Illuminate Labs announced a licensing agreement with Epic Games to incorporate its global illumination system into Epic's Unreal Engine 3, making its technology immediately available to any publishers or developers that license UE3.

Korean developer AcroGames, known for having contributed to NCsoft’s Unreal Engine 2 powered Lineage II, as well as Softmax’s Magna Carta series, announced that it has licensed Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 for an unannounced project.

Having repeatedly said that the Wii would not be able to handle the Unreal Engine 3, Epic VP Mark Rein revealed that one of its licensees, which he declined to identify, is currently porting the engine to Nintendo's console, similar to what Ubisoft did with the Unreal Engine 2 for its slasher, Red Steel. And we all know how well that turned out ....

SouthPeak Games announced a studio license agreement with Epic Games for use of the Unreal Engine 3 in the development of its upcoming video game titles worldwide, across all major platforms including downloadable content.

Destineer, formed by former Bungie Software executive vice president Peter Tamte, announce that it has licensed Unreal Engine 3 from Epic Games, Inc., for a yet to be announced project.

An action-horror-adventure story filled with self-discovery, Chadam will come to full 3D animated life via the magic of the Unreal Engine 3. The Internet series will serve as an incubator for future expansion of the Chadam universe, from additional online episodes to television, film, videogames and more.

Faramix Enterprises announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Epic Games, Inc. for use of Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 technology in connection with the development of its next-gen first person shooter.

Virtual Heroes Inc. announced that it has signed a license agreement to use Epic's Unreal Engine 3 in the development of serious games and/or advanced learning technologies, giving Virtual Heroes access to a complete development framework including a vast array of core technologies, content creation tools, and support infrastructure.

Swedish developer Star Vault announced that it has licensed Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 technology in connection with the development of its next-gen MMORPG

Epic's VP Mark Rein revealed they have been served with a lawsuit by Too Human developer Silicon Knights, but he refused to comment further on the matter, as advised by the legal department. Silicon Knights' president Denis Dyack, however, claims Epic's breach of contract forced them to proceed this way because "Epic simply refuses to acknowledge the inadequacies of the Unreal Engine 3 code it provides to its licensees," resulting in serious financial loss to SK and other developers. A full 52-page transcript of the lawsuit can be read over at Gamasutra...

Chemistry was today announced as the new name for Kuju Sheffield, continuing Kuju's stated strategy of making its studios more autonomous to support greater creativity, and to enable faster growth across the group. Chemistry specializes in creating games based on Epic's Unreal Engine.

SEGA announced a licensing agreement with Epic Games to adopt the Unreal Engine 3 for use in several upcoming projects being developed in North America.

Capcom announced that it has entered into an agreement to license the Unreal Engine 3 from Epic Games, Inc., for an unannounced project being developed in North America.

Activision announced that it has entered into an agreement to license the Unreal Engine 3 from Epic Games for an upcoming as-yet-unannounced action game.

Epic Games reveals that it will be demonstrating the latest Unreal Engine 3 features at GDC 2007 in closed door presentations, as well as having its usual multiple speaker sessions, dedicated space in the Career Pavilion (CP 1502), special press sessions for the industry’s media and a pre-GDC seminar for Unreal Engine 3 licensees.

Square Enix announced a licensing agreement with Epic Games that enables Square Enix to introduce Epic's Unreal Engine 3 into its next-generation development process.

Digimask announced that its face mapping technology has been fully integrated into Unreal Engine 3 and is now available for licensing directly from Digimask Ltd.

Kynogon announced that it has joined Epic Games’ Integrated Partners Program (IPP) for Unreal Engine 3, as its Kynapse A.I. middleware solution is now fully integrated with the Unreal Engine 3 and is available for licensing.

Interactive Data Visualization announced that they’ve joined Epic Games’ Integrated Partners Program for Unreal Engine 3. SpeedTree has been fully integrated into Unreal Engine 3 and is now available for licensing directly from IDV.

Fonix Speech joined Epic Games’ Integrated Partners Program (IPP) for Unreal Engine 3, fully integrating Fonix VoiceIn Game Edition into Unreal Engine 3, now available for licensing directly from Fonix Speech.

Quazal announced today that it has joined Epic Games’ Integrated Partners Program for Unreal Engine 3. Rendez-Vous and Spark! have been fully integrated into Unreal Engine 3 and is now available for licensing directly from Quazal.

Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, and Epic Games today announced a license agreement in which CME will use Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 technology for the development of the upcoming, highly anticipated Stargate Worlds and future multi-platform games.

Epic Games and EA today announced that they have entered into a license agreement for EA to adopt the Unreal Engine 3 for use in several next-generation titles that are currently under development.

Sony Online Entertainment today announced a licensing agreement with Epic Games to use their Unreal Engine 3 for the development of next-generation console and PC-based games. SOE will utilize this technology for a number of future projects, including the DC Comics-based game currently under development at SOE-Austin.

THQ today announced a licensing agreement with Epic Games for the use of Epic's Unreal Engine 3 technology in future next gen console and PC games.