In the all-new $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contet, aspiring game developers create modifications (“mods”) for the PC version of Unreal Tournament 3 in a range of categories including levels, characters, weapons, game types, tools, vehicles and more. Winnings exceed well over $1 million in value, consisting of one coveted Unreal Engine 3 license as a grand prize in addition to other cash awards and prizes, including Intel Software Development Products and Velocity Micro PCs based on the Intel® Dual Socket Extreme Desktop Platform with two Intel® Core™2 Extreme quad-core processors. The 2008 “$1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest” will be judged in four preliminary phases and a grand final. Judging began in June 2008 and will conclude, with the grand final prizes being awarded, in late 2009.

The competition rewards top mods created for Unreal Tournament 3 with cash and hardware prizes in four preliminary phases and a grand final judging. Epic will reveal the winners in all 10 Phase 1 categories later this month at the Austin Game Developers Conference, September 15-17, 2008.

The Best Character/Customization Pack finalists:

• Albino Mouse, Bunny, Easter Bunny, Lab Mouse, Marked Mouse, Wounded Bunny and Zombie Mouse characters from Rodents Faction by David Hagemann
• Hel Character by Arn "ShadowBlade" Richert and Nolan "Dark Carnivour" Richert of Runestorm
• Nyota by “Apoptoid”
• Spy, a Project Stealth Custom Character by “goodkebab”

Best Character/Customization Pack submissions with an honorable mention:

• The Butcher by Benjamin Leary
• Alios by Adam Krause
• Jagoreth Alien Bounty Hunter by Jason “BitterPill” Cecrle
• Dynah by Miguel "Mandinga" Oubina
• Kevin from Cubes of Serenity by Anna Beck-Thomsen, Lawrence Johnson, Jens Hammerhøj, André Johansen, Martin Larsen, Janusch Häring

The Best Mutator finalists are recognized as follows:

• Apoc MatrixMoves by Rob "[Apoc]Death" Gutermuth
• BattleRPG by Nico “BattleMode” de Vries
• Excessive Overkill by Dan “MadNad” Woodall
• Gun Game by Roberto "3r Ch4mp1" Estrada
• Jetpack by Martin “Pfhoenix” Actor
• Newtators by “OlympusMons”
• Psionic Storm by Andrew Glover
• RealWeapons by John “bez” Beswick
• Relic Madness by Javier "Xaklse" Osset
• Sentinel by Miles Asva

Epic will begin accepting submissions for Phase 2 of the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest on September 30, 2008, and the entry deadline for Phase 2 is October 17, 2008. Participation in Phase 1 is not required for eligibility in Phase 2. Visit www.makesomethingunreal.com for more details on the contest.