Ignition Entertainment has announced that the company has entered into an agreement with Epic Games to license Unreal Engine 3 for its upcoming, groundbreaking FPS, currently under development at its Florida studio.

“Ignition Florida is pushing Unreal Engine 3 in a very exciting direction, especially in terms of environmental capabilities,” said Mark Rein, Vice President, Epic Games. “These guys have the chops to create some remarkable games, and we have complete faith in their technical and creative abilities.”

Although Ignition Florida is keeping quiet about the project right now, the developer is creating an original IP for release in late 2009 and is confident of bringing something fresh and exciting to one of the industry’s core genres.