Phase 2 winners announced at BU?

[m3fs]

There is a vicious rumor going around that BU (which is blocked at my work) just announced the winners of MSUC phase 2. Nothing here though, can someone confirm???

[Sarcen]

yes its true.



MSUC Phase 2 Winners Announced
23 Comments / Permalinkby Dark Pulse at 2:28 PM EST (Make Something Unreal)
Another phase of the MSUC contest is now officially history.

LAS VEGAS – February 18, 2009 – Epic Games, Inc. today announced Phase 2 winners in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest. The competition rewards top mods created for Unreal Tournament 3 with cash and hardware prizes in four preliminary phases and a grand final judging. In this portion of the judging alone, a total of $70,000 in cash prizes will be distributed to mod authors who place each category.

"Intel is committed to unleashing developer innovation. The second phase of the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest has delivered some of the most exciting and innovative Unreal Tournament 3 game mods ever," said Elliot Garbus, vice president Intel Software and Services Group, general manager Visual Computing Software Division. "This contest is just one of the ways that Intel's Visual Adrenaline developer program encourages developers and enthusiasts alike to get the most out of PC gameplay."

The Phase 2 winning mods will be showcased at the 2009 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco at the Intel Lounge.

"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."

And now, without further ado... the list of winners, in order of finish.

Best Game Mod:

Prometheus by Rachel "Angel Mapper" Cordone and Prometheus Project
The Haunted by Michael Hegemann and The Haunted team
The Ball: Oztoc by Sjoerd "Hourences" De Jong and The Ball team
Angels Fall First: Planetstorm by Alex Drake and The Planetstorm Team
Snowreal by Michael Buettner
Best New Character or Customization Pack:

Xeno by Charles "EvilEngine" Jones
Egyptian Warlord Amenophis by David Hagemann
The Haunted by Michael Hegemann and The Haunted team
RuneStorm Crusader by Arn Reichart
RuneStorm Skeleton Minion Characters by Arn Reichart
Best New Vehicle:

XS Harpy by Jochem "Xyx" van 't Hull
Dispatcher by John Beswick
Sturm Gunship (ULA) by Alex Drake and The Planetstorm Team
Coda Horse by Nathan "Denrei" Aschenbach
Lav III by John Beswick
Best New Vehicle CTF Level:

Apex by Neil Hodges
TrainCrossing by Nathaniel Rossol
Defection_SE by Scott Coxhead
FrozenTomb by Robert Ghartley
Kelahf by Wael "cooloola" Ben Dhia
Best New Deathmatch or CTF Level:

SteamTemple by Thomas "Setheran" Browett
Arean by Daniel Diaz Gonzalez
Thor by Jesus Diaz Gonzalez
Worm by Claes "Nurb" Engdal
Dreary3 by Bryan Sparksman
Best New Warfare Level:

Flare by Thomas "Setheran" Browett
Tropico by Nick Donaldson
Meditation by Muhammad "MozI" Ahmed
RealGar by Opeyemi "Jayoplus" Ajayi
TanksForPlaying by Josh "CaptainSnarf" Turpen
Best Graphics in Map:

Tropico by Nick Donaldson
Worm by Claes "Nurb" Engdal
Krodan by Sjoerd "Hourences" De Jong
SteamTemple by Thomas "Setheran" Browett
Arean by Daniel Diaz Gonzalez
Best Use of Physics:

The Ball: Oztoc by Sjoerd "Hourences" De Jong and The Ball team
Cubes of Serenity by Anna Beck-Thomsen, Lawrence Johnson, Jens Hammerhøj, André Johansen, Martin Larsen, and Janusch Häring
CaptainSnarf's Modded Vehicles by Josh "CaptainSnarf" Turpen
XS Harpy by Jochem "Xyx" van 't Hull
Unreal Demolition 2 by Dan Weiss
Best Machinima:

DoubleKill - Episode 1 by David Tyner
Rebirth by Sergey Tomych
BeyondUnreal would like to congratulate all the winners and everyone who entered. Remember, Phase 3 begins in April 2009, so there's still time to score some cash and prizes... and who knows, maybe even your very own Unreal Engine 3 license!

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http://forums.beyondunreal.com/showthread.php?t=183726

Congrats to all the winners! This was a long time coming.. Well deserved though :)

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[m3fs]

yes, congrats to the winners and everyone who put themselves out there!

[MozI]

I guess there is some delay in the official forums announcement, good news indeed.

[1337_Sniper]

Yes, congrats to all the winners!!!!

[plugh]

weeee : D

Congratulations to all!

[bez]

well done to all ;)

[»TheHitMan«]

Damn I didn't win

[Angel_Mapper]

I just accidentally phase 2 of the contest is this bad?

Congrats to the other winners, looks like I have some maps to check out. I've already played the other mods and there's some good stuff out there. :D

[MozI]

I just accidentally phase 2 of the contest is this bad?

Congrats to the other winners, looks like I have some maps to check out. I've already played the other mods and there's some good stuff out there. :D

Looks like the paint mess was cleaned up and dirty brushes put away...

Congrats on the mod win Angel_Mapper!

[Cr4zy]

I just accidentally phase 2 of the contest is this bad?


i lol'd.

Yay for me, and congrats to all the others. And to those that didn't, better luck next time :)

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Yeah, I too am concerned... It's been posted on BU, but no source is mentioned. I haven't found an official announcement from Epic games or Intel anywhere. I hate to say it, but this could just be someone's MSU phase 2 contest predictions taken out of context :P

[Angel_Mapper]

There's a press contact at the bottom of the article here:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/1-million-intel-make-something-unreal-contest-latest-winners-of-unreal-tournament-3-mod-contest-revealed

It's kinda weird that it hasn't been posted here or at the MSUC site though.

[m3fs]

yeah from Dana. I corresponded with her via email a few weeks back. I am pretty sure most of you did too. Looks legit enough :)

[crowl]

Sorry for not posting the Phase 2 announcement here first. It's up there now.

As you'll see, if you haven't already, we've been working with the press to get all the details about the Titan Pack out there for everyone to see. The embargo just lifted at midnight. :)

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Oh wow! Seems the people at Epic are pulling the late-night hours to bring the news to everyone! Thanks a million! :D

[FPgundam]

The Makesomethingunreal.com (http://www.makesomethingunreal.com) site will have the Phase 2 winners page available soon.

In the mean time enjoy this video clip proved by Epic Games of some of the Phase 2 Finalist.

http://www.fileplanet.com/196784/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Intel-Make-Something-Unreal-Phase-2-Finalist-Trailer (http://www.fileplanet.com/196784/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Intel-Make-Something-Unreal-Phase-2-Finalist-Trailer)

[m3fs]

Thanks! Can someone provide a mirror? File planet is blocked at my work. =/

[1337_Sniper]

Sorry for not posting the Phase 2 announcement here first. It's up there now.

As you'll see, if you haven't already, we've been working with the press to get all the details about the Titan Pack out there for everyone to see. The embargo just lifted at midnight. :)

And we all appreciate all your hard work. :):D

[Rumple]

Damn I didn't win

I thought Bret Hart was banned???
:confused:

[Jetfire]

The Makesomethingunreal.com (http://www.makesomethingunreal.com) site will have the Phase 2 winners page available soon.

In the mean time enjoy this video clip proved by Epic Games of some of the Phase 2 Finalist.

http://www.fileplanet.com/196784/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Intel-Make-Something-Unreal-Phase-2-Finalist-Trailer (http://www.fileplanet.com/196784/190000/fileinfo/Unreal-Tournament-3---Intel-Make-Something-Unreal-Phase-2-Finalist-Trailer)

Nice that they bothered. Although I can't say I'm pleased that they showed every little variation of a character model (mb because of bewbage?) yet totally omitted to show any of Planetstorm's space combat, which is like 3/4 of the point of our mod. Aah well, at least they managed to find a few seconds of play which didn't look bug-riddled :D

[Ignotium]

I thought Bret Hart was banned???
:confused:

one can always make a new account, right?

no matter how many times you ban bret, he'll come back, everytime

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Boomerang Bret we call him.. And he thought we'd never know! haha
Bret/Tyler/HitMan/WhateverYouCallYourselfThisWeek Come join the hedsteem.com forums! We'd love to see you.

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[Cr4zy]

Boomerang Bret we call him.. And he thought we'd never know! haha
Bret/Tyler/HitMan/WhateverYouCallYourselfThisWeek Come join the hedsteem.com forums! We'd love to see you.

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Antioch/Tyrael/MaDCaTz75/PacketLoss/ WhiteWolf/kristina/Jade/Annabelle/Monique.. ect.

You can't escape the internets.

[Rumple]

one can always make a new account, right?

no matter how many times you ban bret, he'll come back, everytime

He's like HERPES. The gift that keeps on giving! lol
:D

[UnrealGrrl]

Nice that they bothered. Although I can't say I'm pleased that they showed every little variation of a character model (mb because of bewbage?) yet totally omitted to show any of Planetstorm's space combat, which is like 3/4 of the point of our mod. Aah well, at least they managed to find a few seconds of play which didn't look bug-riddled :D

dont worry, on the last MSUC the Winners trailer i waited lotsa minutes to just hear my name pronounced wrong :) (it got fixed!)

(edit) nice job on the trailer, if they really did try to show all aspects of mods and models it would be a couple gigs of video!

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...on the last MSUC the Winners trailer...

You got your MSUC phase 1 DVD already? :eek:

[UnrealGrrl]

no im talking about the last contest... not the current one ;)