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An assortment of new self-publishing tools have been released for developers on the Epic Games Store
Read More »Epic Games has released self-publishing tools for game developers and publishers
The FTC has ordered Epic Games to pay $245 million to consumers tricked into purchases
Epic Games will have to pay $245 million out to its consumers
Read More »Industry Voices: How the Epic Games and LEGO metaverse collaboration outcompetes a competitive market
This is a guest article by Stuart Smith, corporate transactions and intellectual property lawyer and Partner at Simkins On 11th April, Epic Games announced that it had raised a further $2 billion, bringing Epic’s post-investment value to $31.5 billion. Half of that investment comes from Sony, building on a previous …
Read More »Fall Guys goes free-to-play today
Epic Games’ Fall Guys has gone free-to-play today, alongside launching on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5
Read More »Unreal Engine 5 awakens: “Developers can have confidence that Unreal Engine 5 is ready to ship”
After its 2020 announcement and a year in early access, the latest 3D tech from Epic has finally been released to the world. Richie Shoemaker took a tour with its architects ahead of the big day
Read More »Activision Blizzard and Epic Games suspend sales in Russia
"We stand with the Ukrainian people and will provide updates on any new actions we take as this crisis continues to unfold."
Read More »Epic Games acquires Rock Band creator Harmonix
“Together we will push the creative boundaries of what’s possible and invent new ways for our players to make, perform and share music.”
Read More »Blockchain and NFT games are banned on Steam, but not the Epic Games Store
Valve and Epic are taking drastically different approaches to blockchain and NFT games on their storefronts, as Valve has moved to remove them from its platform.
Read More »Epic Games acknowledges Among Us’ influence over Fortnite’s Impostors mode
Epic Games has acknowledged that Fortnite's newest mode was inspired by InnerSloth's Among Us – Almost two months after the mode's launch.
Read More »Apple will not allow Fortnite back on the App Store at this time
Appeal process could run on for five years says Sweeney
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