I'm not one to hawk stuff for others, but I could not contain myself this morning when I got the message. This is something I know a lot of folks have been waiting for...Epic Games announced today that it has released the Unreal Development Kit. Anyone can start working with the industry-leading Unreal Engine 3 toolset. Go to [link] to download the kit.

Features include:

Complete Editing Environment
Pure Rendering Power
State-of-the-Art Animation
Powerful Scripting
Real World Physics
Eye-popping Lighting and Shadows
Gorgeous Cinematics
Terrain
Built-in Networking
Real-Time Shaders
Broad Audio Support
Particle Effects
Distributed Computing
Destructible Environments
Bink Video Codec
SpeedTree Foliage Editor
FaceFX Facial Animation

UDK has a wide area of support from Epic and the user community. UDK is a free download and free to use for personal projects and training. At [link] you can find detailed product features, technical documentation, commercial licensing terms, support resources and more.