Midway Games along with Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) and Epic Games have dropped a huge bomb! They have announced that Unreal Tournament 3 will be exclusive to the PS3 and PC in 2007. Sony also said that the game will be the first game to have robust user generated content including multiplayer maps, custom game modes and much more.
Jack Tretton, President & CEO, SCEA says, “We expect Unreal Tournament 3 to be one of the most innovative and crucial titles of this next generation. We are extremely pleased that gamers will only be able to experience Unreal Tournament 3 on the PLAYSTATION 3 system later this year.”
Steve Allison, Chief Marketing Officer, Midway comments, “Midway is very excited to release Unreal Tournament 3 on the PLAYSTATION 3 system and PC. We expect Unreal Tournament 3 to set the bar for what a first-person shooter and next generation game can truly be.”
Mark Rein, VP & Co-founder, Epic Games remarks, “We feel very confident that Unreal Tournament 3 will continue to deliver on Epic’s promise to gamers to develop only the highest quality titles using our cutting-edge Unreal Engine 3 technology. The game takes full advantage of the power of the PLAYSTATION 3 system, and Unreal Tournament 3 will for the first time allow users to create robust user created content, known as “mods”, on the PC version and play them on the PLAYSTATION 3 system. We’re extremely excited about this and we feel this will bring a level of creativity, innovation and replayability not previously seen on home consoles.”
Unreal Tournament 3 is expected to release for the PS3 and PC later this year. The Xbox 360 version has been delayed.