Speaking to C&VG, Epic Games VP Mark Rein revealed that the creators of the Unreal games and technology have already begun work on what would eventually become the Unreal Engine 4. Rein revealed the interesting fact that the fourth iteration of the Unreal tools and technology has indeed been in development for the last two years.
“Unreal Engine 4 will be totally groundbreaking and the way games will be done in the future,” said Rein.

“I don’t expect it to be staffed up as a full team for several years. But when people come to work at Epic, they can come here with the knowledge that we’re always keeping one eye on the future and they’re going to be helping to shape the future of the videogame business”.

Although no Unreal Engine 3-powered game has yet shipped to store shelves, the next-generation engine is enjoying a big momentum in the development community, with more and more developers and publishers signing every month a deal with Epic Games to license the technology. Microsoft Game Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment, Vivendi Universal, Midway Games, 10TACLE and Namco are just some of the game companies that have licensed the Unreal Engine 3 tools and technology.

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Debute trailer of the Gears of War 2, just from GDC. Enjoy:

Damn, Marcus is so sexy when he fights starwars-like with locust by chainsaw, arrr

With less than, a 2 hours before the official Microsoft press conference from GDC, an official press release from Italy has confirmed the presence of some big games and new games. The Press Release also confirms to the Gears of War 2 to be exclusive to Xbox 360.

“Gears of War 2
From Epic Games. November 2008. Sequel to the best-selling (4.5M copies) Gears of War. Follows the story of Marcus Fenix and Delta Squad (Squad Delta?). 3rd person. Xbox 360 exclusive.”

Gears of War 2
Fable 2
Too Human
Castle Crashers
Go! Go! Break Steady
Ninja Gaiden 2
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK ? Will Epic Games be acquired by Microsoft?

As Epic?s management team heads west for the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, GamePro magazine is predicting that Microsoft will buy the fast-growing game technology firm.

?Microsoft will buy Epic Games for $1 billion this summer,? wrote Travis Moses, assistant editor at GamePro, in the magazine?s new issue. Read more… »