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[DarkChild]

Mike Capps turning hype up to 11. Seems like Epic really wants next gen to start as early as it possibly can. Will we see a glimpse of next gen with this years GDC starting on March 5th? Hope so...

With GDC right around the corner, starting on March 5th, game developers are prepping their presentations to show fellow industry colleagues & media. Quantic Dreams’ David Cage, known for his work on PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain, will host a keynote during GDC – full story here – but another company is going to debut some new demos & that company is Epic.

During GDC 2012 Epic Games plans to shown new Unreal Engine demos & Epic’s Mike Capps says they have already made people gasp. He shared today, “Just reviewed all projects and GDC @UnrealEngine demos. I felt like a proud papa. Demo made people gasp, literally.” Whatever they have planned must be something really impressive to have people gasping.

As you may recall, Epic debuted their Samaritan tech-demo at GDC 2011 & it stunned audiences with its lovely visual display -- find screens here. With work underway on Unreal Engine 4, whatever Unreal-based demos Epic has planned for GDC will surely deliver some visually sharp & impressive graphics – of course whether this demonstrates what we can expect from next-gen consoles is anyone’s guess.

http://www.examiner.com/video-game-in-national/epic-s-gdc-2012-unreal-engine-demos-to-make-you-gasp

Mike Capps @epicactual
Just reviewed all projects and GDC @UnrealEngine demos. I felt like a proud papa. Demo made people gasp, literally.

https://twitter.com/#!/epicactual/status/172759658853969921

 

[clashfan]

Running on Wii U?

 

[Metalmurphy]

Running on Wii U?

PC of course.

 

[MDSLKTR]

Running on Wii U?

lol

 

[Hiltz]

But can it render hair well ?

 

[sixteen-bit]

Will temper expectations accordingly.

 

[thuway]

Running on Wii U?

You cwazy.

 

[Risk Breaker]

We'll see about that.

 

[Ghost_Protocol]

Square already blurred the line between CG and real time visuals w ff13. It needs to look better than that at least.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

We need next-gen ASAP.

 

[DarkChild]

Square already blurred the line between CG and real time visuals w ff13. It needs to look better than that at least.

 

[Wolfie5]

Bring on the next gen!

I wonder if there will be a hint to next xbox?

 

[Backfoggen]

Spoiler: NeoGaf won't be impressed.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

Running on Wii U?

That Michael Jordan gif is better used in response to this.

 

[EloquentM]

That Michael Jordan gif is better used in response to this.

how so?

 

[Thoraxes]

Square already blurred the line between CG and real time visuals w ff13. It needs to look better than that at least.

I would almost agree with you, but then remembered that all the cutscenes on the PS3 were actually pre-rendered in-engine renders with the visuals cranked up. That's why your four discs too.

Also, I can't wait to see what PCs will bring us in the future.

 

[Neuromancer]

Spoiler: NeoGaf won't be impressed.

Why not? People were impressed by the Samaritan video.

 

[CO_Andy]

Call me when there's an actual playable demo.

 

[DarkChild]

how so?

People gasping at Nintedno demos? Joking, but still. No.

 

[BigTnaples]

Spoiler: NeoGaf won't be impressed.

This.

I expect it to look pretty damned amazing though.

I am wonder what context they will show it off with?

Samaritan? Gears? Unreal? New IP? Random Tech demo?



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Why not? People were impressed by the Samaritan video.

In many threads there were a ton of Gafers saying that it was not even discernible from this gen graphically.

 

[Nibel]

Please! Official Samaritan Announcement - ASAP, Epic, ASAP!

 

[Azure J]

Interest more than piqued.

Running on Wii U?

 

[DarkChild]

Samaritan would make a hell of a game IMO. MS, buy it!

 

[DarkChild]

Running on Wii U?

Ok, this really deserves gif.

 

[Coolwhip]

Hope it can make faces that don't look horrible, so developers can't screw that up.

 

[chickdigger802]

I do hope U4 makes hair amazing.

Then next gen games characters will all have punk rock hair.

A new era folks.

 

[udivision]

Interest more than piqued.

o/ Sonansu.

 

[Blizzard]

Spoiler: NeoGaf won't be impressed.

Psh, thanks for spoiling GDC for us all.

 

[wsippel]

Running on Wii U?

They'll probably have some Wii U demo, at least behind closed doors. I hear Crytek most likely does, and I can't imagine Epic leaving that field to their biggest competitor.

 

[Marco1]

Probably nothing more than current unreal games running 60FPS at 1080p with some physics thrown in.
But seriously you should play arkham city at 1080p with physx effects, I would be happy with that at launch.

 

[Bomber Bob]

Running on Wii U?

Windows Phone (lol)

 

[BigTnaples]

I would be happy with that at launch.

Joke?

 

[Azure J]

o/ Sonansu.

neeeeeerd

Spoiler

 

[tokkun]

Running on Wii U?

This guy has a point. There are different ways to make people gasp.

 

[i-Lo]

I want to know what they are going to be doing about "Clipping". That stuff needs to go.

 

[themadcowtipper]

Fish meet water.

 

[Corky]

Hoping for a realtime demo like the ones for UE3. Those were amazing.

 

[guek]

They'll probably have some Wii U demo, at least behind closed doors. I hear Crytek most likely does, and I can't imagine Epic leaving that field to their biggest competitor.

 

[Blizzard]

Maybe you guys are looking at the gasping thing all wrong, and they had a trance vibrator peripheral.

 

[Marco1]

Joke?

Joke? Yes, sorry.

 

[SolarPowered]

Running on Wii U?

Exactly what I was thinking. This would impress me more than anything else they show.

 

[themadcowtipper]

I don't know if they have a demo, but Crytek has been really high on the WiiU

 

[I H8 Memes]

Why does Epic keep making these fake ass demos on PC's when they don't even make PC games anymore?

 

[wsippel]

Not really all that surprising, is it? It's a new platform, Crytek and Epic confirmed support, and GDC is the opportunity to show your middleware to potential licensees. And I hear Crytek UK recently readied a Wii U demo they're quite eager to show.

 

[abracadaver]

Why does Epic keep making these fake ass demos on PC's when they don't even make PC games anymore?

To sell their engine. Feel free to license it and create a pc game with it.

 

[Blizzard]

Why does Epic keep making these fake ass demos on PC's when they don't even make PC games anymore?

What demo besides Samaritan are you referring to, and how was it/they fake?

 

[themadcowtipper]

Why does Epic keep making these fake ass demos on PC's when they don't even make PC games anymore?

Because the tears of the master race sustains them.

 

[guek]

Not really all that surprising, is it? It's a new platform, Crytek and Epic confirmed support, and GDC is the opportunity to show your middleware to potential licensees. And I hear Crytek UK recently readied a Wii U demo they're quite eager to show.

Damn, I really hope we hear something about it

 

[I H8 Memes]

To sell their engine. Feel free to license it and create a pc game with it.

A game that looks like Samaritan wont even be possible on PC for years. Might as well tell me to make a game that looks like Wall-E just because it was rendered with a PC farm.

 

[abracadaver]

How can you laugh at UE4 being on WiiU ?

They already have UE3 running on fucking cell phones !!!

Im sure UE4 will be on WiiU and all mobile platforms.