Epic Games, already on the forefront of supporting community game development with Unreal Engine 3 mods, takes a massive leap forward in opening game development to all today. Epic Games has announced the Unreal Development Kit (UDK). The new UDK opens game development to you starting today, which is a free edition of the Unreal Engine 3 game development kit. The Unreal Engine 3 is already found in many commercial blockbuster games from Epic Games as well as other game studios. It's a big initiative from Epic Games to educate potential game developers and is unlike anything in the video game industry before. Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games, explains that game development isn't the only use of the UDK.

“I’m excited about the possibilities the Unreal Development Kit opens to those who are looking to get into the game business but don’t otherwise have the means to acquire world-class technology and tools like ours,” said Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games. “UDK is Unreal Engine 3, which has been used to create games in a wide range of genres, as well as military simulations, 3D architectural walkthroughs, animated movies and more. Users are only limited by their imaginations. Go ahead make something Unreal!”

See screenshots that demonstrate the various stages of game development on the UDK here.

Watch a video showcasing the Unreal Development Kit (UDK) below, as well as a developer video from Psyonix Studios. Psyonix Studios is experienced in unique applications of the Unreal Engine 3 in their games, as in Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars.

Epic Games will continue to support the UDK, which will also be making its way into the education of game development programs at universities such as University of Pennsylvania, North Carolina State University, The Art Institute system of schools, Drexel University, Westwood College, DeVry University and Atlantic College, and more. The UDK also allows for commercial game development. You can see the terms of licensing here.

See more on the Unreal Development Kit (UDK) and download it here.

Read the full announcement on the UDK from Epic Games here.

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