Here's some good news for those who want to hone their chops on professional-level game development tools. Epic Games is offering a free version of the Unreal Engine 3 devkit for non-commercial purposes.

Via their Facebook page, Team17 announced a "retro modern remake" of one of their games from way back circa 1991. The classic game would be Alien Breed, while the modern remake would be Alien Breed Evolution.

Midway is now owned by Warner Bros. -- by default. The LA Times report that the media conglomerate has won the bidding rights to Midway for US$ 33 million. So how come they won it by default? According to reports, the big WB was the only one who had a "serious offer".

Zen Studios has announced that they are finally all set to release their upcoming PSN exclusive, The Punisher: No Mercy, onto the PlayStation Store. About time too. It's been months since I last heard about this game.

So you thought that Earth No More was no more? Of course not. Finally revealing the first two in-game screenshots for their PS3, Xbox 360, and PC game, it looks like they're looking to match up against some Crysis graphics. Considering Earth No More uses the Unreal Engine 3, that just might be possible. Proof is in the screenshots, they say - and from the two that were just revealed, it's showing quite a lot of potential already!

With the E3 2009 just literally around the corner, we've got publishers and developers alike scrambling to put the finishing touches on their presentations lined up for the event. Epic Games is no different, and has now revealed their plans for the said event. Full plan list after the jump.

What happens when you cross GTA and a Tiger Woods golf title? You get Ghetto Golf, a new golf title where you putt, drive, and break stuff all over the hood. If you thought that golf was only for rich, stiff, country club types, Ghetto Golf is out to challenge the stereotype.

Here's your good news for the day. According to a recently found job listings, the BioShock team is looking for a team who will be responsible for multiplayer gameplay. Seems BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams will get what was sorely lacking in the first game.

Square Enix developer Hiroshi Takai once again makes headlines with a casual comment made on the Xbox 360. Fresh off working on The Last Remnant, Takai comments that the Xbox 360 has been "a lot easier to work with than the PlayStation 3."

Seems the exclusivity war really is over.

It's Unreal Engine 3's fault. This is what the former employees of Midway are claiming after the much publicized downspiral of the publishing company. But how did they pinpoint the technology to be the source of their woes? Find out after the jump.