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'Unreal Engine 7' exists - it's just called UE3, says Bulletstorm chief

Those claiming that Epic's Unreal Engine 3 is becoming outdated, eat thy words.

According to Bulletstorm boss Adrian Chmielarz, Epic adds "astounding" improvements to the engine every quarter - so much so, the studio "could have named the latest version something like Unreal Engine 7".

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kingjoker345376d ago

One thing i absolutely hate about the UE3 is the time it takes to load textures, like when you start a game or something it takes like 20 seconds for the textures to load

DaTruth5376d ago (Edited 5376d ago )

Funny thing with that is, Digital Foundry decided that slow texture loading and impromptu loading in Enslaved 360 version, isn't as bad as a little more stutter and some screen tearing in Enslaved PS3 version.

Some people(like myself) don't even notice screen tearing, but slow texture loading doesn't get past anybody.

Enslaved should have been equal on both platforms given that they both suffer from serious flaws and neither's were considered game breaking!

But how could something be worked on and updated so much and still be so broken? I don't think Epic should be touting this!

Lord_Doggington5376d ago

are you kidding? screen tearing completely destroys the atmosphere and removes the player from the experience. that's why it's such a no-no

GraySnake5376d ago

and a game that has to keep loading the same textures over and over again doesn't?

Anderson85376d ago

@datruth

yea i definitely agree i hardly ever see screen tearing but slow loading textures is hard to miss

ExplosionSauce5376d ago (Edited 5376d ago )

I think Lord_Doggington was being sarcastic, lol.

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My only beef with the Unreal Engine is that light bloom effect that's always around.
And AA.

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ATi_Elite5376d ago (Edited 5376d ago )

The Unreal Engine....
made from a partnership between Dow Plastics and Hasbro Play-Doh because everything in an Unreal Engine game looks to be made from Play-doh covered in shiny plastic.

If Epic was really Epic, they would make a new engine.

mac_sparrow5376d ago (Edited 5376d ago )

I'd join that, wouldn't miss out on as many excellent games as you might think. Yes, Arkham would be one but try coming up with lots of others that are going to be brilliant.

Of course it wouldn't stop companies using middleware, they'd only move to another at the absolute most. Therefore I must unfortunately accept that some games will look like I'm playing with action man figures and avoid these in my games are for all ages arguments.

osamaq5376d ago

@BabyTownFrolics

that was hilarious bubbles 4 u :)

I hate unreal engine 2

DigitalAnalog5376d ago

***SPITS DRINK AT MONITOR....

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ndibu5376d ago

-Continue statement
Why don't you ever write those? What we're smart enough to know where your statements start but we'd be lost not knowing where they end so you have to tell us?
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SoSLy5376d ago

kinda sucks wasting your only bubble just to tell em that and its not even on topic..

DaTruth5376d ago

Reported: for being off topic!

(Just kidding, didn't actually do that)

edhe5376d ago

I did :D

Just wondering why people don't understand it?

gamerdude1325376d ago

That's a bit of an overstatement, don't you think? Aside from the 10-second texture loading, the Engine's good, but UE7? Haha, you guys just wait another 40 years when the ACTUAL UE 7 comes in and THIS ONE looks like crap.

DaTruth5376d ago

Baked in lighting is simply last gen and shouldn't be acceptable in this day and age! With all the incredible lighting techniques in this gen, lighting is a staple of this generation and a defining hallmark, almost determining the difference between a last-gen/this-gen game, especially with some games even straying into real-time ray-tracing!

ChronoJoe5376d ago

I was thinking about this yesterday. Looking at bulletstorm it looks like epic are running UE4 already...

WLPowell5376d ago

but bulletstorm doesn't look better than some other games that use UE3. Bulletstorm visually has always looked kinda meh to me.

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Duty Calls - Epic Games' Forgotten Call of Duty Parody

Back in 2011, Epic Games and People Can Fly launched a Call of Duty parody - Duty Calls - that has been lost to the annals of history.

closed_account744d ago

"Duty Calls: The Calm Before the Storm" sounds more like a massive case of the sh**s. 😂

I saw the parody mention, and half expected the ability to drop a deuce on your opponent... I left disappointed.

closed_account742d ago

Never too much Taco Tuesday!! Now if only we could just achieve eternal Taco Tuesdays without the inevitable Wipe-It Wednesdays!!! 😂😂

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Amplitude743d ago (Edited 743d ago )

Hahaha i actually just dropped a review of this game on my channel! I hit all the story beats for anybody too lazy to install it and play through it
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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Bulletstorm - A Cult Classic Worthy of Revival?

Bulletstorm will soon receive a VR remake, but is it worth revisiting? Take a look back at the original 2011 release.

IMissJimRyan752d ago

Absolutely. I remember when the game came out on ps360, I thought: "wow, another shooter" and in the 7th gen that wasn't an unfair reaction.

But when the game was re-release on ps4 I took my time an played it (it was on playstation plus at the time) because, ironically, I missed a shooter in that console. And boy, what a fun game! They made a game to be played and not to be watched. It was a fresh air in the genre that deserved better.

So yes. Maybe it find its audience this time.

SullysCigar752d ago

It's an awesome game. The only exception (for my taste) is the script writing, which is OTT, but I guess that's what they were going for. It does at least match the OTT action and gore. I thought it was great overall and actually being in this game is going to be bonkers!

IMissJimRyan752d ago

Yeah, I agree that storywise it's not an Oscar nominee, but it's like a porn movie in game format.

Abnor_Mal752d ago (Edited 752d ago )

Agree with the over the top script, and felt at the time that was the only thing that people were hyped about, the language and not game play.

But in vr this game is going to be great. It has everything that would make a great vr game. Lots of bombastic action, gunplay, blood, and that leash.

Looking at the gameplay now it seems that the game was ahead of it’s time and was perfect for vr before vr wasn’t even off the ground.

Venoxn4g751d ago

I loved the game back in the day and will love in VR even more!

Yui_Suzumiya751d ago (Edited 751d ago )

I got it on PS3 at launch and am still waiting for the long rumored sequel to finally be announced. Currently have it on Switch and wish a physical version of that would be released. Absolutely love it.

FinalFantasyFanatic751d ago

I actually feel like this game gets revived all the time, not that I hate the game, I actually quite like it, it's just constantly available, unfortunately I'm not a fan of VR so I'll be skipping this version.

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8 Games that need sequels

GF365: "Here are eight games that need sequels. These games are ones that players would love to experience another time, bigger and better."

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Leeroyw788d ago

Bloodborne is a game I still restart and play every few months. I would welcome just a re release in 60fps with a visual upgrade. It's a perfect game. If I was king for a day I would include the randomizer mods because then it would be a kind of rogue like and I could play it forever.

gleepot787d ago

Sure, ill take a sequel to all of these.