Midway and Epic have announced that "Unreal Tournament 3" has been shipped. In addition, IGN announced that Direct2Drive will be the only digital distribution site that will be offering the game.

"Building off 2006 Game of the Year, Gears of War’s massive success, Epic Games has brought the world’s premiere and multi-million unit selling first-person-shooter back to the PC. Unreal Tournament 3, rated “M” for Mature by the ESRB, is available for a U.S. suggested retail price of $49.95, with the PC collector’s edition available for a U.S. suggested retail price of $59.95. Unreal Tournament 3 is also scheduled to be available soon for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

“Unreal Tournament 3’s superior graphics and gameplay experience take the award-winning Unreal franchise to a completely new level,” said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. “The game truly defines what fast-paced, frenetic, intense first-person shooter gameplay should be.”

“Unreal Tournament 3 delivers on the promise of high-caliber game quality that gamers have come to know and expect from Epic Games and the Unreal franchise,” said Mark Rein, vice president, Epic Games. “The power of Unreal Engine 3.0 has enabled the development team to set new expectations for what cutting-edge graphical and gameplay quality for a first-person shooter should be.”

Unreal Tournament 3 has been met with numerous awards and critical acclaim from some of the industry’s most respected media outlets."