EPIC Games announces an agreement granting Square Enix a license to develop multiple games with Epic’s award-winning Unreal Engine 3 technology. Epic Games Japan, which supports the company’s licensees locally, worked directly with Square Enix on the new license.
“It is a pleasure to provide Square Enix with an exceptional game engine that will help them bring thrilling new experiences to legions of fans all over the world,” said Taka Kawasaki, territory manager of Epic Games Japan. “Many Western games have achieved great success with the Unreal Engine, and this milestone reflects the Japanese development community’s trust in our technical prowess. We can’t wait to see how Square Enix fuses the power of Unreal Engine 3 with its beautiful characters, enthralling storylines and fantastic gameplay.”
This news does not guarantee that we’ll see any iOS based games from Square utilising Unreal Technology, but with games such as Infinity Blade 2 showing what’s possible, and more and more Square games being release on the AppStore, we can of course dream! Details about the games using the Unreal Engine under this license agreement will be revealed by Square Enix soon.
