The 2009 D.I.C.E. summit is going down this week in the always wonderful Las Vegas, and it is here that Epic Games announced the winners of Phase 2 of the $1 Million Intel Make Something Real Contest. The way it works is simple: make the best mods forUnreal Tournament IIIand get a ton of cash. In this portion of the contest, $70,000 in prizes have been rewarded to mod makers who place in the categories.
These mods will be showcased next month at the 2009 Game Developers Conference. And that’s a big deal if you think about it, as people that make these mods often get promoted to making games.
“Epic’s mod contest has provided benefits for both mod authors and the game industry alike,” said Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games, Inc. “Past winners have gone on to ship commercial games using the Unreal Engine, and several former members of the Unreal mod community have found jobs either with Epic or with companies licensing the Unreal Engine.”
If you’re wanting to get in on the action, you still havetwo more phases to enter into before the finals. Phase 3’s deadline is May 15th.
Below the jump you’ll find a list of the winners, and above is a video of some of the finalists.
The Best Game Mod winners are recognized as follows:
First place: Prometheus by Rachel “Angel Mapper” Cordone and Prometheus Projecthttps://www.fileplanet.com/193270/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—Prometheus
Second place: The Haunted by Michael Hegemann and The Haunted teamhttps://www.fileplanet.com/192875/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—The-Haunted-Mod-v1.02
Third place: The Ball: Oztoc by Sjoerd “Hourences” De Jong and The Ball teamhttps://www.fileplanet.com/193016/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—The-Ball:-Oztoc
Fourth place: Angels Fall First: Planetstorm by Alex Drake and The Planetstorm Teamhttps://www.fileplanet.com/193254/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—Angels-Fall-First:-Planetstorm
Fifth place: Snowreal by Michael Buettnerhttps://www.fileplanet.com/192445/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—Snowreal-Mod
Winners of Best New Character or Customization Pack are:First place: Xeno by Charles “EvilEngine” Joneshttps://www.fileplanet.com/193071/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—UT3-Model-Xeno
Second place: Egyptian Warlord Amenophis by David Hagemannhttps://www.fileplanet.com/193307/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—Egyptian-Warlord-Amenophis
Third place: The Haunted by Michael Hegemann and The Haunted teamhttps://www.fileplanet.com/192875/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—The-Haunted-Mod-v1.02
First place: XS Harpy by Jochem “Xyx” van ‘t Hullhttps://www.fileplanet.com/193333/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—XS-Harpy
Second place: Dispatcher by John Beswickhttps://www.fileplanet.com/193349/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—Dispatcher-vehicle-v1.1
Third place: Sturm Gunship (ULA) by Alex Drake and The Planetstorm Teamhttps://www.fileplanet.com/193254/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—Angels-Fall-First:-Planetstorm
Winners of Best New Deathmatch or CTF Level are:
Fourth place: RealGar by Opeyemi “Jayoplus” Ajayihttps://www.fileplanet.com/192816/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—WAR-RealGar
Fifth place: TanksForPlaying by Josh “CaptainSnarf” Turpenhttps://www.fileplanet.com/192461/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—WAR-TanksForPlaying
Winners of Best Graphics in Map are:First place: Tropico by Nick Donaldsonhttps://www.fileplanet.com/193343/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—WAR-Tropico
Fifth place: Arean by Daniel Diaz Gonzalezhttps://www.fileplanet.com/192910/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—CTF-CBP3-Arean
Winners of Best Use of Physics are:
First place: The Ball: Oztoc by Sjoerd “Hourences” De Jong and The Ball teamhttps://www.fileplanet.com/193016/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—The-Ball:-Oztoc
Second place: Cubes of Serenity by Anna Beck-Thomsen, Lawrence Johnson, Jens Hammerhøj, André Johansen, Martin Larsen, and Janusch Häringhttps://www.fileplanet.com/193311/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—Cubes-of-Serenity
Fourth place: XS Harpy by Jochem “Xyx” van ‘t Hullhttps://www.fileplanet.com/193333/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3—XS-Harpy
