Tim Sweeney Archives

Epic Games is launching the Free Fortnite Cup. Guess who the villain is?

Posted inin Business

Microsoft legal filing supports Unreal Engine’s continued access to Apple tools

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 23, 2020
5 min

Microsoft filed a legal document today backing Epic Games’ request to prevent Apple from cutting off support for its Unreal Engine game development toolset....

Continue Reading
5 min

Epic Games has awarded $42 million in MegaGrants.

Posted inin Gameplay

Epic Games awards more than $42 million in grants for developers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 24, 2020
4 min

Epic Games has handed out over $42 million in Epic MegaGrants to more than 600 developers as part of its program to accelerate the...

Continue Reading
4 min

Epic Games is launching the Unreal Engine in 2021.

Posted inin Business

Sony invests $250 million in Fortnite maker Epic Games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 9, 2020
4 min

Sony has invested $250 million for a minority stake in Fortnite maker Epic Games, the companies announced today. With the new money, Epic Games...

Continue Reading
4 min

Posted inin Business

Epic Games seeking to sell stake for $750 million at $17 billion valuation

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 15, 2020
2 min

Fortnite maker Epic Games is raising $750 million, according to two sources who spoke to GamesBeat. Bloomberg reported the news first, but we have...

Continue Reading
2 min

Travis Scott's concert in Fortnite drew 27.7 million viewers.

Posted inin Gameplay

The DeanBeat: It’s time to hurry up and build the Metaverse

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 22, 2020
6 min

During this pandemic, I can’t think of anything more exciting for us to do from the comfort of our own homes than to explore...

Continue Reading
6 min

The Unreal Engine 5 will produce outstanding imagery for the PlayStation 5.

Posted inin Development

Epic Games: Unreal Engine 5 will bring a generational change to graphics

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 13, 2020
16 min

Epic Games took the wraps off its Unreal Engine 5 today, showing in a demo video how the game engine behind Fortnite will be...

Continue Reading
16 min

Unreal Engine 5 produces continuous, real-time graphics that look lifelike.

Posted inin Gameplay

Epic Games shows off a stunning Unreal Engine 5 demo on PlayStation 5

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 13, 2020
9 min

Epic Games has released a video showing off the first look at the graphics capabilities of Unreal Engine 5, the suite of tools that...

Continue Reading
9 min

Epic Games has cut publishing deals with three more studios.

Posted inin Gameplay

Epic Games will publish new titles from the makers of The Last Guardian, Limbo, and Control

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 26, 2020
2 min

Epic Games will publish new titles from three well-known and respected game studios: Gen Design (maker of The Last Guardian), Playdead (Inside, Limbo), and...