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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Square Enix licenses Unreal Engine 3 for multiple games.

    Square Enix has announced that it plans on using Unreal Engine 3 on "multiple games." The deal was brokered in part by Epic Games Japan.
    Nov 17, 2011 5:15pm PST
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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Square Enix licenses Unreal Engine 3 for multiple games.

    Square Enix has announced that it plans on using Unreal Engine 3 on "multiple games." The deal was brokered in part by Epic Games Japan. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      mmmmm? maybe next deus ex so we can mod the thing??? : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
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        ue3 doesn't strike me as a particularly mod friendly engine. : jujubeads
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          That's up to the developer. And some UE3 developers have been doing as much as they can to discourage mo... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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            fair enough, but if its up to the devs with ue3, wouldnt it be up to them on the crystal engine as well? ... : jujubeads
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              Epic has the UDK, which is openly documented by Epic. I don't think the Crystal Engine is licensed outsi... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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                i dont get it -- why would square be against something like an sdk? : jujubeads
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                  Not all engines are open. Most companies keep their engines proprietary, only to be used by their develo... : the archvileThis person is cool!
                  • alright, thanks for clearing that up. : jujubeads
                  • It's more likely related to not wanting to deal with time it takes to put an sdk together. Documentation,... : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!
        • It's mod friendly if you want it to be. : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!
        • what? the tools ue3 have are awesome including the script its written with : thewindcriesmary
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        I hope not, the UE sheen just wouldn't work for me in a Deus Ex game. : bryanvlo
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          *bangs head against table* YOU CAN MAKE A GAME LOOK LIKE ANYTHING YOU WANT IN ANY MODERN ENGINE. I... : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
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            Unreal games tend to look like unreal games mostly because the engine..... Lighting touches everything so... : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!
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              yea about that.. MOH 2010 SP http://sacm.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Medal-of-Honor-in-game-sc... : marcchello
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                I'm not sure what your point is? Moh represents the artists "touch"? : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!
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                  I think his point is it doesn't really look like your typical UE3 game. : excite_mike
                  • Yeah, what it looks like is a CoH game. : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
            • What about the lighting touches everything that makes it look totally like Unreal lighting and not anyone... : SpaecKowThis person is cool!
          • Yeah, refer to what Lucy Labia said. : bryanvlo
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      This seems kind of surprising, didn't they just show off some stuff from a new engine they're building in... : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
      • Yeah, they did. Maybe this is for the interim? : ConanThis person is cool!
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        Japanese companies are really fragmented, even though they merged or have a couple other companies they b... : mo13This person is cool!
        • It's kind of bizarre how inefficient they can be. : one random winner
      • The new Hitman is running on an engine built by IOI themselves. : evildanish
    • Next Final Fantasy to be a FPS with cover system, heard it here first. : Goto10
    • Why is the most important unreal platform the iOS? : Lucy LabiaThis person is cool!