Introduction: Unreal Tournament 2004, and Unreal Tournament 3) is a popular first-person shooter video game. It is Epic Games's 1999 follow-up title to Unreal and focuses mainly on multiplayer action. It was launched in direct competition to id Software's Quake III Arena which was released 10 days later. Although Quake III Arena was considered to have better graphics, streamlined gameplay and a widely adopted engine, UT had superior bot AI, "alternate fire" for weapons which introduced a further element of strategy, and a larger variety of multiplayer capabilities.As with the original Unreal, the ease with which players can create and release mods.

As with the original Unreal, the ease with which players can create and release mods to the core game is a key factor contributing to UT's longevity. UT improved upon the mod-friendly nature of its predecessor with support for mutators such as Sniper Arena, Instagib, BunnyTracks, MonsterHunt, Jailbreak and more. Further, UT "Clan", or gaming teams, and a score of UT dedicated clan and fan community sites continue to sustain Unreal Tournament's popularity years after its initial release.

Unreal Tournament 3 or UT3 is part of the Unreal series of games and is the sequel to 2004's Unreal Tournament 2004. It is codenamed Envy and was formerly known as Unreal Tournament 2007, or UT2007. Using Unreal Engine 3, it is a first-person shooter video game designed mainly for multiplayer gaming. However, in a recent interview, the staff at Game Informer discovered that UT3 will not have the usual UT single-player experience. Instead, there will actually be a story-line and the player's "people" will have their own personalities. This is a change from the normal UT single-player campaign, which simply mimics the multiplayer mode and has ladders. The game is developed by Epic Games and will be published by Midway Games.

In 2005, Unreal Tournament 3, then known as Unreal Tournament 2007, was announced for Windows and PlayStation 3. On January 25, 2007, Midway made an official announcement that the newly renamed game, Unreal Tournament 3, would be released for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Each version of the game is targeting a release date in the second half of 2007. Additionally, a demo will be released for Windows before the full game's release.