Mark Rein, Co-Founder of Epic Games, sat down with Edge Magazine to talk more about Unreal Engine 3. Of course, as with any interview with Mark, the questions always come up about Android, which is great except he is probably sick of it by now. Either way, he does mention problems still with Android.
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Perhaps it was the out pour of gamers and developers on Android going “really? REALLY?” that prompted some new information about the next Unreal Engine and it’s developer kit in terms of Android support. Yesterday word spread that Unreal Engine would not be supporting Android for a few ‘reasons’.
[Update] Unreal Engine still not supporting Android officially, doesn’t mean you can’t make games with it though
Yesterday Kotaku and Gizmodo teamed up to unveil a closer look at the new Unreal Engine by Epic. One of the improvements coming to Unreal Engine is more mobile gaming support in a general sense. While the new Sony handheld system and iOS are supported, Epic has made no plans to announce Android support officially yet.
Just in case you are still wondering if the LG Optimus 2X is going to be the slick Tegra 2 Android phone everyone is claiming it to be or in case you still have reservations on Unreal Engine 3 on Android devices even though there are numerous games coming soon made with it, here is a video of the LG Optimus 2X and Epic Citadel.
So some random gaming site called The SlowDown took the time to site down and talk to Epic’s Vice President, Jay Wilbur, to talk about development of games on the mobile platform among other things. Jay Wilbur mentions that one major hurdle is the hardware fragmentation that Android currently has… really?
Not that Unreal Engine 3 officially supports Android just yet even though they will sell you a license to make an Android game, such as Dungeon Defenders: First Wave. Well their primary showcase game demo, Epic Citadel, is now up and running on a dual-core Tegra 2 Android tablet and it looks fantastic.
This week Epic released the Unreal Engine Kit for developers on the iOS platform, officially. Android, however, is still unofficially supported. Mark Rein, VP of Epic, says that although Android developers can get license for development using Unreal Engine 3 (see Dungeon Defenders), nothing is official just yet…
In an interview with Ars Technica, Mark Rein comments about the Android OS and Unreal Engine. Overall the interview is great and is definitely a good read. Most of it is focused on iOS and Infinity Blade, however, Mark Rein does comment on Android. The Unreal Engine is up and running for Android, but we already knew that.
Two days ago I posted about the iOS game developed by Chair Entertainment which used Unreal Engine 3. Even though this game is for the iOS it gives us a glimpse as to what we could expect to see when games start coming out for the Android platform using Unreal Engine 3. Well today the official trailer for the game was unveiled, begin drooling.
Infinity Blade by Epic made using Unreal Engine 3 preview – idea on how it will look on Android devices?
While iOS is enjoying some Unreal Engine 3 love, first with Epic Citadel and now the announcement of RPG game called Infinity Blade, the screenshots released give us a better look into what we can expect when we start seeing Android games made with Unreal Engine 3. Some already are being made such as Dungeon Defenders.