Gears of War and Unreal developer Epic Games today released its Unreal Engine 3 dev tools as a free download, aimed at providing noncommercial and educational use of the technology that powers many PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 games.

The tools include many “features and technological enhancements…that have yet to be seen in an Unreal Engine game,” claims Epic. The company further pledged that it will be supporting the Unreal Development Kit with continuous upgraded builds.

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