Mark Androvich 21:50 (BST)
15/08/2007

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Epic Games has announced a licensing deal to incorporate GameSpy's online technology into its Unreal Engine 3.

Under terms of the agreement, IGN Entertainment's GameSpy will join Epic's Integrated Partners Program, making its technology immediately available to any publishers or developers that license the Unreal engine.

âWeâre very excited to welcome GameSpy into the Integrated Partners Program,â said Epic vice president Mark Rein. âGameSpy is the leader in multiplayer gaming technology and has a vast amount of experience in developing rich and sophisticated multiplayer systems with community and commerce features that Epic and its Unreal Engine 3 licensees can directly benefit from."

"Having GameSpy integrate their technology into our engine and provide direct support for our licensees is a huge value-add for Unreal Engine 3.â

The partnership will span both the PC and PlayStation 3 platforms within Unreal Engine 3.

GameSpy technologies available to license immediately include Matchmaking, Comrade, Sake, and Atlas, with future feature sets developed by GameSpy incorporated into the Epic partnership.

âEpic and the Unreal Engine 3 are on the leading edge of next-generation and multi-platform gaming, and we are very pleased to join the Integrated Partners Program," said IGN's Jamie Berger. "GameSpy is committed to working together with Epic to address a broad range of needs for the connected gamer, including multiplayer matchmaking, in-game and out-of-game messaging, persistent player communities, and competition systems.â

"We look forward to extending [our] relationship with a number of new technologies customized for Unreal Engine 3 to be introduced over the next 12 months,â said Berger.

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