Atari to use Unreal Engine 3 for next-gen games
“We’re excited to continue building our relationship with Epic Games and we look forward to tapping the potential of Unreal Engine 3 technology,” said Jean-Marcel Nicolai, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Content, Atari, Inc. “By utilizing the Unreal Engine 3, Atari will gain rapid prototyping capabilities.”
“We’ve had a long-standing licensing and publishing relationship with Atari and it is especially gratifying to me to see our technology partnership continue,” said Mark Rein, Vice President and Co-founder of Epic Games. “We’re confident that Atari will make several great games with our technology and look forward to working with the company and its developers in achieving that goal.”
Of course this means that Atari will be able to release games for multiple next-gen platforms easier. Unreal Engine 3 is available for both the PlayStation 3 (PS3) and the Xbox 360.
(after 3 weeks... but for 23.5€ I cannot remotely complain!)
So merry Christmas!
