.: Apple announces Project Sword!

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Apple announces Project Sword!

Scott works for Chair Entertainment who is currently working on this project---very exciting news!
Epic Games unveils ‘Project Sword’ at Apple’s media event
CARY, N.C. – Epic Games is going big time into mobile games, launching “Project Sword” for Apple’s iPhones and iPads.
Mike Capps, president of Epic Games, shared the stage with Apple CEO Steve Jobs at Wednesday’s press conference during which Jobs also rolled out a series of other new products and updates. Capps played a brief demo for the crowd.
Chair, an Epic subsidiary, is developing the game.
"If you're jaw isn't on the floor, it should be," Capps said about the new title, according to g4TV.
“Project Sword” will be out this holiday season for the iPhone and iPad as well as iPod Touch.
Early reviews were impressive.
"[I]t looks seriously fantastic. I certainly never thought I'd see graphics like that on a mobile game," raved The Escapist.
"Powered by the exact same Unreal technology that runs Gears of War (and practically every other game this generation), Project Sword is an action-RPG that allows players to explore a fully 3D world in hopes of taking down the 'legendary god-king,' wrote John Funk at The Escapist website, which is based in Durham.
"Combat is controlled either by "slashing" your finger across the screen, or dragging-and-dropping special attacks (like a boot to the face) for less-twitchy players," he added.
Gaming website PlaySwitch described "Project Sword" as "medieval-style sword-slashing adventure where combat plays a central role. "
“A gorgeous 3D world filled with an impressive amount of detail,” is how TechRadar described Project Sword.
Epic is best known for hits mega-selling hits "Gears of War" and "Unreal Tournament" franchises as well as the globally used Unreal game development engine.
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