Sporting one of the better game names around, the UT 2004 mod, Damnation, will soon be headed to retail stores all over. Set to be published by Codemasters, the winner of the Make Something Unreal contest will see a late 2008 release that promises a much improved gameplay experience and graphical overhaul over its mod counterpart.
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Story-wise, the game subscribes to the steampunk pantheon of science fiction, which envisions rapid industrialization bringing 20th Century innovations into the 19th Century. In Damnation, this technological acceleration is precipitated by an alternate US Civil War, which rages for decades into the early 1900s. As a result, the natural and industrial resources of the East Coast are exhausted, forcing the Union and Confederacy to go west in search of new war supplies. There, they encounter said arms dealer, whose arsenal includes a steam-powered giant robot.Yes, a giant robot. Read on for more screens and a look at some footage from the old UT2004 modification that this game started out as.