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Epic boss Tim Sweeney thinks stores like Steam should stop labelling games as being made with AI: 'It makes no sense,' he says, because 'AI will be involved in nearly all future production'

Don't need a notice if everyone's doing it.

PC Gamer

Opposing Steam's AI disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says game stores should drop "the AI tag" because "it makes no sense" when "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"

Steam has actually made AI disclosures even more prominent

GamesRadar

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says RAM pricing crisis isn't going away anytime soon — Fortnite boss says crunch 'will be a real problem for high-end gaming for several years'

Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney’s long-term RAM pricing prediction might make you wince.

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How generative AI in Arc Raiders started a scrap over the gaming industry’s future

The use of AI in the surprise game-of-the-year contender has sparked a heated cultural and ethical debate, and raised existential questions for video game workers

The Guardian - UK

Surprise Epic Games partnership with Unity promises more open game development

Unity Games are coming to Fortnite, and the Unity store to Unreal Engine.

Creative Bloq

Epic Games announces sweeping cross-platform collab' bringing Unity's games and commerce platform to Fortnite

Frienemies forever?

PC Gamer

Fortnite billionaire quietly buys 40,000 acres of U.S. wilderness before developers can touch it. His plan leaves everyone stunned

A real-life Zero Build mode!

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Gaming CEOs Are Wrong Again. Every Video Game Is Not Using AI

After 'Arc Raiders' use of AI-generated voices put it in the spotlight, developers have been lining up to deny exaggerated claims of AI's prevalence.

Inverse

Epic Games and Fortnite's billionaire boss Tim Sweeney plays devil's advocate in the Arc Raiders AI debate, argues the tech could create "an even bigger opportunity" for actors

"When tech increases productivity, competition leads to building better games rather than employing fewer people."

GamesRadar

Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney wades into the Arc Raiders AI voice debate with an imaginary scenario predicting 'infinite, context-sensitive, personality-reflecting dialog based on and tuned by human voice actors'

Sweeney says productivity increases driven by technology will lead to better games, not reduced employment.

PC Gamer

Fortnite Maker Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Praises Google's 'Awesome Proposal' To Open Up Android And Resolve App Store Fight

Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Fortnite maker Epic Games, praised a proposal by Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) to open up Android in the U.S. Epic v. Google case, subject to court approval.

Benzinga

Google and Epic's settlement proposal could finally end the multi-year Play Store dispute

Google and Epic spent years in legal battles over Play Store rules and transaction fees, but the sides have just agreed on a proposal to resolve them for good.

Android Central

Google Faces October 22 Deadline After Supreme Court Rejects Its Appeal Against Epic Games

The Supreme Court's decision forces Google to open Android's ecosystem by October 22, giving developers new freedom from Play Store restrictions.

International Business Times

Tim Sweeney Declares End Of 'Scare Screens' As Google's Supreme Court Bid Over Android App Store Fails

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block a lower court order requiring Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google to overhaul its Play Store, marking a major win for "Fortnite" maker Epic Games.

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US Supreme Court Snubs Google — Epic Forces Major Changes To Android Rules

The US Supreme Court denies Google's appeal, forcing major Play Store reforms after Epic Games' antitrust win — a ruling set to transform Android app rules.

PC Gamer

Inside the astonishing development of 1999's The Wheel of Time FPS: 'The fact that we shipped anything at all is kind of a miracle'

"I never played my games after they were done, but this one I played forever because it was so fun."

PC Gamer

Holy cow, the Epic Games Store supports preloading now

A bold new future is upon us.

Windows Central

Borderlands 4 CEO: "Code your own engine and show us how it's done please" — as performance woes hit the game's Steam review score.

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford issues a barrage of posts on X over the game's performance criticisms, as Steam reviews hit "Mixed."

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Critics claim the latest judgement against Google is a 'feckless remedy to the most storied case of monopolisation of the past quarter century' while the US DOJ says 'we're not done'

"You don’t find someone guilty of robbing a bank and then sentence him to writing a thank you note for the loot."

Creative Bloq

Devs are to blame for Unreal Engine 5 performance issues, Epic Games CEO says

(And he might have a point).

Inverse

The Real Reason 'Metal Gear Solid Delta' Is Having Performance Issues

'Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater's stunning Unreal Engine 5 visuals come at the cost of performance issues, a now common setback of Epic's engine.

PC Gamer

Epic's CEO Tim Sweeney wades in on the UE performance debate: 'The primary reason Unreal Engine 5-based games don't run smoothly on certain PCs or GPUs is the development process'

Put simply, he's saying that devs need to aim low first, then target higher-tier hardware later on.

Windows Central

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says Unreal Engine 5’s performance problems aren’t about the engine — they’re about when developers choose to optimize

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney explains why Unreal Engine 5 games often struggle with stuttering and poor performance, pointing to late optimization and the need for developers to rethink their workflows.

Benzinga

Tesla Vehicles Could Get Video Game-Like Upgrade With Software Used For Fortnite

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) continues to advance vehicle technology that could make autonomous driving more readily available for its owners. A new report shows that Tesla's driver visualization could be getting an upgrade from a video game company.

The Independent UK

Epic Games wins partial victory in Australian court against Google and Apple

Epic Games has won a partial victory in an Australian court against Google and Apple

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