Tim Sweeney: Epic’s CEO on Fortnite on Android, skipping Google Play, and the open Metaverse
Tim Sweeney is quiet as CEOs go. But the head of Epic Games isn’t shy when it comes to expressing his opinions about the...
Tim Sweeney: Fortnite will skip Google Play to have a ‘direct relationship’ with players
Earlier this week, speculation spread that Fortnite wouldn’t be landing in the Google Play Store when it arrives on Android devices. Epic Games boss...
Fortnite might skip the Google Play Store in favor of direct installs
Epic Games’s Fortnite is an unstoppable juggernaut, racking up over 100 million downloads and $160 million on the Apple App Store in its first...
Fortnite helps Xbox revenue jump 39% to $2.29 billion
The Xbox division helped Microsoft grow its bottom line during the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2018, the company revealed during its quarterly financial...
How Unreal Engine 4.20 will jumpstart creativity, scalability, and cross-platform games
With so much news about Fortnite lately, it’s easier to forget that Epic Games makes the Unreal Engine. But today, the game engine behind...
Fortnite studio Epic wants to improve its hit with Amazon Web Services
Epic Games already hosts its megahit Fortnite on Amazon’s server platform, but the developer revealed today that it is planning to partner with Amazon...
Unreal Engine windfall: Asset devs plan to pay off student loans and more
Epic shook up the payment model for its Unreal Engine (UE) Marketplace yesterday when it revealed it will now pay out 88 percent of...
Fortnite Season 5 proves Epic Games’ mastery of ‘the big day’
Fortnite’s fifth season starts today, and it proves that Epic Games has found a strong formula to keep its hit battle royale game fresh....
Fortnite creator Epic gives Unreal asset creators a raise and backpay
The universe has a few constants. You’re going to die, you have to pay taxes, and if you sell something on someone else’s platform,...
Grand Theft Auto creator Dave Jones: You never know when you’ve got a hit idea
Since cofounding DMA Design in 1987, Dave Jones has created video games that have become massive franchises, including Lemmings, Grand Theft Auto, Crackdown, and...