If there’s one game that consumed far too many hours of my life, it has to be Unreal Tournament. Grabbing a pulse rifle, going on a rampage and waiting to hear an announcer shout “MULTI-KILL” are just a few of the highlights of that rad shooter. And it’s high time that a new version was developed.
According to Epic Games’ Paul Meegan and Mark Rein, Unreal Tournament is making a comeback. Here’s a trio of not so cryptic tweets to get your double Enforcer pistols hot and ready:
UE4 Dev Community + Epic. The future of Unreal Tournament. Tune in to http://t.co/hPLc5jcZSv Thursday at 2pm ET. #unrealdev #FirstBlood
— Paul Meegan (@PaulMeegan) May 2, 2014
You want to know about the future of #UnrealTournament ? Tune in to http://t.co/zCmqLttIuZ Thursday at 2pm ET. #unrealdev #FirstBlood
— Mark Rein (@MarkRein) May 2, 2014
RT @CodeSe7en: @MarkRein @Storm360 UT is coming back!? I’ve been begging for this very thing! <-Yes UT coming back! https://t.co/9XUToORA4c
— Mark Rein (@MarkRein) May 2, 2014
When you think about, now is the perfect time to bring back Unreal Tournament. Online shooters are once again back in fashion, with high profile games such as Titanfall managing to toss out the single-player side of things completely. Throw in another upcoming high profile game such as Evolve which is also aiming to be primarily online with team-based attitude, and you’ll see my reasoning.
But Unreal Tournament? That game holds a special place in my heart, with any version at any time being a well-aged slice of death and frantic kills.
Last Updated: May 5, 2014
Umar's Sin
May 5, 2014 at 07:53
I still, up until this day play UT and UT 2K4, bring back dem adrenaline combos
Axon1988
May 5, 2014 at 08:18
We used to have a multiplayer server running on our local rack in the office. Every Friday we’d just join a session and jam. Those were good days.
Umar's Sin
May 5, 2014 at 08:21
Exactly this, Friday afternoon office jam!!…..This seems to be a common thing lol
Axon1988
May 5, 2014 at 08:22
Yes i do enjoy it. Our new Friday fad here is loaded. But it’s not as much fun.
Admiral Chief in Space
May 5, 2014 at 08:22
Loaded or Loadout?
Axon1988
May 5, 2014 at 08:27
Monday morning… Loadout!
Admiral Chief in Space
May 5, 2014 at 08:32
I haven’t played in a few weeks, is it still good?
Axon1988
May 5, 2014 at 08:38
Eh.. has not changed at all really in my opinion. I’m not even level 10 yet. So still playing against bots.
Umar's Sin
May 5, 2014 at 08:23
I honestly do not like Loadout (if that’s what you meant). Just, doesn’t gel well
Axon1988
May 5, 2014 at 08:28
I play it for the team (it’s what I meant) and it’s very generic.
DrKiller
May 5, 2014 at 08:54
Where can I send my CV to?? 😀
Lardus-Resident Perve
May 5, 2014 at 10:29
Started a new job in 2004/2005. Played UT with them once and they immediately stopped playing UT at the office…I even had an off day and had to set my cross hairs to 30% 🙁 Loved the game!
Axon1988
May 5, 2014 at 11:09
Good times!
Kensei Seraph
May 5, 2014 at 07:54
I loved getting any of the dual weapons.
You had to kill someone before they could pickup a weapon and then you’d get one of the most powerful weapons in the game, although since there were never any ammo drops you’d have to keep killing people before they could get a weapon.
Otherwise flak cannon for the MONSTER KILL!
Alien Emperor Trevor
May 5, 2014 at 07:54
I sunk many, many hours into UT.
Admiral Chief in Space
May 5, 2014 at 08:15
I sunk many, many MONTHS into UT
DrKiller
May 5, 2014 at 08:54
YEARS for me 😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
May 5, 2014 at 07:56
Torunament? *cough* Someone needs more coffee.
GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness
May 5, 2014 at 07:56
We are talking about Brenda here….
Umar's Sin
May 5, 2014 at 07:57
I see you’re still a nazi
Kensei Seraph
May 5, 2014 at 07:57
I doubt there’s enough coffee in the world to fix this type of mistake from certain people, who shall remain nameless.
The D
May 5, 2014 at 07:59
I honestly don’t know how that happened. I spotted it this morning, fixed it, and it somehow reverted. Sorry about that.
Alien Emperor Trevor
May 5, 2014 at 08:02
No worries, only mentioned it because it was in the header 😀
Kensei Seraph
May 5, 2014 at 08:07
It occurs to me that you could accuse Darryn of misspelling even if there wasn’t any and most people would believe you and think that it had been corrected.
Alien Emperor Trevor
May 5, 2014 at 08:11
lol. I wouldn’t be that cruel.
GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness
May 5, 2014 at 08:01
I hope the new game will live up to the standards and expectations set by the previous titles in the Series.
Please do not screw up this Franchise….
Hammersteyn
May 5, 2014 at 08:10
Calling it now. DLC and Season pass to be introduced for UT. Even before the game launches. Welcome UT a lot has changed in your absence
Alien Emperor Trevor
May 5, 2014 at 08:12
That’s what I was thinking. It’s a DLC gold mine. Models, skins, mutators, maps, etc
Admiral Chief in Space
May 5, 2014 at 08:15
Indeed, things that were FREE in the past will now be charged at a premium
Kensei Seraph
May 5, 2014 at 08:15
*Throws @disqus_DoEH3TsffU:disqus out of an airlock where he then falls into a black hole*
Keep your foul, filthy words to yourself!
*Touches wood*
Admiral Chief in Space
May 5, 2014 at 08:17
I can see someone took being a ninja a little bit too serious….
😛
Kensei Seraph
May 5, 2014 at 08:36
Hmm… I can see a space version of Hangman’s Hym.
*Drops down on top of @disqus_DoEH3TsffU:disqus from the shadows, stabs him, wraps a chain around his neck, uses grapnel to pull myself back onto the beam, ties the chain off and opens the airlock.*
Hammersteyn
May 5, 2014 at 08:57
All those addons for UT. Replayability level was over infinity.
Kensei Seraph
May 5, 2014 at 08:13
*Impales @hammersteyn:disqus on a spike and leaves him to die a slow painful death*
BLASPHEMY!!!
*Touches wood*
GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness
May 5, 2014 at 08:16
This is a Family based site…. no touching of any type of wood allowed…
Admiral Chief in Space
May 5, 2014 at 08:16
O_O
Kensei Seraph
May 5, 2014 at 08:33
But my desk is made of wood.
How am I supposed to work if I can’t even touch my desk?
Hammersteyn
May 5, 2014 at 08:58
Sad but true
*runs into forest, touching all the wood in sight.
Umar's Sin
May 5, 2014 at 08:17
Dual-wielding weapon pack
Admiral Chief in Space
May 5, 2014 at 08:17
“sold separately” @ $5
Kromas
May 5, 2014 at 08:17
Also robots and guest appearances by famous people and/or sci-fi/horror characters and great fish AI.
Hammersteyn
May 5, 2014 at 08:59
I miss Lan and couch co op.
Kensei Seraph
May 5, 2014 at 09:01
We all do.
Kromas
May 5, 2014 at 09:20
Beat me to it. But yes … we all do.
GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness
May 5, 2014 at 08:23
From the Creators of Aliens:Colonial Marines, and Duke Nukem Forever (Gearbox Software) and introducing the New Unreal Engine, Epic presents Unreal Tournament 2016.
Collectors Edition includes, 3 Weapons not available at launch, 2 skins to choose from , and for a limited time offer, 50% off the Season Pass..
Admiral Chief in Space
May 5, 2014 at 08:30
I just puked a little in my mouth
GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness
May 5, 2014 at 08:36
It has been foretold
Hammersteyn
May 5, 2014 at 08:56
Exactly
Alien Emperor Trevor
May 5, 2014 at 09:09
I believed that until you said 50% off.
GalacticLordCaptainAwesomeness
May 5, 2014 at 09:13
Yip, if you buy the collectors at $80 you get a discount on the season pass
Axon1988
May 5, 2014 at 08:23
Who was your favorite UT character? There is a reason I enjoy the online alias of Axon… 😀
Rags
May 5, 2014 at 08:36
They are probably going to release asset licence to the open source ut project.
DrKiller
May 5, 2014 at 08:56
I’m excited to hear the news!
CypherGate
May 5, 2014 at 08:57
Glad to see this is finally coming back. They can do so much with this franchise apart from the online side of things. Either way im looking forward to his.
Jedi JJ
May 5, 2014 at 09:40
Ah, the good old days of playing completely unrealistic shooters and knowing it. I’ve lost many hours to the Unreal games, though I’d probably prefer to see a new Unreal SP rather than a tournament game.
These days we’re running around in games like Battlefield trying to convince ourselves that it’s realistic.
But it’s fun either way.
Rock789
May 5, 2014 at 10:05
Colour me intrigued…
Lardus-Resident Perve
May 5, 2014 at 10:32
Aaah, the good old days of UT2K4. I remember playing a game, getting 25 kills with 0 deaths in 56 seconds. Ludicrous kill! I got UT3 as well, but with them effectively removing LAN as an option, my friends did not get it and I have not played UT3 since the first month after launch. Hope the new one lives up to the old ones!
Kervyn Cloete
May 5, 2014 at 13:32
You can LAN with UT3. My buddies and I play the game at our garage lans often. It’s not quite UT2K4 with its lack strafe jumping, but it’s still shit loads of fun.
Lardus-Resident Perve
May 5, 2014 at 13:37
Did I miss a setting somewhere? All I really remember is the online profile and all that crap which immediately turned me against the game. Did not even play long enough to realise the lack of strafe jumping!
Kervyn Cloete
May 5, 2014 at 13:39
When you start the game, it gives you the option to login, create a profile or play offline. The only thing is that when you play offline, without creating an online first, then you have to enter you name via the console commands every time you join a local server.
Kervyn Cloete
May 5, 2014 at 13:30
My body is ready.