Mark Rein: User created mods in 360 UTIII
by Richard Mitchell 
{ Jan 30th 2007 at 9:45AM }
Speaking to Game Informer, Epic's Mark Rein believes that user created content will be featured in the 360 version of Unreal Tournament III. In fact, Rein admits that user created content is the reason the 360 version of UTIII took so long to confirm. According to Rein, Epic was unsure that Microsoft would allow such content to pass through the dreaded certification process (Whatever happened to VelocityGirl?). Whatever the issue was, Rein is now confident that mods should be coming our way. As noted by Joystiq, we're not really sure how such mods would be created. It's possible that mods could be made through a 360 specific level editor, though we have to question how detailed such a thing could be. Another solution would be for Epic to distribute the most popular PC content over Xbox Live. Could Live Anywhere have anything to do with this?
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ayo Jube @ Jan 30th 2007 9:58AM
Im guessing what epic will do is what they did on the PC, they gathered the best 15-20 customs maps (the patch was about 300mbs or so) and gave them to the PC community for free.
What im guessing is that theyll do the same and send it off to MS for certification and do it that way. I mean geez, if they pulled this off the longetivity of UT3 on a console would be incredible.
Deadpreacher @ Jan 30th 2007 12:11PM
Don't forget about XNA! That is after all where they say you can make your own games/mods and add them to your x360. As it is now you can add in games you make to your x360 right NOW, but not mods. Yet that can soon change if more games like this add in support for mods.
Chris @ Jan 30th 2007 12:40PM
Lol XNA? guys you really miss the point, the current release is the xna creators club, wich is the 49/99$ subscription.
The reason this is now confirmed for UT3 is because microsoft announced a month or so ago that they will be launching a FREE "youtube of games" for the 360 where anyone can download and share addons and other nifty things... it was supposed to be rolled out later this year....
Now that the free content distribution is confirmed and on its way come end of 2007 its ok for Epic to move on with ut3 for the 360.