Unreal Engine.">Epic Games will be at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2007, demonstrating their Unreal Engine 3 that powers Gears of War, the multiplatform Unreal Tournament 3, Mortal Kombat 8, and oh, a couple of Square-Enix games, too. This will be a closed-door event, though (some velvet ropes are not meant to be crossed).

For those who can get to GDC this year, here's the sked for the speaker sessions:

• Wednesday (March 7, 2007) 2:30pm - 3:30pm (Visual Arts) – Adapting Digital Cinematography Techniques for Game Development - Jerry O'Flaherty (Art Director)
• Thursday (March 8, 2007) 12:00pm - 1:00pm (Audio) – The Sound Design of Gears of War - Mike Larson (Audio Director), Jamey Scott (Sound Designer), Daniel Vogel (Programmer)
• Thursday (March 8, 2007) 12:00pm - 1:00pm (Business & Management) – PC Gaming in an Age of Connected Consoles - Michael Capps (President)
• Thursday (March 8, 2007) 5:30pm - 6:30pm (Game Design) – Designing Gears of War: Iteration Wins - Cliff Bleszinski (Lead Designer)