A completely free Unreal Tournament 3 X just leaked on Steam

Epic just closed some doors, however it could be opening a really engaging window certainly. At this time, it seems to have inadvertently introduced a brand new fully free model of the superb Unreal Match 3 that you just’ll be capable to crossplay with buddies throughout Steam, the Epic Video games Retailer, and even GOG (via Wario64).

It’s referred to as Unreal Match 3 X, and based on its Steam page, there’s no catch — “No microtransactions and no strings connected. That is the fully-featured, award-winning first-person shooter you fell in love with… fully free.”

And, assuming the itemizing is correct, the sport will nonetheless embody all of its major modes, together with the single-player marketing campaign from Unreal Match 3 Black and the Greed and Betrayal gametypes initially launched within the 2009 Titan Pack enlargement.

We’re fairly assured all of that is legit as a result of you can see in SteamDB that these adjustments rolled out simply hours in the past — changing the identify, complete description, and belongings for the earlier Unreal Match 3 Black with those you see above as an alternative.

Another excuse I think it’s legit: Epic wouldn’t affirm or deny any of this after we requested. The corporate wouldn’t inform us if it’s a mistake, a vestigial mission, or present every other potential purpose why the web page so considerably modified (like, say, its Steam developer account getting hacked or one thing).

Additionally notice that whereas the discharge date nonetheless confusingly reads “November nineteenth, 2007,” SteamDB exhibits that’s merely its authentic launch date on the Home windows platform, interval. Technically, the sport didn’t arrive on Steam until 2009, however it’s displayed the 2007 launch date ever since. You too can peek the earlier Unreal Match 3 Black itemizing from Steam via the Wayback Machine, in case you’re curious.

There doesn’t seem like a list for the brand new UT3X on GOG or the Epic Video games Retailer but — or any Unreal video games on the Epic Video games Retailer in any respect, for that matter. However we count on they’ll seem after Epic makes this recreation announcement official. And, hopefully, a launch date.

Earlier right this moment, Epic announced it’ll be shutting down the servers for six different Unreal video games, together with UT3, UT2004, UT2003, and the unique UT, amongst different titles. Whereas I wouldn’t say UT3 was essentially the greatest — motion in 2004 and the unique each have their very own frenetic flavors I take pleasure in — I feel I’ll be fairly happy with this consequence. I can all the time return and play the others by way of LAN, in any case.