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Epic reaches lawsuit settlement with former contractor who was also a notorious Fortnite leaker

No more leaking for you!

PC Gamer · Jul 3

Epic Games CEO says "Steam charges such high fees" that companies like Genshin Impact maker MiHoYo "find it more profitable to go it alone," fans remind him MiHoYo has multiple games on Steam

More of the company's games may come to Steam, too

GamesRadar · Jul 1

Former Unreal Engine director retires after 15 years at Epic

Nicholas Penwarden joins Sjoerd De Jong at the Dunrealin' retirement home.

PC Gamer · Jul 1

‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears

The National Design Studio, staffed by Doge veterans, installed visitor-tracking software on vital federal websites

The Guardian - US · Jun 28

‘Swept up in its own braggadocio’: this Final gaming headset I tested sounds good for its price, and its battery should last you up to a week — but on features, it overpromises and underdelivers

Final’s affordable gaming headset offers an epic battery life and decent enough sound — but during testing, I found its claim to offer ‘immersive, spatial audio’ to be pretty overblown.

TechRadar · Jun 27

'RollerCoaster Tycoon 3' Is Now Free to Download on the Epic Games Store

Epic Games has shared its latest freebie games, and one of it is RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition.

Player One · Jun 26

"A hater community trying to kill the game": Epic Games CEO speaks out against Steam's forced AI disclosure policy and how it's harming developers

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is not shy about taking shots at Steam, and in a recent interview, he talks about how forced AI disclosures on Valve's mega storefront are harming developers. He makes some good points, but keep in mind this is the same guy spearheading the AI-infused Unreal…

Windows Central · Jun 25

Valve has "a nice thing going on on PC," Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney says, but "they're missing out on a lot of opportunity" without the likes of Fortnite and Genshin Impact

Steam could be a pillar of "Team Open"

GamesRadar · Jun 25

Epic boss Tim Sweeney blasts Steam for putting AI tags on games — says move is ‘irresponsible of Valve’

The Epic executive said in an interview after unveiling Unreal Engine 6 that AI tools help make developers far more productive. Putting the AI tag on games discourage their use, especially as titles with this label gets fewer reviews and tend to have more negative reviews, as well.

Tom’s Hardware · Jun 25

Epic Games boss calls Steam AI disclosures "really irresponsible of Valve" as they make it "much, much, much harder for a game developer to have a chance of success"

"You have to get this Scarlet Letter of AI attached to your product"

GamesRadar · Jun 25