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We’re sure that when Epic Games took to the stage at GDC 2014 earlier yesterday, many expected them to perhaps announce a new game, like a new Unreal Tournament for example. If you have been playing FPS games long enough, Unreal Tournament was one of the more played FPS games back in the day, along with titles like Counter-Strike and Half-Life 2.

Unfortunately apart from the release of Unreal Tournament III back in 2007, we have not heard word about a new Unreal Tournament game since and given that it’s been 7 years, safe to say many think that it’s about time that a new game is announced. Sorry to disappoint but it seems that Epic Games will not be releasing a new Unreal Tournament game anytime soon. (more…)

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We’re sure there are many gamers out there who wish that they could learn how to create games just as good, if not better, than the ones that they love to play. Perhaps even land themselves a job at their favorite game studio too. Well that requires some level of education, whether self-taught or in school, but for those who are planning to enrol into a school, perhaps Staffordshire University could be one of your options. Epic Games has recently announced that they have formed a two-year partnership with Staffordshire University in which an Epic Games Centre will be create, which is basically a fully equipped space that students who are part of the university’s game design course can use.

The agreement will also provide students with the necessary hardware, the materials, as well as access to key personnel who will be able to help them further develop their game design skills. According to Staffordshire University’s Head of the Games Technology Group, Dr. Bobbie Fletcher, “We have many great courses here at Staffs but this partnership will give our students a deeper understanding of how theory is put into practice and a greater understanding of the commercial complexities of the development process.” This is a pretty cool-sounding course and will see Staffordshire join other universities in offering a comprehensive game design course.

Epic Games Partners With Staffordshire University To Help Provide Game Design Education original content from Ubergizmo.

This week the folks at NVIDIA revealed their next-generation mobile processor, the NVIDIA Tegra K1, and with it the incorporation of Unreal Engine 4 technology. This release will allow the … Continue reading

Fans of the latest game in the Gears of War franchise will be able to get their hands on a new map pack for the game this week. The DLC is called Call to Arms and adds new multiple player maps and other content.

The expansion pack brings an all new game mode called Master at Arms. This particular mode is a free-for-all game mode exclusive to Judgment with the goal of getting a kill with each of the 20 different available weapons. The caveat is that players can’t resort to melee or grenade tactics. As a player scores a kill with each of the weapons, new weapons automatically become available.

The three new multiplayer maps available in the game include Terminal, Blood Drive, and Boneyard. The maps provide a mix of close quarters combat and vertical combat. The map pack also brings to new achievements worth a total of 250 Gamerscore.

The map pack will be available to VIP Season Pass holders on April 23. Everyone else will be able to access the map pack on April 30 for 1000 Microsoft points.

[via Major Nelson]

Up until Wednesday evening, I was playing the heck out of Gears of War: Judgment , but once BioShock Infinite has come into my life, I’ve been spending all of my time with the new hotness, but after hearing about today’s update, I might be splitting my time with both games this weekend.

Epic Games is partnering up with everyone’s favorite magazine geared towards men and their girlfriends, MAXIM, to deliver the game’s first add-on to include the return of one of the franchise’s most popular multiplayer modes, Execution, as well as a new multiplayer map called Haven. The add-on will be free to a limited time, so those of you who currently own Gears of War: Judgment need to jump on this add-on ASAP by downloading it directly from the dashboard or through Xbox.com as the in-game function is currently out-of-order. (more…)

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