HeroEngine Preview

Massively reports from GDC where they took a closer look at HeroEngine, the game engine that'll power Star Wars: the Old Republic and Zenimax's upcoming MMO, amongst others.
Right off the bat, HeroEngine united all aspects of game development under one roof. You have the tools for the artists, world builders, scripters, and even management all packed into the same suite. Your artists have all the tools that they need to do texturing inside of the world, even while world builders are using said textures in their map creations. Scripters can stay on the same page with a script management tool, and management can oversee the whole process by whiteboarding directly on top of the game and using other management tools to keep track of what everyone is doing.