CyberKewl Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Yep, you heard that right! Here's what atari wrote: ATARI ANNOUNCES UNREAL TOURNAMENT 2004 Latest Edition of the Definitive Computer Blood Sport Includes New Maps, Modes, Mods -- New "Assault" and "Onslaught" Game Types Include Huge Terrain, Land, Space and Air-Based Vehicles -- LOS ANGELES - May 13, 2003 - Atari is bringing Unreal? Tournament 2004, the newest edition of the definitive virtual blood sport, to personal computers this Fall. Unreal Tournament 2004, like its predecessors, is being co-created by Epic Games Inc. and Digital Extremes. The game will be shown at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, May 14 - 16, in Petree Hall, room 4003. "Unreal Tournament 2004 is the next evolution of the greatest competitive computer game ever created," said Jean-Philippe Agati, senior vice president and general manager of Atari's Los Angeles studio. "The addition of new modes, mods and maps as well as the controllable land-, air- and space-based vehicles, means Unreal fans are getting an entirely new experience featuring devastating vehicular combat and wide scale warfare." Key features of the game include: - Assault Mode: The much heralded single-player oriented gametype returns with all-out battles with land, space and air-based vehicles on the home worlds of various Unreal Tournament 2004 combatants. In one scenario, players will experience the adrenaline rush of space-based battle while attacking or defending a Skaarj mother ship. Another scenario takes place on Xan Kriegor's mechanical home world where players attack or defend a robot construction factory. There are currently six Assault scenarios planned to ship with the game. - Onslaught Mode: New multi-player oriented combat game type on custom-built large-scale maps featuring awesome new weapons and land- and air-based vehicles. From the lethal bomber to the nefarious spider mines - players will work as teams to control map points and win the conflict. There are currently nine Onslaught maps planned to ship with the game. - Live voice chat over LAN and internet with 3D audio (on supported sound cards) so players can sense where voices emanate from. Using a microphone and headset (not included), players can communicate with teammates and buddies or just yell at everybody who gets in their way! Several settings are provided to allow users to customize their voice chat experience. - Fan-favorite Unreal characters will return to challenge in the tournaments, including the Skaarj, the Necris and the infamous Xan Kriegor. - The game will include 20 never-before-seen maps for the existing game types, featuring tons of new textures, new static meshes and new music. It's a field day for mod makers! Also included are new maps from Digital Extremes designed specifically to appeal to "hardcore" UT players. - In total, Unreal Tournament 2004 will ship with more never-before-seen maps than the entire number of maps that shipped with Unreal Tournament 2003! - UnrealTV match broadcast system will allow for hundreds of people to view an Unreal Tournament 2004 match with minimal performance impact on game server. UnrealTV will be fully integrated into the server browser to make it easy to located broadcasted matches. - Complete end-user voting system that will allow users to choose game type, maps, mutators, rules and settings and will also provide the ability to remove troublesome players from the game. Custom clan-match voting system will allow clans to negotiate acceptable game settings prior to a competitive match. - Unreal Tournament 2004 users will be able to join games on Unreal Tournament 2003 servers. - A completely redesigned user interface (UI) will be easier to navigate and support context-sensitive menus, an in-game login menu (to improve team balancing) and an improved server browser with enhanced server filtering options. The underlying user interface system has been reengineered to be easier for Mod authors to build menus and implement their own UI designs. - Tons of cool gameplay tweaks and refinements including unique crosshairs for each weapon, the ability to carry dual Assault Rifles, improved computer-controlled "Bot" team coordination and movement, network bandwidth usage optimizations and more! In addition to the new modes, maps, characters, vehicles and improvements, Unreal Tournament 2004 includes all of the content from Unreal Tournament 2003 plus the two free bonus packs released by Digital Extremes and Epic Games. Unreal Tournament 2004 is expected to ship this Fall with an ESRB rating of "M" for mature. News Source: PlanetUnreal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted May 13, 2003 Veteran Share Posted May 13, 2003 :o .... Radish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrope Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 That UT2K3 + UT2K4 compatibility is awesome. But how will they do the dual assault rifles then? I guess it is basically a tweaked up version of UT2K3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Yeah, I saw it. Stupid move... Why can't they stop being greedy and just make a MP and SP game? They'll get more money if they make it good. I refuse to buy this now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aitf311 Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Too much too quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Moved here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flae_qui Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 i know my wife will be happy she's a HUGE UT fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyt302 Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 and i was just about to buy UT2003 for the summer.... there goes that idea.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellc Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 amazing... :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwarren Veteran Posted May 14, 2003 Veteran Share Posted May 14, 2003 wow just one amazing game after another today ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty.Metal Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 this sounds good... i dident like 2k3... *still plays original ut* it kicks ass like me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memNOC Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 yuck.. whats with the naming habits? first 2k3 and now 2K4?!? :crazy: :angry: blah.. if they keep going this route, releasing games every year, people will lose interest.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persianpsycho Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 thats awsome, i hope more people will end up playing it, because unreal tournament 2003 is an awsome game thats quite underplayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekrosoft13 Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 sounds nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 old news, they said they were OFFICIALLY making an UT 2K* every year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lezend Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 i am still waiting on doom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberKewl Posted May 14, 2003 Author Share Posted May 14, 2003 It's definitely a souped up UT2K3 or in other words somewhat similar to an expansion pack with new maps, features and stuff...but let's see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 What's next UT2k5, or maybe even UT2k4.5? :p What about current ut2k3 users? Will there be an upgrade deal or could this even possibily be included into another bonus pack :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtLENIN Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 argh.. what BS is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 basically, i reckon, it's just what the couldn't get into UT2K3 in time or whatever...... if they do something significatly different on each version, maybe, just maybe, it'll be worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syphern Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 ah crap! i was gonna buy 2k3 you guys think 2k3 would be worth buying? it would be cheaper than this and i dont think the graphics have really changed plus you can download all the extra maps etc btw this got a release date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 well unless Atari provides the a bonus pack for ut2k3 players to recieve the abilities of ut2k4, then they're basically ripping us off :( Will this then lead to a new game every year? If so, then I guess I'll never buy an "unreal" product again :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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