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Dark Sector developer and long-time Epic partner comments on Unreal Engine 3 photo

Mark Rein and company had better fortify the castle games. The criticisms of Epic Game's Unreal Engine 3 continue to pour in, as Digtal Extreme's Steven Sinclair has chimed in.

"A lot of promises were made about the Unreal III engine, particularly on the PS3," he told Australian gaming Web site, Gameplayer. "But as we see now, the time frames haven't been met and now a lot of games using it are being held up."

Sinclair's comments are particularly biting, considering Digital Extreme's past relationship with Epic Games. These are the guys that developed the PC title, Epic Pinball (when Epic was ridiculously called Epic MegaGames), as well as having worked with Epic on a number of other high profile PC and console titles.

Their current project, Dark Sector (which should see release on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 before LA breaks off and falls into the ocean), uses the company's custom "Sector Engine."

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Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2007 10:47
Snaileb
Crisis averted! oooo.. no.. no, wait, that's bad.

PS. I can't wait for Dark Sector.
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2007 10:50
Professor Pew
Dark Sector, that game that looks like Bullet Witch with a Night Elf moonglaive instead of a gun?



Gogogo idtech5, I say!
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2007 10:57
Nick Chester
I can't wait for Dark Sector, either. I didn't get a chance to play it at E3, so I am mad at myself. I also haven't heard anyone talk about it, good or bad, in quite some time.

Anyone?
ConsummateK's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2007 11:13
ConsummateK
Somewhere Too Human execs are raising their glasses.
SPJglitches's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2007 11:15
SPJglitches
I think it looks pretty neat too. I watched a live demonstration of it at GameSpot.com and it looked like it could be a lot of fun. I liked how they used the blade thingy (what's that called?) to do environmental puzzles and stuff. I'm not completely sure if I'll buy it yet, but it definitely looks like it could be cool.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2007 11:25
Mxyzptlk
This game looks slick as hell in motion, I really hope they pull it off.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2007 11:33
brainderailment
soo, were they originally working with the UE3 and decided to make their own "Sector Engine"? Anyway, this game is gonna=the Ballz.
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2007 12:07
BlindsideDork
What does this game come out again?
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2007 12:20
Professor Pew
@BSD: EB Games says "Pre-Release Ships 01/15/08"
hovercraft's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2007 14:09
hovercraft
so refresh my memory, who else has complained about unreal engine 3? or wait. or was it just Digital Extremes bitching a lot?
Altair78's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2007 15:03
Altair78
I think the game looks pretty sweet.
C_h_a_n's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2007 16:21
C_h_a_n
@hovercraft

With press notes, only Silicon Knights has said something, as far as I can remember. But if you talk with any other studio using the UE3, everyone has something to say (AKA complain). And then they will state how awesome the results can be.
kadosho's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2007 16:31
kadosho
I remember some of the concept art, and "Krull" came to mind. But instead of the retro 80's apocalyptic utopia, its a more cyberpunk one. Oddly enough this game has been in development as long as Final Fantasy Advent Children was being produced. jeez.. i never think I'd admit that here.

Hopefully they'll tie up their loose ends with Epic, and just be left alone. They're onto something here, and its gonna kick lots of ass.
Serpentish's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/20/2007 19:16
Serpentish
"Dark Sector (which should see release on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 before LA breaks off and falls into the ocean)"

Remember, that's just a tentative release schedule.
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