Here's some good news for those who want to hone their chops on professional-level game development tools. Epic Games is offering a free version of the Unreal Engine 3 devkit for non-commercial purposes.

Via their Facebook page, Team17 announced a "retro modern remake" of one of their games from way back circa 1991. The classic game would be Alien Breed, while the modern remake would be Alien Breed Evolution.

Midway is now owned by Warner Bros. -- by default. The LA Times report that the media conglomerate has won the bidding rights to Midway for US$ 33 million. So how come they won it by default? According to reports, the big WB was the only one who had a "serious offer".

So you thought that Earth No More was no more? Of course not. Finally revealing the first two in-game screenshots for their PS3, Xbox 360, and PC game, it looks like they're looking to match up against some Crysis graphics. Considering Earth No More uses the Unreal Engine 3, that just might be possible. Proof is in the screenshots, they say - and from the two that were just revealed, it's showing quite a lot of potential already!

With the E3 2009 just literally around the corner, we've got publishers and developers alike scrambling to put the finishing touches on their presentations lined up for the event. Epic Games is no different, and has now revealed their plans for the said event. Full plan list after the jump.

Coming up for Game Informer subscribers is the "world exclusive" sneak peek at Eidos' new project on Unreal Engine 3 stilts: Batman: Arkham Asylum. The word is at in-the-know gaming forums is that the game is geared for the next-generation platforms and the PC, based on first-hand read-through of the exclusive material. Also, developer Rocksteady Studios has placed a counter up on a teaser page. More details at the full story.

There's certainly a lot happening at E3 right now, and I must say the good times just keep rolling. From Electronic Arts DICE comes Mirror's Edge (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC), and they've got some fresh in-game trailer for your viewing pleasure. It's waiting for you after the jump so head on over there now.

Ignition Entertainment's Florida studio is stepping into the next-gen arena and it has a "ground-breaking FPS" inbound. To make the development process as smooth as possible, they licensed Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 for the effort. More details after the jump.

Capcom has announced that it has once again licensed Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 for another to-be-announced title. Further details regarding this news are available in the full article.

And better yet, this is no rumor. An official statement has been worded out: Sega, the guys who've planned to go all out on game adaptations of other media franchises, have licensed the third iteration of the Unreal Engine from Epic Games for an as yet unidentified project. More to come at the full story.