Fortnite’s Winter Royale Online Tournament will give out $1 million
Epic Games announced today that Fortnite‘s next esports event, the Winter Royale Online Tournament, will start November 24 and award $1 million. The battle...
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney continues campaign against closed platforms
Some major questions remain unanswered by Facebook’s Oculus team regarding how open and accessible its Oculus Quest hardware will be to buyers. With some...
Fortnite maker Epic Games raises a landmark $1.25 billion
Epic Games has received a monumental funding of about $1.25 billion. Investors include KKR, ICONIQ Capital, Smash Ventures, aXiomatic, Vulcan Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Lightspeed...
Fortnite’s in-game tournaments begin October 16
You can finally show off your world-class Fortnite skills without having to abandon your day job. Epic Games is introducing in-game tournaments to its...
Fortnite’s Android beta is now open
Epic Games announced today that the beta test for the Android version of Fortnite is now open, meaning you don’t need an invitation to...
Epic acquires game security and player services firm Kamu
Epic Games is making hundreds of millions of dollars from its Fortnite battle royale game, and now it’s putting that money to use. Epic...
Fortnite on iOS hits $300 million revenue in 200 days
The iOS version of Fortnite has been a big hit, with the mobile battle royale game earning $300 million in 200 days, according to...
Fortnite’s Android gambit could reform mobile’s walled gardens
Epic Games’ decision to release Fortnite on Android outside of Google Play is one of the biggest stories in the mobile games industry in...
Newzoo’s Peter Warman: Why big brands are diving into esports sponsorships
Peter Warman, a game industry analyst and CEO of Dutch market researcher Newzoo, started following esports closely in 2013. He started looking into the...
Crytek’s CryEngine update focuses on novice game devs
CryEngine is the other major game-dev toolkit. To continue competing with Unreal and Unity, Crytek has updated it to version 5.5 with 1,000-plus improvements.