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The Unreal Development Kit (UDK) beta, a free-to-use version of the Unreal Engine 3 development tools, has been updated with the latest updates and improvements. The April 2011 update includes a number of improvements and optimizations. For a full list of changes, visit the official website.

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This is a trailer that is not particularly designed for consumers. Rather, it's a showcase of all the fancy fresh features in the 2011 update to Unreal Engine 3. While most of the terminology goes straight over our heads, the trailer is quite stunning looking. Beautiful shadows, excellent textures, and details such as finely-done hair all leap out at us. So while it might not be interesting to try and learn all the technical jargon backing the new engine iteration, it's definitely pleasing to look at all of it in action.

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The Unreal Development Kit (UDK) beta, a free-to-use version of the Unreal Engine 3 development tools, has been updated with the latest updates and improvements. The March 2011 update includes DirectX 11, Nvidia APEX physics support and more. For more information, visit the official website. Continue after the jump to watch a realtime demonstration video showcasing the new features.

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Bulletstorm has had plenty of goofy trailers that poke fun at the skillshots and overt machismo, but this trailer is an oddity: one that is completely serious. Given that it is backed by a suitably epic soundtrack, this is no surprise. It shows off a lot of the major points of the story in preparation for players getting hold of the game, but it doesn't show any gameplay. This isn't really a problem, though, since this trailer is more to get you pumped than to make sure you know how it plays. It it does a great job of that.

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We're in the final stretch of waiting, as Bulletstorm drops on Tuesday. Needless to say, we're excited about the game, and anybody who has been following it is likely pretty pumped too. To drive the hype to a fever pitch, Epic has released another trailer. Since we are so close to release, it's got nothing particularly special. Instead, it gets the blood flowing with a killer soundtrack and moves timed to the music. It's meaningless, but in that adrenaline-pumping way that just makes you eager to blow away some mutants.

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Bulletstorm is due for release this Tuesday but if you haven't used your hard earned money yet to purchase the over-the-top shooter you may want to wait until next week. Microsoft has announced that starting on Tuesday and running for the next two weeks anyone who purchases Bulletstorm from the Games For Windows web site gets a free copy of the PC port of Gears of War, a $19.99 value.

Ironically the PC port of Gears of War, which came out in 2007, was the first collaboration between Bulletstorm co-creators Epic Games and People Can Fly who worked together to add content and convert the Xbox 360 game to the PC. It's also the last PC game Microsoft has published although we are still awaiting word on when the PC port of Fable 3 will be released.

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Another Bulletpoints trailer, another series of shots of an Epic employee doing something stupid. In this cash, It's CliffyB lighting his hands on fire with hairspray while thinking about enemy impalement. As with all the Bulletpoints trailers, it's mostly empty in terms of content, and serves more as a quick laugh and advertisement for Bulletstorm's release next week. Those looking for new content need not apply.

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The Unreal Development Kit (UDK) beta, a free-to-use version of the Unreal Engine 3 development tools, has been updated with the latest updates and improvements. The February 2011 update includes a number of new enhancements to the Unreal Editor and improved Steam integration. The full announcement and comprehensive release notes can be found after the jump. For more information, visit the official website.

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Skillshots are still being announced and discovered for Bulletstorm, and the latest in the Skillisodes series unveils three more: Burn, Juggler, and Gang Bang. Burn involves scoring kills on multiple enemies with a charged shotgun blast. Juggler involves bouncing an enemy into the air with a charged leash and then bouncing him around with shotgun shots. Gang Bang is killing a bunch of enemies with one flail shot. There's only three here, but it's worth remembering them. After all, you'll have to discover skill shots on your won when the game releases.

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While console owners are getting a Bulletstorm demo, we here on the PC have nothing. To console us and our heavy hearts, EA has released a new trailer showing off the gameplay of Bulletstorm. If you just have to have your fix of skill-shot text, body parts, and ultra-macho goofiness, then this will tide you over for a while. We can't help but be a little said that all we get is a trailer, though. Even if it does hit all the right points.

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