Google loses antitrust trial brought by Epic Games: what does it mean for the industry? Could Fortnite be heading back to Google Play after Epic Games wins its antitrust case? Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023
CEO of Fortnite game maker casts Google as a 'crooked' bully in testimony during Android app trial Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has portrayed Google as a ruthless bully that resorts to shady tactics to protect a predatory payment system The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023
What is Unreal Engine 5? Everything you need to know Discover why Unreal Engine 5 is the real-time creation platform that does it all for game development, 3D visualisation and VFX. Creative Bloq · Nov 10, 2023
The Epic Games Store isn't profitable after five years, growth is still Epic's "goal" Epic Games has admitted that its digital storefront still isn't profitable after launching five years ago. TechRadar · Nov 7, 2023
Fortnite maker accuses Google of bullying and bribing to block competition to its Android app store Google on Monday confronted the second major U.S. antitrust trial in two months to cast the internet powerhouse as a brazen bully that uses its immense wealth and people’s dependence on one of its main products to stifle competition at consumers’ expense The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023
Fortnite rockets to the top of Twitch on the back of nostalgia for 5 years ago Ninja has been streaming the game he got famous playing for over 24 hours. PC Gamer · Nov 3, 2023
Fresh off a fantastic Quake 2 remaster, Nightdive would once again like Tim Sweeney to know it's ready and eager to do the same to Unreal The studio has Cliff Bleszinski's backing, too. PC Gamer · Aug 21, 2023
Apple and Epic are headed to the Supreme Court Apple wants Epic's courtroom victory over payment processing overturned, and it's going to the top to make it happen. PC Gamer · Jul 4, 2023
Epic Games boss defends Twitter, calls #BlocktheBlue supporters 'losers and goons' Tim Sweeney weighed in on the furor over Twitter's blue checkmarks this weekend. PC Gamer · Apr 24, 2023
Elon Musk weighs in on campaign to block Twitter accounts that still have blue check mark after legacy purge This week Twitter fulfilled Musk's vow to purge legacy check marks—making users paying for the mark easier to identify and block. Fortune · Apr 22, 2023
Apple VR is a huge threat to the metaverse, claims Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney claims that Apple "Apple "will either try to crush the metaverse or extract all the profit from it" in a new interview. iMore · Mar 24, 2023
Fortnite Creative 2.0 UEFN release time: here's when Unreal Editor for Fortnite goes live Fortnite Creative 2.0 is expected to roll out today with a special livestream from Epic Games Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2023
Fortnite update 23.20 release delayed – here's when we expect it to arrive Fortnite was due to be getting the highly-anticipated update 23.20 later today, but it seems to have been delayed Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2023
Elon Musk says he met with Apple CEO Tim Cook and 'resolved the misunderstanding' after several tweets attacking the company Days after calling out Cook for pulling Apple's Twitter ads, Musk seemingly mended fences with a visit to Apple HQ. Fortune · Nov 30, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2022 Antitrust battle over iPhone app store goes to appeals court Apple is heading into a faceoff in federal appeals court with the company behind the popular Fortnite video game
Tribune News Service · Oct 17, 2022 Replay: Epic Games and Apple to face off in second hearing. Here’s what to know On Oct. 21 in a California courtroom, Cary’s Epic Games will resume its two-year showdown with the world’s richest tech company. That would be Apple, which Epic accuses of maintaining an illegal monopoly. Apple thinks otherwise.
Tribune News Service · Aug 10, 2022 Epic Games no longer blocked in Indonesia after registering with government Epic Games was blocked briefly from the world’s fourth-most populated country but on Tuesday complied with Indonesia’s requirement that it register with its ministry of information.
Benzinga · Jun 8, 2022 'Lawyers Are On It:' Fortnite Developer Dubs Crypto Project A 'Scam' Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC: TCHEY) owned Epic Games, has labeled the Fornite Token (FNT) “a scam.”
Input · Jun 7, 2022 Epic Games’s CEO begs Twitter not to invest in 'Fortnite' crypto 'scam' Tim Sweeney has taken to Twitter in an effort to call out an unaffiliated, fan-made crypto project called "Fortnite Token."
Benzinga · May 18, 2022 Sony Is Metaverse-Ready, CEO Kenichiro Yoshida Acknowledges Sony Group Corp (NYSE:SONY) considered itself well-positioned to play a leading role in the metaverse that could massively disrupt industries and establish new powerhouses, Reuters reports. "The metaverse is at the same time a social space and live network space where games, music, movies, and anime intersect," CEO Kenichiro Yoshida. He pointed…
USA Today Sports Media Group · May 5, 2022 Xbox Cloud Gaming is bringing Fortnite to iOS devices for free Floss on the train, at home, or during a brisk springtime walk.
Bangkok Post · Apr 12, 2022 'Fortnite' Maker Valued at Nearly $32 Billion in Funding Round 'Fortnite" creator Epic Games Inc. raised $2 billion, the most for any gaming company in two decades, from investors including Sony Group Corp.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 12, 2022 Sony invests $1 billion in Epic Games for metaverse development The studio behind Fortnite is now worth an estimated $31.5 billion
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022 Bandcamp sells to Epic: can a video game company save independent music? A hero site generating better revenue for creators has sold out, say some musicians, while others hail the potential to reach new audiences