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Interview: Prometheus designer chats about latest UDK-based game

by John Callaham Nov 10th 2009 @ 12:00PM

Last week's release by Epic Games of the Unreal Developer Kit opened up the power of their Unreal Engine 3 game development tools to, well, anyone who wanted to use it. The release of the UDK was especially welcomed by mod teams who have previously created mods for Unreal Tournament 3 who now can convert them into stand alone game titles to release for free or as a commercial game title.

One of those UT3 mod projects that was turned into a free stand alone game was Prometheus, an unusual first person game that gives the player a chance to solve puzzles via the game's version of time travel and quantum physics. Big Download got a chance to ask some questions to the designer of the mod Rachel Cordone (with some assistance from their PR head Mark Chandler) to find out more about Prometheus and their future plans for the now stand alone game.

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Download: Prometheus UDK Demo

by Steven Wong Nov 6th 2009 @ 7:45PM

Originally designed as a Unreal Tournament 3 mod, Prometheus is now available as a stand-alone and free to play game made using the Unreal Development Kit (UDK).

Also known as Prometheus version 4.0, the demo includes:

A full circle storyline with three new levels
New awards for tracking progress
Additional custom textures, meshes and animations
Bonus original weapon
New custom layering music system and new voiceovers
Seamless cutscenes
New Epimetheus menu with active previews of individual quantum state histories
Dramatic improvements to the quantum state character movement and firing accuracy

"You're never alone when you have a clone. With the Prometheus Device, you control Einsteinian Physics laws of time and space. Create distinct past, present, and future Quantum States of yourself to solve puzzles and accomplish mission goals in this single player co-op game. You'll need to keep your wits and memory sharp using an original game play mechanic presented in multi-dimensional format inspired by Portal and Mirror's Edge."

Download the Prometheus UDK Demo (321 MB)
Download HD Prometheus Gameplay Trailer (142 MB)
Download the Unreal Development Kit (562 MB)
Check out all Unreal Development Kit downloads

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