Unreal Editor 3 Released for Free
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Today Epic Games has released the unreal editor 3 for free, titled "Unreal Development Kit" its now available for everyone to download! Check it out here http://www.udk.com
This is pretty sweet. Interesting licensing terms though. I like the fact that you don't have to pay up front, and they only make money on you if you actually make something worth selling.
Great if you want to built a prototype fast, but then you'd have to buy the real thing. Not bad for a small team, but 25% royalties sounds high.
From the UDK Commercial Terms: A team creates a game with UDK that they intend to sell. After six months of development, they release the game through digital distribution and they earn €15,000 in the first calendar quarter after release. Their use of UDK during development requires no fee. After earning €15,000, they would be required to pay Epic €2,500 (€0 on the first €5,000 in revenue, and €2,500 on the next €10,000 in revenue). On subsequent revenue, they are required to pay the 25% royalty.
From the UDK Commercial Terms: A team creates a game with UDK that they intend to sell. After six months of development, they release the game through digital distribution and they earn €15,000 in the first calendar quarter after release. Their use of UDK during development requires no fee. After earning €15,000, they would be required to pay Epic €2,500 (€0 on the first €5,000 in revenue, and €2,500 on the next €10,000 in revenue). On subsequent revenue, they are required to pay the 25% royalty.
With those terms, that looks like a pretty sweet deal no matter how you slice it. Go Epic.
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