$1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest
Phase 4 winners announced; $100,000 in cash dished out; grand final judging in progress.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CARY, N.C. – January 13, 2009 – Epic Games, Inc. today announced Phase 4 winners in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest. The game development competition rewards top modifications, or “mods,” created for Unreal Tournament 3 with cash and hardware prizes in four preliminary phases and a grand final judging. The mod contest is designed to help independent and aspiring game developers learn Unreal Engine 3 technology and gain recognition for authoring high-quality game experiences.
In this portion of the contest alone, over $100,000 in cash prizes is distributed to winning mod authors. Grand final judging has commenced, and winners receiving $175,000 in cash along with a commercial Unreal Engine 3 license will soon be announced.
“Phase four of the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest is like graduation of sorts,” said Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games. “It’s the culmination of long-term game development efforts resulting in outstanding mods we’ve seen evolve from phase to phase. Mod authors have built up their creations, sought feedback from their peers in the Unreal community, received support through previous phase winnings, and now we’re down to where the best and the brightest teams really shine. We’re so pleased to shower these guys with prizes and recognition, and we’re eager to help them all achieve professional success.”
Many exceptional mods are being ported to the recently released Unreal Development Kit (UDK), the free edition of Unreal Engine 3 that provides uncompromised access to the same award-winning toolset used by many of the world’s best game developers. UDK games require no additional software for installation, so anyone can easily try them out. Demo versions of Prometheus and The Ball are available now as free UDK downloads at www.udk.com/showcase.
Epic Games and Intel will reveal the grand prize winners of the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest at the DICE Summit ( www.dicesummit.org) in Las Vegas next month. The grand prize winning mod team will receive an Unreal Engine 3 commerical license in addition to a check for $50,000. Runner-up winners will receive $40,000, $30,000, $20,000 and $10,000 in cash prizes. Educational category winners will receive a total of $25,000 in cash. Visit www.makesomethingunreal.com for more details.
The Phase 4 Best FPS Game Mod winners are recognized as follows:
First place: The Ball: Hueca by Toltec Studios
Prize: $10,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/193016/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---The-Ball:-Hueca
Second place: Prometheus by Rachel Cordone and The Prometheus team
Prize: $7,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204563/200000/fileinfo/Prometheus
Third place: Angels Fall First: Planetstorm by the AFF: Planetstorm team
Prize: $4,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/193254/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Angels-Fall-First:-Planetstorm
Fourth place: Sanctum by Coffee Stain Studios
Prize: $2,500
http://www.fileplanet.com/204511/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Sanctum-Alpha-v2
Fifth place: Jailbreak by Danny Miller and Jailbreak Team
Prize: $1,500
http://www.fileplanet.com/204517/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---UT3-Jailbreak-Beta-Demo
The Phase 4 Best Non-FPS Game Mod winners are recognized as follows:
First place: The Haunted by Michael Hegemann and The Haunted team
Prize: $10,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/192875/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---The-Haunted-Mod-v2.5
Second place: Archasis II by Jamie Galimberti and the Archasis team
Prize: $7,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204527/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Archasis-II-v066
Third place: Hazard: The Journey of Life by Alexander Bruce
Prize: $4,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204396/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Hazard:-The-Journey-Of-Life
Fourth place: Bailter Ray by Zhao Zhang
Prize: $2,500
http://www.fileplanet.com/203823/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---BailterRay-Mod
Fifth place: Steam Racers by Default Games
Prize: $1,500
http://www.fileplanet.com/204263/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Steam-Racers
Phase 4 winners of Best Graphics in Map are:
First place: The Haunted: Lost Temple by Michael Hegemann and The Haunted team
Prize: $5,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204267/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---TH-Lost-Temple-
Second place: CTF-CBP3-Antediluvian by Daniel Rozanski
Prize: $2,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204288/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---CTF-CBP3-Antediluvian
Third place: CDom-CBP3-Saip by Mario Marquardt
Prize: $1,500
http://www.fileplanet.com/204328/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---CDOM-CBP3-Saip
Fourth place: DM_AfterInfection by Damian Stempniewski
Prize: $1,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204336/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---DM-AfterInfection
Fifth place: Angels Fall First: Planetstorm – Space_Ixion by the AFF: Planetstorm team
Prize: $500
http://www.fileplanet.com/193254/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Angels-Fall-First:-Planetstorm
The Phase 4 Best Use of Physics winners are recognized as follows:
First place: Project Swing by Aaron Ash
Prize: $5,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204545/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Project-Swing
Second place: DM-RB-Derelict by Remus Brailoiu
Prize: $2,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204340/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---DM-RB-Derelict
Third place: XS Vehicles by Jochem van 't Hull and the XS mod team
Prize: $1,500
http://www.fileplanet.com/204529/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---XS-Vehicles
Fourth place: Robo Co-Op by Tobias Jacobsen
Prize: $1,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204330/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Robo-CO-OP-Mod
Fifth place: CarBall 3 by Derek Altamirano
Prize: $500
http://www.fileplanet.com/204178/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-ournamnet-3---CarBall-3
Phase 4 winners of Best Machinima are:
First place: The Plan by John Beswick
Prize: $5,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204621/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---The-Plan-Machinima-
Second place: Exodus by Luis Santander Sepúlveda
Prize: $2,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204015/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Exodus-Trailer
Third place: Cylindric Router (Fright Machine) by Aaron West
Prize: $1,500
http://www.fileplanet.com/204394/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Cylindric-Router-(Fright-Machine)-Music-Video
Fourth place: Renegade X: The Scorpion Hunt by Totem Arts
Prize: $1,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204601/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Renegade-X---The-Scorpion-Hunt
Fifth place: Airborn by Steffen Unger
Prize: $500
http://www.fileplanet.com/204575/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Airborn-Mod
Phase 4 winners of Best Level in a Game Mod are:
First place: Hazard: The Journey of Life by Alexander Bruce
Prize: $2,500
http://www.fileplanet.com/204396/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Hazard:-The-Journey-Of-Life
Second place: The Haunted: Lost Temple by Michael Hegemann and The Haunted team
Prize: $2,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204267/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---TH-Lost-Temple-
Third place: CDOM-CBP3-Velocity by Cory Spooner
Prize: $1,500
http://www.fileplanet.com/204302/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---CDOM-CBP3-Velocity
Fourth place: Jailbreak: JB-Makoy by Oscar Crego
Prize: $1,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204509/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournamnet-3--JB-Makoy
Fifth place: Bailter Ray by Zhao Zhang
Prize: $500
http://www.fileplanet.com/203823/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---BailterRay-Mod
The Phase 4 Best Art in a Game Mod winners are recognized as follows:
First place: Airborn by Steffen Unger
Prize: $2,500
http://www.filplanet.com/204575/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Airborn-Mod
Second place: The Haunted by Michael Hegemann and The Haunted team
Prize: $2,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/192875/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---The-Haunted-Mod-v2.5
Third place: Angels Fall First: Planetstorm by the AFF: Planetstorm team
Prize: $1,500
http://www.fileplanet.com/193254/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Angels-Fall-First:-Planetstorm
Fourth place: The Ball: Hueca by Toltec Studios
Prize: $1,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/193016/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---The-Ball:-Hueca
Fifth place: The Crucible by RuneStorm Team
Prize: $500
http://www.fileplanet.com/204474/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---The-Crucible-v1.0
The Phase 4 Best Vehicle Set winners are recognized as follows:
First place: Angels Fall First: Planetstorm by the AFF: Planetstorm team
Prize: $2,500
http://www.fileplanet.com/193254/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Angels-Fall-First:-Planetstorm
Second place: Renegade X by Totem Arts
Prize: $2,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204585/200000/fileinfo/Renegade-X
Third place: XS Vehicles by Jochem van 't Hull and the XS mod team
Prize: $1,500
http://www.fileplanet.com/204529/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---XS-Vehicles
Fourth place: Steam Racers by Default Games
Prize: $1,000
http://www.fileplanet.com/204263/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Steam-Racers
Fifth place: UnWheel 2: Monaco by Steven Horton
Prize: $500
http://www.fileplanet.com/204543/200000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---DM-UW2-Monaco
About the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest
In the $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, vehicles, game types, machinima and more. Exceeding $1 million in value, winnings consist of one coveted Unreal Engine 3 commercial license, over $500,000 in cash awards and additional hardware prizes. The $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest is judged in four preliminary phases and a grand final. For more information, visit www.makesomethingunreal.com.
Intel Software provides resources, technologies, products and services developers need to create innovative products and industry-leading software solutions designed to run best on Intel platforms. Intel helps PC gaming developers innovate through its Visual Adrenaline developer program. For more information, visit www.intel.com/software/visualadrenaline.
About “Unreal Tournament 3”
“Unreal Tournament 3” marks the return of the world's premiere first-person shooter to the PC, 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! For more information, visit 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 in addition to multi-core processor support, Xbox 360® and PLAYSTATION®3 optimizations, massive world support, and a highly mature tool pipeline. Unreal Engine 3's consistently evolving toolset is designed to accelerate developers' productivity for PC and console games, visualization applications, training simulations, and linear animated 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, including “Unreal Tournament 3” for PC, PLAYSTATION®3 and Xbox 360®. Epic’s “Gears of War” won over 30 Game of the Year awards, and the sales of "Gears of War" and “Gears of War 2” have eclipsed 11 million units. Epic's Unreal Engine 3 is the three-time consecutive winner of Game Developer magazine’s Best Engine Front Line Award, was the 2008 Hall of Fame inductee and won Best Engine again in 2009. Unreal Engine 3 has also been recognized as the number one game engine by Develop magazine. Additional information about Epic can be obtained through the Epic Games Web site at www.epicgames.com.
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