Unreal Development Kit price cut by, erm, about $1,000,000

TheANIMAL · 11-05-09, 06:03 PM

Thats right, the Unreal Devlopment Kit has just been released to the game making community for free. Virtually all the tools that unreal engine 3 game studios use are included in this package for indie developers to use to make indipendent games and distribute for free.

http://www.moddb.com/engines/unreal-...free-to-indies

Surely Crytek are going to have to follow suit if they are serious about competing with the UDK.

Tygerwoody · 11-05-09, 06:12 PM

alright! Great release by Epic!

ViN86 · 11-05-09, 06:15 PM

Hmm, interesting move.

After reading the article, it says the engine is free for independent development, but once the game goes commercial, Epic gets 25% of profits after the game makes $5000.

It's a good idea imo and probably how game engines should be offered. This way it increases usage and more people can learn the engine and become proficient at using it.

Great release

ViN86 · 11-05-09, 06:16 PM

Oh and maybe we will see some crazy mods for UT3 coming out now

Toss3 · 11-05-09, 06:40 PM

Holyczhowola that's awesome. Very generous of epic I must say.

**XDanger** · 11-05-09, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Toss3

Very generous of epic I must say.

Or just very smart.

ViN86 · 11-05-09, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by XDanger

Or just very smart.

Yea I am going to go with smart. It's a good way to tap into more money and still ensure a profit.

**XDanger** · 11-05-09, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ViN86

Yea I am going to go with smart. It's a good way to tap into more money and still ensure a profit.

And not have to do any extra work.

**Rakeesh** · 11-05-09, 08:15 PM

I think by doing this their goal is to get casual/hobby developers into the game engine, and if they ever pull a "world of goo" and go commercial, Epic can make a decent amount of coin without having to do anything extra.

That, and it is far more likely that game startups will pick their engine over their competitors', namely because it is much lower risk in investment.

ViN86 · 11-05-09, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaWolf_HK

I think by doing this their goal is to get casual/hobby developers into the game engine, and if they ever pull a "world of goo" and go commercial, Epic can make a decent amount of coin without having to do anything extra.

That, and it is far more likely that game startups will pick their engine over their competitors', namely because it is much lower risk in investment.

Yep.

CaptNKILL · 11-05-09, 11:25 PM

Well this is very interesting.

It'd be pretty awesome if Source, idTech5 and Cryengine 3 went this way.

NarcissistZero · 11-05-09, 11:31 PM

If an indie house uses this to make a game that really takes off Epic will make some serious money from it. At the same time, no upfront engine costs means it will be easier for an indie house to make said game.

Win-win as I see it. Good show.

11-05-09, 06:03 PM	#1
TheANIMAL Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Near Bude, Cornwall, UK Posts: 1,291	Unreal Development Kit price cut by, erm, about $1,000,000 Thats right, the Unreal Devlopment Kit has just been released to the game making community for free. Virtually all the tools that unreal engine 3 game studios use are included in this package for indie developers to use to make indipendent games and distribute for free. http://www.moddb.com/engines/unreal-...free-to-indies Surely Crytek are going to have to follow suit if they are serious about competing with the UDK.

11-05-09, 06:15 PM	#3
ViN86 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,486	Re: Unreal Development Kit price cut by, erm, about $1,000,000 Hmm, interesting move. After reading the article, it says the engine is free for independent development, but once the game goes commercial, Epic gets 25% of profits after the game makes $5000. It's a good idea imo and probably how game engines should be offered. This way it increases usage and more people can learn the engine and become proficient at using it. Great release

11-05-09, 06:16 PM	#4
ViN86 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,486	Re: Unreal Development Kit price cut by, erm, about $1,000,000 Oh and maybe we will see some crazy mods for UT3 coming out now

11-05-09, 06:40 PM	#5
Toss3 .<<o>>. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 4,763	Re: Unreal Development Kit price cut by, erm, about $1,000,000 Holyczhowola that's awesome. Very generous of epic I must say. __________________ : :Asus Rampage II Gene : : Core i7 920 4011Mhz : : 6Gb 1600Mhz A-Data DDR3 : : Club3D Theatron Agrippa : : Intel 80GB SSD : : 2xSamsung F1 750Gb : : Sapphire 5850 @ 850/1225Mhz : : : :Benq FP241W : : Optoma HD80 Projector + 92" Screen : : Genelec 8020B speakers : : Sony MDR-XB700 Headphones : : Razer Lycosa : : Razer Lachesis : :

11-05-09, 08:15 PM	#9
Rakeesh Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sonoran Desert Posts: 6,863	Re: Unreal Development Kit price cut by, erm, about $1,000,000 I think by doing this their goal is to get casual/hobby developers into the game engine, and if they ever pull a "world of goo" and go commercial, Epic can make a decent amount of coin without having to do anything extra. That, and it is far more likely that game startups will pick their engine over their competitors', namely because it is much lower risk in investment.

11-05-09, 11:25 PM	#11
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: Unreal Development Kit price cut by, erm, about $1,000,000 Well this is very interesting. It'd be pretty awesome if Source, idTech5 and Cryengine 3 went this way. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

11-05-09, 11:31 PM	#12
NarcissistZero Loving Everything Me Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 8,033	Re: Unreal Development Kit price cut by, erm, about $1,000,000 If an indie house uses this to make a game that really takes off Epic will make some serious money from it. At the same time, no upfront engine costs means it will be easier for an indie house to make said game. Win-win as I see it. Good show. __________________ I gots one of them high powered gaming computers with an EVGA GTX 480 video thingy and a Q9550 processing device and also one of them Windows 7 64 operating programs with 4GB of some Corsair 1033 DDR2 ram. Steam, Xbox Live and PSN: StingingVelvet