Beyond Unreal has posted an Unreal Tournament 2004 shakycam video, showing 19 minutes of footage from the game. Thanks HomeLAN Fed. In related news Beyond Unreal mentions that the UT2004 demo will include five levels.

Beyond Unreal has posted a chat log from a recent chat with Epic, which of course is mostly about Unreal Tournament 2004 and the Making Something Unreal contest. Towards the end of the chat Epic's Mark Rein reveals that a UT2004 demo will be out in 2 weeks. Thanks timm.

Epic Games has released a second Unreal Tournament 2004 trailer, this time showing nearly three minutes of vehicular gameplay footage. The movie is in Windows Media Video format.

Confirming earlier reports that the game wasn't going to hit its Holiday 2003 release date, Atari let us know that Unreal Tournament 2004 is now scheduled for a February 2004 release.

Also on HomeLAN Fed today is this Unreal Tournament 2004, offering impressions of various game modes. One of the many things mentioned in the article is that a 2003 release is looking increasingly unlikely for the game.

The drivable vehicles in Onslaught include the one-seater Manta hovercraft that's fast but not powerful with its twin lasers. (While its technically a one-seater we saw players jump onto the Manta's wings to ride on top of them). You can also quickly move down to the ground with the Manta which can decapitate a human enemies head. There is also a one-seater Raptor flying craft that has twin lasers as well as a missile for its alternative fire. The Scorpion one-seat buggy has a gun mounted at the back and it can stick out big blades from either side to also decapitate human enemies (although these blades can be blown off). ...

There's a new Unreal Tournament 2004 preview on GameSpot, offering brief impressions of the game shown at a recent NVidia press event.

Over at GamesRadar you can find an Unreal Tournament 2004 preview, offering impressions of the game along with quotes from Epic's Jay Wilbur and Mark Rein. Thanks Blues News.

We received a press release from Atari, finally announcing the rebate program for Unreal Tournament 2004, among other things related to the game. Due out later this year, Unreal Tournament 2004 will carry a suggested retail price of $39.99. Current owners of Unreal Tournament 2003 (in North America) will receive a $10 rebate after submitting proof of purchase of UT2003 and a voucher and receipt from UT2004. A special edition version of UT2004 is planned as well. Here's more info on that

A Special Edition package will also be available for Holiday for a suggested price of $59.95. Unreal Tournament 2004 DVD Special Edition will ship as a double-DVD set - disc one will include all of the game content while disc 2 will include more than 150 hours of Video Training Modules (VTMs) from 3D Buzz that will teach fans and amateur mod makers how to use the Unreal Editor to create custom game content. Unreal Tournament 2004 DVD Special Edition will come in a limited edition metal box and will contain a Logitech Internet Chat Headset for use with the game's exclusive voice over IP (voice chat) technology, as well as an Unreal window sticker.

Epic has released the first Unreal Tournament 2004 trailer, offering over a minute of action packed footage from the game in DivX format. You get to see some of the new levels, vehicles, and weapons among other things. UT2004 will be released later this year.

Boomtown is reporting through anonymous sources that there will be a limited DVD edition of Unreal Tournament 2004. The game apparently fills up 5 - 6 CDs at the moment, so it sure would be handy to get it on DVD. But the release will be limited because 'there are some other things in that package that might limit its supply'.

Also on HomeLAN Fed today is this Q&A with CliffyB about Unreal Tournament 2004. JCal asks about the Assault mode in the new game, favorite vehicles, the amount of new maps, AI improvements, graphical improvements, demo plans and the planned release date. There is also a UT2004 Q&A with Epic's Jay Wilbur on GamesWeb.

HomeLAN - What can you tell us at this time about the types of Assault missions that will be in the game?
Cliff Bleszinski - One of my favorite missions is the one in which you hijack a mad-max style convoy as it speeds across the desert. Man a turret, snipe, and make sure you don't fall off! The cool thing about Assault this time around is that defenders have the occasional objective in which they can make life more difficult for the attackers. For instance, in Convoy the defenders can blow up a gas truck inside of the main vehicle which will make the attackers' possible route to their objective 50% smaller.

Atari sends along a new set of Unreal Tournament 2004 screenshots, showing more locations, characters and vehicles from Epic/DE's latest. Game will be released some time this year. Update: a new preview of the game can be found at GameSpot.

GameSpy has posted their latest Unreal Tournament 2004 preview, also offering hands-on impressions of the newest Epic multiplayer game. Several maps and game modes were put under the loop.

PC.IGN updates early with this preview of Unreal Tournament 2004, based on recent playtime with the game. There's an overview of the new features, and impressions of some of the levels there were on display.

PC.IGN has posted an Unreal Tournament 2004 preview, taking a look at the new game modes and some of the levels that will be shipping with the game.

Zee Germans at PC Pointer have posted several new Unreal Tournament 2004 screenshots, showing locations and characters from Epic's latest multiplayer shooter.

PlanetUnreal has posted a Unreal Tournament 2004 Trip Report, as they recently got to visit Epic Games. The article touches on the Assault and Onslaught modes, HUD improvements, as well as weapons and maps. You can also find a new video on UnrealOps.

Over at UnrealOps you can find a new Unreal Tournament 2004 Q&A, featuring fan submitted questions about things like player skin size, editor changes, new spectating features and UT2004 demo plans. Also on UnrealOps is this screenshot showing off the new game menu.

New on Computer & Video Games today is this Q&A with CliffyB of Epic Games. As you might have guessed, the questions and answers are about the upcoming Unreal Tournament 2004.

GameSpy has a preview of Unreal Tournament 2004 for you all today, along with this interview with CliffyB. Here's a bit on the vehicles that Epic is adding to the game (there's going to be a rebate for UT2K3 owners wanting to pick up the new game when it is released later this year)

Cliffy B: If I listed every last vehicle, then there'd be nothing to look forward to! We just got in the updated three-person Hellbender. (It needed a makeover, the first design was too similar to another huge franchise's buggy that everyone knows and loves.) It now looks like a Humvee on crack/steroid cocktail with both passengers manning their own weaponry. Vehicles are a lot of fun, but they can change a game dynamic significantly, and it requires a bit of finessing to keep things fun and balanced. We don't want the gamer to feel useless if he doesn't have a tank, so balancing each vehicle's strengths and weakness is an ongoing challenge (especially when you insert vehicles into a game dynamic that already has 12 or so established and well-balanced weapons).