Epic have put together one hell of a demo and for once, the characters don't all look like Marcus Fenix.

As soon as I can get something higher-quality than this, I'll replace the embed. However, Cliffy B/Dude Huge/Captain Shithead is apparently quite miffed that this exists at all.

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"Epic has showcased its amazing next-generation Unreal Engine at GDC 2011 in San Francisco. Epic is running a trailer at the show, detailed as a "proposal for what the next generation of gaming will look like", according to the developer.

The demo on show was developed with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 500 series graphics cards, setting "a new bar for what can be accomplished with Epic's Unreal Engine 3 technology."

"The demo is further enhanced by the Epic's collaboration with NVIDIA and use of NVIDIA's PhysX and APEX technologies, including destruction and clothing modules, which enable realistic character interactions with the environment," the developer said.

"Thanks to NVIDIA's excellent cross-platform physics technologies and DX11 expertise, we have enhanced Unreal Engine 3 to bring unprecedented new levels of realism and demonstrate what the next generation of gaming will be," said Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games."