Epic Games and NCsoft recently announced that the have signed a licensing agreement for Unreal Engine 3. Most prominently, upcoming MMO Blade and Soul is being made using Epic’s middleware.
“It has been possible for us to harness all our energy and put it toward the creativity of the games themselves by developing Lineage II and Blade and Soul with Unreal Engine,” said Hyungjun Kim, vice president of NCsoft. “I believe we can pull the most out of the engine through the know-how that has accumulated through our experience with this superior game engine.”
“Equipping the brilliant creative minds at NCsoft with cutting-edge tools and features will bring even more visually stunning, high-quality entertainment to millions of players,” said Ray Park, territory manager of Epic Games Korea. “Already having worked more than a decade with NCsoft, we look forward to continuing our close cooperation with them for many more years to come.”
