Gameloft Teams Up With Epic Games

Gameloft has announced that they've signed a long-term, multi-platform licensing agreement with Epic Games. This agreement enables Gameloft to incorporate Unreal Engine 3 in four new games, two to be released in 2011 and two in 2012.

Julien Fournials, Vice President of Production at Gameloft, went on to say:


"Gameloft is very pleased to partner with Epic, especially with their ability to stay ahead of the curve and continually place the best game engine technology in developers' hands at any given point in time. Using Unreal Engine 3 allows us to push game visuals with remarkable lighting and high-fidelity environments. We are confident that players will enjoy the games powered by Unreal Engine 3."

Mark Rein, Vice President of Epic Games, elaborated saying:

"There is no doubt that the four games running on Unreal Engine 3 will be visually stunning and take advantage of the powerful mobile gaming devices. We are thrilled to provide our technology to Gameloft and look forward to a lasting collaboration."

[via Burke]


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