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.
Nintendo Switch builds a Fortnite bundle
Nintendo announced the Fortnite -- Double Helix Switch Bundle today. It includes a Switch, 1,000 V-bucks (Fortnite's in-game currency), and the Double Helix cosmetic set (which includes an outfit, backpack, glider, and pickax). The bundles comes out on October 5 and will cost $300.
John Riccitiello Q&A: How Unity CEO views Epic’s Fortnite success
Years ago, Epic Games pitched a little game called Fortnite to then-Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello. Not so prophetically, he turned it down. Fortnite...
The DeanBeat: The blockchain hype train comes to gaming
Blockchain this and that. You hear it all the time now. I get pitched a few times per week, or sometimes per day, on...
Ring of Elysium is the most exciting battle royale launching this fall
Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds better look out. Tencent Games has made its own battle royale game called Ring of Elysium. It is coming to Steam...
Fortnite’s growth has slowed, but here’s why its peak is yet to come
Fortnite is already one of the biggest games in the world after months of astronomical growth, but its rate of growth is beginning to...
Fortnite’s newest item lets players create their own dimensional rifts
Epic Games released a new update for Fortnite today. The 5.30 patch adds a new item, the Rift-To-Go, and a new limited time mode, Score Royale....
PUBG Mobile passes 100 million downloads, celebrates by hiding in a bathroom
PUBG Mobile has surpassed 100 million downloads on iOS and Android. Publisher Tencent Games revealed that it has zipped past that milestone in fewer...