| Another MMO Goes Unreal
Project S1 is the codename for a new MMO from Bluehole Studios, who today announced a deal with Epic Games to license the Unreal 3 Engine. This is just the latest in a slew of new announcements from Epic who have really taken to the MMO genre lately.
BLUEHOLE LICENSES UNREAL ENGINE 3
SEOUL, KOREA (March 27, 2008) - Bluehole Studio Inc. announced today that it has licensed Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 for its next-generation, flagship massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for PC, codenamed Project S1.
Founded in March 2007, Bluehole boasts an accomplished development team comprised of key members from some of the leading development and management teams in Korea.
"At Bluehole Studio, we are striving to advance the MMORPG industry by leveraging high quality graphics. Thus, we are very pleased to collaborate with Epic, because Unreal Engine 3 is the best choice for our development framework," said Yong-hyun Park, chief technical officer of Bluehole.
"Without a doubt, Bluehole is positioned to push the envelope with Unreal Engine 3," said Jay Wilbur, vice president of Epic. "Given Bluehole's pedigree and its ambitious plans to reinvent MMO design and battle system mechanics, Epic is honored to provide the core development tools and infrastructure for this project."
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Another MMO Goes Unreal
Project S1 is the codename for a new MMO from Bluehole Studios, who today announced a deal with Epic Games to license the Unreal 3 Engine. This is just the latest in a slew of new announcements from Epic who have really taken to the MMO genre lately.
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