Gearbox Software, L.L.C og Epic Games annonserte i dag at de har inngått ett samarbeid, som går ut på Epic’s sin nye Unreal 3 grafikkmotor, som vil bli eksklusivt i spill fra Gearbox i neste genereasjon spillkonsoller og PC. Gearbox har tidligere brukt Unreal grafikkmotoren i det veldig suksessfulle Brothers in Arms: Road to hill 30 og det oppkommende Brothers in arms: Earned in blood, som vil komme til PC, Xbox og Playstation 2. Gearbox har allerede annonsert at de vil bruke motoren i Brothers in arms 3 samt andre senere titler.
Presidenten ved Gearbox Software Randy Pitchford uttale seg angående Unreal motoren:
"We have had a huge amount of success using the Unreal Engine technology on Brothers In Arms Road to Hill 30, which has sold about 2 million copies so far, and we're also using it on Brothers In Arms Earned in Blood.
We've used most of the major 3D engines on the market and without a doubt Unreal Engine 3 is the best. Epic's tools, technology and support are fantastic. We've chosen Unreal Engine 3 as the exclusive technology we will use for all of our own titles going forward into the next generation. We're confident that our ability to continue to create world-class titles will be enhanced by this choice."
Epic’s vise president Mark Rein uttaler seg angående samarbeidet;
We've admired Gearbox Software since their earliest days and having the chance to work with them on Brothers In Arms made us realize that Gearbox Software is one of the best development studios in the world
Gearbox Software has done amazing work on several of the industry's top franchises and with Brothers In Arms they created their own hugely successful world-class entertainment property. It is especially gratifying for us that Gearbox Software has chosen Unreal Engine 3 as the technology for their original games for the next generation
Så det er tydeligvis oppstått kjærlighet mellom de to studioene. Vi gleder oss og se hva dette samarbeidet vil gjøre med Gearbox sine spill i fremtiden.