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Defector
BattleMOD by Nico “BattleMode” de Vries
http://www.fileplanet.com/187720/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---BattleMOD-V5
VAS Auto-Shields by Dion “KalCorp” Rentos
http://www.fileplanet.com/188377/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---VAS-Auto-Shields-v1.2
Coda Sword by Denrei
http://www.fileplanet.com/188472/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Coda-Sword
Portable Spawners by Antone Franich
http://www.fileplanet.com/188522/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Portable-Spawners-Beta-V1.0
BattleTrans by Nico “BattleMode” de Vries
http://www.fileplanet.com/187718/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---BattleTRANS-V3.2
Circus Mutator by James
http://www.fileplanet.com/188146/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Circus-Mutator
JukeBox by Jason Yu
http://www.fileplanet.com/188618/180000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Jukebox
Epic will begin accepting submissions for Phase 2 of the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest on September 30, 2008, and the entry deadline for Phase 2 is October 17, 2008. Participation in Phase 1 is not required for eligibility in Phase 2. Visit www.makesomethingunreal.com for more details on the contest.
About the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest
In the all-new $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest, aspiring game developers create modifications (“mods”) for the PC version of Unreal Tournament 3 in a range of categories including levels, characters, weapons, game types, tools, vehicles and more. Winnings exceed well over $1 million in value, consisting of one coveted Unreal Engine 3 license as a grand prize in addition to other cash awards and prizes, including Intel® Software Development Products and Velocity Micro PCs based on the Intel® Dual Socket Extreme Desktop Platform with two Intel® Core™2 Extreme quad-core processors. The 2008 “$1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest” will be judged in four preliminary phases and a grand final. Judging began in June 2008 and will conclude, with the grand final prizes being awarded, in late 2009. For more information, visit www.makesomethingunreal.com.
About Unreal Tournament 3
Published by Midway, Unreal Tournament 3 marks the return of the world's premiere first-person shooter to the PC, and its debut on the Xbox 360™ and PLAYSTATION®3. 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 battles with other human players online, or against Unreal artificial intelligence that sets the industry standard. With the most powerful futuristic weapons and vehicles available, this is FPS action at its best! More information about Unreal Tournament 3 can be found online at www.unrealtournament3.com.
About Unreal Engine 3
The award-winning Unreal Engine is known for cutting-edge graphics and its best-of-breed toolset. Unreal Engine 3 maintains those features while adding massive world support, multi-processor support, next-generation console optimizations, and one of the most mature tool pipelines in the industry. Unreal Engine 3's advanced toolset is designed specifically to accelerate developers' productivity for ultra-complex, next-generation content. Additional information on Unreal Engine can be obtained through the Unreal Technology Web site at www.unrealtechnology.com.
About Epic Games
Epic Games, Inc., based in Cary, NC and established in 1991, develops cutting-edge games and cross-platform game engine technology. The company has created multiple million-selling, award-winning titles in its Unreal series, most recently shipping Unreal Tournament 3 for PC, PLAYSTATION®3 and Xbox 360™. Epic’s breakthrough game, Gears of War, sold 5 million copies and won over 30 game of the year awards. The highly anticipated sequel, Gears of War 2, is scheduled for release on November 7, 2008. Epic's Unreal Engine 3 is the current holder and three-time consecutive winner of Game Developer magazine’s Best Engine Front Line Award. Additional information about Epic can be obtained through the Epic Games Web site at www.epicgames.com.
Epic, Epic Games, Unreal, Unreal Tournament and Gears of War are trademarks or registered trademarks of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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