Mozilla, Epic bringing Unreal Engine 3 to web browsers

Firefox developer Mozilla has revealed a partnership with Epic Games, which will bring the latter's Unreal Engine 3 to web browsers very soon.

The company has developed a highly-optimized version of Javascript, which it says enables "visually compelling, fast, 3D gaming experiences on the Web."

This Unreal Engine 3 web port will allow developers to bring their UE3 games to web browsers, as well as potentially opening up the path to 3D web-based games on mobile.

Mozilla says that it is working with companies like Disney, EA and ZeptoLab to optimize their games for web on mobile.

Those developers interested in the move can submit their games to the Firefox Marketplace via Firefox for Android - the marketplace is due to launch across the entire Firefox OS later this year.

More information can be found on the Mozilla blog.