2014 first-person shooter video game
2014 video game
Unreal Tournament was a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games .[ 3] It is the ninth game in the Unreal franchise, the fifth game in the Unreal Tournament series, and the first entry to be released since 2007's Unreal Tournament 3 . The game utilizes Epic's Unreal Engine 4 and was released for free on Microsoft Windows , OS X , and Linux .[ 4] [ 5] The game was released as an alpha in 2014, but was never completed due to Epic Games' focus on Fortnite Battle Royale .[ 6]
Unreal Tournament ' s development was crowdsourced and open to contribution from anyone[ 7] [ 8] with Epic Games using forums for discussions and Twitch livestreams for updates.[ 9] The source code of the game was published on GitHub .[ 10] Development had ceased by July 2017 when the team transitioned over to Fortnite , though a formal announcement of the end of development was not made until December 2018.[ 11] The game remained available for free in its June 2017 configuration (version 0.1.12)[ 12] [ 13] until its servers were shut down on January 24, 2023, rendering the game inaccessible.[ 14]
^ Grayson, Nathan (May 16, 2014). "Interview: How Will Unreal Tournament 2014 Work? Can It" . Rock, Paper, Shotgun . Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014 .
^ Chalk, Andy (August 7, 2014). "Unreal Tournament's CTF mode tweaked for better e-sports presentation" . PC Gamer . Future US . Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014 .
^ Dyer, Mitch (May 8, 2014). "Epic Games Reveals Free, Crowdsourced Unreal Tournament" . IGN . IGN Entertainment . Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2014 .
^ Makuch, Eddie (May 8, 2014). "New Unreal Tournament in development, and it'll be absolutely free" . GameSpot . CBS Interactive . Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2014 .
^ Polge, Steve (May 8, 2014). "The Future of Unreal Tournament Begins Today" . Unreal Engine . Epic Games . Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014 .
^ Davenport, James (March 22, 2018). "Fortnite Battle Royale was developed in just two months, wasn't originally free-to-play" . PC Gamer . Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018 .
^ Villapaz, Luke (May 8, 2014). " 'Unreal Tournament' 2014 Details: Epic Games To Release 'UT' For Free, Development To Be Open To Input From Developers And Gamers" . International Business Times . IBT Media . Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2015 .
^ Maiberg, Emanuel (May 8, 2014). "New Unreal Tournament game will be free, developed by Epic and UT community" . PC Gamer . Future US . Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014 .
^ Mlot, Stephanie (May 9, 2014). "Epic Games Crowdsources Free Unreal Tournament Revival" . PC Magazine . IGN Entertainment . Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014 .
^ "Getting Started With Unreal Tournament" . Unreal Engine . Epic Games . Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016 .
^ Sweeney, Tim. "Tim Sweeney talks about UT status on UE twitch stream" . www.twitch.tv . Epic Games. Retrieved December 13, 2018 .
^ Makuch, Eddie (December 5, 2018). "Amid Fortnite's Success, New Unreal Tournament Stops Development At Epic Games" . GameSpot . Retrieved December 5, 2018 .
^ "Release Notes June 28" . www.epicgames.com . Retrieved March 29, 2022 .
^ "Epic pulling online services for 20+ titles including Unreal Tournament series" . Eurogamer . December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022 .