Demiurge Studios Announces Clone Bandits Mod

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Al of Clone Bandits sent us the details of the exciting announcement of their new UT2004 mod. Here is a portion of the press release:

Set in a
highly stylized post-apocalyptic world, Clone Bandits pits two bands of
ruffians against one another in a fight to survive. To defeat the
opposing clan, players can utilize a suite of three vehicles:

Lounge Tanks
Barracuda
Moscowboy

These vehicles, combined with unique clone-stealing gameplay, create a
new experience for players who own a copy of Epic Games' award-winning
Unreal Tournament 2004. Clone Bandits is slated for release in late May
and will be entered into Phase 3 of the NVIDIA $1,000,000 Make Something
Unreal contest.

Clone Bandits will be on display at NVIDIA's booth (#324, South Hall) in
a movie throughout the show. Additionally, from 5:00-6:00 on Wednesday,
May 12th the mod will be available to play on the show floor.

Visit the Clone Bandits forum right here at BeyondUnreal!
 

hal

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Here's the official press release with more wordage:
DEMIURGE STUDIOS UNVEILS "CLONE BANDITS" MODIFICATION FOR UNREAL
TOURNAMENT 2004 AT ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO (E3)

PITTSBURGH, PA - May 10, 2004 - Demiurge Studios, Inc. announced its
Unreal Tournament 2004 modification: "Clone Bandits" today. Set in a
highly stylized post-apocalyptic world, Clone Bandits pits two bands of
ruffians against one another in a fight to survive. To defeat the
opposing clan, players can utilize a suite of three vehicles:

- LOUNGE TANK - When you can't get to the beach, the Lounge Tank
brings the beach to you. With a reclining patio chair, sun shade and
nitroglycerin-packed flamingo death mines, it's never been easier to
relax on the battlefield. Choose between our standard model and the
new-for-spring, "Cotton-Candy Pink" version!

- BARRACUDA - The Barracuda is the workhorse of the Clone Bandits
landscape. With good speed, nitrous boosts and a passenger gunner seat,
the Barracuda is flexible enough for base assault or pump defense. With
air control, a skilled 'Cuda driver can recharge nitrous stores and fly
past the opposition.

- MOSCOWBOY - The Moscowboy is a rocket-propelled motorcycle that was
engineered from the ashes of the motherland to destroy the godless
capitalist dogs. With no external weapons, the only attack available is
to ignite the main rocket engine and crash directly into other vehicles.
Don't forget to jump off first. Lenin would have been proud.

These vehicles, combined with unique clone-stealing gameplay, create a
new experience for players who own a copy of Epic Games' award-winning
Unreal Tournament 2004. Clone Bandits is slated for release in late May
and will be entered into Phase 3 of the NVIDIA $1,000,000 Make Something
Unreal contest.

Clone Bandits will be on display at NVIDIA's booth (#324, South Hall) in
a movie throughout the show. Additionally, from 5:00-6:00 on Wednesday,
May 12th the mod will be available to play on the show floor.

About Demiurge Studios, Inc.
Demiurge Studios, Inc. is an independent, bootstrapped video game
developer located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania specializing in
"work-for-hire" projects on PC, console, web and handheld platforms.

Unreal is a registered trademark of Epic Games Inc.

All trademarks referenced herein are property of their respective
owners.
 

hal

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Hot damn!

This game's funner'n a one-legged cat in a coop full of three headed chickens... or something. :eek:

I'd liken it to a cross between Vehicle Capture the Flag with a touch of team based Last Man Standing and a dash of campy throw-back neo-nuke humor. Or whatever that means.

Very nice, guys. Nice models and music, lots of good natured humor, and a good concept. It's a keeper.
 

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Wow ... I say again : Wow !
It's definitely the quiet ones that are worth watching in the end. :)

At last yet another team that proves that there's more to mods then CS and WW2.
 

JaFO

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dannydday said:
So a professional company who helped on UT2004 is submitting a mod to the MSU contest?

that doesnt seem really fair to the other mods.
The contest doesn't exclude them : http://www.unrealtournament.com/ut2003/contest_legal.php

I do wonder why they aren't mentioned by name, while Scion & co is.
Epic can always disqualify them should they feel the need to do so.

Besides ... there's quite a few professional artists & developers working on various mods & add-ons for MSUC as is.
That doesn't mean they'll have a chance of winning.
The judges probably expect a greater level of profesionalisme from such teams ...
 

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dannydday said:
So a professional company who helped on UT2004 is submitting a mod to the MSU contest?

that doesnt seem really fair to the other mods.
These guys are very talented and seem to put a lot of efforts into their creations ,but they don't manage to pull anything else that a mod or shareware web games uh! :shake:
(losers)

seriously they could be making much more money with their creations.