Getting our adrenaline pumping this afternoon, Midway and Epic Games have announced that their highly anticipated FPS, Unreal Tournament 3, has begun shipping to stores across North America. The game is available in both a standard and collector's edition for $49.95 and $59.95 respectively. Here's a little snippet from the press release:
"Unreal Tournament 3's superior graphics and gameplay experience take the award-winning Unreal franchise to a completely new level," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. "The game truly defines what fast-paced, frenetic, intense first-person shooter gameplay should be."
"Unreal Tournament 3 delivers on the promise of high-caliber game quality that gamers have come to know and expect from Epic Games and the Unreal franchise," said Mark Rein, vice president, Epic Games. "The power of Unreal Engine 3.0 has enabled the development team to set new expectations for what cutting-edge graphical and gameplay quality for a first-person shooter should be."