<s>
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
first-person	O
arena	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Unreal	O
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
since	O
2007	O
's	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilizes	O
Epic	O
's	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
alpha	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
completed	O
due	O
to	O
Epic	O
Games	O
 '	O
focus	O
on	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournaments	I-Operating_System
development	O
was	O
crowdsourced	O
and	O
open	O
to	O
contribution	O
from	O
anyone	O
with	O
Epic	O
Games	O
using	O
forums	O
for	O
discussions	O
and	O
Twitch	O
livestreams	O
for	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
remained	O
largely	O
unchanged	O
from	O
past	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
–	O
Players	O
compete	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
enemy	O
base	O
,	O
capture	O
the	O
enemy	O
flag	O
and	O
deliver	O
it	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
flag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
was	O
first	O
teased	O
on	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
when	O
Mark	O
Rein	O
,	O
vice	O
president	O
and	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Epic	O
Games	O
,	O
tweeted	B-Application
about	O
a	O
possible	O
reboot	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
he	O
loved	O
it	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
positive	O
response	O
from	O
the	O
gaming	O
community	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
PC	O
gaming	O
demographic	O
that	O
largely	O
grew	O
up	O
playing	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Meegan	O
,	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
product	O
development	O
at	O
Epic	O
,	O
followed	O
Rein	O
's	O
tweet	O
with	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
livestream	O
,	O
senior	O
programmer	O
and	O
project	O
lead	O
Steve	O
Polge	O
said	O
that	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
demand	O
for	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
and	O
that	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
made	O
this	O
the	O
ideal	O
time	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
using	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
open	O
in	O
close	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Epic	O
Games	O
and	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
an	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
subscription	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
fully	O
contribute	O
(	O
all	O
the	O
code	O
is	O
accessible	O
in	O
a	O
GitHub	B-Application
repository	O
)	O
,	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
fans	O
are	O
still	O
able	O
to	O
comment	O
and	O
share	O
ideas	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
forum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
Twitch	O
livestream	O
held	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
art	O
director	O
Chris	O
Perna	O
showed	O
off	O
a	O
fully	O
rendered	O
but	O
unfinished	O
level	O
in	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
editor	O
and	O
talked	O
about	O
the	O
overall	O
look	O
he	O
wanted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
released	O
five	O
days	O
later	O
via	O
Unreal	O
Tournament'''s	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
,	O
shows	O
early	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
playing	O
the	O
first	O
round	O
of	O
Team	O
Deathmatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
Epic	O
hosted	O
an	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
event	O
,	O
where	O
several	O
competitive	O
players	O
and	O
enthusiasts	O
from	O
each	O
generation	O
of	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
community	O
contributors	O
were	O
invited	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
early	O
prototype	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
Epic	O
's	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Cary	O
,	O
North	O
Carolina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
that	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
would	O
be	O
free	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
showcased	O
during	O
the	O
2015	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
offering	O
its	O
first	O
high-textured	O
map	O
called	O
Outpost	O
23	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
originally	O
revealed	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first-in-engine	O
flythrough	O
in	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
customized	O
Unreal	B-Application
Editor	I-Application
and	O
new	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
composers	O
of	O
the	O
1999	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
,	O
Michiel	O
van	O
den	O
Bos	O
and	O
Alexander	O
Brandon	O
,	O
both	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
returning	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
model	O
is	O
not	O
dissimilar	O
to	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
Marketplace	O
that	O
ultimately	O
emerged	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
for	O
general	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
popular	O
ChaosUT	O
mod	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
return	O
in	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
