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Earlier today, Epic Games took the center stage at Apple’s media event to show off their upcoming title, “Project Sword.” It looks like that wasn’t the only trick up Epic’s sleeve as they’ve just announced “Epic Citadel” for the iPhone, iPod Touch, & iPad.
Now, don’t get your hopes up too high as Epic Citadel isn’t exactly a game, per say. A small team of Epic’s programmers, artists and testers created Epic Citadel in just 8 weeks and its purpose is to showcase what the Unreal 3 Engine is capable of on the iOS platform. You’ll be able to walk around a fictional town, inside a citadel, and explore the outskirts of the town where gorgeous visuals await at every step you take. You’ll also be able to initiate a “Guided Tour” mode which puts the game in auto-pilot and takes you across the game world to showcase some amazing visuals. There’s a lot of technical wizardry going on while you explore the game world, so be sure to take as much in as possible as I can honestly say this is the best looking app I’ve ever seen on my iPhone 4.
Epic Games isn’t stopping there though. Not only did they release Epic Citadel to show what their Unreal 3 engine could do, but they’re also sharing the technology with developers around the world through licensing. This could only mean that things are going to get very interesting very soon once enough developers take advantage of Unreal 3 technology on the iOS platform.
Epic Citadel (FREE) – [iTunes Link]
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Daniel is a Jersey boy, born and raised. He currently lives in the Northern NJ area, close to New York City. He prides himself in being known as a geek and knows his way around technology. He’s the kind of person that if he can’t figure out a solution to a tech problem, it’ll keep him up at night. Daniel has experience in editorial from his previous work with Ziff Davis Media. With a strong background in the journalism field, he’ll chime in from time to time on IntoMobile to share stories of interest with the IntoMobile readers. You can follow him on Twitter @xBBx to read his ramblings on games, anime, and everything awesome.
