<![CDATA[Kotaku: Tim Sweeney]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Tim Sweeney]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/tim sweeney http://kotaku.com/tag/tim sweeney <![CDATA[Unreal's Next Engine Will Need a Console At Least Ten Times More Powerful than the Xbox 360]]> The human eye can only perceive 72 frames per second. We've been seeing games at 60 frames per second for some time. And as graphics approach photorealism with current computing power, some suggest that the days of giant leaps in visual quality are past us, and we'll be seeing smaller refinements going forward. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5884423&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Quiet Tinkerer Who Makes Games Beautiful Finally Gets His Due]]> Like most of us, Tim Sweeney has owned several Ferraris. He's also owned a few cell phones. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5865951&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Latest Victim of the Account Hacking Horde is Epic Games]]> Gears of War and Unreal Engine developer Epic Games now has something in common with Sony and Codemasters—the company was recently the target of hackers who may have stolen its customers' personal data. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5810939&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Photorealism Is "Inevitable" In 10-15 Years]]> Epic Games, the folks behind Gears of War, know a lot about how games are made now. So there's a good chance Epic has a good handle on the future. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5271079&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA["Gears of War 2 Will Have New Lighting" (Swell)]]> The Gears of War 2 Cole hype train is in full effect. People are hanging on every Epic word. Even really BORING things like Epic found Tim Sweeney saying "The next Gears of War game will have improved physics features and new lighting and rendering features." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=375508&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GDC Gears of War 2 Vids Available on XBLM]]> For those of you that missed out on GDC and Cliffy B's epic entrance (see what I did there?) you can now experience the magic for yourselves on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. In two separate videos (available for free), Epic Games President Mike Capps and Lead Designer Cliff Bleszinski tell you all about what you can expect from the fllow up to one of the biggest games of 2006. Also available is a video documenting the technical aspects and features of the updates Unreal 3 engine by Epic Games CEO and Technical Director Tim Sweeney. All three clips are available now for your downloading and viewing pleasure. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=371924&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Unreal Engine 4 Targeting Consoles, Not PCs]]> Yeah, the Unreal Engine was once synonomous with cutting-edge PC graphics tech. Once. But in the future? With Unreal Engine 4.0? Well, it's going to be geared towards consoles, not the PC. So says Epic boss Tim Sweeney:
There is a long life ahead for Unreal Engine 3. Version 4 will exclusively target the next console generation, Microsoft's successor for the Xbox 360, Sony's successor for the Playstation 3 - and if Nintendo ships a machine with similar hardware specs, then that also. PCs will follow after that.
Exclusively targeting consoles? PCs following after a Nintendo console? Egads. Epic and PC fanboys, let me get my boat and a paddle together before your salty tears cry me a river. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=367219&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Epic: Why We Need A PC Gaming Alliance]]> Why do we need a PC gaming alliance again? Oh, this is why. Epic boss Tim Sweeney, speaking with tgdaily, has outlined just why his company have signed up to the industry super-friends, and also notes the challenges the group face in returning a little swagger to the brand that is PC gaming:
Retail stores like Best Buy are selling PC games and PCs with integrated graphics at the same time and they are not talking about the difference [to more capable gaming PCs]. Those machines are good for e-mail, web browsing, watching video. But as far as games go, those machines are just not adequate. It is no surprise that retail PC sales suffer from that.
In other words, they'll probably be spending most of their time advertising and informing, as they educate the masses on why Intel integrated graphics processors are a 2-pound bag of horseshit. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=366181&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Video Card Buying Advice From Someone Who Matters]]> You don't listen to us. It's OK, we've known for some time now. As long as our moms are reading and appreciating our cock allusions as much as we are, things are going pretty well on the old Kotaku. But if you plan on buying a videocard for your computer in the near future, you should listen to Epic's Tim Sweeney, the number cruncher behind the Unreal 3 engine. Here's his advice:
In Unreal Tournament 3 and Gears of War for PC, there is a significant gain in having 512MB of video memory rather than 256MB. So, first and foremost, get at least a 512MB card if you can afford it. If you haven't maxed out your budget, then go for the maximum single-card performance that doesn't require extreme cooling, e.g. buy an entry-level GeForce 8800 over a GeForce 8600.
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=311398&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gears Teaches Unreal Tournament 3]]> Game developer Epic learned loads from its smash hit Gears of War. Company founder Tim Sweeney says that the upcoming Unreal Tournament 3 will take that knowledge and put it into practice. And what did Epic learn? Sweeney explains: More »
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