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On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 20:36:50 -0500, "Dan Johnson"
<tropicaldan@roadrunner.com> wrote:

>I wonder if Epic Games ever thought about releasing a special edition Unreal 
>Tournament (UT) that has basically all the UT99 maps, weapons, mods, etc but 
>updated to today's game engine and graphics.  Additionally, having the same 
>gameplay could make this an ideal release.   I have asked several people 
>what they thought about this, and needless to say this idea was well 
>received.  Wouldn't it be cost effective to make this version of UT, as it 
>would not necessarily be created from scratch?  Perhpas this could be ready 
>in 2010.  Or, maybe it could be created concurrently with another version of 
>the game, so as to be available as an add-on (for a small price).  The 
>overwhelming success of UT99, and the subsequent disappointing sequels only 
>makes one wonder why Epic has not already presented the same game, but with 
>the benefit of seeing it at incredible detail and realism.  If realized, 
>this could bring new meaning to the term "unreal". 

Porting old maps to new engines is *very* difficult.  I've seen
individuals spend months on a faithful redo of a single map to a new
engine (using UE3 to port ONS Dawn, which was a UE2 map).  

Besides, Epic is all about consoles now.