However, no new maps, features and development is going to go into it. You still will be able to continue playing the Pre-Alpha build. And I’m one of the gamers who has been actively playing the game on PC from Epic’s launcher app.īasically Epic has decided to take the game out of active development and to move those resources from this game to Fortnite.

The difference is that Epic had allowed gamers to download and play it while they were still developing the game.

The Unreal Engine 4 powered Multiplayer Arena shooter was in Pre-Alpha stage when Epic canned it. Epic Games has announced that the New Unreal Tournament is dead in the water for the time being. The game makes so much money for Epic that it’s allowed the company to do cool things, like paying asset creators a bigger slice of the pie, and giving developers more money for games they sell on Epic’s impending digital storefront.The Unreal Engine 4 Powered, New Unreal Tournament is dead…for now as Epic announced it is taking it off active development. “We’ve recently worked with GOG on making classic Epic Games titles available and we’re planning to bring more of them to the store in their original glory.”įortnite continues to have astounding popularity, so it makes sense that ll of the company’s resources were diverted there. “Unreal Tournament’ remains available in the store but isn’t actively developed,” he told Variety. Speaking to Variety, Epic boss Tim Sweeny confirmed that Unreal Tournament 4 was no longer in active development. You may have noticed from all this past-tense talk that it’s just not happening anymore. It was originally revealed in 2014, and would bring classic modes like Unreal Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Duel, Capture the Flag.

The ninth instalment in the revered first-person shooter franchise (and the first since 2007’s Unreal Tournament III) was being developed with help from the community. For many older fans, the one Epic Games title they’re waiting for information on is the upcoming Unreal Tournament. Paragon was cancelled, while Fortnite’s Save the World is hardly given any love. Epic struck gold with their free-to-play game, but it’s seen their other games take a back seat. As far as game output goes, Epic Games is all about Fortnite Battle Royale.

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