Unreal Tournament 2004 News

You Shall Not Pass! Finding The End in Open World Games

Daniel Hindes breaks down the invisible walls of gaming's boundless open worlds to discover that they do in fact end, and how developers can get creative with those confines.

Gamer aggression grows against strangers - Study

University of Missouri research indicates male players experience spike in testosterone when defeating those they don't know, dip when beating friends.

Report: Red players win more often

Boffins studying Unreal Tournament 2004 find gamers have more of a winning chance as choosing the red side as opposed to blue.

Epic Steamed

Celebrated developer releasing five installments in its Unreal franchise--including Unreal Tournament III--on Valve's download service.

Daily Downloads: BioShock podcast, GRAW 2 and R6V patches

New BioShock podcast covers PC version, Tom Clancy games updated, and Sword of the New World client hits GameSpot.

<i>60 Minutes</i> scores Fatal1ty

Pro gamer and World Cyber Games champ will be profiled on this Sunday's show.

UT2004 Mega Pack debuts on GameSpot

[UPDATE] Massive update for popular PC shooter adds nine new deathmatch, assault, and CTF maps.

So You Wanna Be a Game Designer

GameSpot talks with four prominent game designers about what it takes to do their jobs, and how to get involved in game design.

WCG champs frag away at E3 GameCenter Challenge

Ace PC gamers Lauke, eVeNfLoW, and Falcon take on all comers at last week's exhibition. One champ then owns Fata1ty at his own booth.

Rumor Control: The April Fools' Day Edition

This week: Unreal III, WOW's Chinese takeout command, the Apple gPod, and Sony drops support for PS2 FFXI.

Unreal Engine 3 to power Microsoft's next-gen games

Epic Games' technology and tools selected for titles developed and published by Microsoft's internal developer, Microsoft Game Studios.

Unreal mods take top honors

Red Orchestra, The Journey are the champion modifications in Unreal Tournament contest.

Unreal Tournament 2004 Editor's Choice First Look

We meet with Epic's Cliff Bleszinski to get a first look at the Editors' Choice edition of Unreal Tournament 2004

UT2004 mod contest crowns winners

Winners of the third round of the "Make Something Unreal" contest announced across 11 categories.

Third patch released for UT2004

Patch version 3270 fixes a slew of bugs and onslaught balance issues and improves AI and netcode.

Atari announces special edition Unreal Tournament 2004

Editor's Choice Edition scheduled for fall release. Set to include new onslaught maps, vehicles, characters, and mods.

Midway getting Unreal

Surprise deal will see the traditionally console-centric company publish one of PC gaming's premier franchises, possibly for next-gen consoles.

Security hole spotted in Unreal engine

Research firm Secunia warns of a "critical" flaw in a widely used piece of game software.

New Unreal Tournament 2004 Community Pack available

A selection of maps, models, and mutators for the popular PC shooter is now available on DLX.

US to host World Cyber Games 2004 finals

Samsung Electronics announces that the grand final of this year's World Cyber Games will take place in San Francisco.

First Unreal Tournament 2004 patch coming soon?

Epic and Atari are reportedly prepping the first update for their wildly popular PC shooter.

Atari readying Unreal Tournament 2004 DVD edition

The third version of Epic's PC fragfest packs the game onto a single disc.

Nvidia unveiling next-gen GPU tomorrow

Graphics card maker promises that "new level of graphics technology" will be on display at the GeForce LAN Party.

Unreal Tournament 2004 Walkthrough

This walkthrough includes tips on all the game's weapons, game modes, as well as the dozens of new maps. Can't quite figure out what to do in assault, or wondering ...

Unreal Tournament 2004 hit by another onslaught

Get two free Epic-designed maps in the PC shooter's new bonus pack, premiering on GameSpot DLX.

Unreal Tournament 2004 onslaught bonus coming

GameSpot will premiere a pack of two free onslaught bonus maps this Friday. New screens inside.

Unreal mod contest heats up

GDC-goers get a glimpse of user-made mods in action.

New UT 2004 server rental service announced

Taking a cue from other online game publishers, Epic and Atari provide a new way to streamline the process of setting up a UT 2004 server.

GameSpot Head-to-Head: Battlefield Vietnam Versus Unreal Tournament 2004

Two online multiplayer shooters enter the arena. Only one leaves. GameSpot editors explore the pros and cons of these major titles from EA and Atari.

Epic wages war against online cheaters

Users caught cheating on UT 2004 online servers to have their CD-keys banned indefinitely.

Unreal Tournament 2004 ships

Atari and Epic Games have started shipping both standard and special-edition versions of Unreal Tournament 2004 to stores worldwide.

UT2004 dedicated server released

Epic preps online gamers for Unreal Tournament 2004 release.

Unreal Tournament 2004 Final Hands-On Impression

Your long wait is almost over. Unreal Tournament 2004 will be on store shelves soon, and we've gotten our hands on it.

Unreal Tournament 2004 goes gold

Atari and Epic Games announce that Unreal Tournament 2004 has gone gold and is expected to arrive in stores on March 15.

Unreal Tournament 2004 demo made real

[UPDATE] Atari and Epic Games release the official UT2004 demo, available now on DLX.

Unreal Tournament 2003 & 2004 not compatible

[UPDATE] Epic's Tim Sweeney says network code changes will prevent backwards compatibility.

No Unreal Tournament 2004 until 2004

Epic and Atari push back their eagerly awaited PC shooter until next February.

Unreal Tournament 2004 Updated Hands-On Impressions

We try out the latest version of Epic's next Unreal Tournament game.

School for modders, courtesy of Epic Games

North Carolina State first stop on the Unreal University modding tour.

Unreal Tournament 2004 Hands-On Impressions

We go hands-on with several Unreal Tournament 2004 game modes, including assault and onslaught.