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Unreal (video game series)


FieldValue
titleUnreal
imageUnreallogo.PNG
genreFirst-person shooter
developerEpic Games
Digital Extremes
Legend Entertainment
publisherGT Interactive
Infogrames
Atari
Midway Games
creator{{plainlist
platformsMicrosoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
first release versionUnreal
first release dateMay 22, 1998
latest release versionUnreal Tournament 3
latest release dateNovember 19, 2007

Digital Extremes Legend Entertainment Infogrames Atari Midway Games

  • Cliff Bleszinski
  • James Schmalz

Unreal is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by Epic Games. The series is known for its exhibition of the namesake Unreal Engine that powers the games and is available for other developers to license.

Publishing rights for the series have changed hands several times. GT Interactive was the original publisher and would be later succeeded by Infogrames, Atari, and Midway Games.

In December 28, 2022 Epic Games made the decision to delist every Unreal game from all major digital storefronts following their move to support their own Epic Online Services, and in November 14, 2024 they gave permission for Unreal and Unreal Tournament to continue to be preserved and distributed for free on the Internet Archive

Games

YearEngineTitlePlatform(s)
WinMacLinuxDC
1998Unreal Engine 1Unreal
1999Unreal Tournament
2002Unreal Engine 2Unreal Tournament 2003
Unreal Championship
2003Unreal II: The Awakening
2004Unreal Tournament 2004
2005Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict
2007Unreal Engine 3Unreal Tournament 3
2014Unreal Engine 4Unreal Tournament

Anthologies

  • Unreal Anthology (2006) contains Unreal Gold, Unreal Tournament, Unreal II, Unreal Tournament 2004, and a bonus soundtrack CD. Missing from Unreal Tournament are the improved S3TC textures which came with the original release of the game. Also, the internet connectivity of Unreal in this collection is isolated by having a master server different from that of the original game.

Reception

Guinness World Records awarded the series with three world records. These records include, "First Console Game to Receive a Downloadable Patch", "First Console Game to Support Player Modifications" and "First Game to be Created Using the Unreal Engine".

References

References

  1. "Epic is turning off online services and servers for some older games".
  2. "Unreal And Unreal Tournament Are Free On Internet Archive, With Epic's Blessing".
  3. "Epic Allows Internet Archive To Distribute For Free ‘Unreal’ & ‘Unreal Tournament’ Forever".
  4. "Unreal Tournament - Loki".
  5. "Unreal Tournament 2003".
  6. "UAMUSICMG06 | A history of Unreal MUSIC".
  7. "First console game to receive a downloadable patch". [[Guinness World Records]].
  8. "First console game to support player modifications". [[Guinness World Records]].
  9. "First videogame created with the Unreal Engine". [[Guinness World Records]].
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