Project Offset may become PC exclusive

Project Offset, a visually stunning first person shooter in development by Offset software, may become exclusive to PCs if Intel has it’s way. Intel acquired Offset Software in Feb, 2008 and has been working on “next generation visuals” project ever since. Below is a video that features Remi Arnaud, Senior Graphics Architect and Manager of the Game Engine Technology team at Intel. Arnaud talks about the technology behind the engine, consoles as well as the game in-general.

Make Something Unreal Contest

Epic games is back their “Make Something Unreal” Mod contest. The contest is sponserd by Intel and the grand prize is $1 million dollars. More info below:

Epic Games, Inc., the award-winning developer of multimillion-selling games and the world’s leading game engine, Unreal Engine 3, today announced plans to follow up the original “$1 Million Make Something Unreal Contest” with an all new competition to include esteemed sponsor, Intel Corporation. Winnings exceed $1 million in value, and consist of one coveted Unreal Engine 3 license as a grand prize and other cash awards and prizes, including Intel® Software Development Products and Velocity Micro PCs based on the Intel® Dual Socket Extreme Desktop Platform with two Intel® Core™2 Extreme quad-core processors. The 2008 “$1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest” will be judged in four preliminary phases and a grand final. Judging will begin in June 2008 and will conclude, with the grand final prizes being awarded, in fall 2009. Read more