Unreal Engine 3

A while back, we got a look at what a game might look like using Unreal Engine 3 technology that is still being worked on by those awesome fellows at Epic. For reference, here is that very video that came out around March.


Smoking has never looked cooler

Nice little glimpse into the future, isn't it? Well, yesterday Epic released a screenshot of the new engine's capabilities, and while that may seem like a step back from a full length video, it's impressive in one very important way. It's a picture of a green, hilly field rather than a grimy looking city.

The hills are aliiiiiiive... with the sound of gunfire at some point most likely.

While the picture speaks for itself, I must say it looks downright incredible. The lighting is in all the right places and the grass and trees look amazingly real. All of you longtime gamers out there know how many years we've been waiting for realistic looking foliage. The rocks look like actual rocks as opposed to giant hunks of lumpy crap and that fence... well it looks like a fence. The future looks promising. And expensive.