I find it depressing that Sega have now stooped so low that they are not even making bespoke engines for their games. Bring back the old Sega, post DC Sega is just a mediocre 3rd party.

SE is using the U3 engine for their new RPG... As are many other large companies. It's obviously a good (and versatile) engine. 

Yes, but this is Sega... SEGA!! It's a bit like Nintendo using someone else's engine for one of their games - just not right somehow.

yeah but it all goes back to one thing, if they build a great game.....we all will buy it!!

@SpaceJase Does companies today have a choice? Will they make any money? Nintendo can survive making their own engine because almost every game the release is a 1 million+ seller. Sega isn't in the same shape.

That's kind of my point robjoh, it's a huge fall from being a console manufaturer and industry leader to where Sega are now, i.e. can't even afford to make their own engines and haven't had a decent seller in years. Makes me a bit sad that Sega seem to contribute very little to the VG world these days. I wouldn't hold out much hope for any of their upcoming U3 engine games. Let's hope they don't screw up Nights like they did Sonic. *sigh*

I'm pretty sure we all realized Sega was already in that position...using the Unreal 3 engine will probably be a good thing.

The Unreal 3 Engine is a great engine. This was made evident when SquareEnix decided to use it. Square makes their own engines, and I can imagine it costs more to make an engine than it does to license one. Regardless, Epic is rolling in dough. DS = It Prints Money! U3 Engine = It Prints Money!

i own a wii and im sure that the wii cant do the unreal engine 3...so is this mainly good news for PS3 and 360 games? or is it still being used for wii but scaled down quite a bit? either way id still like to see it used on the wii if it is possible