MSUC Phase 1 Winners Announced

AUSTIN, Texas - September 16, 2008 - Epic Games, Inc. today announced at the Austin Game Developers Conference the winners of the first phase in the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest, a competition that rewards aspiring game developers for making exceptional game modifications (mods) for Unreal Tournament 3. Awards for the first phase of the competition include cash prizes in addition to Velocity Micro PCs loaded with Intel® Software Development Products.

In each category, cash prizes of $2,500, $2,000, $1,500, $1,000 and $500 will be awarded for first through fifth place winners, respectively. First place winners in the categories for Best Deathmatch Level, Best Capture the Flag Level, Best Vehicle Capture the Flag Level, Best New Game Type, and Best Character/Customization Pack will also receive a high-performance Skulltrail PC featuring dual Intel® Core(TM)2 Extreme quad-core processors courtesy of Velocity Micro.

"These $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest winners demonstrate the imagination and innovation developers and enthusiasts have achieved on the PC gaming platform," said Jeff Abbate, marketing director, Intel Software and Solutions Group. "Combining Intel developer products, our Intel® Core(TM) processor family, and high-performance platforms with the Unreal Engine modding tools provides a wonderful opportunity for aspiring developers, machinima artists, and modders to unleash their creativity."

Added Randy Copeland, president and chief executive officer of Velocity Micro, "Selecting winners was tough because there were so many cool submissions to play, but the winners deserve the accolades for their really unique mods. Velocity Micro is honored to support the winners by awarding them our fastest Raptor PCs to help power their future game development. I can't wait to see what's next."

"On behalf of everyone at Epic Games, I would like to congratulate our Phase 1 winners. We have been blown away by the quality and variety of the mods submitted in the first round," said Mark Rein, vice president, Epic Games. "I'm really looking forward to future phases to see what these amazingly talented mod-makers can do when they have even more experience with the Unreal Engine 3 toolset that comes with UT3. I'd also like to wish special thanks to our sponsors Intel and Velocity Micro for their participation in the judging and prizes and to the 3DBuzz folks for putting together videos that have trained so many up and coming developers how to work with our technology."

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1. Salvation, a gorgeous multi-level map by Daniel "KaMi" Díaz
2. Calibrah, a map with beautiful visuals and notable weather effects by Matthias "sklare" Cytatzky
3. August, a stunning one-on-one level by Nick "neoduck" Donaldson
4. Acquisition, a thoroughly fun duel map for up to six players by Ben "Slainchild" Edney
5. Xiao, an ancient temple map with great gameplay by Sander "ZixXer" Vereecken

1. Touch, an extremely fun, medium-sized level with a highly coveted sniper nest by Cory "Spoondog" Spooner
2. React, an accessible, compact map with great versatility by Raffi "pinnacle" Bedikian
3. Safeguard, a map with a high-tech feel named for its signature alarm by Bryan "bazzwano" Sparksman
4. Ephemeral, a minimalistic yet elegant map set in an otherworldly temple by Stephane "aeternus" Perriard
5. Sloth, an urban-themed level supporting a range of combat styles by Opeyemi "Jayoplus" Ajayi

1. Megastructure_SE, a popular map set in a colossal underground structure by Thomas "Setheran" Browett
2. TheDig, a map that uses a U-shaped battlefield to encourage varied combat strategies by Chris "Plutonic" Blundell
3. OfftheRails, a greatly detailed level set in and around a train station by Neil "plugh" Hodges
4. Luracia, a striking map set in a frigid, industrial world by Christopher "Twigsby" Smith
5. CanalWarfare, a map with loads of aesthetic and gameplay variety by Neil "plugh" Hodges

1. Valley, a wintery map designed for nonstop action by Scott "Cr4zyB4st4rd" Coxhead
2. MoltenCore, a level in which the battle for the core wages across fields of molten lava by Aaron "SmokeRingHalo" Woodland
3. Beachfront, a map featuring grand battles in tropical training grounds by Nathaniel "_N_" Rossol
4. InfectionForest, a level with dense forest vegetation and two primary nodes for each team by Bryan "Sanch3z" Cole
5. Synapse, a map containing a countdown node that that fires a giant beam at the core by Josh "CaptainSnarf" Turpen

1. Rodents Faction ("Bunny" character), a mod featuring beefy, mutated beasts by David Hagemann
2. Rodents Faction ("Zombie Mouse" character), a mod featuring beefy, mutated beasts by David Hagemann
3. Project Stealth Custom Character, a mod featuring the new "Spy" character from the Project Stealth total conversion by Mason "goodkebab" Doran
4. Hel Character, a mod with custom physics, materials and first-person arms by Arn "ShadowBlade" Richert and Nolan "Dark Carnivour" Richert of Runestorm
5. Nyota, a mod including the female character belonging to the IronGuard faction by "Apoptoid"

1. The Ball: Pehua, a single-player first-person puzzle mod with an Aztec theme by The Ball Team
2. Galtanor's Invasion, a cooperative game type that pits human players against hordes of invading monsters by Michael "Galtanor" Wells
3. UT3DOM, a mod with Domination, Double Domination, Vehicle Domination, and Vehicular Double Domination game types by Mitchell
4. UT2D, a game type that turns UT3 into a side-scrolling shooter by Team Joe Bates
5. Battle Team/Freezetag Arena, a mod that contains four competitive game types by Nico "BattleMode" de Vries

1. Sentinel, a deployable, automatic cannon with multiple weapons and upgrades by Miles Asva
2. BattleRPG, a completely operational RPG mod that supports all UT3 game types by Nico "BattleMode" de Vries
3. Excessive Overkill, a mod that turns every game into an over-the-top frag fest by Dan "MadNad" Woodall
4. Psionic Storm, a mutator that allows players to levitate, become invisible, phase shift and more by Andrew Glover
5. Apoc MatrixMoves, a mutator that enables bullet time, slow motion, bullet trails and other cool effects by Rob "[Apoc]Death" Gutermuth

1. Thor Lightning Gun, the extremely popular weapon that that takes out enemies with an arc of electrical energy by Arn "ShadowBlade" Richert and Nolan "Dark Carnivour" Richert of Runestorm
2. Pitbull Shotgun, a classic, close range weapon, easily capable of dispatching enemies in close quarters by Arn "ShadowBlade" Richert and Nolan "Dark Carnivour" Richert of Runestorm
3. Mobile Portal Emitter, a weapon that allows players to place linked portals anywhere in the world by Keith Miron
4. Coda Sword, a weapon in the Coda mod that delivers Instagib but with swords by Denrei
5. RealWeapons, a mutator that replaces UT3 firearms with real world weapons by John "bez" Beswick

1. UWindow2, a powerful and flexible graphical user interface by James Tan
2. UnrealScript Studio, an sophisticated UnrealScript editor by Sam Harwell
3. Unreal Visualization Toolkit, a utility that creates heat maps and visualizations for levels based on aggregated player behavior data by Alastair Hebson
4. skUT3, an advanced in-game server browser by Nicolas "SkorpSSS" Imbert
5. UT3 Tweaker, a script that allows players to browse UT3 servers without running the game by Brad Gothard

1. The Ball: Pehua a single-player first-person puzzle mod with an Aztec theme by The Ball Team
2. Blockland, a deathmatch map with optimized physics and destructible environments by Simeon "Lord_Simeon" Spargo
3. Nowhere, a deathmatch map featuring destructible environments, thunder, lightning and water foam effects by Remus Brailoiu
4. Cubes of Serenity, a third-person 3D horror puzzle mod by Anna Beck-Thomsen, Lawrence Johnson, Jens Hammerhøj, André Johansen, Martin Larsen and Janusch Häring
5. Unreal Demolition 2, a mod showcasing exciting and destructive vehicle combat by Dan Weiss

Rahuah said:

Congrats to UWindows2, now when / where can I download it? I searched for it the other day and found nothing.

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