Unreal Engine 4 In The Works

*hal* · 17th Aug 2005, 06:46 PM

An article on Computer and Video Games features Mark Rein spilling the beans on Unreal Engine 4.0, most notably the fact that it's already two years into the development cycle!

"Unreal 4 is totally groundbreaking and totally the way games will be done in the future," Rein continued. " I don't expect it to be staffed up as a team for a while. But when people come to work at Epic, they know they're going to be shaping the future of the videogame business."
Well our gobs were well and truly smacked at this bombshell, because we've seen what Unreal 3 can do already and we're only at the beginning it's potential going into the next gen. Imagine what it'll be like in three year's time when developers have got a full handle on it and can use it to maximum potential with Epic's mature toolset.

Additionally, Mark announced that they currently have about 14 positions available at Epic.

"We're really looking for top talent, nobody should imagine they're paid too well now or that they're too entry level to apply. We're looking for talent. Top talent."

Nemephosis · 17th Aug 2005, 06:48 PM

I bet if TWTW really wanted to, he could get one of those positions considering the work he's already done with them.

Jackal · 17th Aug 2005, 06:55 PM

wow, 2 years already in dev. So do they start a new engine every 2 years? This is rather amazing, but also troublesome. Shouldn't they be focoused on UE3. Or is UE3 already done, and they just need to polish it and make games for it? Either way, this is great for Epic. They are really taking the cake in th VGD area.

Major-Lee-High · 17th Aug 2005, 07:24 PM

Cool i guess.

Wish they would work on the ut2k4 version and make it a cheap license for indys too >_<

*Sir_Brizz* · 17th Aug 2005, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Jackal-XMP

wow, 2 years already in dev. So do they start a new engine every 2 years? This is rather amazing, but also troublesome. Shouldn't they be focoused on UE3. Or is UE3 already done, and they just need to polish it and make games for it? Either way, this is great for Epic. They are really taking the cake in th VGD area.

IIRC they have two Engine Development teams. One is for R&D on future products and the other is for support and development on current generation technology. Tim Sweeney "leads" them both.

Mad Max RW · 17th Aug 2005, 08:06 PM

I think they're out of their minds announcing the next-Next generation Unreal engine. All it does is give the competition a chance to crush them when the time comes.

*hal* · 17th Aug 2005, 08:19 PM

It isn't giving away too much by saying that they are "working on it", is it?

Mad Max RW · 17th Aug 2005, 08:59 PM

If UE4 is just an updated UE3 then fine..whatever. But when you get stuff like "Unreal 4 is totally groundbreaking and totally the way games will be done in the future" it's getting ridiculous. Epic is setting themselves up for a fall by being so in your face right now, long before they can deliver. It's nothing more than a marketing ploy.

Jaenos · 17th Aug 2005, 09:17 PM

I know I tried and was turned down(I dont believe they looked at my reel but my resume, hehe) but yeah they really want the top top top people.

T2A` · 17th Aug 2005, 09:43 PM

Meanwhile all cool new ideas go to UE4 and UE3, though originally touted to be "totally groundbreaking and the way games will be done in the future" by Epic forever while being developed, ends up totally forgotten and utter crap.

Just kidding. I'm sure there's probably about two people working on UE4, and they're probably both genius programmers like whoa. You need larger teams of developers for making actual game content, not an engine (I would think, at least).

MrBond · 17th Aug 2005, 09:46 PM

Hmmm....hype it up and fail to meet the expectations, or hold back and blow away everything? As I recall, the latter situation occured with the release of Unreal.

BITE_ME · 17th Aug 2005, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir_Brizz

IIRC they have two Engine Development teams. One is for R&D on future products and the other is for support and development on current generation technology. Tim Sweeney "leads" them both.

Dont forget the team thats working on UE5...They have been working on it for a year.

*Sir_Brizz* · 17th Aug 2005, 09:59 PM

It's not that hard to comprehend. They have one team that is fleshing out the feature set for UE3 (yes, even the ENGINE has a design spec) and another team that is working on R&D for UE4.

Every company does it, and, to some extent, talks about it publically. Just because UE4 is named and not just called "our next engine" shouldn't have any bearing on whether it's too early or not./ Several game companies talk about their future games/engines 5 years or so before they are actually released.

Jackal · 17th Aug 2005, 10:18 PM

and besides, Epic pwns! UE3 looks absoluletly amazing. I don't think they will disapoint with UE4. But honestly, I don't care....neither should you. It's still 7 years away or so.

flo0tz · 18th Aug 2005, 12:41 AM

Alright guys, time to buy new new comps... :\

Plumb_Drumb · 18th Aug 2005, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by FLuTe_

Alright guys, time to buy new new comps... :\

lol, maybe time to start SAVING, but not buy.

that new building sounds great.

I think its naive of anyone to think that, announced or not, they weren't working on a new engine.
I mean, "duh", that's what they do.
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fuegerstef · 18th Aug 2005, 03:09 AM

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooold News.

Article from June 11th:
http://www.computerbase.de/news/soft...real_engine_4/

I even posted it on Ataricommunity along with the fact that it is in development for over 2 Years.

18th Aug 2005, 03:55 AM

BU news geting behind time OMG

Kifa · 18th Aug 2005, 04:52 AM

This really gets ridiculous - starting a next engine even when NOTHING was yet released on the previous...

I really don't get it...

Retodon8 · 18th Aug 2005, 06:08 AM

Well, the other option would be to sit back and do nothing until a game using your current technology is in the stores, which could (actually should) take quite a while, which would be a waste of time and money.
What's there not to get, or the other way around: What would improve if they waited for something almost completely unrelated before working on something new?

Time to buy new computers?

Yeah right, I actually decided I'd wait a little bit after UT2007 was announced to be released maybe halfway 2006.
Otherwise I would've had new hardware by now, but I don't really need it yet anyway I suppose.

17th Aug 2005, 06:46 PM	#1
hal Dictator Join Date: Nov. 24th, 1998 Location: -------> Posts: 21,348	Unreal Engine 4 In The Works An article on Computer and Video Games features Mark Rein spilling the beans on Unreal Engine 4.0, most notably the fact that it's already two years into the development cycle! "Unreal 4 is totally groundbreaking and totally the way games will be done in the future," Rein continued. " I don't expect it to be staffed up as a team for a while. But when people come to work at Epic, they know they're going to be shaping the future of the videogame business." Well our gobs were well and truly smacked at this bombshell, because we've seen what Unreal 3 can do already and we're only at the beginning it's potential going into the next gen. Imagine what it'll be like in three year's time when developers have got a full handle on it and can use it to maximum potential with Epic's mature toolset. Additionally, Mark announced that they currently have about 14 positions available at Epic. "We're really looking for top talent, nobody should imagine they're paid too well now or that they're too entry level to apply. We're looking for talent. Top talent." __________________

17th Aug 2005, 07:24 PM	#4
Major-Lee-High Im a ranter, ignore me! Join Date: Jun. 27th, 2000 Location: The Dark Tower Posts: 901	Cool i guess. Wish they would work on the ut2k4 version and make it a cheap license for indys too >_< __________________

17th Aug 2005, 08:19 PM	#7
hal Dictator Join Date: Nov. 24th, 1998 Location: -------> Posts: 21,348	It isn't giving away too much by saying that they are "working on it", is it? __________________

17th Aug 2005, 09:17 PM	#9
Jaenos Registered User Join Date: Aug. 6th, 2005 Posts: 12	I know I tried and was turned down(I dont believe they looked at my reel but my resume, hehe) but yeah they really want the top top top people. Last edited by Jaenos; 17th Aug 2005 at 09:29 PM.

17th Aug 2005, 09:46 PM	#11
MrBond ZHP Founder Join Date: Sep. 23rd, 2003 Location: USA Posts: 452	Hmmm....hype it up and fail to meet the expectations, or hold back and blow away everything? As I recall, the latter situation occured with the release of Unreal. __________________ MrBond -------- Zero Hour Productions: http://zerohour-productions.net/ mrbond@zerohour-productions.net The future...it can still be something. I WILL NEVER GIVE UP Last edited by MrBond; 17th Aug 2005 at 09:48 PM.

17th Aug 2005, 06:48 PM	#2
Nemephosis lol Join Date: Aug. 10th, 2000 Posts: 7,516	I bet if TWTW really wanted to, he could get one of those positions considering the work he's already done with them.

17th Aug 2005, 06:55 PM	#3
Jackal Crapass Join Date: Nov. 13th, 2003 Location: Somewhere Over The Rainbow... Posts: 7,913	wow, 2 years already in dev. So do they start a new engine every 2 years? This is rather amazing, but also troublesome. Shouldn't they be focoused on UE3. Or is UE3 already done, and they just need to polish it and make games for it? Either way, this is great for Epic. They are really taking the cake in th VGD area.

17th Aug 2005, 08:06 PM	#6
Mad Max RW Road Warrior Join Date: Nov. 13th, 2003 Posts: 253	I think they're out of their minds announcing the next-Next generation Unreal engine. All it does is give the competition a chance to crush them when the time comes.

17th Aug 2005, 08:59 PM	#8
Mad Max RW Road Warrior Join Date: Nov. 13th, 2003 Posts: 253	If UE4 is just an updated UE3 then fine..whatever. But when you get stuff like "Unreal 4 is totally groundbreaking and totally the way games will be done in the future" it's getting ridiculous. Epic is setting themselves up for a fall by being so in your face right now, long before they can deliver. It's nothing more than a marketing ploy.

17th Aug 2005, 09:43 PM	#10
T2A` I'm dead. Join Date: Jan. 10th, 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 8,769	Meanwhile all cool new ideas go to UE4 and UE3, though originally touted to be "totally groundbreaking and the way games will be done in the future" by Epic forever while being developed, ends up totally forgotten and utter crap. Just kidding. I'm sure there's probably about two people working on UE4, and they're probably both genius programmers like whoa. You need larger teams of developers for making actual game content, not an engine (I would think, at least).

17th Aug 2005, 09:59 PM	#13
Sir_Brizz More Than Just Mad Skill Join Date: Feb. 3rd, 2000 Location: >:3 Posts: 25,290	It's not that hard to comprehend. They have one team that is fleshing out the feature set for UE3 (yes, even the ENGINE has a design spec) and another team that is working on R&D for UE4. Every company does it, and, to some extent, talks about it publically. Just because UE4 is named and not just called "our next engine" shouldn't have any bearing on whether it's too early or not./ Several game companies talk about their future games/engines 5 years or so before they are actually released. __________________ 64 65 61 74 68 62 6f 6f 67 65 72 73 20 6d 6f 74 68 65 72 20 6f 66 20 63 6f 75 72 73 65 Liandri Archives - A veritable smorgasbord of information about the Unreal series If Titanic taught me anything, it's to never let go until you're a frozen corpse staring hopelessly into a barren horizon.

17th Aug 2005, 10:18 PM	#14
Jackal Crapass Join Date: Nov. 13th, 2003 Location: Somewhere Over The Rainbow... Posts: 7,913	and besides, Epic pwns! UE3 looks absoluletly amazing. I don't think they will disapoint with UE4. But honestly, I don't care....neither should you. It's still 7 years away or so.

18th Aug 2005, 12:41 AM	#15
flo0tz Registered User Join Date: May. 1st, 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 882	Alright guys, time to buy new new comps... :\ __________________ flickr

18th Aug 2005, 03:09 AM	#17
fuegerstef Registered User Join Date: Nov. 7th, 2003 Location: KillingRoom Posts: 667	Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooold News. Article from June 11th: http://www.computerbase.de/news/soft...real_engine_4/ I even posted it on Ataricommunity along with the fact that it is in development for over 2 Years. Last edited by fuegerstef; 18th Aug 2005 at 03:11 AM.

18th Aug 2005, 03:55 AM	#18
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	BU news geting behind time OMG

18th Aug 2005, 04:52 AM	#19
Kifa Skaarj Warrior Join Date: Dec. 1st, 2004 Location: Lublin, east of Poland Posts: 94	This really gets ridiculous - starting a next engine even when NOTHING was yet released on the previous... I really don't get it...

18th Aug 2005, 06:08 AM	#20
Retodon8 Sheep happens! Join Date: Jan. 21st, 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 275	Well, the other option would be to sit back and do nothing until a game using your current technology is in the stores, which could (actually should) take quite a while, which would be a waste of time and money. What's there not to get, or the other way around: What would improve if they waited for something almost completely unrelated before working on something new? Time to buy new computers? Yeah right, I actually decided I'd wait a little bit after UT2007 was announced to be released maybe halfway 2006. Otherwise I would've had new hardware by now, but I don't really need it yet anyway I suppose. __________________

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