Epic's Cliff Bleszinski updated his .plan with a rundown of what Unreal Tourney is all about written by Brandon "GreenMarine" Reinhart to help get out the word, since "it doesn't really get attention from the various news sites." Here's the poop:

Brandon "Greenmarine" Reinhart posted this to our messageboard (megaboard.epicgames.com) and I think it says a lot about UT:

"I think its really important to reiterate that UT isn't just multiplayer. I've been spending a lot of time working out the code and story for the single player side of the game. You don't have to have a net connection to enjoy UT, you don't have to play online. The single player game consists of a ladder through each of the four game types, plus a special ladder at the end. Every map has a bit of story that describes how the various environments fit together. Before entering a team game you have a chance to customize your team and view the bio's for enemy bots. The bio's are very cool. You might run into a criminal from the Mars Prison Colonies who is a total psycho. His description will tell you that he enjoys close quarter fighting...likes to rip his enemies up and when you play against him he'll move in close with the Impact Hammer. Or maybe you'll run into one of the Necris Phayder. The Necris are a new race (human, but with dead pale skin) who are attempting to destabilize the New Earth Government through guerilla warfare. The Phayder are a dangerous secret society of Necris assassins. The bot combat in Unreal Tournament isn't just a training mode. Its an actual single player game. Sure, you aren't running through the normal single player environments, but you are playing an organized series of games. Each match has a bit of story behind it. (More than, say, a Mortal Kombat match.) The skill levels in UT are very controllable. If you really suck at deathmatch you can play on the lowest skill level and feel like a frag master. We've also included tutorials for every gametype (including deathmatch) to get people started. Of course, if you are a badass, you'll be hard pressed to beat the game on the hardest skill level. Anyway, I thought I'd take a chance to describe exactly what that side of UT was. Since it doesn't really get attention from the various news sites. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Oh, one other thing. For team games in the single player where bots are on your side, there is an orders menu that lets you deploy the bots as you see fit. You can tell them to guard specific locations or general tasks like "roam and attack."