News: Confirmed: Thief uses Unreal Engine 3, not UE4

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News: Confirmed: Thief uses Unreal Engine 3, not UE4

Added: 04.04.2013 14:00 | 0 views | 0 comments

But Eidos has "worked very hard to boost the rendering aspect" of Epic's current-gen engine.

News: Confirmed: Thief uses Unreal Engine 3, not UE4 news

Despite being one of the first next-gen titles to be revealed, the game's producer Stephane Roy explained that the decision to stick with Unreal Engine 3 rather than opt for Epic's next-gen Unreal Engine 4 was a matter of timing and "flexibility".

"Keep in mind when we started, Unreal 4 was [still in] development," Roy explained to VideoGamer.com.

"Something really important for us is the flexibility to modify the tools, for example, and Unreal is flexible on this side.

"We worked a lot to improve the tools for the artists and the designers. The game is big,...