Korean Alliance Of Valiant Arms Dev Redduck Licenses Unreal Engine 3

Korean developer Redduck, developer of Alliance of Valiant Arms, has licensed Unreal Engine 3 for its upcoming first-person shooter Metro Conflict: Presto, Epic Games confirmed Tuesday. Metro Conflict: Presto, due next year, is a single and multiplayer PC game that takes place on an urban battleground in the near future. Redduck also used Epic's Unreal Engine 3 for 2007's free-to-play game A.V.A., which made the studio the first Korean outfit to release a game using the engine to the Korean market. The game also released in the U.S., Japan and China. Do-Min, Ok, Redduck's CTO said in a statement, "Epic's Unreal Engine 3 was a big factor in our success with A.V.A. We're looking forward to pushing ourselves even further with Metro Conflict: Presto, knowing that Unreal Engine 3 has constantly evolved since we used it for A.V.A." "With A.V.A., Redduck proved its ability to create a world-class game," added Ray Park, territory manager of Seoul-based Epic Games Korea. "Plus, the game was innovative -- their system for in-game commerce was one of the first of its kind." Epic recently expanded its business in Asia with the opening of Tokyo-based Epic Games Japan, a currently two-person office focused on sales and support of Unreal Engine 3 in the country. Epic also has a Shanghai, China-based division that houses around 250 staff.