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''Unreal'' is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by Epic Games. The series is known for its exhibition of the namesake Unreal Engine that powers the games and is available for other developers to license. Publishing rights for the series have changed hands several times. GT Interactive was the original publisher and would be later succeeded by Infogrames, Atari, and Midway Games. Games Anthologies * ''Unreal Anthology'' (2006) contains ''Unreal Gold'', ''Unreal Tournament'', ''Unreal II'', ''Unreal Tournament 2004'', and a bonus soundtrack CD. Missing from ''Unreal Tournament'' are the improved S3TC textures which came with the original release of the game. Also, the internet connectivity of ''Unreal'' in this collection is isolated by having a master server different from that of the original game. Reception Guinness World Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in ...
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Unreal (1998 Video Game)
''Unreal'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Epic MegaGames and Digital Extremes and published by GT Interactive for Microsoft Windows in May 1998. It was powered by Unreal Engine, an original game engine. The game reached sales of 1.5 million units by 2002. Since the release of ''Unreal'', the franchise has had one sequel and two different series based on the '' Unreal'' universe. One official bonus pack, the Epic-released Fusion Map Pack, can be downloaded free of charge. ''Unreal Mission Pack I: Return to Na Pali'', developed by Legend Entertainment, was released in June 1999, and added 17 new missions to the single-player campaign of ''Unreal''. ''Unreal'' and ''Return to Na Pali'' would later be bundled together as ''Unreal Gold''. Additionally, the games were updated to run on the '' Unreal Tournament'' version of the game engine. ''Unreal'' became free to download in November 2024. Plot The player takes on the role of Prisoner 849, aboard the prison sp ...
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Unreal Tournament
''Unreal Tournament'' is a 1999 first-person shooter game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. The second installment in the '' Unreal'' series, it was first published by GT Interactive in 1999 for Windows, and later released on the PlayStation 2 and Dreamcast by Infogrames in 2000 and 2001, respectively. Players compete in a series of matches of various types, with the general aim of out-killing opponents. The PC and Dreamcast versions support multiplayer online or over a local area network. Free expansion packs were released, some of which were bundled with a 2000 re-release: ''Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition''. Powered by the Unreal Engine, ''Unreal Tournament'' received universal acclaim, often being considered one of the greatest video games ever made, with reviewers praising the graphics, level design and gameplay, though the console ports were noted for having limitations. The design of the game shifted the series' focus to competitive multiplayer ...
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Unreal Tournament 2004
''Unreal Tournament 2004'' is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. Part of the ''Unreal'' franchise, it is the third game in the '' Unreal Tournament'' series and an updated rerelease of '' Unreal Tournament 2003''. Among significant changes to gameplay mechanics and visual presentation, one of the major additions introduced by ''Unreal Tournament 2004'' is the inclusion of vehicles and the Onslaught game type, allowing for large-scale battles. A sequel, ''Unreal Tournament 3'', was released on November 19, 2007. In December 2022, the Epic servers for all games in the series were closed. Currently, no games in the series, including ''UT2004'', are available for purchase on any digital platforms and stores. Epic Games has not yet announced the reason for this decision. Plot The game is set in a universe where humans long before fought a war with the Skaarj, leaving their galactic empire in shambles. To assist in the rebuildin ...
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Unreal Tournament 3
''Unreal Tournament 3'' (''UT3'') is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Midway Games. Part of the ''Unreal'' franchise, it is the fourth game in the '' Unreal Tournament'' series, and the eighth and final game overall; its name is in reflection of the game being the first in the franchise to use Unreal Engine 3. It was released on November 19, 2007, for Microsoft Windows, December 10 for the PlayStation 3, and on July 3, 2008, for the Xbox 360. OS X and Linux ports were planned, but they were eventually cancelled. A free-to-play version, entitled ''Unreal Tournament 3 X'', was leaked in late 2022 and cancelled in the following year. Similar to its predecessors, ''Unreal Tournament 3'' is primarily an online multiplayer title. There are eight modes, including Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, as well as modes like Duel, Warfare, Betrayal and Greed. In vehicle maps, the player is equipped with a hover board, which allows players to ...
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First-person Shooter
A first-person shooter (FPS) is a video game genre, video game centered on gun fighting and other weapon-based combat seen from a First person (video games), first-person perspective, with the player experiencing the action directly through the eyes of the player character, main character. This genre shares multiple common traits with other shooter video games, shooter games, and in turn falls under the action games category. Since the genre's inception, advanced 3D computer graphics, 3D and 2.5D, pseudo-3D graphics have proven fundamental to allow a reasonable level of immersion in the three-dimensional space, game world, and this type of game helped pushing technology progressively further, challenging hardware developers worldwide to introduce numerous innovations in the field of graphics processing units. Multiplayer video game, Multiplayer gaming has been an integral part of the experience, and became even more prominent with the diffusion of internet connectivity in recen ...
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Unreal Engine 3
Unreal Engine 3 (UE3) is the third version of Unreal Engine developed by Epic Games. Unreal Engine 3 was one of the first game engines to support multithreading. It used DirectX 9 as its baseline graphics API, simplifying its rendering code. The first games using UE3 were released at the end of 2006. It was succeeded by Unreal Engine 4. History Screenshots of Unreal Engine 3 were presented by July 2004, at which point the engine had already been in development for over 18 months. In July 2005, Sony Interactive obtained sublicensing rights of Unreal Engine 3 for the PS3's Software Development Kit. The first games released using Unreal Engine 3 were ''Gears of War'' for Xbox 360, and '' RoboBlitz'' for Windows, which were both released on November 7, 2006. Initially, Unreal Engine 3 only supported Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 platforms, while iOS (first demonstrated with Epic Citadel) and Android were added later in 2010, with '' Infinity Blade'' being the first iOS t ...
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The Liandri Conflict
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ...
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The Awakening
The Awakening may refer to: Religion * Awakening (Finnish religious movement), a Lutheran movement in Finland * Great Awakening, several periods of Anglo-American Christian revival Film and television Film * ''The Awakening'', a 1913 film starring Charlotte Burton * ''The Awakening'' (1917 film), an American silent film directed by George Archainbaud * ''The Awakening'' (1928 film), an American silent film directed by Victor Fleming * ''The Awakening'' (1954 film), an American television short film starring Buster Keaton * ''The Awakening'' (1956 film), an Italian comedy drama film * ''The Awakening'' (1980 film), a British horror film directed by Mike Newell * '' Omen IV: The Awakening'', a 1991 American supernatural horror television film * ''The Awakening'', a 1995 television film starring Sheila McCarthy * ''The Awakening'' (2006 film), a Bollywood documentary * '' Species: The Awakening'', a 2007 American science fiction thriller film * ''The Awakening'' (2011 film), a ...
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Unreal Championship
''Unreal Championship'' is a first-person shooter, first-person arena shooter video game developed by Digital Extremes and Epic Games, published by Atari, Inc. (1993–present), Infogrames, and released for the Xbox (console), Xbox. Part of the Unreal (video game series), ''Unreal'' franchise, ''Unreal Championship'' is the console version of ''Unreal Tournament 2003'', and was developed to take advantage of Xbox Live. The game is notable for being the first ever console game to receive a downloadable patch. In 2003 ''Unreal Championship'' was added to the Xbox "Platinum Hits" line. In line with other online-enabled games on the Xbox, multiplayer on Xbox Live was available to players until 15 April 2010. ''Unreal Championship'' is now playable online again on the replacement Xbox servers called Insignia (Xbox), Insignia. A direct sequel, ''Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict'', was released in 2005. Gameplay * Deathmatch (video games), Deathmatch * Team Deathmatch * Ca ...
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Unreal Tournament 2003
''Unreal Tournament 2003'' is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes, and published by Infogrames under the Atari brand name. The game is part of the ''Unreal'' franchise, and is a sequel to 1999's '' Unreal Tournament''. Like its predecessor, the game is designed mainly for multiplayer gaming. The game saw a record 1.2 million downloads when the demo was released. In addition, the Unreal Engine has been widely licensed for games such as the ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'' series, '' Splinter Cell'', and ''America's Army''. An Xbox port, '' Unreal Championship'' was released on November 12, 2002. ''Unreal Tournament 2003'' would be rereleased as '' Unreal Tournament 2004'', which was released on March 16 of that year. Gameplay The available combat modes are: * Deathmatch: Frag other players as much as possible to gain the highest score. * Team Deathmatch: Two teams go head to head to be the best fragger. * Capture the Flag: ...
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Unreal Engine 2
Unreal Engine 2 (UE2) is the second version of Unreal Engine developed by Epic Games. Unreal Engine 2 transitioned the engine from software rendering to hardware rendering and brought support for multiple platforms such as video game consoles. The first game using UE2 was released in 2002 and its last update was shipped in 2005. It was succeeded by Unreal Engine 3. History In October 1998, IGN reported, based on an interview with affiliate ''Voodoo Extreme'', that Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games, was doing research for his next-generation engine. With development starting a year later, the second version made its debut in 2002 with ''America's Army'', a free multiplayer shooter developed by the U.S. Army as a recruitment device. Soon after, Epic would release ''Unreal Championship'' on the Xbox, one of the first games to utilize Microsoft's Xbox Live. UE2 saw success in its licensing partnerships, a trend that would continue with later versions. Notable games using the en ...
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Unreal Engine 1
Unreal Engine 1 (UE1, originally just Unreal Engine) is the first version of the Unreal Engine series of game engines. It was initially developed in 1995 by Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney for ''Unreal (1998 video game), Unreal''. Epic Games later began to license the engine to other Video game developer, game development studios. It was succeeded by Unreal Engine 2. History The first-generation of Unreal Engine was developed by Tim Sweeney, the founder of Epic Games. Having created editing tools for his shareware games ''ZZT'' (1991) and ''Jill of the Jungle'' (1992), Sweeney began writing the engine in 1995 for the production of a game that would later become a first-person shooter known as ''Unreal (1998 video game), Unreal''. After years in development, it debuted with the game's release in 1998, although MicroProse and Legend Entertainment had access to the technology much earlier, licensing it in 1996. According to an interview, Sweeney wrote 90 percent of the code in the ...
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