Since the Unreal Engine was developed by Epic Games in 1998 we’ve seen a plethora of top video games titles, now those games could be headed to our Android smartphones. Will the Unreal Engine take Android gaming to new heights and possibly overtake the mobile gaming reigns from iOS?
Whether you’ve played Unreal Tournament, Gears of War, Medal of Honor or Mass Effect, you’ve undoubtedly had your fair share of game time using the Unreal Engine. This engine has been at the core of some of the world’s top video games released over the past 12 years. The biggest hurdle for Android apps has been gaming, but that may all change when the Unreal Engine comes to the platform.
According to an announcement from Trendy Entertainment, Dungeon Defenders is “coming to all iOS devices 3GS & up, and most OpenGL ES 2.0 capable Android devices, and with cross-compatible characters has essentially all the same features as the console version”. Right off the bat this tells us that the Samsung Galaxy S line, Droid 2, Droid X and most HTC devices with Snapdragon processors will be sitting pretty come release time.
Powered by the Unreal Engine, Dungeon Defenders will be the first Android game to tap into the power of the engine and judging by the trailer it could be the single most exciting gaming announcement for Android this year. According to the developers, Dungeon Defenders: First Wave will be released in December for iOS, Android, PC, Xbox and Playstation.
Now that the Unreal Engine is coming to Android smartphones, what games would you like to see ported to the mobile OS first? Let us know your top picks using the Unreal Engine that you’d like to see come to your Android phones.
via Dungeon Defenders | YouTube
