Epic Games has told the world that 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two, has licensed the Unreal Engine 3 for "unannounced games".

That's 'games', plural, in case you missed it. This of course, peaked SPOnG's curiosity. We put in a call to 2K, only to be teased, "No comment, but watch this space."

One game that has recently been published by 2K using the Unreal Engine 3 jumps to SPOnG's mind. Anyone remember a little title called BioShock? That was developed using the Unreal Engine 3...

Assuming that a BioShock sequel is in the works, of course, that leaves at least one game that will use the technology unaccounted for. There's a strong chance that the project will be new IP. Given that The Darkness just came out last year and used proprietary technology, it's unlikely that 2K would feel the need to license Epic's engine. Other existing properties that might be up for a sequel are Prey (although the first game was built using a modified version of the Doom 3 engine) or (at a stretch back in time) Vietcong.

Anyway, enough speculation. Here's our corporo-quotes of the day. "2K had a very positive experience working with Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 since it enables games to perform exceptionally well on both console and the PC”, said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “Epic’s technology and support is expected to help 2K produce world-class titles for games on any platform.”

From Epic, we have Mark Rein, the company's VP. “We are excited about continuing our relationship with 2K based on our past success with the company”, he said. “We have no doubt that the Unreal Engine 3 will continue to assist 2K in producing the industry's most amazing and original games.”